Childhood Reminiscences 1941-1951

[claytonx]

Originally Posted by Eric

I remember most of it ... not the horse-drawn trams ... but the other stuff, yes. And conkers ... and bonfire night ... and Stanley at Peel Park We've sure as hell come a long way; but I sometimes wonder about the direction we took

Eric, I can remember catching a corporation bus from the Forts Arms Clayton right to Peel Park to watch Stanley in the old third division north and then getting the bus out of Manor St back. The bus was standing room only and the conductor never managed to collect all the fares, as long as you could get as near to the front upstairs.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

We didn't get goldfish from the rag and bone man...we got donkey stones.......far more practical.

The good old donkey stones and Dolly Blue Margaret them were the days

[talentedbutslow]

Tal decides to do a "Groove"
Tal wonders why they were called "donkey stones"......

[MargaretR]

Originally Posted by talentedbutslow

Tal decides to do a "Groove"
Tal wonders why they were called "donkey stones"......

Eli Whalley & Company, Manufacturers of Donkey Stones -
Donkey stones took their name from the image of a donkey used by the largest 19th century manufacturer. On the other hand, Eli Whalley used a lion as his trademark and the inspiration for this came from childhood visits to Belle Vue Zoo at Gorton, Manchester.