Guestbook

Posted by Andrew Simpson on 2nd February 2012   

Liked the site, so much to see and remember. Posted the link on my blog http://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2012/02/little-bit-of-nostalgia.html
Good afternoon from Beech Road
Andrew

This picture is very nostalgic for me. I was in secondary school from 1948 to 1955. At that time the rule for P.E. was very thin white shorts and NOTHING else. Thus we boys (it was a boys only school) were effectively naked. Most of us loved it. If shorts were forgotten the rule was: three firm whacks on the seat or do P.E. naked. Most offenders opted for naked although if a boy continally "forgot", a stiff letter was sent to his parents.

I am looking for The Toni Twins as I worked with one of them in the late 60's in Edenbridge, Kent. Can't find anything about them now, only American twins. Anybody out there know anything about them? The lady I worked with at Boots was called Joan.
Good site - I'd forgotten about Zubes -my gran used to suck them all the time!

Posted by Roy on 2nd May 2011   

My inlaws are moving house soon and they came across a 1958 cooks motor coach tour souvenir booklet in mint condition the tour takes in Belgium,Luxembourg,Germany and France, with a week by the Lake of Geneva and includes stickers from all the hotels they stayed at loose in the booklet, a collectable item to somebody out there.

Posted by John Dann on 12th January 2011    

Hello Brian, I'm a researcher and writer, and must say you have an excellent, well designed web-site that is really impressive. I was searching for old Tootal advertisements -and 'bingo' there it was - brilliant!
I will contact you separately. Kind regards John Dann

Posted by Brian on 8th January 2011    

Thanks for the comment Neil. Not given up, hope to re-write and continue updating as I have loads of material. The only thing I'm lacking at the moment is time! ;)

Hi,

Great site, love the ads.....

Not updated for a few years i see....have you given up ?

Posted by Anne Hamilton on 18th November 2010   

Hello. I am desperate to find an old Rozalex advertisement featuring my father. He was photographed in front of some machine tools & was paid three guineas by the photographer, not realising until he saw the ad in a newspaper, that the photograph had been used by the company. Rozalex have been doing their best to find it, with no luck so far. The ad was featured in newspapers and Engineering magazines between 1965 and 1975. It's Dad's 78th birthday on Christmas Day & we would love to give him a copy. Can you (or anyone else reading this) help in any way? Thank you.

Posted by Wendy Edwards on 12th September 2010   

Excellent website, bought back some wonderful memories including the milk & honey biscuits I was looking for. Thank You.

Posted by Jim on 1st July 2010   

Love the site, been a Teddy Boy since 1980, always stuck in the 50s and thats the way i like it, great site, keep up the good work

Posted by Brenda AshVazquez on 17th June 2010   

My Grandmother was born in Kearsley in 1895 and her father Thomas Latham and her husband grandpop were coal miners as well as many of her Whitley family where miners too. Loved all the pictures but really loved the coal miner's photos it showed how hard their work was. I thought how old some of the men were but then I thought it was there work that made them look so old as many coal miners did not live a long life. I would love to hang the photo of the coal miner pushing the wagon full of coal today on my wall with a quote saying don't wind about your job, look what grandfather did.

Searched for sofono, from an an item on Antiques Road Show and found your site that way, I like it.

THE WONDERFUL PAKAMAC,THERE IS AN ORIGINAL ON THE EBAY SITE,THANKS FOR THIS GREAT SITE.

Posted by Gloria Kavanagh on 8th March 2010   

Wonderful site very useful to me as I do reminiscence and recall work with the elderly.
It also brings back memories of my own childhood.

Re Maureen Whelan.maybe you remember me from 1954,the Wigan Emp,the cold and foggy nights,Ijust hope you are keeping well,fond memories for me,take care.

Posted by Janel on 12th January 2010    

Cool site Thanks

wonderful website,brings back old memories,love it,keep up the good work,thanks.

Posted by Adrian Cook on 2nd January 2010   

Fscinating site, congratulations. I would contest your description of "Roundheads" though. Both sides in the Civil War wore their hair as the fancy took them - see portraits of Cromwell and Ireton for example

Great site! Brought back many fond memories. I'm researching 60's and 70's fashion and make-up for class. Thanks for your very helpful info and pictures.

Looking foreward to to ATTIC section. I enjoyed browsing through the site. Cheerws Jo