Saltcoats Street Party - Coronation 1953

[Hughie]

Saltcoats Coronation street party 1953 in the lane between
Springvale Street and Wellpark Road. Courtesy of Sam Taylor.



Bertie Hastings, M. Wright, E Irvine, A Gonella, D Allen, J Ohare,
E Anderson, N Wallace, McKiernan, M Taylor, Hastings, Johnston,
Mclone, C Wallace, F McCristal, A McMahon, S Butler, G Allen,
J Curdie, H Boyd, L Kingsman, W Stewart, S Taylor, J Ohare:
M Mcgivern, G Allen, C Kingsman, M McCristal, J Potts, K Buttler,
G Brown, M Taylor, M Black, M McCristal,
Mary Jardine, Jennifer McKenzie, Mr. Thomson.

Hughie

[Milda]

Hi I would just like to say I am the M Black sitting on Bobby Grier's coal lorry in the street party .I knew those people well.I lived in 39 Wellpark Road till 1958.

[maggie T]

Hello , Milda. I remember you ,i lived in number9 wellpark Rd.You are sitting next to my sister Mildred.Am at the back with my pal Erin,sadly died 3 years ago.Have you kept in touch with anybody in the photo.I see Mary Jardine.
we visit each other often.Regards Maggie.T.

[Milda]

Hi maggie,thanks for replying.Yes I remember your family well,your mum was a lovely soul and always stopped with me if I was over on holiday.The only one I ever contacted through friends reunited was Linda Kingsman because we played together as kids for a good while.I haven't seen Mary Jardine for ages ,pass on my good wishes please. All the best Milda

[maggie T]

Hi, Milda, I remember you where a only child,as was Mary, and Jennifer. I just walked down Wellpark Rd.20mins
ago.Had a look at your old house.Mines is no more its sheltered housing now.Have you got the photo of the street
party.I have mine in a frame.If you havent got one Milda ,i know someone who would be only to happy to send you one.Maggie T.

[Milda]

Thanks Maggie ,I do have that photo,which I have looked at quite often in the past.I was over in Scotland last year and I also walked down Wellpark road and had a wee look at 39,as I do at 4 Pirnmill Road where we moved when I was 10.Yes none of us had brothers or sisters,it could be a bit lonely at times but there were that many kids about ,that there was always somebody to play with.Of course,we had no t.v.either,so I used to go up to my Uncle John's on a Sunday to watch it.You would remember him Maggie,he had the ironmongers near where Boots is now.bye for now Milda

[maggie T]

Hello , Milda. I do remember your uncle, and your father (nice folk).Nice to look back. Regards Maggie.T.

[maggie T]

Hi,Milda Am sitting here looking at the photo.Robert Maclone is Right behind James o-Hare.between me and Christine.Now we can move on. Mary Jardine sends her regards. Maggie T.

[Milda]

Thanks Maggie T.we can sleep at night now Is Mary ok then?

[maggie T]

Hi Milda,Mary fine her wee granddaughter Lucy is there this weekend,she lives in Aberdeen and she sees every other week . Another one wee Ruby in London,she doesnt see her often. Marys wee cat died and shes just buried
in the garden.She said shes not getting another one,but she will .Maggie T.

[Milda]

Thanks for that Maggie T.Sorry about the wee cat ,it is sad to lose a pet.Her wee granddaughter will maybe help take her mind off it a bit Milda

[sheenaj]

We lived on Wellpark Road when I was little. My big sister is Wendy Stewart-midddle of picture.
My Mum often told us the story of our tortoise 'tommy' he would start walking in the morning and mid day there would be the call out "Mary your tortoise is up here!" .So we had to go retreive him.Guess he had a 'girlfriend up the road or something
I was born the year of the Coronation so was not in the photo-being too little.
We later moved to 17 Argyle road.