ha,ha, I used to buy them too
ha,ha, I used to buy them too
You'd bite it and pull it away from you to snap it off and it'd go further out than your arm would reach (on a warm day)
On a hot day, the paper would stick to it and you'd spend longer unwrapping it than eating it.
Penny Arrows, for an old penny.Originally Posted by Ged
Enough of a mouthful to shut you up for a while.
Gobstoppers that changed colours, so you had to keep getting your mucky fingers on them to have a look.
2d Sherbert Fountains.
A six of chips in a paper made cone, and drinking the vinegar that was left.
Smith's Crisps with the salt in a little blue twist of paper.
I'd better stop, as I'm off to the shops.
I go on the Southport site and tell them off for going off-topic (which they do a lot), and I'm guilty here.
Sorry, Kev.
Last edited by PhilipG; 04-26-2007 at 03:20 PM.
Good memories. Thanks for the pics Mark and Lindy, keep em coming.
Wolverton Street Entry
The back doors of nos. 31 & 29 are the doors to the left of the tyre. This was where WHW met the Johnstons at about 8.45 on the evening of 20th January 1931.
Last edited by Mark R; 12-27-2008 at 10:29 AM.
Atkinson's Garage
Atkinson's Garage (Moscow Drive). John Parkes claimed RGP came to here on the evening of 20th January to have his car 'hosed down.'
Last edited by Mark R; 12-27-2008 at 10:29 AM.
Great old building. What are those premises used for now I wonder?
It looks closed up, at one time they were the biggest hackney carriage fleet owners in the city and had been since the days of horse cabs.
You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else.
Winston Churchill
Garage
I think the garage is still owned by the Atkinson family
I used to go past this garage about 4 years ago and it was full of black cabs being worked upon.
Mark, see if you can find out, I would be interested, just being nosey. I used to live in Sutton St. and was in the cab biz before I emigrated.
You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else.
Winston Churchill
I'll try to ST.
29/31 Wolverton Street Alleyway
At approximately 8.45 on the evening of 20th January 1931 William Herbert Wallace was met by John Sharpe Johnston and Florence Johnston here.
Last edited by Mark R; 12-27-2008 at 10:29 AM.
You can picture it can't you, takes you back in time (minus the purple bins)
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