[Margaret Pilkington]

Yes, I remember the Rag and bone chap...we used to get donkey stones as a swap for any rags...although we didn't have much in the way of rags...what wasn't used for cleaning the floors was used to make 'peg rugs'...for bedrooms and hallways.
The milk chap also used to come round with his horse and cart....and the milk was in churns on the back. We used to go out with a posh jug and a lace cover for the top...the lace cover was to stop smuts of soot getting into the milk until you got back indoors.
Birtwells Ice cream also used to come round with a horse and cart......my but we had wonderful roses ......and rhubarb!