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Coronation Party 1953
 | Tony Caunce
Most of the streets got decorated for the Coronation party in 1953 and Welford St won a prize of some sort but the overall winner was from the top end of Cannon St opposite Adam St. Rumour has it that the Mayor of Middlesbrough lived there so it was a fix (or was that sour grapes from Welford St.?) Mr Robinson, who owned the swingboats stored in the corrugated shed on Cooper Common, was also solely responsible for decorating our street. We had tressle tables running halfway down the street with all the usual party fare,and afterwards we had races and a fancy dress competition. All good fun but I remember it rained and brought the day to a close all to early.
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Wide Open Space of Derby Street
Derby Street, next to Welford St on the eastern side was not fully built up. On the side of Derby Street nearest Welford Street there were only about six houses so this meant most of Welford St, (the even numbers) had backyards that opened into a wide space instead of a narrow back alley. We called any open space a common so this was the Derby Street Common. This was a great space for the kids to play in. One story was that the houses had been bombed in World War 1 but a map of 1912 shows the west side of Derby Street was almost empty then.
This is me with my sisters standing in Derby Street. On the left you can see the backyard walls of Welford St. On the right you can see the eastern side of Derby Street where there was a full row of Houses. In the background is the wooden fence guarding the railway. |  |
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