Thanks for that Janet. A lovely story. Will pass it on to my dad, Harold son of Herbert who worked in the toffee factory. He will be 90 this year. I will see if he remembers Old Mother Plant's toffee. Best wishes Leon Knapper ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Singleton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 9:40 PM Subject: [Pots] Brough's Shop and "Old Mother Plant's Toffee" > Hi > > I ask my Dad about "Express Toffee" - but he said as a child in 1930's going > to Porthill from Tunstall was like going to another world - I guess people > did not travel about as much as we do today! > > But he does remember "Old Mother Plant's" toffee (made in Tunstall??) and > standing at a shop window drooling over the bars through the window. The > shop was called "Bough's" and he remembers it from mid 1920's to late > 1930's. It was on the corner of Lower Henry Street and the short street > connecting it with Henry Street proper. It was a grocers selling medicines, > sweets and coal as well. Old Mrs Bough he remembers well and her daughter > who took over the shop, and the grandchildren growing up. He remembers Old > Mrs Brough sitting in the shop as her legs were not too good and saving > pennies and a yound lad from Aug to Christmas to buy liquorice allsorts (he > still has the tin!) > > My father is 84 in a few days and can walk me round Old Tunstall from the > map in his head - I have an old map and he can navigate me, over the phone, > around these places. > > So no luck with Mr Knapper, but the question elicited a lovely memory from > my Dad! > > Janet Howell > www.risinsun.co.uk > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system > (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0 - Release Date: 21/11/02 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "L K Knapper" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 9:36 AM > Subject: [Pots] KNAPPER family > > > > Good Morning Listers > > > > I just wonder whether anyone has knowledge > of a sweet factory which produced confectionary between the two world wars > under the name of "Express Toffees". It was situated at Porthill S.O.T had > its own railway siding and was owned by my grandfather Herbert Knapper. > > Regards > > Leon Knapper > > > > > > ==== ENG-STS-THE-POTTERIES Mailing List ==== > > The List for the Pottery Towns of the Ancient County of Staffordshire > > > > > > > > > ==== ENG-STS-THE-POTTERIES Mailing List ==== > The List for the Pottery Towns of the Ancient County of Staffordshire >