I Remember When

Playing spoons or making drinking glasses "sing" by rubbing your fingers over the top.Used to drive me mad when my father did either

A piece of tissue paper wrapped over a comb !!  Doo doodoo doo !! .

I remember Gas lights

WN,     I remember unwary souls being threatened with  physical violence by various landlords for rubbing the top of glasses like that  !!

I remember " White Shield" ,a secondary fermentation beer .Mmmm.It had to be poured JUST RIGHT ,to leave the sediment in the bottom of the bottle ,,,Mmmm .

And its Still available, TA !!  --  latest tests recommend laying down a few bottles  !!

But Brian remembers that appalling Red Barrel stuff,, POUSA could use that for a defence against C19 !!

Blue Keg ,,that was served in C.I.U clubs ,,nice too..

I remember years ago we went on a bell ringing trip in the Dales. We hired a minibus which was so old that we had to get out and push up one steepish hill!

T'was also on that trip that we rang one of the sweetest peals of bells I've ever rung. I think it was in the little village of West Tanfield if my memory serves.

As for fondly remembered ales our regular bus ride to school took us past the premises of Hammonds United Breweries, what wonderful aromas on most days. The beer was pretty good too.

I remember those wonderful malted Barley aromas ,as i drove for the first time 'up North' ,passing Burton on Trent Mmmm,there are still the same aromas in Faversham at 'Shep's' during the week  !! .

When an apprentice fitter and I used to service them in Surrey and our local railway station was still lit by gas lamps in all the rooms and approach road including booking office

With Scammel mechanical horses for local deliveries from goods shed after daily goods train called normally hauled by an LSWR M7 0 4 4 tank engine from Nine Elms now Covent garden market