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Old 26-08-2010, 20:33   #26
Margaret Pilkington
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Re: Do you remember old remedies bought from the chemist

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Originally Posted by Retlaw View Post
Why the eck didn'ti set Weslyans itut fost place.
Thur wur all suorts o God botherers in thad area, wod wi Swedenborgs i Abbey St, Calvanists i Chapel St, un yon other lot i Oauk street.
Thur wur near as many o them botherers as thur were pubs at one time.

Retlaw.
Retlaw, to me a methodist is a methodist, whether it be wesleyan or otherwise....speaking of pubs, there was one of those close by Waltons too...was it the Red Lion? I can't really remember, I wasn't old enough to sup anything stronger than dandelion and burdock.
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