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life on mars
In St Mellons old Village you had the Bluebell, White Hart ,The Starr , then across the road the Fox n Hounds ,good old Countisbury Shops was the Infamous Goodies , and Llanrumney Hall ,good old fighting lands .
The nearest pub to St Illtyds hasn’t had a mention yet......The Witla Court, an old mansion house on the Witla Court estate which was a pub from the 60s to the 80s, demolished now.
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BLUETIT
I think “block head” was brother Adrian, and KM, from Cathays whacked him with a sock full of golf balls
PS:——- from your years and location, I bet I know you
Ah yes your correct Block Head was Brother Adrian! I agree and I should know you. I had an elder brother three years ahead of me if that’s a clue.
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Taff in Tala
Ah yes your correct Block Head was Brother Adrian! I agree and I should know you. I had an elder brother three years ahead of me if that’s a clue.
Na, brain not working :hehe:
If you went to St Joe’s, you may know the names Francis Couchlin, Kevin maunder, Peter scully
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BLUETIT
Na, brain not working :hehe:
If you went to St Joe’s, you may know the names Francis Couchlin, Kevin maunder, Peter scully
I was only in St.Joe’s for a year but I remember the names as mentioned. Francis’s father was a police officer, same as my father was. Kevin was a bit of a lad as I recall and Peter Scully I remember. Lots of others, Keith Chadwick, Michael Dee, Dodger Wright, Verdun Thorne.......I could go on. :hehe:
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Taff in Tala
I was only in St.Joe’s for a year but I remember the names as mentioned. Francis’s father was a police officer, same as my father was. Kevin was a bit of a lad as I recall and Peter Scully I remember. Lots of others, Keith Chadwick, Michael Dee, Dodger Wright, Verdun Thorne.......I could go on. :hehe:
Gotta know you :thumbup:
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BlueToujours
I remember Hobbs. I think that he went on an Antarctic expedition with Vivian Fuchs in the Fifties. I seem to recall him showing us a film of him there. Bit of a character although there were a few at the time I was there. Pedro Welch and his brother, Edgar, who would walk down the corridors shouting "Gangway, Naval Officer" and any kid who got in the way would get a smack across the head!! Happy Days!
St Peters for my Infant and Junior Schools.
The Welchs were my cousins. They used to call Pedro Pedro Belch because there is no W in spanish, which he used to teach.
Hobbs wrote an end of term Geography lesson for our term and threw the sheet thing he used for printing it on an old roller machine in the bin. It was found. I think we all got 99%
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poc
i never knew you were related to sister mary michael:hehe:
Used to fancy her
Sister catherine was the butcher
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poc
spent years on the beaches with crooky bloody good fisherman held the casting record for a while:thumbup:
That was paul , monsters older brother
Sold my welsh wizard conoflex to him , good bloke
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Baloo
St Cyres, Penarth.
Ditto
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xsnaggle
The Welchs were my cousins. They used to call Pedro Pedro Belch because there is no W in spanish, which he used to teach.
Hobbs wrote an end of term Geography lesson for our term and threw the sheet thing he used for printing it on an old roller machine in the bin. It was found. I think we all got 99%
Were any of you Old Illtydians in Hobb’s class, when he spent the whole double period taking bets on what the name of the ship being launched would be.
Think it was 67, the QE2
Funny as F uck. A great teacher though, he’d “been there, done that”
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xsnaggle
The Welchs were my cousins. They used to call Pedro Pedro Belch because there is no W in spanish, which he used to teach.
Hobbs wrote an end of term Geography lesson for our term and threw the sheet thing he used for printing it on an old roller machine in the bin. It was found. I think we all got 99%
Pedro taught me Spanish. As a relative you may be able to confirm or deny his often repeated statement that he was related to Francisco Gento (Spain and Real Madrid) by marriage. As a kid I took it as gospel but I have often wondered if it was just normal BS.
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Whitchurch.
The year above Bale etc.
I thought our year was more talented. I thought Mousey and Scruff would become stars but their year ended up having Gareth Bale, Geraint Thomas, Sam Warburton, Elliot Kear and more.
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BlueToujours
Pedro taught me Spanish. As a relative you may be able to confirm or deny his often repeated statement that he was related to Francisco Gento (Spain and Real Madrid) by marriage. As a kid I took it as gospel but I have often wondered if it was just normal BS.
I beleive it was so. his wife was the Daughter of the Spanish Consul in Wales. But I can't confirm 100%
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Abertillery Comp.
We had a teacher who a girl in our year fancied. He was just starting as a teacher, so about 22/23 I would guess. She was 11. She used to stay in his class to help - and we used to take the piss. Eventually he left his wife for her not long after she left school.
We also had an alcoholic English teacher, once saw him in Leo's in Ebbw Vale stocking up on booze. We joined just as caning was banned, but he was a wicked shot with a board rubber, even when pissed. He'd often have a kip in the corner while we read books, but was sacked once caught a second time.
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SLUDGE FACTORY
That was paul , monsters older brother
Sold my welsh wizard conoflex to him , good bloke
you got them both:thumbup:must have met you somewhere along the coast used to fish with cardiff sea anglers they were then based in splott and cardiff foreshore was the home beach
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Was St Illtyds buiding in Rumney formerly Caer Castel?
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NO
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Vindec
Was St Illtyds buiding in Rumney formerly Caer Castel?
NO
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BLUETIT
NO
NO
Thanks. Does Caer Castell still exist? Had past dealings with the nightschool there very many years ago.
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Vindec
Thanks. Does Caer Castell still exist? Had past dealings with the nightschool there very many years ago.
Knocked down, just a pile of recycled hardcore now, large plot of land, ripe for developing and increasing Newport Rd traffic.
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splott parker
I wonder what infants, junior and senior schools messageboarders attended and which ones would be top of the list?
Mine are infants-St Francis (Ely), junior- St Albans (Splott) & senior-Lady Mary.
Moorland Road then around the corner to Willows High, passing Margies for a ten pence mixture on the way
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splott parker
The nearest pub to St Illtyds hasn’t had a mention yet......The Witla Court, an old mansion house on the Witla Court estate which was a pub from the 60s to the 80s, demolished now.
Yes ,forgot that , and the pubs near the County Cinema
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Re: Messageboard Member’s Schools
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Vindec
Thanks. Does Caer Castell still exist? Had past dealings with the nightschool there very many years ago.
I played Basketball for them .
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Harry Paget Flashman
Coedpenmaen and Hawrthorn Comp for me.
was at coedpenmsen from 63-69
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I wasn’t born until 75.
If you are from Trallwn my family lived on Bonvilston Rd, Thurston Rd, Berw Rd and Scarborough Rd
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St Philip Evans
St Francis
St Mary's
St Francis
Mostyn
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Moorland Road Junior School (Splott)
Willows High ( Tremorfa)
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Pontprennau Bluebird
Moorland Road Junior School (Splott)
Willows High ( Tremorfa)
I’ve forgotten the name of the junior school by Splott Baths (senior moment :hehe:)
What was it please ???
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Elwood Blues
Haven't seen Jerry Cleall Harding for years
Jamie! I used to play rugby with him. He drifted off after he finished playing and I haven't seen him for years either.
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BLUETIT
I’ve forgotten the name of the junior school by Splott Baths (senior moment :hehe:)
What was it please ???
It was either Tremorfa Junior and Infants or Moorland Primary. Might be both!
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BLUETIT
I’ve forgotten the name of the junior school by Splott Baths (senior moment :hehe:)
What was it please ???
Baden Powell
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BLUETIT
I’ve forgotten the name of the junior school by Splott Baths (senior moment :hehe:)
What was it please ???
Splott baths Juniors? :shrug::getscoat:
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splott parker
Baden Powell
:thumbup:
Is it still a school (that's twice you've sorted my brain out :hehe:)
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Harry Paget Flashman
Coedpenmaen and Hawrthorn Comp for me.
Me too, as was Binman
2 years unbeaten at 6th form rugby, crap A-level results mind!
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[QUOTE=BLUETIT;5094397]:thumbup:
Is it still a school (that's twice you've sorted my brain out :hehe:)[/QUOTE
Yep, still a school.
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[QUOTE=splott parker;5094400]
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BLUETIT
:thumbup:
Is it still a school (that's twice you've sorted my brain out :hehe:)[/QUOTE
Yep, still a school.
That place annoys me. Next door to it is a council house boarded up and garden full of about z5 years of untouched undergrowth. When I asked why I was told it’s the caretakers house. But it has been vacant for so long no one can remember the name of the last caretaker.
How many people are there on the council housing list.
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[QUOTE=xsnaggle;5094405]
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splott parker
That place annoys me. Next door to it is a council house boarded up and garden full of about z5 years of untouched undergrowth. When I asked why I was told it’s the caretakers house. But it has been vacant for so long no one can remember the name of the last caretaker.
How many people are there on the council housing list.
Council are too busy blocking roads off, to worry about a little thing, like housing. :frown:
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[QUOTE=BLUETIT;5094412]
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xsnaggle
Council are too busy blocking roads off, to worry about a little thing, like housing. :frown:
You can’t be saying things like that. Housing and business has to take a very low place in the pecking order when it comes to blocking off the city centre . Where are your priorities man?
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[QUOTE=xsnaggle;5094405]
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splott parker
That place annoys me. Next door to it is a council house boarded up and garden full of about z5 years of untouched undergrowth. When I asked why I was told it’s the caretakers house. But it has been vacant for so long no one can remember the name of the last caretaker.
How many people are there on the council housing list.
Jeff Williams i think.
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[QUOTE=jeepster;5094427]
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xsnaggle
Jeff Williams i think.
There now or the last one? The house is closed with the windows caged and the garden gate chained shut. It been like it for years, I know.