Topic ID 2147
Greetings All, My name is Leslie Benfield and used to live at 31 Post Wood Road in Ware, Herts. I had moved from Ware back in 1968 to live in the USA and live in Connecticut. USA Thought be nice to perhaps correspond with anyone from Ware and especially who may have known of. I was 13 when I had move, I am now 52
Reply ID 22494
Hi Leslie, thats a long time ago. i live in Red House Close the next road long from post wood road. My family had lived here for 50+ years. Gardner is my surname, ring any bells? I used to know a few kids from post wood road when i was young,so did my elder brothers and sisters, i am bit younger than you though 45. I remember the Hutchins family, maybe you remeber them? let me know if you want to know more about ware as it is now!
Reply ID 22495
Thanks for your message, I think I recall your surname but its very well possible knew of an older brothers or sisters, I knew of the Marshalls and Days, I did hear that Ivon Day was killed perhaps back in 83 which is the last time I was there and he was the only child, was going to visit him but found out he was killed 6 months before from a motoring accident. I knew Red House Close pretty good being right of Presdales Drive. Names I recall from Post Wood Road were: Webb, Chalkey, Henry's, Sharps, Pages, few other names escape my memory cells bank ( Smiths, Kendalls and Mustoes) from Presdales ) Think Cosgroves (could be wrong with the name) moved from Red House to where I used to live which was 31. If you were going down Presdales to Post wood road the house would be right in from of you, actally was the only two council houses together, others on Post wood were are all connected. Has Ware changed a lot of the years? seems a lot more foreigners have moved in, more crime, seems living there is now quite very expensive including renting a room at a hotel in town. Leslie
Reply ID 22630
Hi again Leslie yes remember some of the names you mentioned. Marshalls were next door to us in red house close, Norman! and days, they have moved up north. Names in post wood, sharp, had two boys, Bonus was nickname of one about your age, remember him? My dad, who is 82 now, remembers the chalkleys, large family, Ron? and the pages and Mustoes, who owned the big house on Presdales! Ware has changed some for the good some for the bad. Lots of new properties going up all over the town. and by the river lea, on the site where wickhams engineering used to be. (that's where my dad worked) I am Colin by the way you may remember my elder brothers terry, Steve and elder sister Linda. Other families still in red house, Whos, Perkins, Woods, Farthings, Goodship, Greenhills, remember any of these? you can email me rather than do this reminiscing over the ware forum if you wish? buy for now Colin
Reply ID 22633
My email is: djleswho(at)snet.net My father had worked in Wickhams many years ago Catch you in email
Reply ID 22651
hi Leslie i seem to remember your name, am i right in thinking you have a brother, i also remember the names mentioned i.e Ivan Day i went to school with him. Greenhills etc. i lived in Grange Gardens, until 1979. my father also worked at Wickhams, as i did but alot later of course.
Reply ID 22652
Thanks for your email Austin. Well I am 52, have an older brother Michael who recently turned 55 We both attended Fanshawe and left in Feb of 1968 My father worked at Wickhams way way back, think he left wickhams back in the mid 50's, guess they used to make small trains there. When did you father work at Wickhams? Not certain where Grange Gardens is? Les
Reply ID 22665
i went to Fanshawe, and Grange Gardens is off Gilpin road, which led up to presdales. my Father worked at wickhams until 1985 after 48 years of working there
Reply ID 22675
My Father worked at Wickhams until the mid 50's, what is your fathers name. I can ask my father if he recalls your father. My father worked mostly in Machine Maintence, I had left Fanshawe during my second year there back in Feb of 1968
Reply ID 22678
HI djleswho, I have a very good friend called Betty Goodship and her husband Richard who live at Red House Close. Do you remember their names??
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Originally posted by DJLESWHO
Greetings All, My name is Leslie Benfield and used to live at 31 Post Wood Road in Ware, Herts. I had moved from Ware back in 1968 to live in the USA and live in Connecticut. USA Thought be nice to perhaps correspond with anyone from Ware and especially who may have known of. I was 13 when I had move, I am now 52
Reply ID 22679
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Originally posted by Justme
HI djleswho, I have a very good friend called Betty Goodship and her husband Richard who live at Red House Close. Do you remember their names??quote:Hi Just me small world as they say. I live next door to betty and dick and have done so since they came to red house close, my family was one of the first to live there back in the 50's.
Originally posted by DJLESWHO
Greetings All, My name is Leslie Benfield and used to live at 31 Post Wood Road in Ware, Herts. I had moved from Ware back in 1968 to live in the USA and live in Connecticut. USA Thought be nice to perhaps correspond with anyone from Ware and especially who may have known of. I was 13 when I had move, I am now 52
Reply ID 22680
quote:Hi Austin, as i said to Leslie my dad also worked at Wickhams, he is 82 now and he did his 50 years at Wickhams, his name is Geoff Gardner.
Originally posted by Austin1100
i went to Fanshawe, and Grange Gardens is off Gilpin road, which led up to presdales. my Father worked at wickhams until 1985 after 48 years of working there
Reply ID 22681
Hi ArtMan, it is indeed a very small world! [:D]
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Originally posted by ArtManquote:
Originally posted by Justme
HI djleswho, I have a very good friend called Betty Goodship and her husband Richard who live at Red House Close. Do you remember their names??quote:Hi Just me small world as they say. I live next door to betty and dick and have done so since they came to red house close, my family was one of the first to live there back in the 50's.
Originally posted by DJLESWHO
Greetings All, My name is Leslie Benfield and used to live at 31 Post Wood Road in Ware, Herts. I had moved from Ware back in 1968 to live in the USA and live in Connecticut. USA Thought be nice to perhaps correspond with anyone from Ware and especially who may have known of. I was 13 when I had move, I am now 52
Reply ID 22722
Howdee Justme, I do not recall anyone by the name of Goodship, many names have probably escaped my memory cells
Reply ID 22756
My father's name was Don Albany he worked in the Machine Shop, his proper name was Horace but everyone called him Don, don't know why!
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Originally posted by DJLESWHO
My Father worked at Wickhams until the mid 50's, what is your fathers name. I can ask my father if he recalls your father. My father worked mostly in Machine Maintence, I had left Fanshawe during my second year there back in Feb of 1968
Reply ID 22758
I knew Geoff Gardner, he worked in No. 5 works and I worked in the Service Dept. and No2. Works, he proberly knew my father more than me. Everyone knew Geoff!
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Originally posted by ArtManquote:Hi Austin, as i said to Leslie my dad also worked at Wickhams, he is 82 now and he did his 50 years at Wickhams, his name is Geoff Gardner.
Originally posted by Austin1100
i went to Fanshawe, and Grange Gardens is off Gilpin road, which led up to presdales. my Father worked at wickhams until 1985 after 48 years of working there
Reply ID 22759
Austin, my father does not recall your father, when did you father work there at Wickhams, my father left there in the mid 50's
Reply ID 22775
Austin, my father thinks he may recall your father, was he ever a Time Keeper there at wickhams
Reply ID 22777
hi les yes my father was the piece work rate fixer and production planner for the machine shop at wickhams
Reply ID 22779
same fellow then. 50 years later, hows he doing if his still with us
Reply ID 22784
sadly no he died in 1985
Reply ID 22790
Sorry to hear about your father passing away.