Great few photos of Villa st area. I lived there from about 1947 to 1955 and the memories of the place and kind folks who lived and worked there are powerful. I was at the poor end in the back-to-back houses near Nursery rd. - 1/88 I think. My dad was a jeweller. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy (I think) had a small grocery shop there and they were so kind, giving me treats and asking me into the back parlour to watch their TV. I went to school with Patricia Cox who lived in the new maisonnettes next to the canal. I was always in their house on the way to and from school in Farm st. Mrs Cox was so kind and made me feel part of the family. The worksmen who worked in a factory near the Nursery rd. end pressing tin goods like toy guns etc., always spoke to me and this made a big impression on the yound boy!
Any more pics or a map of the times?
Thanks,
David