Lurking
There were several places where teens would lurk on the estate. The ruffians, bounders and cads from the bottom would lurk in alleys like this one(in those days there may have been no lamp in the alley-if there was the ghastly hooligans would smash it to ensure all was dark-how shocking...)
The normals from the middle lurked at what was called 'the wall' half way down Studdon Walk near the electric houses up from Laverock Place.
Ruffians, bounders,cads, normals and the odd wayward posh would all congregate under the shops by the pyry. I dont know where the posh lurked up the top as I wasnt posh:maybe they didnt lurk, but sat indoors with mater and pater...at one point they buit a prefab on the field in front of kenton bar school. Here dreadful drunkard ruffian teen types from the bottom end would sit sheltered from the rain and drink cider...also these fell creatures of the night could be found lurking underneath the flats down from the ramp, where the shops they planned to build were never built...
We never broke the lamp - this is a figment of your fevered imagination Mensforth.
ReplyDeleteMaster, I am shocked :(
ReplyDeleteI reckon if you looked real close you could still see some of the spunk I shed in that alleyway over the years. That girl had strong forearms I can tell ya!
ReplyDeleteI used to hang out there too - hidden in the shadows in - home was a black leather jacket fitting sweetly to my brain
ReplyDeleteIn fact at the time I used to lurk in that alley there was not a light in that position
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