In our day it was a very rocky road with huge flint stones sticking up, just right for throwing you off your bike or tripping you up in the dark. There was a smoother edge about a foot wide we could use, but not so much fun :-)
The Wargrave Laundry was at the top of the hill and the van driver (who's name excapes me, if you know it please comment) used to always give us a couple of pennies if we passed him walking to or from work. Though we did use to 'earn' it in the cold, snowy weather as we'd rush out with our old ash and bits of wood to put under the wheels when he'd get stuck trying to get up the slippery-slope. (especially 1963 - Brrrrrrrr!!).
Of course Hamilton and Silverdale road are far more tidy and respectable now. Always looks very quiet, and somehow 'dead'. Tell me, do they ever have 'fun' up Hamilton Rd these days, like there always used to be? There never seemed to be a dull moment back in the day. Hmmmmmmm?? :-)
We lived just past the second telegraph pole 'down' in the picture above.
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