I can remember standing in the yard watching through the open hatch as they emptied the sacks out, I must've been about 6 or somethingCisco wrote:The two lads I knew Babs, one was a big well made lad called Reuben Ford the other one was called John Bell
You'll probably not remember them you been only being a young girl at the time
Scotts the Coalman
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My Grandfather and dad A P Scott & Son coal merchant
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Still is and It was 214 Mortimer rd Mavis and Angela are my sistersBarney wrote:Yup, I remember Arthur Scott well.
He used to deliver coal to our house before we got the gas central heating.
He lived on Mortimer Road - number 76.
I know as I used to be close to his daughter, Mavis.
Nice lass, she was.
Ah, them was the days!!
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s**t, that's right - 214!! Where did I get 76 from?? LOLMascot. wrote:Still is and It was 214 Mortimer rd Mavis and Angela are my sistersBarney wrote:Yup, I remember Arthur Scott well.
He used to deliver coal to our house before we got the gas central heating.
He lived on Mortimer Road - number 76.
I know as I used to be close to his daughter, Mavis.
Nice lass, she was.
Ah, them was the days!!
Brain fart, I guess.
Mascot, if you're still hangin' aboot - how's Mavis doing these days.
Ask her if she remembers the stupid bug*er fro the Council of Youth!!
Still think of her often!! (Just don't tell me missus!! )
The Wild Witch-Wizard of Whiteleas
Was a changeling's son from Mars.
He learnt his songs
From the Cosmic Throngs
And played them on a Fender guitar - Oh yeah.
Was a changeling's son from Mars.
He learnt his songs
From the Cosmic Throngs
And played them on a Fender guitar - Oh yeah.