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Aspull

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Seven little houses.
Seven little houses.
Photo: DTease
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Item #: 31236
For seven little miners? Hi ho! Hi ho!

Miners cottages off Ratcliffe Road, Aspull. 1993.

Comment by: Veronica on 28th May 2019 at 12:32

I always wanted one of them cottages but the Prince decreed otherwise...

Comment by: Cyril on 28th May 2019 at 13:58

Does Les (can't recall his surname) still live in one of these cottages, he ran Contrakill pest control and I haven't seen him around since the late 1980s early 1990s, I'd dropped off a cage trap because a vicious feral cat had been causing distress to the local domestic cats, I was put to another district so I've no idea if the cage was successful in trapping the said feral cat.

Comment by: John G on 28th May 2019 at 18:42

Veronica:Who would have thought Prince Charles would be that mean.

Comment by: Veronica on 28th May 2019 at 22:31

There was no room for that brown helicopter John .....

Comment by: John G on 28th May 2019 at 23:13

Veronica: Speaking of helicopters, I used to work for a large hospital on Merseyside, and I was trained to direct the medical helicopters to land.
When one of those things are coming to you, the urge to run is very strong.

Comment by: Ken R on 29th May 2019 at 00:17

Veronica, that is not brown, it was double chocolate luster.

Comment by: Veronica on 29th May 2019 at 00:22

I would imagine so John - and what a responsible job it was to be sure...
The sound of helicopters always remind me of the war film Apocalypse Now! - and indeed the newsreels st the time. That's going back some....

Comment by: Veronica on 29th May 2019 at 13:16

Ken your comment reminds me of an M&S advert - which you won't probably know of... "That isn't just chocolate ... It is M&S chocolate"!....

Comment by: Ken R on 13th June 2019 at 00:14

A few years ago when we were on vacation in UK, I was going from Aspull to Wigan by bus and I was attempting to cross the road to get to the bus stop , when I heard a low woop woop, I looked up and saw this large limousine with escorts front and back and they were not sticking to the speed limit, they passed me in a blink, that car was going to Wigan for the Queen to use, the color of the car was fantastic.

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