Winter of 1963 - Page 3

maxthecollie · 03-03-2012, 23:56

I remember going down Willows Lane to the Grammar School and the water main had burst at the end of Brown Street and was freezing as fast as the water was coming out. Willows Lane was solid ice all the way down past the Railway Bridge. The council workers could not get out of their yard to grit the road. We were watching cars sliding down and crashing into others and bouncing of the walls at either side of Willows Lane.

jaysay · 04-03-2012, 10:43

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Originally Posted by mobertol

Was born Oct. '63 -knew from mum & dad that it was incredibly cold and snowy when they married Dec26th 1962. Honeymoon in Lake District at Keswick, Derwent Water was frozen over by all accounts -did a quick calculation -the cold kept them in and I was conceived!

The winter of 63 has a lot to answer far mobertol

davemac · 04-03-2012, 23:00

I remember the snow of 63, living on Pendle Street I opened the back door to use the outside privey and was met with a wall of snow, it had drifted up past the door frame. Had to use the shovel by the side of the fire for taking out the ashes to dig a tunnel outside. Just for the luxury of and outside privey with newspaper squares on a nail, bliss

jaysay · 05-03-2012, 09:51

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Originally Posted by davemac

I remember the snow of 63, living on Pendle Street I opened the back door to use the outside privey and was met with a wall of snow, it had drifted up past the door frame. Had to use the shovel by the side of the fire for taking out the ashes to dig a tunnel outside. Just for the luxury of and outside privey with newspaper squares on a nail, bliss

Ya Dave the outside loo, think I was around at just the wrong time really, it was about the time that I was an happyrentice that people decided to have improvement grants which included an inside loo, which meant that the old long drop tippler had to be dug out, usually by yours truly, ugggggggg

Mog · 05-03-2012, 10:13

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Originally Posted by Retlaw

I knew a Harry Hawkins, went to Woodnook Council School, was a butcher at Kemp & Murrays on the corner of Wellington St.

Retlaw.

I remember little Harry. He was a good drinker. Do you guys remember the big tall fair haired bloke he used to drink with. They used the coctail bar in the big pub on the corner by the bus station. can,t think of its name. Maybe commercial or something. Had a grand piano in that room. They also used the Derby quite a bit. Last time I saw harry was in the Derby about Feb 1968. Think he was seeing one of the barmaids at the time. Great guy.

davemac · 05-03-2012, 10:38

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Ya Dave the outside loo, think I was around at just the wrong time really, it was about the time that I was an happyrentice that people decided to have improvement grants which included an inside loo, which meant that the old long drop tippler had to be dug out, usually by yours truly, ugggggggg

we initialy had the long drop, we then went upmarket and had a porcelain pedestal instaled, still outside though, but we kept the newspaper squares for a few more years. I think we then splashed out on bulk paper from Uncle Dicks on the outside market that was when the market filled the space between the market hall and the town hall

jaysay · 05-03-2012, 10:46

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Originally Posted by davemac

we initially had the long drop, we then went upmarket and had a porcelain pedestal installed, still outside though, but we kept the newspaper squares for a few more years. I think we then splashed out on bulk paper from Uncle Dicks on the outside market that was when the market filled the space between the market hall and the town hall

Ah we were very lucky in our house dave, my Mum worked for Hygiene Supplies in Stone Bridge Lane, who made a wide range of toilet rolls, and we got the seconds to use instead of the newspaper squares

davemac · 05-03-2012, 13:35

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Ah we were very lucky in our house dave, my Mum worked for Hygiene Supplies in Stone Bridge Lane, who made a wide range of toilet rolls, and we got the seconds to use instead of the newspaper squares

there was a downside to newspaper squares, you know when you read a newspaper and get print on your fingers, well I think thats were the song "black bottom" came from.

Gordon Booth · 05-03-2012, 16:34

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Ah we were very lucky in our house dave, my Mum worked for Hygiene Supplies in Stone Bridge Lane, who made a wide range of toilet rolls, and we got the seconds to use instead of the newspaper squares

Weren't the seconds the ones with the holes in them?

The old 'Observer' was always a nice texture. What's the current one like?