Post by Les on Apr 21, 2016 21:02:51 GMT
Opposite Miles was the dairy Primrose and Len, there was a continuous noise of bottles being loaded into crates and then onto lorries and milk floats (why were they called floats?). They had a milk bar come coffee shop right on the corner, which was always busy with workers and a good stopping off place if you wanted a cup of tea or a small bottle of milk.
I remember Knightrider Street where Hitches sold motor bikes. I also remember buying a motor bike from Mr. Hitch, he took me into his office and told me that the bike I was buying was like a pair of shoes that he was wearing, well used but still having plenty of sole left on it.
What a mug, I believed him and two months later needed a complete re-bore, still you can’t blame him, it was me doing the buying.
There was a model shop for many years in Stone Street just up from Mote Avenue, can’t recall the name but do remember buying models here which I never completed. It was put down to the fact that I was left-handed and therefore a little lacking in manual skills; probably right.
I remember further up on the right hand side several roads turned off Stone Street, which were no-go areas at night even for the police unless they were mob handed.
About where Lashing is today, stood a doss house, my parents told me on many occasions that if I did not mend my ways this would be my permanent address in future years. Unfortunately, they pulled it down and I have had to look for other suitable accommodation.
I did not buy my Motor bike from hitch's but they repaired it it was an Royal Enfield Super 5.
It had caught light and was repaired through the insurance it was grey but Hitch's painted it Black with gold trimmings.
a couple of week's late we went to Brand's Hatch '
and my mate the late Jim Worral said the the JPS car had pinched my coulor scheme.