In a message dated 13/08/2004 15:54:58 GMT Daylight Time, tmg@blueyonder.co.uk writes: What memories you stirred up. As children we would swim across to save the ha'penny it cost for the ferry. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My Trish, you were taking a chance! I don't know when this was, but I had to take soundings in the river in the 1950s, and the smell of the sewage then was very noticeable. I would not have gone in the water for anything. Regards Stan Mapstone www.mapstone.org

It was in the mid 30s Stan and I shudder now when I think of it but in those days a ha'penny bought a lot of sweets. Thank you and Adrian for the memory of carefree ( if dangerous.) days. Regards Trish ----- Original Message ----- From: <Stanmapstone@aol.com> To: <tmg@blueyonder.co.uk>; <ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 11:20 PM Subject: Re: [SUNDERLAND] Hardcastle's Slip > In a message dated 13/08/2004 15:54:58 GMT Daylight Time, > tmg@blueyonder.co.uk writes: > What memories you stirred up. As children we would swim across to save the > ha'penny it cost for the ferry. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > My Trish, you were taking a chance! I don't know when this was, but I had to > take soundings in the river in the 1950s, and the smell of the sewage then > was very noticeable. I would not have gone in the water for anything. > > Regards Stan Mapstone > www.mapstone.org > > >