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I suppose if there were no balcony at 59 Mynchens, on sunny days Vince would have had to just look from a window above.
Waterhouse | 27.05.18 - 8:06 a.m. | #
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Not everyone will enjoy this post; some may criticise it. But People are People, so others may say they Just Can't Get Enough of posts like this.
I imagine you may remind critics of the Master and Servant relationship on the blog, and how tricky it is to Get the Balance Right..
Frank F | 27.05.18 - 8:24 a.m. | #
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My daughter played a rounders match at the former St Nicholas (now James Hornsby) school where a plaque commemorates Depeche Mode’s first gig there.
Phil | 27.05.18 - 8:30 a.m. | #
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For once I can say you could have popped in for a cup of tea.
My street is the one behind Bonnygate.
I will point out that when Dave Gahan lived there the houses probably didn't have those porches. They were probably like the houses to the left and had an open porch.
Barry | 27.05.18 - 9:00 a.m. | #
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Many years ago I lived in Long Lynderswood which is just off Great Knightleys. There's plenty of other streets in Basildon with two words in them.
Me and my mates used to do all our drinking in Billericay because Basildon town centre was practically bereft of evening entertainment; there were two pubs (both dumps), two chippies, two Chinese restaurants (with no takeaway option) and that was it.
milliem | 27.05.18 - 10:25 a.m. | #
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Oh I forgot the Mecca which was a crappy disco.
By the way Woolmer Green is two words. Do I get a pedantic mug for pointing this out?
dg writes: The streetsign says "Woolmergreen".
milliem | 27.05.18 - 10:35 a.m. | #
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@milliem, you might be a similar age to my mum because she talks of going to the "Mecca", though she tells me that it's name was actually the Locarno but everyone called it the Mecca as it was part of the Mecca Ballrooms group. When I used to go there it was Raquels.
Linking this comment back to DG's post, Depeche Mode played at Raquels in the 80's. Though I'm too young to have seen that, I looked it up on the Basildon history website.
Barry | 27.05.18 - 10:59 a.m. | #
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The Basildon history website is phenomenally good (should you ever want to know about the history of Basildon).
For example, Woolmergreen was a farm at Stisted in the Hinckford Hundred. Built in 1371, it was originally called Wolfeth Shey Gardyn.
diamond geezer | Homepage | 27.05.18 - 11:20 a.m. | #
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Basildon and I grew up together. In the 50's I vividly remember seeing a huge billboard by the side of the railway between Pitsea and Laindon which proclaimed something like " SITE RESERVED FOR BASILDON NEW TOWN CENTRE". I agree with millem's comments re the town centre once it took shape. Happy memories of the Mecca! Don't forget the bowling alley too.Largest in the country at the time. (Think it got demolished when the railway station was built). But, as you say millem, there was damn all else!
Bob S | 27.05.18 - 12:01 p.m. | #
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seen depech mode at bridge house canninng town the were supportinh the jackie lintin band 1980s
mark | 27.05.18 - 1:10 p.m. | #
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Violator is such a brilliant album!
Anonymous For Now | 27.05.18 - 2:11 p.m. | #
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As a late arrival in Basildon, only moving here at the age of 30 in 1999, I have spent the best part of this sunny afternoon looking at the Basildon history website! It is fascinating to see in pictures the growth of the town including views of the estate where I now live under construction in 1980. Thanks for the link DG.
Phil | 27.05.18 - 5:02 p.m. | #
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this is old new town architecture ...new new town architecture is quite different
Grumpy Anon | 27.05.18 - 5:08 p.m. | #
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One word street names?
But everything counts in small amounts :)
RogerW | 27.05.18 - 5:16 p.m. | #
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Further to my earlier comment re the bowling alley, I've discovered via Streetview that it hasn't been demolished but has morphed into a garish downmarket bingo hall. How sad!
Bob S | 27.05.18 - 5:44 p.m. | #
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Nice blog - responsible but respectable...
Darren | 27.05.18 - 7:12 p.m. | #
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The majority of Peterborough’s late 20th century townships have one word street names
NLW | 27.05.18 - 9:27 p.m. | #
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Lovely use of the phrase "sub centre". Time for a blogpost on Central Place Theory?
Chris P | 28.05.18 - 1:33 p.m. | #
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I am advised, five months later, that Dave lived at number 56. That's to the left of number 54 in the photo.
diamond geezer | Homepage | 16.10.18 - 9:24 p.m. | #
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I have been politely told off by Dave's brother for getting the house wrong, so have updated the start of the post to focus on number 56, not 54 nextdoor.
diamond geezer | Homepage | 22.08.21 - 1:49 p.m. | #
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