Welcome to The Briercliffe Society Forum

The forum is free to join and you do not need to be a member of the society. You will receive an email to activate your account before you will be able to log in. Please check spam filters and junk mail folders for this email.
It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:41 pm

All times are UTC [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 2 posts ] 
Author Message
PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 4:35 pm 

Joined: Sun Sep 16, 2012 4:11 pm
Posts: 6
I lived on Church St from approx 1944 to 1950. I remember warm summer evenings and having to go to bed very early, long before it got dark. Several things stick in my memory from those years.
Having measles and feeling quite ill (of course).
There were crows/rooks roosting in the tall trees across the road in the church yard. They were very noisy and everyone agreed that they were a nuisance. One evening, the fathers got together with long poles which had flammable material on the end. They set fire to the pole ends and burnt the birds nests! This would be frowned on today, but then there weren't so many state nannies and communities could agree how to deal with a problem themselves.
I can remember being in a push chair and visiting the bakers on the corner of Church St and Queen St. The smell of newly baked bread was magnificent. While being pushed back home, I used to break off the crusts of the loaves and eat them. It disfigured the loaves, but I can't remember ever being told to stop!
Finally I remember going, again in a push chair, to the bottom of Church St and I think turning left. This lead to an allotment/smallholding area and we went to feed the ducks. Funny how smells are remembered when other things aren't. I distinctly remember the smell of bread dipped in milk and feeding that to the ducks.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 5:18 pm 
Spider Lady
User avatar

Joined: Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:23 pm
Posts: 8183
Location: Staffordshire
Amazing memories - such a young age! My earliest memory is aged about 3

_________________
Mel

Searching for lost relatives? Win the Lottery!


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 2 posts ] 

All times are UTC [ DST ]


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
cron
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group