Plumber's Son Loved Growing Up in Stocky Area Despite Hard Times ; When John Tivey Was Growing Up in Derby in the 1930s and Early 40s, the World Was a Very Different Place to Today. John, of Roosevelt Avenue, Chaddesden, Looks Back to a Time of Depression, When Many Dads Were Out of Work. These Were the Days of Tripe Shops and Hard Times. But His Memories Are of Honest and Cheerful People Who Raised Good Citizens.

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WHENEVER I am asked to describe which part of Derby I was raised in, the answer is always: "I was brought up in Stocky".

This was the area around Stockbrook Street and the time was the 1930s and up to 1946, when I was called up to do my Royal Navy service.

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Plumber's Son Loved Growing Up in Stocky Area Despite Hard Times ; When John Tivey Was Growing Up in Derby in the 1930s and Early 40s, the World Was a Very Different Place to Today. John, of Roosevelt Avenue, Chaddesden, Looks Back to a Time of Depression, When Many Dads Were Out of Work. These Were the Days of Tripe Shops and Hard Times. But His Memories Are of Honest and Cheerful People Who Raised Good Citizens.

Stocky described the area. The street itself stretched from above St Luke's Church for some three-quarters of a mi...

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