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Topic Started: Nov 5 2009, 04:27 PM (926 Views)
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Thanks for those James .. lots I haven't heard before so great to get them written down. My nan was a proper Local Lass and I still use a lot of her saying today.


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Nov 6 2009, 02:52 AM
Hi Andy

I've done my family tree and even though my family moved around a lot all roads lead back to Wales !!!! I was gutted too .. I hate the welsh :cry:

PS James .. with the exception of your lovely wife of course :$ :DD and perhaps you as well .. I'll get my coat o''


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Nov 12 2009, 04:45 PM
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Nov 6 2009, 02:52 AM
Hi Andy

I've done my family tree and even though my family moved around a lot all roads lead back to Wales !!!! I was gutted too .. I hate the welsh :cry:

PS James .. with the exception of your lovely wife of course :$ :DD and perhaps you as well .. I'll get my coat o''


Hi, H.h.,I'm LittleThornton Born and Breed.

My wife is from the Rhondda, I have to be very carefull what I say, Shes the Matriarch of theTAFFIA Upset her and
and Massed Choirs come and sing at you, FRIGHTENING:O
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Little Thornton born and bred, James? You'll probably know my sister Janet then at Bretherton Cottages...
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Nov 12 2009, 09:16 PM
Little Thornton born and bred, James? You'll probably know my sister Janet then at Bretherton Cottages...
HI ,not lived there since 1948,Though my wife owned No1 Silcocks cottages,since the 1950s (sold it about 18 yrs ago.)
the only ones i knew when i returned from the Army were Jennie Hornby, Lived in the Cottage next to the Hultons Folly,and Tommy Sewell who lived next door,both no longer with us.

If your sister lives in the one next to what was Armisteds Farm,(The one with rows and rows of tulips)
In my day Harry Hornby lived there(There was a lot of Hornbys about in those days 0:DD

Bretherton was built byTB Silcock for his Farm workers, as were the cottages down Underbank., and the pair of semis on the corner of Woodhouse.The two round the corner oposite the island were built 1n 1943/44 to house to other farm workers,
He also owned Hills cottages except for my grand fathers,they were the farm house and workers cottages belonging to Lodge Farm (now Waldrons housing estate,) bought from my grandfathers family in 1926.

Although they were tied Cottages Mr Silcock never threw a worker or his family out, when the worker was unable to work anymore Though age, disabillity or death. I remember 3 0f his workers being killed, Tommy Sewell's dad run over by a horse and cart, and 2 others were gored by bulls, Mr Silcock was a Real Gentleman who looked after his workers to him they were family
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not lived there since 1948


Ah...Our Janet's lived there for a few decades now, but not quite that long.
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Hi, heres a few more "Cob" words from the dim and distant past,
Si'thy, see, do you understand/
Set to having a row, fight ect.
Tackle, take on ,repair, make
leave t'door on t'latch Dont lock up

Fangle, new ideas ect
Fire fangle Red blotches on girls legscaused by sitting to close to the fire
Rigit stick, a marker to get a straight line for the first furrow when plowing


Some Fleetwoof ones.

Scrob.. Trawlers landing fish who were not registered in Fleetwood
( Used mainly against Icelandic trawlers)

Scrob Boxes, Fish boxes not owned by Fleetwood fish merchants.

Swallow the Anchor, not sgning on for the next fishing trip,

Like Ash Street Clock 2 faced,



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