I have always pronounced the name as "Greenhalsh." I was brought up in Bury and worked with a Billy "Greenhalsh" from Rammy and never raised any objection to my pronunciation of his surname. The Bury Clinic Nurse, Nurse Greenhalgh, was one of six people killed when their houses opposite Tottington St Anne's Church were hit by a "flying bomb" at Christmas 1944. RecumbentDennis in Chester UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Greenhalgh" <davghalgh@lineone.net> To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 12:17 PM Subject: Re: [LANCSLIFE] greenhalgh > Hi Doris, > Not sure where "these parts" is but I've always called myself "Greenolch" > with an 'o' rather than an 'a'. That was how it would be in Ramsbottom, > Tottington, Bury. > > David Greenhalgh >

Around Leigh it is pronounced Greenelch Pamela -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.2.0 - Release Date: 27/05/2005

Hi Doris, Not sure where "these parts" is but I've always called myself "Greenolch" with an 'o' rather than an 'a'. That was how it would be in Ramsbottom, Tottington, Bury. David Greenhalgh > Hi Alan > Around these parts which is a 10 miles radius >around it is Greenalch > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 267.2.0 - Release Date: 27/05/2005

Hi Alan Around these parts which is a 10 miles radius around it is Greenalch Jim

----- Original Message ----- From: "alan" <alan_e_wright@bigpond.com> To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 4:26 PM Subject: [LANCSLIFE] Jim - Ridegway Arms > Many thanks for that info about the R. Arms, Jim. > > Next time I'm in the UK, I'll go and have a pint (or is it a 500ml > nowadays in Britain!) > > When I was a kid, I was never let in. Had to stay in the coach with a > bag of crisps! > > Cheers > Alan Hi Alan I saw the posting on the subject of the Ridgway Arms from Jim, and was of interest since I used to live in Heath Charnock which borders Adlington, Anderton and Chorley. I went to school in Blackrod, and have lived in New Zealand for a number of years. They could have built a new Pub/Hotel since then :-) The Ridgway Arms I remember was at the junction of Railway Road, Babylon Lane, Chroley Road & Bolton Road, on the opposite diagonal corner of the junction was The Elephant & Castle. pictures of them can bee seen on :- http://www.adlington.info/pages/pubs.htm. together with other pubs in the close proximity remember them all well :-) I can recall the many coaches that stopped at either the Ridgway or Elephant. I wonder from your email address that you are in Australia? Regards David A Lancashire lad in New Zealand

Alan, Why not try posting (if you haven't already done so) to the Lancsgen list - which concerns itself entirely (or is supposed to) with genealogy and family history. Join the same way as this this one. David Greenhalgh >Is there anyone on the list that can put me out of my misery PLEASE and >save me a long journey on the internet looking around Preston. > >I have been told that my branch of the >family came from Preston, Lancashire. >I have bits and pieces of info dating back to 1552. >I am unable to make any connections in the family. >Please I need help. > >Also, I would like to research further back, if you could >guide me in that direction. > >Thank you, > >Alan D. Hoskinson, 301 Rosedale Drive. Elizabethtown, Kentucky >42701-1529, United States. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.15 - Release Date: 22/05/2005

Many thanks for that info about the R. Arms, Jim. Next time I'm in the UK, I'll go and have a pint (or is it a 500ml nowadays in Britain!) When I was a kid, I was never let in. Had to stay in the coach with a bag of crisps! Cheers Alan

Hi Alan, Have we been in contact before? My husbands family appear to come from around Chorley/Leyland and baptised children in Preston. There are verious spellings of the name, my husbands grandparents were HODGKINSON, we are HODKINSON and I have found spellings of HOSKINSON, HODSKINSON, etc. I am going out shortly and am tied up most of the weekend (it is a public holiday this weekend) with visitors, etc, but I will try to get back to you asap. Very best wishes, Pauline in Darwen, Lancs.

Ian Sand Scupture is the thing now. People build all kinds of things, I received some great picture from Canada. I have an idea that there were some on Blackpool beach last year. Far better than just a castle. I believe there are competitions for this kind of thing. Olive

Oh crumbs Mo, you've reminded me about Sarsaparilla tablets too. Remember Winter Mix? There were some really wierd and wonderful tastes, but cooo! were they nice! Ian

Ecky Thump. A smaller world than even I thought of. I can imagine the kids' delight in the Mental bit! My mate, Trev, was in the Mental Unit in the very late 60s, having been invalided out of the Navy for what was then the unusual problem of glue-sniffing. He was a loner who'd got hooked on the stuff while modelling - an enthusiasm we shared, one reason we were mates. It was a bit beyond the pale back then, they weren't too sure what to do with him! To my lasting sorrow he ended his life with a cylinder of anaesthetic. I've had my share of that kind of trouble since then, wish I could step back in Time! We used to delight in taking the Michael out of my Mum, and my Nan. Nan was about four foot three and as wide as I'm tall, I still remember her squaring up to me (17 and rising 6 foot) and looking straight up my nose to declare, "Thea'rt not too big fo't'ave thi arse tanned, tha' knows!" I wouldn't have put it past her! What I'd done I don't remember, happen upset HER Mum,. Grandma Wain, who lived at t'bottom o' Cowie Street! What the Heck I would have done if she'd insisted I dunno, probably have done me best to get over her lap, lor' love her, like folding a Blackpool deckchair. On the subject of Blackpool, got a question about sandcastles, folks, anyone remember any good ones? I used to do some crackers on Blackpool beach. At the time I was fond of PC Wren's Beau Geste, and ERB's "Barsoom" books, so that beach became either Zinderneuf or Martian engineers building dams to stop the tide. We - my brother and sister- and I damn near got cut off once doing that! I built "The World's Biggest Castle" once too, in the Isle of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, during Army service. Me and two kids, with a gallon bucket and a garden spade! We had fun, but the locals thought I wor' barmey. Would have taken a Lancastrian to find it fun, I think. Blow it, we liked it! Ian

Hi, Is there anyone on the list that can put me out of my misery PLEASE and save me a long journey on the internet looking around Preston. I have been told that my branch of the family came from Preston, Lancashire. I have bits and pieces of info dating back to 1552. I am unable to make any connections in the family. Please I need help. Also, I would like to research further back, if you could guide me in that direction. Thank you, Alan D. Hoskinson, 301 Rosedale Drive. Elizabethtown, Kentucky 42701-1529, United States. Regards, Alan D. Hoskinson

That's the one David! Now, does anyone know anything about Eric Bradshaw and where and when he wrote it? Love the talk about drinks and sweets - I'm hoping my sister will bring me back some rock when she gets back from her trip to Lancs in a few weeks! Cheers Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Martin" <martin.d@paradise.net.nz> To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 6:34 PM Subject: Re: [LANCSLIFE] Eric Bradshaw Oswaldtwistle poem > Hi Linda > O Stands for Ossie, a town that's known by a few. > Some says why? If tha blinks an eye, tha'll miss > it as tha goes through. > S Stands for t'spinnin Mills > theers nay but one or two left > but theyr'e workin away neet and day > up to theer knees i weft > W Stands for't White Ash > weer thowd tip used to be > Now tha con watch em aw > chasin a ball > on any old Saturday > A Stands fo Accrington bus that comes > every fifteen minutes or so > tekin young uns ta'mills and thowd uns upt'hills > but Black Dogs furthest tha can go > L Stands for local library top o Tinkers Brew > If tha fancies a read tha must use thi heed > and go and pick a book or two > D Stands for t'Duckworth Hall > they say theers ghosts up theer > and just up yon is thowd Britton > wheer Ave supped many a pint o beer > T Stands for t' Tinker Brook > that's runnin reyt through t'town > it looks reyt good when t' brooks in flood > when t' rains bin pourin down > W Stands for t' War Memorial bottom o Rhyddings Street > yon sowdjer looks brave that tryin to save > his mate whose led at his feet > I Stand fort' Immanuel thowdest church ot' lot > there must be many a pair thats buried up theer > as wishes they were not. > S Stands for t' Showder one o thighest pubs in t' place > I've seen many a mon sup 12 pints i yon > and fall down flat on his face > T Stands for t' Twenty Steps where thowd steam trains went fast > Id wer worth a walk to see all't smoke > but now thats all in t' past > L is fo t' lanes that lead to t' moors > where ive walked on many a Sunday > Ive come back worse for wear fell asleep int' cheer > and not woke up till Monday > E is for everything around us and tha might think this sounds bossy > but if tha like me and likes what tha sees > theres no place on earth like Ossy > > Regards David > A Lancashire lad in New Zealand. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Holland" <lmholland@kooee.com.au> > To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 7:44 PM > Subject: [LANCSLIFE] Eric Bradshaw Oswaldtwistle poem > > >> Hi all >> >> Does anyone know when Eric bradshaw wrote his poem about Oswaldtwistel? >> It starts off: >> O Stands for Ossie, a town that's known by a few.. >> >> I have a copy of it, and I believe it is printed on tea towels. >> >> I just don't know anything else about it. >> >> Hope someone can help. >> Cheers >> Linda Visman >> Wangi Wangi >> NSW Oz > > ______________________________

Thank you Pauline, I feel tears coming on again. I shall have to see how I can get hold of a copy now. Olive

Hi Linda O Stands for Ossie, a town that's known by a few. Some says why? If tha blinks an eye, tha'll miss it as tha goes through. S Stands for t'spinnin Mills theers nay but one or two left but theyr'e workin away neet and day up to theer knees i weft W Stands for't White Ash weer thowd tip used to be Now tha con watch em aw chasin a ball on any old Saturday A Stands fo Accrington bus that comes every fifteen minutes or so tekin young uns ta'mills and thowd uns upt'hills but Black Dogs furthest tha can go L Stands for local library top o Tinkers Brew If tha fancies a read tha must use thi heed and go and pick a book or two D Stands for t'Duckworth Hall they say theers ghosts up theer and just up yon is thowd Britton wheer Ave supped many a pint o beer T Stands for t' Tinker Brook that's runnin reyt through t'town it looks reyt good when t' brooks in flood when t' rains bin pourin down W Stands for t' War Memorial bottom o Rhyddings Street yon sowdjer looks brave that tryin to save his mate whose led at his feet I Stand fort' Immanuel thowdest church ot' lot there must be many a pair thats buried up theer as wishes they were not. S Stands for t' Showder one o thighest pubs in t' place I've seen many a mon sup 12 pints i yon and fall down flat on his face T Stands for t' Twenty Steps where thowd steam trains went fast Id wer worth a walk to see all't smoke but now thats all in t' past L is fo t' lanes that lead to t' moors where ive walked on many a Sunday Ive come back worse for wear fell asleep int' cheer and not woke up till Monday E is for everything around us and tha might think this sounds bossy but if tha like me and likes what tha sees theres no place on earth like Ossy Regards David A Lancashire lad in New Zealand. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Holland" <lmholland@kooee.com.au> To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 7:44 PM Subject: [LANCSLIFE] Eric Bradshaw Oswaldtwistle poem > Hi all > > Does anyone know when Eric bradshaw wrote his poem about Oswaldtwistel? > It starts off: > O Stands for Ossie, a town that's known by a few.. > > I have a copy of it, and I believe it is printed on tea towels. > > I just don't know anything else about it. > > Hope someone can help. > Cheers > Linda Visman > Wangi Wangi > NSW Oz

Hi Alan The Ridgeway Arms is on the A6 road just before the Blackrod Bypass it is left to Horwich and right to Blackrod Regards Jim in Tyldesley LANCS

Hi all Does anyone know when Eric bradshaw wrote his poem about Oswaldtwistel? It starts off: O Stands for Ossie, a town that's known by a few.. I have a copy of it, and I believe it is printed on tea towels. I just don't know anything else about it. Hope someone can help. Cheers Linda Visman Wangi Wangi NSW Oz

Well! My little question about the name of the brown cornets sure got the list fired up! If my memory serves, there was a Pablo's at Blackpool just opposite the South Pier (on Station Rd/Prom.??) It served pretty good fish and chips (in the 1950s/60s...not so hot when I was last there about 8 years ago). And, of course, ice cream. As a kid, I was never allowed to have fish and chips AND ice cream. "Might get sick going back home (S. Manchester) on Cyril Holt's 'charra' ", me Mum said. (Was that how it was spelt? I never saw it written down. I preseume it was a contraction of charrabanc? Talking of which, I think Cyril Holt operated from somewhere off Wilslow Road. Can anyone in M/cr confirm that? All I know was that, if you went to Blackpool (about 9/6 return....9 shillings and sixpence...I can remember from the sandwhich boards advertising the trips), you went with Holt's, at least from our part of the world. And, when you got to Blackpool, you parked at the Pleasure Beach and were told to be back at 6 sharp so that the bus could spend a fair bit of time at the pub on the way home to Manchester. Was it the "Ridgeway Arms", I remember? And where the heck was it? Anyhow...anyone any more thoughts on names for brown cornets? :-) Cheers Alan (On a cold, winter's Tasmanian night)

Hi Olive, 'Her Benny' was re-published in 2001 by the Book Clearence Centre. It is about life in Liverpool and surrounding area. Lovely read, very true to life. Pauline in Darwen

David I used to love liquorice root and spanish too. Yes, the dips were when you sucked up the kayliy through a hollow tube, the bottom of the tube would go into a receptacle something like a small kind of firework, for instance, a snow storm size of thing. The river Croal in Bolton used to be full of chemicals etc. I have always wondered where it came from, but we once saw a dead monkey near by and there was a wooden shakey bridge that went over. We used to call this money bridge. We made up all kinds of stories and adventures. Crikey to think of all those chemicals, it makes you go cold now thinking of all the dangers. Olive