rag and bone man
 

i am after pictures of the old rag and bone place in back burnley road accrington. thanks

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Nice introduction;)

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Who the hell had a camera in those days?

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That was Readers Rag Shop Eunice, owd Henry used to kip in yon on a big pile o rags, never seen a picture of it though, probably not much of a tourist spot.:D

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Seems like yow were round there regularly:D

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I was, brought up bottom block burnley rd, just below melbourne st.:)

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Who in the right mind would go up Back Water St as far as Readers Rag Shop with a camera and think they would get out. From the odd occasions when I went in there, there were some right rough looking b*ggers in there, and that was just the women rag sorters.
Retlaw.

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not very happy with the sarcastic reply, i was only asking a question!!!

and in fact the first portable camera was invented in 1685.

thank you cashman for your info.

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BY WHOM
Retlaw.

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Twas not i, but the other ignorant gits who responded:rofl38::rofl38::rofl38:

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Sorry no pictures Eunice but got memories of the place. As a kid i used to collect woollens and rags to make bit of spending money, Later when i was a teenager I worked for Moores Blacksmiths/Springworks farther down Burnley Road back. I went up there regular looking for angle iron off the old bed frames. There was an old man called Gilbert who hung around the place who would call to springworks for chat. Does anyone remember him.

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Gilbert - little short guy always wore a hat, no don't remember him.:D;)

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Nice one Cashman I like that.:)

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Of course you do, he was he one with the rag leg and a rubber crutch.
Retlaw.

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And the first response wasn't sarcasm it was a hint for you to,

'get thee gone to the introduce yourself threads and introduce yourself'.

People on here like to help but they like to know whom they are helping.

So help us to help you by Following the sites protocol, thank you.
:)

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Thank you Less

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Oh, I forgot it was you!

Ignore everything I said, then, Jaysay is naturally Sarcastic.

:D

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Thank You Less:D

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Did used to go regularly myself for my mum. particularly when she had a few jam jars... 1d if I recall.

Can just about remember the man there, but never knew his name ...probably I would have had to refer to him as a 'Mr' summat.

Didn't you get varying rates for woollens, cottons, etc ?

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I thought I recognised that outfit.:hidewall::hidewall::D:D

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You a cheeky monkey Benipete !:p

Actually, did occasionally see some other girls wearing outfits of mine that were 'given' away. Was sorta' weird, but pleased someone else got some use out of them.

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Ya' know Jaysay, I can't find any record in the Introductory Forum where you introduced yourself way back in October 2005 ... :confused:

Nor Less for that matter .. except a sarky one where he was having a go at people joining just so they could play on our games... ;)

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Have a look at January 2008 when I really got the bug again;)

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Two things:
First why was the man called Rag and Bone? I get the rag bit but what about the bone?

Secondly ( for Less) When I found this sight, it took me ages to get the hang of it and I began by replying to a quote. I had no idea I was supposed!! too follow a protocol. So I'm apologising now for not having introduced myself,but please don't be so hard on newbies

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LOL - that's like asking a vampire 'please don't drink my blood' :D

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That was just a 'I am back' introduction after what appears to be some computer fail. You didn't think to do it originally ...

'Let them without sin, cast the first stone' .... :D:D:D

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Thank You For having a great sense of humor could you pass it on to all the political numpties.:D:D

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They also used to collect bones for making into glue, although I don't remember this at all. Maybe Health and Safety put a stop to it...:D

Do remember only about 40 years ago ... the bone merchants coming to my local butchers to pick up the bones... gawd did he stink. Nice looking lad too .. perhaps he scrubbed up well.. :D

Do they still have these I wonder ? What do butchers do with the excess bones ?

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They used to go to a place in Church, kate, but I think Tealeaf complained and the shut the place:D

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I wasn't being hard on a newbie, I was informing a newbie that the person accused by that newbie, of sarcasm was doing nothing more than giving a mild hint to go to introduce yourself, after all it is the first thing ALL of us are supposed to do, (it's in the rules you read when you agreed to abide by them), you did read them didn't you?
:rolleyes: