Comments on: See Jos and surroundings on Google Earth http://www.ecwaevangel.org/blog/jos-on-google-earth_244/ Dr. Mike Blyth, pediatrician at Evangel Hospital in Jos, Nigeria Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:09:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mike http://www.ecwaevangel.org/blog/jos-on-google-earth_244/#comment-32974 Mike Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:53:18 +0000 http://www.ecwaevangel.org/blog/?p=244#comment-32974 Thanks, Neil for the comments and pointing out that the link was broken. I removed the GIS data during the riots last year but have replaced it just now with a new version without the more sensitive information. So it's working again. Thanks, Neil for the comments and pointing out that the link was broken. I removed the GIS data during the riots last year but have replaced it just now with a new version without the more sensitive information. So it’s working again.

]]> By: Neil Wiseman http://www.ecwaevangel.org/blog/jos-on-google-earth_244/#comment-32971 Neil Wiseman Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:45:40 +0000 http://www.ecwaevangel.org/blog/?p=244#comment-32971 Firstly, Hallo Pete! second, Thanks for the link Mike. Could not get it to work though, so just explored on my own.... Was out there between the ages of 1 and 10, returning to UK in 1980. Attended both Corona and Hillcrest....... Found our old NESCo house just off Vom road. all built around now! Found Yelwa club as well, and the old airport (where dad flew his radio controlled planes in between take-offs and landings of the airliners (well, the Fokker Friendships)), and eventually Rayfield golf course. Can remember all the sports days in the pool at Yelwa prior to the ATMN exodus, when it got a bit quieter..... Also got a shock at the water levels of Ankwil dam near Kurra Falls, where we all use to go sailing on the catamarans, with BBQ's on the island. The water levels never got as low as that, with the island being not an island every few years for a few months..... Good memories though. Firstly, Hallo Pete!

second, Thanks for the link Mike. Could not get it to work though, so just explored on my own….

Was out there between the ages of 1 and 10, returning to UK in 1980.
Attended both Corona and Hillcrest…….

Found our old NESCo house just off Vom road. all built around now!
Found Yelwa club as well, and the old airport (where dad flew his radio controlled planes in between take-offs and landings of the airliners (well, the Fokker Friendships)), and eventually Rayfield golf course.

Can remember all the sports days in the pool at Yelwa prior to the ATMN exodus, when it got a bit quieter…..

Also got a shock at the water levels of Ankwil dam near Kurra Falls, where we all use to go sailing on the catamarans, with BBQ’s on the island.
The water levels never got as low as that, with the island being not an island every few years for a few months…..

Good memories though.

]]> By: JPurves http://www.ecwaevangel.org/blog/jos-on-google-earth_244/#comment-30774 JPurves Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:03:13 +0000 http://www.ecwaevangel.org/blog/?p=244#comment-30774 I lived in Bukuru, 61 to 67, firstly on the Sabon Gida Road, then latterly near the Yelwa Club, at the back of Shamrock School (which I attended). My dad was a mine engineer for ATMN. Fond childhood memories of afternoons at the Yelwa pool, those Sunday curry lunches and the weekly trips to the Kingsway in Jos. My brother was born at Jos. It'd be great to see any photos of the area around that time too. I lived in Bukuru, 61 to 67, firstly on the Sabon Gida Road, then latterly near the Yelwa Club, at the back of Shamrock School (which I attended). My dad was a mine engineer for ATMN. Fond childhood memories of afternoons at the Yelwa pool, those Sunday curry lunches and the weekly trips to the Kingsway in Jos.
My brother was born at Jos. It’d be great to see any photos of the area around that time too.

]]> By: Pete Collett http://www.ecwaevangel.org/blog/jos-on-google-earth_244/#comment-30331 Pete Collett Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:24:44 +0000 http://www.ecwaevangel.org/blog/?p=244#comment-30331 I lived in Bukuru, Barakin Ladi , Dorowa 67 to 74 went to shamrock and Hill crest. Remember the saturday trips to Kingsway( the sim book shop just up the hill ) Yelwa club and the sunday curry lunches.Trips to yankari. A great great place to grow up Would love to hear from any body who was around at that time pcollett@brcwestindies.com Has any body got any pictures of Bukuru, Id love to see them I lived in Bukuru, Barakin Ladi , Dorowa 67 to 74
went to shamrock and Hill crest. Remember the saturday trips to Kingsway( the sim book shop just up the hill ) Yelwa club and the sunday curry lunches.Trips to yankari.

A great great place to grow up
Would love to hear from any body who was around at that time
pcollett@brcwestindies.com

Has any body got any pictures of Bukuru, Id love to see them

]]> By: Ruth Bourne http://www.ecwaevangel.org/blog/jos-on-google-earth_244/#comment-29993 Ruth Bourne Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:41:16 +0000 http://www.ecwaevangel.org/blog/?p=244#comment-29993 Thank you so much - great to find St Piran's some 45 years after I was last there! We lived in Kuru at what was then the Plateau Provincial secondary School where dad was principal 1959-62. Jos mainly meant to me (at the age of 7 and below) Kingsway Stores for the weekly/monthly shopping foray & buying a book with my pocket money, the zoo with the ancient tortoise and crabby baboons, which was an occasional treat, and the airport - presumably what is now marked as the old airport in your file. Barakin Ladi and Yelwa clubs were regular Sunday afternoon destinations - curry lunch and swimming! I didn't go to Hillcrest or Akin's rival institution but attended what would have been called in Dickens' day a 'dame school', a school of some 40 pupils in the front room of a Mrs Prescott, whose husband I think worked in mining. This was grandly named Prescott Academy! They returned to Uk in around 1966/7 i think. Thank you again for the memories. Some of our family's vintage slides are up on Flickr: my screen name is Ruth Flickr. Some of the map locations on the Plateau pics may need a revisit now! Thank you so much - great to find St Piran’s some 45 years after I was last there! We lived in Kuru at what was then the Plateau Provincial secondary School where dad was principal 1959-62.
Jos mainly meant to me (at the age of 7 and below) Kingsway Stores for the weekly/monthly shopping foray & buying a book with my pocket money, the zoo with the ancient tortoise and crabby baboons, which was an occasional treat, and the airport - presumably what is now marked as the old airport in your file. Barakin Ladi and Yelwa clubs were regular Sunday afternoon destinations - curry lunch and swimming!

I didn’t go to Hillcrest or Akin’s rival institution but attended what would have been called in Dickens’ day a ‘dame school’, a school of some 40 pupils in the front room of a Mrs Prescott, whose husband I think worked in mining. This was grandly named Prescott Academy! They returned to Uk in around 1966/7 i think.

Thank you again for the memories. Some of our family’s vintage slides are up on Flickr: my screen name is Ruth Flickr. Some of the map locations on the Plateau pics may need a revisit now!

]]> By: Mike http://www.ecwaevangel.org/blog/jos-on-google-earth_244/#comment-29415 Mike Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:15:24 +0000 http://www.ecwaevangel.org/blog/?p=244#comment-29415 Good observation. I purposely omitted Gidan Bege as possibly too sensitive, and I didn't know where Gero was and wasn't too sure about TH -- all 3 might be sensitive. I'll check with Peter to see what he thinks. Good observation. I purposely omitted Gidan Bege as possibly too sensitive, and I didn’t know where Gero was and wasn’t too sure about TH — all 3 might be sensitive. I’ll check with Peter to see what he thinks.

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