Who remembers?

motherhubbard · 17-03-2008, 18:57

Who remembers
The old Accy baths and the chip shop accross the road.
Swimming in the lodges at the back of the Coppice
Collecting wood/ furniture for the Bonfire in the back streets behind the houses
Saturday morning pictures at the Odeon
The rag and bone man and the goldfish
Trickets ice cream that came in the horse and cart (the red sauce was great)
the fog that stopped everything running, the silence, and the taste of it when you had to walk home through it.
Getting the bus on Adelaide street to Blackpool at the Wakes weeks.
Sitting on 'the deck' with your mates and waiting to get moved on.
The Jaz Club - great for under age drinking

grego · 17-03-2008, 18:59

I used to swim in the lodges and remember the rag and bone man (dont know if its the same one) thats about it.

MargaretR · 17-03-2008, 19:02

There are plenty more in the special section
Nostalgia aint what it used to be... - Accrington Web

jaysay · 17-03-2008, 19:02

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Originally Posted by motherhubbard

Who remembers
The old Accy baths and the chip shop accross the road.
Swimming in the lodges at the back of the Coppice
Collecting wood/ furniture for the Bonfire in the back streets behind the houses
Saturday morning pictures at the Odeon
The rag and bone man and the goldfish
Trickets ice cream that came in the horse and cart (the red sauce was great)
the fog that stopped everything running, the silence, and the taste of it when you had to walk home through it.
Getting the bus on Adelaide street to Blackpool at the Wakes weeks.
Sitting on 'the deck' with your mates and waiting to get moved on.
The Jaz Club - great for under age drinking

We must be from the same era Mrshubbard, 4 penath a chips on the way home from the baths nout better on a Friday night, and as for the Jazz club there was a thread on here about that not long ago, great days for sure

cashman · 17-03-2008, 19:03

hey mother hubbard theres threads about most of that in "Nostalgia" section,have a sneck through,feel sure you'll enjoy.

cashman · 17-03-2008, 19:05

also do ya remember "Who" lived across from the old baths?

panther · 17-03-2008, 19:08

I dont recall any of it

what is this era then?
60's?

cashman · 17-03-2008, 19:11

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Originally Posted by panther

I dont recall any of it

what is this era then?
60's?

buggar all to do with you kids

motherhubbard · 17-03-2008, 19:32

definately the 60's Thanks everyone I will jump into the nostalgia section and a bit in there.

Debbie J · 17-03-2008, 20:39

The only thing I don't remember was the Jazz club!

Retlaw · 17-03-2008, 21:16

Accrington Public Baths
St James St.

Never liked the place, could never learn to swim.

Was'nt till I was 30 odd, a doctor told me my bone structure
was too heavy, I would never be able to swim.

Retlaw

cashman · 17-03-2008, 21:18

another Top picture,cheers retlaw.

yerself · 18-03-2008, 04:47

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Originally Posted by motherhubbard

Trickets ice cream that came in the horse and cart (the red sauce was great)

Can't recall Trickett's ice-cream being delivered by horse and cart. Do you mean Birtwell's? He used to blow his whistle and shout "Ice-cream here." If you ordered a cornet, he would be poised, bottle in hand and ask "With blood?"

motherhubbard · 18-03-2008, 06:49

Sorry it was Birtwells, my memory is not as good as I thought

cashman · 18-03-2008, 09:19

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Originally Posted by yerself

Can't recall Trickett's ice-cream being delivered by horse and cart. Do you mean Birtwell's? He used to blow his whistle and shout "Ice-cream here." If you ordered a cornet, he would be poised, bottle in hand and ask "With blood?"

the son or one of sons? drove the hoss n cart in later years, he ended up a "bouncer" at the miners on friday nights, once threw me down the stairs wi 2 of his oppos.