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  • A Sparks
    A Sparks replied to the thread forgotten memories of the 1960s.
    I liked the milk actually, I often helped myself to a second bottle at lunchtime if there were still some in the crates by the hallway...
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    Donbogen replied to the thread forgotten memories of the 1960s.
    Sounds horrible Lucky ours were not warmed We drank them as they were
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    Donbogen reacted to mikejee's post in the thread forgotten memories of the 1960s with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Or rather were forced to drink them, after they had been warmed in front of the fire - the reason I hate the taste of milk
  • brummy-lad
    brummy-lad reacted to devonjim's post in the thread Galloways Chemist with Appreciate Appreciate.
    It seems that was what uncles were for, my dad's youngest brother taught me the basics, of photography and eventually I converted the...
  • brummy-lad
    brummy-lad reacted to Mark Tooze's post in the thread Galloways Chemist with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Oh boy - would I have liked to have been let loose in here! A photographers dreamland....... Now replaced by some stone steps and the...
  • mikejee
    mikejee replied to the thread forgotten memories of the 1960s.
    Or rather were forced to drink them, after they had been warmed in front of the fire - the reason I hate the taste of milk
  • mikejee
    mikejee replied to the thread Galloways Chemist.
    And you could get uthings like ammonia, caustic soda, benzene (though perhaps good you cannot get that now)
  • mikejee
    mikejee reacted to Morturn's post in the thread Galloways Chemist with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Me too, those old chemist shops were so interesting to kids like me too. They were proper laboratory's with lots if glass and coloured...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to devonjim's post in the thread Galloways Chemist with Appreciate Appreciate.
    It seems that was what uncles were for, my dad's youngest brother taught me the basics, of photography and eventually I converted the...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to Morturn's post in the thread Galloways Chemist with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Me too, those old chemist shops were so interesting to kids like me too. They were proper laboratory's with lots if glass and coloured...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to Donbogen's post in the thread forgotten memories of the 1960s with Appreciate Appreciate.
    2 Milk monitors were picked every Monday i recall going out in the snow to bring the metal creates in they was covered in snow we...
  • AlanM
    AlanM replied to the thread Hockley Hill.
    Interesting is that the address is given as 26 Criterion Works, suggesting that other companies may have occupied the site.
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    TaylorMorris reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Yardley Cemetery Plot Map with Appreciate Appreciate.
    thanks tupenny rice that is some valuable info for our members lyn
  • brummy-lad
    brummy-lad reacted to Donbogen's post in the thread forgotten memories of the 1960s with Appreciate Appreciate.
    2 Milk monitors were picked every Monday i recall going out in the snow to bring the metal creates in they was covered in snow we...
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    TaylorMorris replied to the thread Yardley Cemetery Plot Map.
    Hi All, I am wondering if anyone reading this knows where the garden of rest as described back in 1962 is located now? Thanks in...
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