"Gold Dust - Born and Bred in Cloudesley Road"
Doreen Brooks, neé Lampshire, was born and bred in Cloudesley Road and married husband Charlie at Holy Trinity Church in March 1954.
Doreen has kindly shared her memories with Jenny, who has compiled a fascinating chronicle of Doreen's life and times which you can download here:
Download: "Gold Dust - Born and Bred in Cloudesley Road"
We learn about Doreen's marriage, the family's life as stallholders in Chapel Market, trips to Margate and more. What emerges, just as with "Hunting Ghosts" above, is an enchanting insight into the vibrant community around Cloudesley Road in the mid to late 20th century. We have also added Doreen's priceless photos to the Gallery, here.
In the Holy Trinity Marriages database we also have a record of the marriage of Doreen's parents at Holy Trinity in 1928, below:
| Married | Name + Surname | Age | Condition | Profession | St No | Street Name | Residence at time of Marriage | Father’s Names and Surname | Profession of Father | In the Presence of |
| 05/08/1928 | Robert Lampshire | 23 | Bachelor | Greengrocer | 1 | Warren St | 1 Warren St | William Lampshire | Greengrocer | William Hollister |
| 05/08/1928 | Rosina Hollister | 22 | Spinster | 32 | Cloudesley Rd | 32 Cloudesley Rd | William Hollister | Boot Repairer | Henry Hollister |
And to complete the story, the Hollister family of bootmakers at 31 and 32 Cloudesley Road feature in "Hunting Ghosts Part II" , as does Mrs Eliza Lampshire, draper, another relation, at 1 Cloudesley Road.
