Last time you saw an Horse 'n' cart on the streets - Page 2

Eric · 21-06-2007, 15:48

I also remember this guy who came around with a horse and cart and collected old rags, for which he would give you a goldfish.

mallard · 21-06-2007, 16:05

Yes i can remember the rag and bone man comeing round and getting a free donkee stone of him for doing your front step at your door way

shillelagh · 21-06-2007, 19:25

last weekend - 2 caravans and a cart went through rising bridge towards accy.

blazey · 21-06-2007, 20:46

This is a funny thread, the last one I saw was in ossy yesterday around 7 o'clock when I was waiting for the bus. Again it was probably the same one already mentioned thats small and cars struggle to get around it on the road.
I personally think its a hazard as its not easy to see really.
I know theres more than one horse and cart owner in ossy though, i've seen some women on a bigger one about 2 month or so back aswell.

Lilly · 21-06-2007, 21:19

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Originally Posted by garinda

My next door neighbour, Pendy's cousin, used to ride up and down in a pony and trap in the eighties, and used to go as far as Appleby Fair.

I think it was also in the eighties that Jackson's stopped delivering the milk by horse drawn wagon. I remember they used to trim the horse and cart up with flowers each May Day.

Jackson's milk horse was still going strong in the 90s.I remember us always getting stuck behind it in the car going up Dill Hall Lane on the way to school!

cashman · 21-06-2007, 22:42

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Originally Posted by Lilly

Jackson's milk horse was still going strong in the 90s.I remember us always getting stuck behind it in the car going up Dill Hall Lane on the way to school!

think it may have ceased after the poor guy had the farm chimney fall on him? cant remember the year.

Eric · 23-06-2007, 23:49

I don't know if this counts, but I saw a massive pile of steaming horse turds in the middle of Ontario St. today! I didn't see the perp, or his cart; but it is wedding season and the guys from Wolfe Island bring over thier horses and carts to give drunken wedding guests a safe and celebratory ride.

Tombraider · 24-06-2007, 11:41

I saw the smaller one in ossy yesterday too.

ChrissieB · 09-09-2007, 22:11

I helped a few times on a milk delivery round using a horse and cart.(it was from Barnes farm behind Sparth Road Clayton-le-Moors. ) Basil Brierley's wife was called Sally and they had a greengrocers shop.

cashman · 09-09-2007, 23:22

just remembered used to be a place down clayton (bottom end) somewhere Trelfalls, you could hire an hoss n cart for the day for 10 bob, was very useful when they demolished the flat-roofed milnshaw estate,you could get a fair few copper back-boilers on one of them carts.

or so i was told pmsl

that would be some time mid 60s i think.

panther · 10-09-2007, 11:07

i seen one yesterday shooting up the road!!!
its a wonder the speed camera never snaped it!!

flashy · 10-09-2007, 12:18

i remember the rag and bone man coming up dill hall lane shouting 'rag n bone' and i also remember the horse and cart milk float from jacksons farm on dill hall lane, the horse was called dolly

BERNADETTE · 10-09-2007, 12:20

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Originally Posted by flashytart

i remember the rag and bone man coming up dill hall lane shouting 'rag n bone' and i also remember the horse and cart milk float from jacksons farm on dill hall lane, the horse was called dolly

What about the ice cream cart? Surely you remember that!

flashy · 10-09-2007, 12:21

lol Bernie i'm only 31

BERNADETTE · 10-09-2007, 12:26

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Originally Posted by flashytart

lol Bernie i'm only 31

Soz I get carried away when I'm on here, that horse bolted when it was on Howarth Avenue and ran over a little boy. He was a real mess and I haven't really been to keen on the brutes since