Years Gone By

[esteemedjuju]

Originally Posted by cashman

now then theres a story about tommy 2 guns somewhere i put in a thread in nostalgia section,an its perfectly true. also i knew merry bess by one of her other names. lol me aunt alice who ican barely remember lived on parsdise st.

my aunt Alice also lived on Paradise street well i'm not sure if she was a proper aunty or someone we just called aunty

[Royboy39]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

I heard once that the potatoes were stored in 'gas' to prevent them sprouting.
Anyone know what the 'gas' was?

Mancie after a good 'Ruby' the night before.

[jaysay]

Anybody remember the old Irish League club in ossy, think it was on the corner of Simpson Street, its now a doctors surgery, or it was the last time I looked

[yerself]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Anybody remember the old Irish League club in ossy

I used to work for a firm that supplied the Irish League with cigarettes, tobacco etc. Every month they used to order '1 gross matches', we always sent them 'England's Glory'. Every month we got them back with a note saying 'This brand of matches unacceptable, please deliver alternative'.

[BERNADETTE]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Anybody remember the old Irish League club in ossy, think it was on the corner of Simpson Street, its now a doctors surgery, or it was the last time I looked

Had some great nights out up there, used to go every Thursday

[cashman]

Originally Posted by BERNADETTE

Had some great nights out up there, used to go every Thursday

yep when the groups were on, had some good nights, one of em,the group singer was crap,so me mate jumped on stage, took the mic off him, said summat to the group, n proceded to sing "Emile Ford" what do ya wanna make those eyes at me for, n got the biggest clap of the night.

[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by cherokee

Back to the first supermarket ..... according to hubby it was called Saul,s , He thinks it was on either Bank st or Jacob st,the owner was apperantly a jew from manchester and it was in the mid 50s...

The shop called Saul's was in Black Abbey St. He lived in Blackpool, my father once asked him why he did'nt put he real name on the sign, R. Saul., his reply was, yes and you local wags would have a real time with that.

The first owner of the shop was called Bob Holt.

Retlaw.

[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by cherokee

my grandad used to live in one of the old firemens cottages up manchester rd an he had a communal back yard with the loos etc ... i was only a young un and used to find it funny....

The houses for the firemen in Manchester Rd, did have a cummunal area at the back, but they had inside toilets.
The only thing out back was a coal bunker and a dustbin.

Retlaw.

[Taggy]

Originally Posted by mallard

I can rembber the mace shop on cross street in oswaldtwistle-and the offlicence on the next street what was james street but they have gone now.

My Auntie used to work in that shop (mace), was owned by a chap called Harry Smith and his wife, think he died not that long ago!

Best Regards - Taggy

[south aussie]

Originally Posted by Taggy

My Auntie used to work in that shop (mace), was owned by a chap called Harry Smith and his wife, think he died not that long ago!

Best Regards - Taggy

Harry & Queenie Smith ran the shop, and had a daughter Barbara
May Woods & Peggy Birtwell worked in the shop inthe early 60,s

The off licence was run by Hilda & Joe Grundy. and Gordon Addison before
them
I earned 5 bob a week bringing all the beer & soft drinks up from the cellar
for Hilda & Joe
May Woods also worked in the off licence for Hilda & Joe

[south aussie]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Anybody remember the old Irish League club in ossy, think it was on the corner of Simpson Street, its now a doctors surgery, or it was the last time I looked

All my family were members of the club for many years.

All members kids were treated to a day trip to Southport once a year,we all got a bottle of pop,a bag of crisps on the coach, 5 bob to spend,and fish & chips for tea
Great days out!
James St club also did the same [but we went by train]

Any one else remember?

[south aussie]

Originally Posted by yerself

I used to work for a firm that supplied the Irish League with cigarettes, tobacco etc. Every month they used to order '1 gross matches', we always sent them 'England's Glory'. Every month we got them back with a note saying 'This brand of matches unacceptable, please deliver alternative'.

One member once sang GOD SAVE THE QUEEN at the end of a free & easy night , the commitee thought that this was also unaccepable

[Taggy]

Originally Posted by south aussie

Harry & Queenie Smith ran the shop, and had a daughter Barbara
May Woods & Peggy Birtwell worked in the shop inthe early 60,s

The off licence was run by Hilda & Joe Grundy. and Gordon Addison before
them
I earned 5 bob a week bringing all the beer & soft drinks up from the cellar
for Hilda & Joe
May Woods also worked in the off licence for Hilda & Joe

Peggy Birtwell is my Auntie!!

Best Regards - Taggy

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by south aussie

Harry & Queenie Smith ran the shop, and had a daughter Barbara
May Woods & Peggy Birtwell worked in the shop inthe early 60,s

The off licence was run by Hilda & Joe Grundy. and Gordon Addison before
them
I earned 5 bob a week bringing all the beer & soft drinks up from the cellar
for Hilda & Joe
May Woods also worked in the off licence for Hilda & Joe

In the sixties my best mate was a guy called Gordon Addison (Lefty), but I'm sure it couldn't have been the same chap SA, Lefty worked for the Coop, then the family emigrated to Australia, but came back soon after, he then joined the Police and moved to Morecambe as a detective, haven't heard of him for over twenty years

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by BERNADETTE

Had some great nights out up there, used to go every Thursday

Mate of mine did a disco there on Thursdays too, he was called Vic, came from Burnley