[Margaret Pilkington]

Talking of tin baths......My brother and I had the job of emtying ours, most of the water was emptied out using an enamel lading tin, but one winter night we decided it was far too cold to go out the back many times with the lading tin..... and instead we tipped all the water down the back steps. It was a particularly cold night and the water froze on the back steps. Mum went out in the dark the following morning and went A over T all the way down the back steps...... boy did we get our rumps warmed!!!