The Felton Family

Kevin Felton (left) and Joe Metcalfe (right) at Joe’s Wedding, 1980.

Fred Felton, Kevin Felton, Mike Felton, and Rhett (named after Rhett Butler), 4 Johnson Close, c.1959

Fred Felton, Germany serving with the 15th - 19th Kings Royal Hussars c.1971.

The Felton brothers and Rhett, 4 Johnson Close, c.1959.

Kevin and Joe served together in Northern Ireland and together were medically discharged from the army in 1976 due to injuries received in a blast. Kev was Joe’s best man at his wedding.

Fred Felton

There was a fair proportion of miners lived in our street, but we also had a police officer (Sergeant Dixon), and a fireman. Our street was a cul-de-sac. Through the cut at the top you could walk through to Fairbairn Road. A doctor lived in one of the houses there.

It seemed that every other house had a new baby and on dry days prams would be parked outside the front doors. The local midwife, Mrs Smithson (who was the sister of Mr Wright the butcher) was kept very busy!

Mike Felton