sledge

[tosh]

as kid we used to sledge down lupin road and try to get as far as you could down the dizy back,

how many have heard of the dizy back.

 

[slinky]

Never heard of Dizzy back.... But i know of Raggy back!! anyone know where that one is ??

 

[Bonnyboy]

Never heard of Dizzy back.... But i know of Raggy back!! anyone know where that one is ??

The back off Burnley Rd. behind Booze Buster and the probation office ?? I heard that called Raggy back before.

 

[slinky]

The back off Burnley Rd. behind Booze Buster and the probation office ?? I heard that called Raggy back before.

Your damn right it is Manor street back alley

 

[BERNADETTE]

Does the dizzy back not run down at the back of Asda?

 

[Bonnyboy]

Your damn right it is Manor street back alley

Why is it called Raggy back

 

[Uncle Mick]

T`was always Electricity Back or Ewbank back to us. Now the Rats Back thats a different matter altogether!

 

[Bonnyboy]

Does the dizzy back not run down at the back of Asda?

Dunno, where is Lupin Road ?

 

[slinky]

Why is it called Raggy back

Yep Raggy back, back of Manor street/ Burnley road. Dunno why it was called Raggy back though!! maybe someone on here will!!

 

[BERNADETTE]

Dunno, where is Lupin Road ?

Near Milnshaw Park

 

[pam1]

Long Ago There Was A Rag Shop Down There Thay Payed You For Your Old Rags

 

[Bonnyboy]

Long Ago There Was A Rag Shop Down There Thay Payed You For Your Old Rags

Makes sense, thanks for the info

 

[slinky]

Long Ago There Was A Rag Shop Down There Thay Payed You For Your Old Rags

AHHHHHH right, I lived there from 1980 til 1985 .... was probably too young to remember the old Rag shop, or it had gone by then!!

Cheers for that.

 

[tosh]

the dizzy back was so called as it had the corporation distrutors yard there,


distructors, dizzy,

 

[tosh]

lupin road runs of lancaster ave befor you get to the park.