... in ... the ... traction, ... I don't know when the last street was asphalted but I have a photograph of myself taken in 1960, give or take a year, and the...
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Derek Gregson
kreed@...
Aug 1, 2000 6:06 pm
I lived in Elm Street as a child (1940/50's) and recall St Huberts Road and all the adjoining streets being cobbled. I suffered from bronchitis in those days...
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Ian Fairclough
ifinwig@...
Aug 1, 2000 7:39 pm
I'm starting to revamp my Harwood site and have put some tester pages at http://www.fairclough-book.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/snuffy/index.htm They're only to test...
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John Duckworth
bbsix@...
Aug 1, 2000 8:30 pm
I've put the url of both websites in the links page. (plus a little marketing spin). Don't forget anyone can put a link in there, if you come across any sites ...
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John Duckworth
bbsix@...
Aug 2, 2000 12:28 am
Hello All, First, thanks to all for your messages of good wishes and encouragement over the past couple of weeks. I didn't quite know what I was letting myself...
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P Welsh
bygum@...
Aug 2, 2000 5:38 am
Hi There Cobbers. Just a line from down under to say hello and to wish John all the best in is new venture. Pat ps posted those pic's john...
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c k
kydds@...
Aug 2, 2000 1:22 pm
Checked it out Ian, looks OK to me. By the way does anyone lnow why 'arrod is known as "Snuffy"? Cris ... ...
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John Morton
john@...
Aug 2, 2000 5:04 pm
Could there be a snuff box atop the clock JM ... From: "c k" <kydds@...> To: <greatharwood@egroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 8:21 AM ...
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John Duckworth
bbsix@...
Aug 2, 2000 10:04 pm
Vacency for a Proof Reader for greatharwood@eGroups.com Its been pointed out that the 'direct to me' email address in my message last night was missing an 's'....
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John Duckworth
bbsix@...
Aug 2, 2000 11:34 pm
Just found site that may interest some of you. Its also in the Links section. http://members.home.net/rennie1/chap1.html Chapter one of the Autobiography of...
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c k
kydds@...
Aug 2, 2000 11:44 pm
Aw shucks!! I thought I'd got you there !! Too clever by half theses 'arroders!! ... ________________________________________________________________________ ...
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c k
kydds@...
Aug 3, 2000 8:14 am
Not volunteering, but vacancy is spelt with an 'a' ... ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail...
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John Duckworth
bbsix@...
Aug 3, 2000 8:21 am
nothing new in this message - just generating a message number to use as reference number for above piccy in the files Have a nice day, as they say JohnD...
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John Duckworth
bbsix@...
Aug 3, 2000 8:26 am
The job is yours! Of course I would claim that it was a deliberate mistake to check whether people are reading these messages It seems they are! JohnD...
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harwood.smiths@...
Aug 3, 2000 5:44 pm
how do you introduce someone to the group?...
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DJMB84@...
Aug 3, 2000 6:48 pm
Hello Harwoo-Smith, Ian will help you introduce yourself into the group. Jane...
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David Shepherd
isis-central@...
Aug 3, 2000 7:38 pm
My grandfather maintained it was nothing more original than that the Arrod people were supposed to be enthusiastic takers of snuff. Can't believe it. David...
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John Duckworth
bbsix@...
Aug 4, 2000 12:07 am
To introduce someone to this group, direct them to the the link below. This is the 'homepage' of the group. http://www.egroups.com/group/greatharwood Click on...
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David Shepherd
isis-central@...
Aug 4, 2000 6:25 am
In the early seventies I lived for a while in Jamaica. There were lots of expat professionals - engineers, chemists and so on - working for the Bauxite...
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p welsh
bygum@...
Aug 4, 2000 10:15 am
hi cobber from Pat in Australia ... From: <DJMB84@...> To: <greatharwood@egroups.com> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 2:47 AM Subject: Re: [greatharwood]...
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John Duckworth
bbsix@...
Aug 5, 2000 1:01 am
Do you have more than one email account? Does this mean you have to switch dialup connections to post messages using the email account registered with the...
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Brian Shepherd
beshep@...
Aug 6, 2000 1:21 am
Hi, I seem to remember that there were coil oils (coal holes in Allspeak), in the pavement in front of some of the houses in Church Street, the ones which...
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DJMB84@...
Aug 6, 2000 6:34 am
Would this be the same "coil oil" that my grandfather kept in a bottle on a shelf in the bathroom to put on cuts or insect bites ? It worked. Jane...
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DJMB84@...
Aug 6, 2000 6:43 am
My grandparents house was over a cellar, and everytime I had to go fetch something down there it gave me the creeps, it was dark, had a musty odor,and plenty...
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Derek Gregson
kreed@...
Aug 6, 2000 5:22 pm
Most pre-war terraced houses had outside 'tippler' toilets (lavvies) with two adjoining sheds which we always referred to as the coil 'oil (where the coal man...
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Andrew C. Rowe
roweandrew@...
Aug 7, 2000 12:04 am
The question posed was one of whether any houses in GH had cellars. This was correct where the slope of the streets was steep, and the cellars were often...
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Brian Shepherd
beshep@...
Aug 7, 2000 1:03 am
Thanks Andrew for your comments. They are interesting. Yes, the subject of basements formed one of the questions, the other was whether or not these 'lids' in...
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c k
kydds@...
Aug 7, 2000 12:58 pm
We lived at the top end of Water Street in the late 60's, we had a spce under the floor and I do believe it could be accessed, but it wasn't a cellar in the...
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martins@...
Aug 8, 2000 12:00 am
Hi All, The Palatine Cafe in Glebe street certainly has a cellar. It is so large that I bet it is bigger than a Canadian Basement. You go down steep stone...
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John Duckworth
bbsix@...
Aug 8, 2000 8:45 am
The last Snaps on Request seemed successful, so thought it might be an idea to run it again. The added benefit this time would be its summer here and a few...
