Smell memories

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by katex

Yep, remember that too ... used to go every year for many years (had 2 weeks ... posh, eh !).

Two weeks oooooooooogh ya were posh

[jaysay]

Well we weren't so lucky as Kate, it was one week only at the Costa Del Roughit or as its better known today Blackpool

[DaveinGermany]

Originally Posted by JCB

This Saturday many year's ago used to be the start of the annual week in Fleetwood . Smell of fish .

Ooh luxury ! You lucky, lucky, ........ ! We had 2 weeks in Rhyl, in a damp caravan with wet Dogs. (proper nasal memories them) Ever since then I've not liked going abroad !

[egg&chips]

Just found this and couldn't help but recall the appalling smell that hit you on brewing days as you got off the bus in Blackburn. It used to make me gip as a small boy (or as we used to say "coaten?")

[garinda]

Originally Posted by egg&chips

Just found this and couldn't help but recall the appalling smell that hit you on brewing days as you got off the bus in Blackburn. It used to make me gip as a small boy (or as we used to say "coaten?")

It was horrible.

I used to smell it every day, getting the bus back from school.

It came from one of the breweries, Thwaites, or Whitbreads, and came from processing the stinking, wet hops.

[jaysay]

Ya the stink in Blackburn was awful, funny how it became so wonderful when it was stuck in a glass on the bar

[maxthecollie]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Ya the stink in Blackburn was awful, funny how it became so wonderful when it was stuck in a glass on the bar

Never as bad as the bone factory on Bridge Street Church

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by maxthecollie

Never as bad as the bone factory on Bridge Street Church

That was worse that than Blyth's and that's saying sumat Frank

[maxthecollie]

Originally Posted by jaysay

That was worse that than Blyth's and that's saying sumat Frank

depending on wind direction you could smell it all over town

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by maxthecollie

depending on wind direction you could smell it all over town

When you lived in Ossy you couldn't get away from it really no matter which way the wind was blowing Bone Factory and Blyth's one way Cockers the other, we got it every which way

[garinda]

Originally Posted by maxthecollie

Never as bad as the bone factory on Bridge Street Church

Yeah, that would make you retch, and your eyes water, it was so bad.

[cashman]

Can remember living in Church in 70s,and being unable to leave windows open on a hot day, was terrible.

[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by cashman

Can remember living in Church in 70s,and being unable to leave windows open on a hot day, was terrible.

Would that be Metcalfe's boiling bones.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Retlaw

Would that be Metcalfe's boiling bones.

Yep sure was, at first used to think it was Wm Blythes, until i started yon in 77, Then Meltcalfes used to infiltrate the cabins n put yeh off yer bait.

[accypete]

Yep smell of shiney black tar bubbles as you collected them into a big ball of tar .....butter margarine would get the tar of small hands and clothes coupled with a clip round the ears