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Just watched that video with interest Liz,what was very clear was the person doing the commentary,had never worked there...it was a hellhole known locally as the blood tub,see post 17.

Elizabeth, Did you know fresh newspapers,are anti-septic,so would have been a very good choice for this purpose...except for the black print it left behind.:rolleyes: Richard, On a previous post one of our members,said IZAL,was still on sale in Cambridge...must be...

It is perfectly legal to sell things by the lb.the E.U.changed the rules...to late to save the man known as the metric martyr,who died from a heart attack,brought on by officials who made his life a misery,with court appearances,for breaking their pettyfogging rules.:(

Elizabeth, Just last week, in Bury St.Edmunds I went to buy a bag of sugar,there were 1lb.bags but it was cane sugar,and much more expensive,so I opted for the British 2lb.bag of beet sugar...well the beet is grown locally,and the Silver Spoon factory is in the town...I always...

Astonite, Our miskin was next to the outside lavatory,(dunny) and you could hear the rats scuttling about,it terrified me,I'm scared of rats ,(must be ratophobia).I dont think I went to the lavatory after dark,untill I was in the army.

Well done Shera,now I'm wondering where Crooked Lane was.Somewhere near Greys there used to be a twisted little alley,and up there was a pub known as the "corner cupboard",could that have been Crooked Lane?.

I still have fantasies,but now, I know they wont happen...One ritual,I remember was to see how far I could go,without touching the ground...along the tops of walls,or over the roofs of brewhouses,miskins,and occasionally house's.