The best market I've ever visited is Burnley on a Wednesday when they have a MASSIVE undercover flea market on one floor of an indoor car park. I used to go there every week from Blackpool until my [then] wife gave up collecting fleas. There was everything you could possibly think of, even cases of 2nd hand specs and WWII mortars [disarmed, I hope] Brian B Lancashire, UK. brian_bramhall@lineone.net http://website.lineone.net/~brian_bramhall/index.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "James SHARPE" <sharpe@britishlibrary.net> To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 6:46 PM Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] Co-op - Brawn > No Mags I saw it last week on Oldham market. > BTW we were told that Barnsley market is well worth a visit. Is it worth a > 30 mile trip? Anybody live there? > Jim Sharpe > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <MagsB1942@aol.com> > To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 5:39 PM > Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] Co-op - Brawn > > > > In a message dated 24/11/00 16:13:26 GMT Standard Time, > > sharpe@britishlibrary.net writes: > > > > << never liked Brawn since as a child someone told me it was made from > cow > > and sheep brains. >> > > > > I hate to tell you but my late father-in-law used to make it from boiling > a > > complete pigs head and stripping the meat off. Quite put me off too - I > > used to like it before I saw it in the pot. I don't know if the > commercial > > version is made that way - probably just have a bigger pot!!! It is > probably > > banned nowaday because of BSE. You couldn't make it from sheep because > they > > get scrapie - which is similar to BSE and has been around for hundreds of > > years. > > > > Regards. > > Maggie > > > > Searching for: > > BICKER, MILLER, SPRATT, MARSH - Kent > > BICKER - Notts > > > > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > > This list also allows Trivia postings about the region as well as serious > genealogy research postings. > > > > > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > An alternative mailing list for genealogy research in > Northern England, this list covers the whole of the North of England > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free - checked by AVG anti-virus system . Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 16/11/2000