Kenton Bar Estate - A Blast from the Past

There was only really one park-the one at the border between Kenton Bar and Kenton at Hartburn Walk.I recall originally there was a slide, swings, a roundabout, and a weird thing with a roof that span ? I also seem to remember there was a strange maypole on the grass down near Fourstones close/Studdon walk!-what was that about! I recall the odd concrete climbing thing(3/2/1 concrete seats) at the shops.(There were also little alcoves also with seats.) There was also a 3/2/1 thing by the flats at Hartburn Walk-on the little plateau by the school fields-where else were they? I remember slipping and smashing my teeth on a curved metal climbing thing at the other end of Reestones Place when it was wet ! I also think there might have been a slide and 2 swings at the top end of Reestones near the bottom end of the pyry - were there any others? please reply! Technorati Tags: Parks , Kenton , Estate , park , Hartburn , Walk , roof , grass , seats , plateau , Reestones , Place , bottom

Does anyone remember the maps? – There was one on Hartburn Walk in front of the 3-storey flats and one behind the off license next to Dr. Raj’s surgery. We used to find our house number and then scratch it out for some reason. it is a pity that I cannot find any pictures of the maps online nor the graphics – anyone got one?

Well – I was reminiscing along with some other “buddies” on another blog that I run called Thunderbird Ink and I thought it really was about time that there was a blog dedicated to Kenton Bar Estate – the place where I was brought up from the tender age of about 2 up until I left home at 20. I don’t know what it is like now but back then it was a great place to live, hardly any traffic as most areas were paved and pedestrian only, surrounded by fields (until the blighters built the motorway and trading estate) and seemingly to me at the time – massive in every respect. garages to hide in, pyramids to climb and some great long hills to hurtle down on skateboard or bicycle. So – welcome one and all – if you would like to contribute then send your submissions to eMail Kenton Bar Blog and I will publish them – all pictures received gratefully