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i dont blame the horse for bolting, haworth avenue is a cul-de-sac and there's no way out for the poor horse lol, i love horses, always have done

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Know what you mean, just very frightening:(

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i got trampled on by a horse when i was 5 at atlas sterrt nursery, but it never put me off :D

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It's like anything else either you like them or you don't, I have never really liked them:D

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thats fair enough, they are nice creatures though, given the proper care and attention they are wonderful, my friend has two

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Not really a horse and cart,but I saw a horse drawn hearse today,in Rising Bridge.The four horses looked splendid,if you've got to go that's the way to do it!

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Atlas Street nursery, was that where the alotments were. near the Royal Mill.

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yep alan think thats it, never did know the mill name was allspeeds to me lol

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seem to remember if I'm not wrong that all the streets in that area being named after places in Australia...wonder why ? :confused: :confused:

Re: Last time you saw an Horse 'n' cart on the streets
 

yep, Brisbane street, Melbourne street, Wellington street etc...

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i see a few everyday , they have races up here ,and peeps use them to get around the countryside everyday,they park outside our local coop and go shopping in them,and no this is not a joke

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i went on one in Belgium in may, they make a mint

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I'm not sure but do the Amish in their horse drawn buggies count? I often see them especially when driving up in Pennsylvania and the Shenadoah Valley (my happy place).

Brian

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They do look magnificent I think that is how I would like to be carried on my last journey.

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I remember the Rag'n'Bone man coming round when I was little -used to scare me -must have been the bones! i reckon he stopped around mid-1970's.
Also remember Dolly who pulled Jackson's milk delivery cart too - do you remember the white horse they had before -think his name was Bobby... we had many an anxious moment getting past them on Dill hall Lane too on our way to school in Ossy! Mr. Jackson's accident was during a terrible storm in about 1978 I think -I was out on my pool round (Littlewooods pools and Spot the Ball!) that evening too on Dill Hall Lane and the council estate, and if i'm not mixing up 2 separate incidents a group of teenagers were struck by lightening that day on St. Cristopher's playing fields - I think one was killed unfotunately....
As for other horses and carts, my nanna , who lived on Exchange Street told me about them getting deliveries of coal down the backs by a cart - I remember a lorry coming down until about 1978 when they got a gas fire...perhaps someone else remembers the coalman...?
I know my Grandad's family had a horse and trap (they lived on Rockmount in Altham) because his sister , my great aunt Lucy once told me about their yearly "holiday" at Whitsuntide down to Whalley Nab for a picnic -women and small children aboard and all the others alongside -apparently it took a whole day there and back! Imagine that!!!