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Gordon Booth · 25-11-2010, 13:58

I can't believe how times have changed-I saw a picture posted by staggeringman of a lamplighter and suddenly realized I actually REMEMBER seeing one lighting the gas lamps in our street in the early 1940's! Then seeing his long stick made me remember the 'knocker-upper' coming round in the early mornings-he had a similar long pole to knock on the bedroom windows of the mill workers(couldn't afford an alarm clock?). They paid him a little a week, I assume HE was always early clocking on!
Anybody younger than 50 must find it hard to believe how enormously things progressed by the end of the 50's, early 60's.Even in the 50's some people still had 'tipplers' at the bottom of the garden!

25-11-2010, 13:58	#1
Gordon Booth Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,402 Liked: 715 times Rep Power: 46614	The 'knocker-upper' and lamplighter I can't believe how times have changed-I saw a picture posted by staggeringman of a lamplighter and suddenly realized I actually REMEMBER seeing one lighting the gas lamps in our street in the early 1940's! Then seeing his long stick made me remember the 'knocker-upper' coming round in the early mornings-he had a similar long pole to knock on the bedroom windows of the mill workers(couldn't afford an alarm clock?). They paid him a little a week, I assume HE was always early clocking on! Anybody younger than 50 must find it hard to believe how enormously things progressed by the end of the 50's, early 60's.Even in the 50's some people still had 'tipplers' at the bottom of the garden!