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john conway

11-04-2010 18:09

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Originally Posted by mickp (Post 805514)

John do you have a sister around your age ?Also I was the first person in the world,to balance on the handrail .Down the donkey steps, from top to bottom.Thank you.

Yes Maureen, she's now living down in the Norfolk Broads, as is my Mum, she's now 92 and still going strong. My sister is 11 months younger than me. And were as I was in the last year at St Oswalds before they knocked it down, my sister went on the the Holly Family in its first year.

JCB	02-03-2011 19:51

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Originally Posted by mickp (Post 805132)

I thought the donkey steps ran from Perth Street to the Globe Bowling club .Just below Bullough park.

Just been reading this thread . Does anyone know why they are called the donkey steps ?

mickp

02-03-2011 23:24

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John'
You are quite correct about the donkey steps.What is your point.

Margaret Pilkington

03-03-2011 20:57

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We always called those the 'sharp bonks'....don't ask me why......it was passed down from my Grandma who lived on Higher Antley St......if we went to Bullough Park, we always went by the sharp bonks.

cashman

03-03-2011 21:06

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Perhaps yeh had to be sharp before someone came by?:D

DaveinGermany

03-03-2011 21:55

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 888947)

We always called those the 'sharp bonks'....don't ask me why......

Referring to the knocks a pram took going down the steps ? Just a thought. :)

Margaret Pilkington

04-03-2011 08:20

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany (Post 888969)

Referring to the knocks a pram took going down the steps ? Just a thought. :)

You just might be right there, Son....it was alright going up....but coming down was a real pain.

Cashy........I'm not sure that the word 'Bonk' had that connotation way back in the 50's.......can't remember anyone ever using it in that context, but then I was young and naive until I reached my 20's:D.

cashman

04-03-2011 08:33

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 889029)

not sure meself margaret, just trying to be helpful.:D;)

mickp

04-03-2011 12:06

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Probably it was the easest way to lead a donkey from the band club to Fern Gore.

gdm27

05-03-2011 14:02

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Originally Posted by mickp (Post 889094)

Probably it was the easest way to lead a donkey from the band club to Fern Gore.

As you do.

gdm27

31-03-2011 11:50

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Back to Priestly Clough, can you still walk along the old railway track or is that out of bounds? :cool:

Margaret Pilkington

31-03-2011 12:06

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The railway track is now a country walk with a decent gravel path.

gdm27

31-03-2011 13:52

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 894947)

The railway track is now a country walk with a decent gravel path.

Fantastic, thanks Margaret.

odders

31-03-2011 17:38

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Originally Posted by gdm27 (Post 894944)

Back to Priestly Clough, can you still walk along the old railway track or is that out of bounds? :cool:

Check out this thread

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...ine-57076.html

;)

mickp

01-04-2011 15:39

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Originally Posted by gdm27 (Post 894944)

Back to Priestly Clough, can you still walk along the old railway track or is that out of bounds? :cool:

gdm'
Sorry i cannot help you.I left Accy in 1976 moved to Canada, lived here last 35 years.Just memories.I spent most of my youth in Priestly Clough and Bullough Park,Jacobs Lodge area.Ilived in Fountain Street.Was home about 3 years ago.Sorry but there is nothing to come home to.The pubs are dead,so are most of my friends.

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