Your Memories
We absolutely love to hear peoples stories of living, working, or shopping on Ashley Road. Perhaps going to the pet shop as a child, or looking longingly at a motorbike or sports car on display in a shop window.
Do you have a memory of Ashley Road that you would like to share? Let us know and it may be shared below!
Ron Pier
At 222 Ashley Road in 1963/4 was a tobacconist with café attached. I guess that would have been the Gould's. The wife always referred to her husband as "The Guv" so to us (Me, Graham, Chris and Colin) it was always Guv's café. We'd be in there most Saturday afternoons after visiting Huxham's and waiting on the doorstep at 9 on Sunday mornings. Fond memories indeed.
Ron Pier
Since I seem to have inspired Rob to start a memories section. I'll add some more. Firstly, I'm not a Parkstone person. Born and grew up in Reigate, Surrey but moved to East Howe/Northbourne at age 10. I'd met a girl in the early 60's and found out she was a member at Parkstone Boys Club on the Rec. (They did have a girls section) So I ventured over Alder Hills to the club one night, and immediately made firm friends with my 3 best mates Graham, Chris and Colin, Me and Graham were teenage motorcyclists and took over the club canoe hut on the rec to restore out 250cc BSA's. Hence our frequent visits to Huxham's for parts. But we also had many visits to Bob Foster Motorcycles at 474-476 Ashley Road and a few trips the other way to the little shop at 78, which was where "Piston Rings and Components (PRC) first started I believe? As an aside, The Velocette Orners Club (VOC) have an annual tribute run through Dorset starting at Warmwell (The Bob Foster memorial run) ......Oh and the girl I went looking for at the club....I married her twin sister! Ron
Bryan Phillips
I lived in a flat over the undertaker funeral directors at 500 Ashley Road from 1944 to1957. That's just a guess as i was just a child. It was on the corner next to police station and church. Biles post office opposite on corner of Weymouth Rd.
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