Author Topic: Wigan 1867  (Read 1480 times)

crabbyob

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Wigan 1867
« on: Mar 17, 2019, 10:12:36 AM »
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little bob

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Re: Wigan 1867
« Reply #1 on: Mar 17, 2019, 10:53:08 AM »
Cant be Wigan Crabby --cant see any pies ::)

crabbyob

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Re: Wigan 1867
« Reply #2 on: Mar 17, 2019, 12:35:58 PM »
in those days pies were only served at the end of the pier
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Re: Wigan 1867
« Reply #3 on: Mar 17, 2019, 01:31:01 PM »
I don't go much on your's crabby. Nor Bob's come to that.  :)

crabbyob

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Re: Wigan 1867
« Reply #4 on: Mar 17, 2019, 01:33:22 PM »
i dont know,they used to scrub up well...ooops
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Re: Wigan 1867
« Reply #5 on: Mar 17, 2019, 02:09:26 PM »
Impressive brushes. If they were still around these days they'd be worth a few bob.

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Re: Wigan 1867
« Reply #6 on: Mar 17, 2019, 03:10:42 PM »
Impressive brushes. If they were still around these days they'd be worth a few bob.

This should be in the predictive reading thread as I didn't see brushes the first time & I wondered how you knew they were impressive.
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Re: Wigan 1867
« Reply #7 on: Mar 17, 2019, 03:15:01 PM »
Brushes man brushes not bushes.

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Re: Wigan 1867
« Reply #8 on: Mar 17, 2019, 03:25:54 PM »
Brushes man brushes not bushes.

Yes, I realised that at the third reading.
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Re: Wigan 1867
« Reply #9 on: Mar 17, 2019, 05:24:23 PM »
Blackrod colliery more likely,Crabby?

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Re: Wigan 1867
« Reply #10 on: Mar 19, 2019, 08:34:47 AM »
i dont know Em, i just posted what was on the post i found
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Re: Wigan 1867
« Reply #11 on: Mar 19, 2019, 09:16:23 AM »
I thought these were all photos of your old workmates crabby.

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Re: Wigan 1867
« Reply #12 on: Mar 19, 2019, 11:50:33 AM »
Thanks,Crabby.I noticed the names in the background,all old collieries in the Bolton/Wigan area,based in Blackrod.

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Re: Wigan 1867
« Reply #13 on: Mar 19, 2019, 01:47:27 PM »
Poor buggers What a way to make a living & I bet really poor wages.

crabbyob

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Re: Wigan 1867
« Reply #14 on: Mar 20, 2019, 06:37:44 AM »
it was good honest work, what do you suppose was their options
what were the girls in London doing to earn a few bob?
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