Accrington Web - View Single Post - What memories would you liked to of shared??

dotti34 · 03-02-2014, 20:42

What a great thread this is – brings back so many memories it’s hard to know where to start. However, here’s a few that come to mind and I certainly also share the same as those on the other postings.

Mum’s washing day (always Monday) – no washing machine only the dolly tub and the posser, then through the big and heavy wooden mangle, but all the clothes so beautifully clean. When dry EVERYTHING was ironed and hoisted up on the rack to make sure they were all aired before use.

A Fair came to the local market town twice a year. I would have a whole 2 shillings to spend that my uncle would give me to go to the fair and which would last all day. This was also supposed to include my bus fare – though I always spent this as well and had to walk home.

Not always being good kids - oops! - we did go robbing orchards (they belonged to the rich people who didn’t bother to pick the fruit anyway) – and then had to eat the green crab-apples to ‘destroy’ the evidence of what we’d been up to. Numerous times ended up with bellyache.

Us kids could go off all day on a non-school day with a bottle of cold tea (left-over from the pot) and a jam butt to keep us going. No fear of anything bad happening – except maybe a skun knee or two.

In school the cane was used with regularity but mostly on boys – and the only response from parents would be to give them another whack when they got home. Parents did not interfere with school.

Swearing resulted in the mouth being washed out with carbolic soap! (Or the threat of it).

A ha’penny would buy sweets – carefully chosen as this was a real treat.

Better stop now before I get too nostalgic….

03-02-2014, 20:42	#15
dotti34 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,189 Blog Entries: 80 Liked: 1480 times Rep Power: 833512	Re: What memories would you liked to of shared?? What a great thread this is – brings back so many memories it’s hard to know where to start. However, here’s a few that come to mind and I certainly also share the same as those on the other postings. Mum’s washing day (always Monday) – no washing machine only the dolly tub and the posser, then through the big and heavy wooden mangle, but all the clothes so beautifully clean. When dry EVERYTHING was ironed and hoisted up on the rack to make sure they were all aired before use. A Fair came to the local market town twice a year. I would have a whole 2 shillings to spend that my uncle would give me to go to the fair and which would last all day. This was also supposed to include my bus fare – though I always spent this as well and had to walk home. Not always being good kids - oops! - we did go robbing orchards (they belonged to the rich people who didn’t bother to pick the fruit anyway) – and then had to eat the green crab-apples to ‘destroy’ the evidence of what we’d been up to. Numerous times ended up with bellyache. Us kids could go off all day on a non-school day with a bottle of cold tea (left-over from the pot) and a jam butt to keep us going. No fear of anything bad happening – except maybe a skun knee or two. In school the cane was used with regularity but mostly on boys – and the only response from parents would be to give them another whack when they got home. Parents did not interfere with school. Swearing resulted in the mouth being washed out with carbolic soap! (Or the threat of it). A ha’penny would buy sweets – carefully chosen as this was a real treat. Better stop now before I get too nostalgic….