Alex Holland Gravel Street

mickyhoss

mickyhoss

The music was thud like.
I'm building Alex's dodgem track in its 1970ish mode, found this cracking photo from the National Archive, It's 1978 at the Goose
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They used to come to Wiggo every year on the wasteland where McDonald's is now. Last time early 80s. Happy days.
 
SK24U said:
They used to come to Wiggo every year on the wasteland where McDonald's is now. Last time early 80s. Happy days.
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Hollands family owned that wintering land. Usually Arthur with his Super Bowl then Matterhorn and Alex with his Dodgem. They sold up early nineties, I think Arthur moved to Bath Street for a while and Alex bought a farm nr Wymsewold. Last I heard of Alex he was in a care home
 
mickyhoss said:
Hollands family owned that wintering land. Usually Arthur with his Super Bowl then Matterhorn and Alex with his Dodgem. They sold up early nineties, I think Arthur moved to Bath Street for a while and Alex bought a farm nr Wymsewold. Last I heard of Alex he was in a care home
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It's called the Wakes roundabout
 
Wigston_Fox said:
It's called the Wakes roundabout
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Yep. The Holland's family had the franchise with the Showmens Guild to tour The Wakes. They started mid-September and showed at Bagworth, Barlestone, Barwell and Earl Shilton. Only Shilton survives, just. The Constitutional Club used to put on a Wakes Supper, it was a big event back in the day
 
mickyhoss said:
Yep. The Holland's family had the franchise with the Showmens Guild to tour The Wakes. They started mid-September and showed at Bagworth, Barlestone, Barwell and Earl Shilton. Only Shilton survives, just. The Constitutional Club used to put on a Wakes Supper, it was a big event back in the day
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Hence the name presumably - Wakes Road. It was allotments around there before the bypass was built mid 1970's.
 
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