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Date Posted: 22:00:10 11/23/12 Fri
Author: Angela Thompson (nee Barton) (Everitt) (St Christophers church)
Author Host/IP: 86.142.115.240
Subject: Re: Speke in the early days
In reply to: Ken Savage 's message, "Re: Speke in the early days" on 13:28:30 03/20/06 Mon

I am now an Ex-pat and upon returning to Liverpool Speke we went to Stapleton Ave my mum and her brother & sister lived at 24 Stapleton Avenue across the way from St Christophers it was our haunt especially the social club.

My Mum told me that when they where building the foundations for the then new St Christophers church (not the new small one there now) But the big old one then the family dog died and my nan & brother took the dog over and buried her in the foundations of the church they would laugh about it.... they would say well, it's one way to get into heaven and she was consecrated as well as the ground she was buried in....I still remember this story to this day. Hope it brings a smile to your faces..it did to mine and I had to explain to my hubby why upon seeing the new small newly built St Christophers was I giggling away...Cripes, he said, do you think they would have come across her...Naaa, I said she would of been long gone, but they must have been flamin puzzled by the coat in the footings (they wrapped the dog in an old coat)if it survived which I doubt....

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[> [> Re: Speke in the early days -- Peter Locke, 12:15:02 12/19/12 Wed (92.21.189.254)

Hi Everyone, I used to live in 3B Ganworth rd which was a top flat, We moved there in the early 50s as I was born in 53, I dont remember much of Speke as we left in 63, I remeber growing up in a community of people that looked after each other & shared what they had, I only went back there once a year later as I was giving my family some stick about leaving, I was shocked to see what we had to live within, The day I went back I never saw anyone I knew, Whether it was because the also left I dont know, I now live in a small village in Buckinghamshire & happy in the fact that my parents Alec & Laura got it spot on From the age of 11ish I have grown up surrounded by fields rivers & lakes, Does anyone remember my family?? Have a wonderful Christmas & a Happy new year :)

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