Comments on: Blossom Street remembered

By: Chris Manson

Chris Manson — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 14:18:58 +0000

My dad worked at Forsselius in Blossom Street and in Neither Poppleton. He was John Manson and workshop foreman. Other names I remember was Ernie Basset, Joe Rolley, Alan Kettlestring, Richard Leonard, Bernard Kirby, Dave Linton and Chris Jarman. There are lots more. My dad has so many stories about the place.

By: C Turbill

C Turbill — Sun, 10 May 2020 15:01:55 +0000

I worked as warranty clerk at Millfield Lane Poppleton in the 70s when Gerry Gray was a director but can’t think Of the other directors name can you help me
CT

By: Duncan Greaves

Duncan Greaves — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 19:29:23 +0000

Audrey has indeed got a good memory. I personally knew all of the people she mentions having lived at the Lion & Lamb for nearly 30 years. My grandmother moved to the pub in 1904. For the benefit of all and especially Bill, Charlie was my grandfather. After my grandparents passed away, my Dad John, became the licensee.

By: Bill Eastwood

Bill Eastwood — Tue, 10 May 2016 13:54:49 +0000

In the late ’60s I made friends with Duncan Greaves the son of the Landlord of the Lion and Lamb. Don’t know if his dad’s name was Charlie but he was genial and rotund. Shearsmiths sold motorbikes and had a “combo” sidecar outfit which went out to deal with breakdowns.

By: Ian

Ian — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:07:49 +0000

Shearsmiths also had the most amazing display of model trains in an upstairs room. It was paradise for me and I bought many pieces of Trix sets.
Another room featured bicycles and I got a red Raleigh for passing my 11+

By: Ian

Ian — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 14:19:53 +0000

I remember Blossom Street nearly as well as Audrey as Hargreaves fish and poultry open air shop was my uncle and aunt’s. Billy and Eileen. They also sold fruit and veg and every Saturday I was their stock boy refilling the shelves. This was back in the 50’s. My dad used the kill the chickens which came in large crates from a farm in Crayke (on the right at the beginning of the hill) My mum worked at the shop every Wednesday and Saturday as did my Great Aunt Jessie. Eileen had a hairdressing salon upstairs. Their big back garden backed onto English Martyrs school and there were pear trees for scrumping every autumn. I remember Armgills and the tobacconist also. I believe the tobacconist had lost a leg in the war.