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Gisburn, Main Street c1950
Gisburn, Main Street c1950 Ref: G286014
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 Gisburn, c1950 (ref: G286005) |
Year: 1976
Todber Caravan Park, Bonfire Nights
Does anybody reading this remember Tom Varley's steam museum/bonfire nights in the big brick barn with the music from the engines and parch peas, hotpots and bonfire on top of the hill. Or the little pool in the first static field in the bottom left corner. Or the outside toilet blocks with the handringer outside and big pot sinks that sometimes small children were washed in. My memories of Todber go from 1972- 82, does anybody else remembers anything from that time? The field day on the playing field in the village or walking down to the cattle market from Todber for something to do? No computers in those days. Last edited: 28/10/2008 13:05 by Patricia Breakell |
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 Bolton By Bowland, the Village c1955 (ref: B856004) |
Year: 1977
My Mum's Hairdressing Salon A memory of Bolton By Bowland, Lancashire Right on the end of this barn, hidden from view was a small irregular building with it's own door. It had been a small butchers shop some time before my Mum and Dad bought it as a hairdressing salon for my mum to use as a little business. It had no heating, just two yellow sinks and chairs, a couple of work stations and a telephone table where the phone, appointment book and till sat. Surprisingly the business did really well. My Dad was the local 'bobby' and so knew everyone in the area. I remember helping out in the school holidays and hearing an old tractor pull up outside - a farmer, hair full of hay, and old dirty clothes popped his head round the door asking if mum has time for a quick short back & sides. It was much quieter during lambing time but many farmers wives were there most Fridays for their shampoo & sets. When Mum decided to stop working, she was missed in the village. She would never make a fortune there but made a lot of friends. Posted: 25/04/2007 21:09 by Gail Armstrong |
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Year: 1961
My First Day In Barlick A memory of Barnoldswick, Lancashire My first memory of Barnoldswick was coming off a laycocks bus on station road outside the conservative club, it was a lovely july morning, wakes week as it was called then. my reason for the visit was to see my sister Margaret Honeyman, who had moved here a year or two previousley With me on this visit was my sister Mary, and her husband Jimmy Ritchie, and my older brother George Brennan. The town was completely deserted, it seemed as though we were the only ones stood on station road, and anywhere else on the town for that matter, every shop on Church street was closed, baring in mind that this was about 8.45 am on a saturday morning i supposed it was not unusual how wrong i was, the Town stayed this way for the whole duration of our visit, in those days the townspeople packed up and left en`masse to their holiday destinations, apart for the very odd corner shop, the pubs, and bookmakers, Barlick was virtually a ghost town, but, neverthless we had a marvelous holiday, the people we did meet were among the friendliest folk you could wish for. On September the same year we moved to Barnoldswick to live on a permenant basis with my mother and father, and younger sister Jean, i have lived in Barlick ever since, and love the place and its people, certainly the best move my mum and dad had ever made, God Bless Them. Posted: 09/11/2007 07:09 by Angus Brennan |
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Summer Holidays A memory of Grindleton, Lancashire I remember in the 1950s my sister Annette and I used to spend some time on a farm owned by Mr Thomas Holgate who was a friend of the family and really enjoyed those times. The farm was called Townley House and my dad used to help with the hay making. I also used to go there occasionally to do jobs when I worked for Roland Ford plasterers and slaters in the 1960s. I now live in Australia. Last edited: 03/04/2008 10:51 by Christopher Rung |
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Year: 1970
A Visit With A Great Aunt And Uncle A memory of Earby, Lancashire In 1970 my Grandparents (Mr & Mrs Harold Hall of Winnipeg, Canada) and I spent some time with my Grandmother's sister, Ethel Mills and her husband John. We had a family reunion and dinner in a restaurant. About 20 relations attended. I did not know anyone. Would any one remember that visit and would they like to make contact with me? I remember seeing a coal man in his costume bringing the coal, they had outside toilets, and a fire in everyroom. A community bath was a block away. I took several photos from a large field on a hill. Last edited: 15/01/2007 19:28 by Allaine Beels |
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