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They used to come around and put it down the hole just outside your front door ( That's where I remember )
They used to come around and put it down the hole just outside your front door ( That's where I remember )
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ENCYCLOPEEDIA BRITTANICA DOOR TO DOOR SALESMEN
JOHN COLLIER ,WEAVER TO WEARER
GAS SHOWROOMS
ELECTRIC SHOWROOMS
COLOURROLL
THE RENT MAN
INSURANCE COLLECTORS
COALMAN
U C P TRIPE SHOPS
THE TRAVERLING KNIFE SHARPENER
BENSONS OF BURY PROPER TOFFEES
JOHN COLLIER ,WEAVER TO WEARER
GAS SHOWROOMS
ELECTRIC SHOWROOMS
COLOURROLL
THE RENT MAN
INSURANCE COLLECTORS
COALMAN
U C P TRIPE SHOPS
THE TRAVERLING KNIFE SHARPENER
BENSONS OF BURY PROPER TOFFEES
PAIGE LADIES FASION SHOPS
BERKATEX WEDDING GOWN SHOPS
RICHARD SHOPS LADIES WEAR SHOPS
BRENTFORD NYLONS
BERKATEX WEDDING GOWN SHOPS
RICHARD SHOPS LADIES WEAR SHOPS
BRENTFORD NYLONS
School cane makers.
Oh and if the attempts today at both the spoken and written versions we tend to see and hear on a regular basis are anything to go by, English language teachers too!
Oh and if the attempts today at both the spoken and written versions we tend to see and hear on a regular basis are anything to go by, English language teachers too!
Visionhire
Finefare...(SuperMarket)
Mecca Bookmakers
Pie n Mash shops
Midland bank
Woolwich building society
Finefare...(SuperMarket)
Mecca Bookmakers
Pie n Mash shops
Midland bank
Woolwich building society
Seaside, nice to see you mention Gamages I had a stall in Leather Lane in the 60-70s
and once I came across a very large amount of leather handbag and purses,
and once I came across a very large amount of leather handbag and purses,
I sold them to Gamages who promised me payment within 7 days and to their
credit they did. Happy days.
credit they did. Happy days.
Smiths Crisp factory, Jersey-Kapwood Ltd, Corona Pop factory, Erie Electronics Ltd, Hartman factory, Lacons Brewery, Arnolds department store, just a few of the businesses in Great Yarmouth when i was a kid, that sadly are no more!
Smiths Crisps, you could buy 1d packets of broken crisps,
Heaven, when i was a kid!
"Mum, can i have a penny to buy a packet of broken crisps, please?"
Her reply,
"What do you think i am, made of money"
God rest her soul,
Love you!
Smiths Crisps, you could buy 1d packets of broken crisps,
Heaven, when i was a kid!
"Mum, can i have a penny to buy a packet of broken crisps, please?"
Her reply,
"What do you think i am, made of money"
God rest her soul,
Love you!
Norfdolk, the times I times I heard my Mum utter those words.
Still saying it to my five kids on a daily basis.
we used to be able to get 'penny cakes' from the cake shop by our secondary school at lunchtime...basically they were the previous day's cream cakes...
was about an Even-money shot whether they were still fit for consumption and did occasionally get bellyache but was worth the risk for a penny (late 70s)...
of course, cake shop is no more and they seem to want kids to have a more balanced lunch these days anyway!
was about an Even-money shot whether they were still fit for consumption and did occasionally get bellyache but was worth the risk for a penny (late 70s)...
of course, cake shop is no more and they seem to want kids to have a more balanced lunch these days anyway!
Mum & Dad, both died before i was 20 years old and i always remember how poor we were, (only in financial terms though).
One of my biggest regrets in life, was not being able to give them the things they would have liked, when i became the greatest tipster this forum has ever known!
Mum & Dad, would have laughed their socks (and stockings) off at that!
One of my biggest regrets in life, was not being able to give them the things they would have liked, when i became the greatest tipster this forum has ever known!
Mum & Dad, would have laughed their socks (and stockings) off at that!
Norfolk, my Dad died of wounds he sustained in the 1st World War when I was just 7
my Mum,bless her, who was French brought us up as best she could but she never had
any spare cash and if we occasionally were given a half penny each we were well chuffed.
my Mum,bless her, who was French brought us up as best she could but she never had
any spare cash and if we occasionally were given a half penny each we were well chuffed.
Our yearly holiday to Hunstanton was paid for by the strawberry crop dad tended all year and sold to the jam factory . . .Loads of others round our way done the same.
Alas no more . . Like you pair i tell my kids . . What i never had in money as a kid was far made up by being brought up with love by both parents. . . .Mind you if i woke dad up when he was havin his Sunday afternoon kip i knew about it
Alas no more . . Like you pair i tell my kids . . What i never had in money as a kid was far made up by being brought up with love by both parents. . . .Mind you if i woke dad up when he was havin his Sunday afternoon kip i knew about it
Lot of You boys must have been rich
Many a time my mother asked me to go down the shop and when I put my hand out for the money was told tell her to put it on the BOOK
Anyone remember the Book ?
Many a time my mother asked me to go down the shop and when I put my hand out for the money was told tell her to put it on the BOOK
Anyone remember the Book ?
mother used to send me down the shop to get 10 **** on tick
I defo remember THE BOOK . . Firths was the shop mum used . . . When the Tesco man comes i shout to my missus "Mr Firths here!!"
Rag and bone men
Timothy Whites
Freeman, Hardy and Willis
Radio Rentals
Ratners
Timothy Whites
Freeman, Hardy and Willis
Radio Rentals
Ratners
Newspaper seller outside the ( REAL) DEN as we left the ground
" 3.30 winner and the football arf times "
" 3.30 winner and the football arf times "
Newspaper seller outside the ( REAL) DEN as we left the ground
" 3.30 winner and the football arf times "
" 3.30 winner and the football arf times "
The three card merchants outside Catford dog track. If someone had the audacity to have a bully on the right card they'd shout "police, run lads" and leg it into the distance
wouldnt it be great if in a few years time we could say the BBC gravy train
Green shield stamps and embassy coupons .used to get 25p for 100 embassy coupons from my local fruit shop back in the early 70s
Typesetters.
Duffy: Double Diamond was a pale ale, didn't have none of that 'Continental muck' in the 60s early 70s. 'A Double Diamond works wonders, so drink some today'
The newsagent who used to open up a packet of No.6 and sell them singly to the schoolkids.
Paraffin vending machines.
Duffy: Double Diamond was a pale ale, didn't have none of that 'Continental muck' in the 60s early 70s. 'A Double Diamond works wonders, so drink some today'
The newsagent who used to open up a packet of No.6 and sell them singly to the schoolkids.
Paraffin vending machines.
Anyone remember the Party 7, think it was made by Watneys or maybe Whitbread. A staple of wedding receptions in the 60s/70s.
Basically a large tin of insipid bitter, normally served at room temperature.
Basically a large tin of insipid bitter, normally served at room temperature.
Watneys party 7, it was indeed pretty awful grog but at any house party it was the done thing to bring one along.
Harp Lager was first produced in 1960 as a bottled beer by the Guinness company (now Diageo), in response to the trend among drinkers in Britain and Ireland towards continental lager. Guinness converted its Dundalk brewery into a modern lager production plant with the guidance of Dr. Herman Muender, a distinguished German brewer.[2] Various names were considered for the brand, including Atlas, Cresta and Dolphin, before Harp was chosen.[3] The brand was marketed with the Brian Boru harp as its emblem.
The manufacturer states that Harp is made with pure water from the Cooley Mountains, Dundalk.[4]
By 1961 a consortium of brewers, Courage, Barclay & Simonds, Scottish & Newcastle, Bass, Mitchells & Butlers and Guinness, grouped together as Harp Lager Ltd to brew and market the beer.[5][6] Courage's Alton Brewery, where Courage Director's had been brewed, was rebuilt to produce the lager in Great Britain.[3]
By 1964, the product was being sold on draught and led in its category for sales. Members of the Harp consortium changed over the years, with Courage and Scottish & Newcastle leaving in 1979, but becoming franchisees.[7] Currently available on draught, and in 330ml and 500ml bottles, its top markets are Ireland, Australia, Canada, Africa, United States, according to Diageo.[4] In 2005, Harp saw a makeover. Diageo Ireland separated the brand from Guinness.
Today, Harp is brewed in the Dundalk brewery for Ireland and Hydes Brewery for Great Britain. In Australia, distribution is handled by Carlton & United Breweries.
As of the Autumn of 2010, Harp continues to be brewed in Dundalk but tankers are sent to Dublin to be kegged for the on trade market. Cans and bottles are packaged by IBC in Belfast. On 9 May 2008, Diageo Ireland announced that it would close the Dundalk Brewery along with the Kilkenny Brewery over a five-year period.[8]
The manufacturer states that Harp is made with pure water from the Cooley Mountains, Dundalk.[4]
By 1961 a consortium of brewers, Courage, Barclay & Simonds, Scottish & Newcastle, Bass, Mitchells & Butlers and Guinness, grouped together as Harp Lager Ltd to brew and market the beer.[5][6] Courage's Alton Brewery, where Courage Director's had been brewed, was rebuilt to produce the lager in Great Britain.[3]
By 1964, the product was being sold on draught and led in its category for sales. Members of the Harp consortium changed over the years, with Courage and Scottish & Newcastle leaving in 1979, but becoming franchisees.[7] Currently available on draught, and in 330ml and 500ml bottles, its top markets are Ireland, Australia, Canada, Africa, United States, according to Diageo.[4] In 2005, Harp saw a makeover. Diageo Ireland separated the brand from Guinness.
Today, Harp is brewed in the Dundalk brewery for Ireland and Hydes Brewery for Great Britain. In Australia, distribution is handled by Carlton & United Breweries.
As of the Autumn of 2010, Harp continues to be brewed in Dundalk but tankers are sent to Dublin to be kegged for the on trade market. Cans and bottles are packaged by IBC in Belfast. On 9 May 2008, Diageo Ireland announced that it would close the Dundalk Brewery along with the Kilkenny Brewery over a five-year period.[8]
The teleprinter on a Saturday
Remember how it used to stop nd start up again ?
Saturday has never been the same since that one went west
Remember how it used to stop nd start up again ?
Saturday has never been the same since that one went west
Lunch time saturday wrestling, just for the "grapple fans" with kent walton
I saw Mick mcmanus passd away recently
It was compulsive viewing for my gran
It was compulsive viewing for my gran
Always used to think - even as a kid - that the wrestling was fixed.
Now name me any other sport that's obviously fixed. I can't think of one in the UK ... well perhaps one.
Now name me any other sport that's obviously fixed. I can't think of one in the UK ... well perhaps one.
Sorry Vubiant
The Avon Lady alive and well
Brought my shampoo around monday
The Avon Lady alive and well
Brought my shampoo around monday
Crystal I was thinking along the same lines
The old nightwatchman guarding the roadworks ???
With his tent shelter and ever burning coke brazier
The old nightwatchman guarding the roadworks ???
With his tent shelter and ever burning coke brazier
Bloke in white selling crabsticks, kippers, prawns, etc from a basket in the pubs.
A racing pundit on R UK that wouldnt empty the Sultan of Brunei's bank account with his/her pundit observations
Slippy don't forget White City,used to be many moons ago my local track.
I'll never forget White City BESTMATE.
I was there the night I'm Slippy won the Derby final.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH0EV1R7jLg
I was there the night I'm Slippy won the Derby final.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH0EV1R7jLg
kpf
I forgot about that person
I know I started this thread but I can say I have not enjoyed a thread so much in a long time
It has taken me back to a time long gone
I forgot about that person
I know I started this thread but I can say I have not enjoyed a thread so much in a long time
It has taken me back to a time long gone
Wow,what a night that was,unfortunately i was unable to go.I think is was 1983 although i might be a year or so out.
Slippy,just watched your youtube video and yes it was 1983,did you back it?
Nah, we were all over Game Ball, we done our absolutes that night.
Manchester Evening News Pink Final , Saturday sports paper.
Yarmouth Speedway, how i adored it, as a kid!
Littlewoods, Vernons and Zetters football pools coupons!
Ah yes, "I Remember It Well"
youtu.be/sISWPzEqHLQ
Littlewoods, Vernons and Zetters football pools coupons!
Ah yes, "I Remember It Well"
youtu.be/sISWPzEqHLQ
do Pools collectors still go door to door?
The bloke with the horse and cart crying "bring out your dead."
Thats the Grim Reaper Slippy he has got so lazy these days.
Buying everything from the market, use to work on most in Manchester in the 80s
the old guy selling my gran empty cigarette boxes so she could sell loose woodbines to the kids in the local tech
I may have missed this one reading through, what about the "Chalkers" in the bookies before runners sheets came out, also the old Extel commentarys, happy days
White City and Ballybunion greyhound racing tracks , great childhood memories.
Rangers Football Club
McCowans Toffee
Alpine and Bon Accord juice.
Chippie vans.
McCowans Toffee
Alpine and Bon Accord juice.
Chippie vans.
The good old days thread.
When you see what my nephew has its terrible. Never wants to play outside
Gets bored of new toys in days but that's no problem he's just given a new one.
Maple is not getting spoilt we will teach her the value of money.
When you see what my nephew has its terrible. Never wants to play outside
Gets bored of new toys in days but that's no problem he's just given a new one.
Maple is not getting spoilt we will teach her the value of money.
Blackpool Photographer.... During the day he would be on the Promenade(usually by one of the piers) taking photos of the holidaymakers and at night he went round the pubs & clubs with a tasty looking bird(who would sit on your knee) photographing p1ssed up blokes.
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