To Ian and Dennis, All this from one cornet! The River Croal was a little way away. My friend and I used to jump over this, during our dinner time from School. We also to walk across the pipes that went over. Crikey, we could have broken our necks, thinking about it. Where was Warth camp in Bury, I knew that there were Italians interned, but did not know they were held at Bury, a lot of them were in the Isle of Man. Is Pablos at Southport anything to do with Pablos at Blackpool? Here we go again, used to go and get ice cream in a road that went off the Promenade at Southport. There are not many ice cream parlours that I have not visited. Prince Rupert story, yes, that is the one. I am fascinated by History of any kind. So where the sign was the ice cream place was almost across the road. Olive

When I was young we always used to swear that Frederick's Ice Cream was the best there was. I think they had a small shop in Adlington, or somewhere round there. We would usually stop there after we had been for a walk at Anglezarke or Rivington. Sometimes my dad would drive us over there from Wigan just to get some ice cream on a Sunday. Of course the wafer sandwiches that we brought back for those who didn't come were a bit soft by the time we got home - but I'd always eaten my cornet in the car by then so I didn't care! Miles

Miles Been there too. Olive

Warth Army Camp http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=379661&y=409260&z=1&sv=warth&st=6&tl=Warth+Road,+Bury,+Lancashire,+BL9&searchp=newsearch.srf&mapp=newmap.srfwas on land which was part of Warth Mill, later to become McPherson's Paint Company. There was Zion Methodist Church and a branch of the Bury and District Co-operative Society. The Italian internees were only there at the commencement of hostilities and were housed in a barely completed camp prior to their internment in other places. They were replaced later with German POWs and for a time, later in the war a contingent from the US Army were the POW camp guards. About thirty five years ago, I believe the Bolton ice-cream parlour became a sandwich bar/ice-cream parlour apparently under the same management as before. While we are reminiscing I took my driving test in Silverwell Street Bolton and I also recall seeing George Formby at a Bolton theatre. RecumbentDennis in Chester UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "olive" <olive.cookson@btinternet.com> To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 6:37 PM Subject: [LANCSLIFE] More Ice Cream! > To Ian and Dennis, > All this from one cornet! > The River Croal was a little way away. My friend and I used to jump over > this, during our dinner time from School. We also to walk across the pipes > that went over. Crikey, we could have broken our necks, thinking about it. > Where was Warth camp in Bury, I knew that there were Italians interned, but >

Hey up, Olive! I knew I had had a Pablo's ice cream at Blackpool! I can still taste that big stripey cornet. Yeah, you do take chances when you're small. I sometimes wonder how I made it this long. Used to climb the cliffs in the local Quarries, swim in the old Reservoir, walk on pipes across things, or loose stone walls - just to prove it could be done! Number of times I ended up in the local brook is incredible. Catching jacksharps in Mill lodges, climbing around in the ruins of an old mill, even had a "den" underground in the collapsing cellars of one old place. I must have had a charmed life! Yes, the Man and Scythe is still there too, and the plaque; the ice cream place isn't though, far as I know. All ruddy Kentuckies and MacDonalds now! Does anyone remember the sort of "Herbal Cafes" places, what the Americans call "Soda Fountains"? There was one in Oldham used to sell Sarsaparilla and Dandelion and Burdock by the pint, lovely when you'd been working on Saturday morning in Woolworth's. There was one called Everett's in Shaw too, I used to nip in there for a swift Vimto after visiting the Baths in the 50s. Amount of time I spent in Shaw baths it's a wonder I didn't get webbed feet! Cheers, Ian

Hi Ian Do you mean Temperance bars? There is one still open in Ramsbottom still got Sarsasparilla and Dandelion and Burdock !Amazing place. Pamela -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.16 - Release Date: 24/05/2005