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I lived in Edmondsley and then moved to Lumley when I was 13. Started my beer drinking career in CLS. It was a decent night out in those days (around 1990). Each pub was packed although youncame back stinking of smoke. Now the pubs are dire and the Front Street is even worse. Kebab shops, pawn brokers, charity shops and bookies all the way up.

My old man was head teacher at the junior school for years. There's a lot of history around Middle Chare and towards The Cong Burn and where the bridge used to be by the market place.
 
As I've said on a previous thread, born and lived there all me life apart from work taking me away for spells.
Granted the shops aren't what they were but can't complain about facilities, lovely riverside, top class cricket ground, swimming pool, tennis courts, 3g pitches etc.
Pubs are quiet these days compared to the mental nights in the 80's. Saw some sights in those days, with cheap beer in the Osborne club.
As already mentioned, lots of Roman history in Chester, in fact the name means camp by the road.
Produced many a quality footballer too, the Robson lads, John Jay from up the road, Paul Atkinson ex safc, Colin Todd, Norman Hunter.
 
Kent_Mackem said:
I lived in Edmondsley and then moved to Lumley when I was 13. Started my beer drinking career in CLS. It was a decent night out in those days (around 1990). Each pub was packed although youncame back stinking of smoke. Now the pubs are dire and the Front Street is even worse. Kebab shops, pawn brokers, charity shops and bookies all the way up.

My old man was head teacher at the junior school for years. There's a lot of history around Middle Chare and towards The Cong Burn and where the bridge used to be by the market place.
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Aye mainly fighting in the taxi rank :lol:
Chesterladmackem said:
As I've said on a previous thread, born and lived there all me life apart from work taking me away for spells.
Granted the shops aren't what they were but can't complain about facilities, lovely riverside, top class cricket ground, swimming pool, tennis courts, 3g pitches etc.
Pubs are quiet these days compared to the mental nights in the 80's. Saw some sights in those days, with cheap beer in the Osborne club.
As already mentioned, lots of Roman history in Chester, in fact the name means camp by the road.
Produced many a quality footballer too, the Robson lads, John Jay from up the road, Paul Atkinson ex safc, Colin Todd, Norman Hunter.
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Birtley/ Eighton Banks Shirley??
 
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