3. Local Occupations & Occasions

[algy]

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Warrington's town crier.

 

Is this young chap sat on the gas lamp base in Warrington's market square looking for work or picking a winner!.

 

A Warrington Blacksmith/Farrier making a shoe for a cart horse. In 1895 there were a total of 28 Blacksmiths in the Warrington area, most capable of shoeing horses.

 

Warrington Fire Brigade at the Queen Street Fire Station.

 

Fletcher Russell's Blacksmiths shop.

 

Warrington's milk delivered by horse and trap, no bottled milk here then!.

 

Warrington's first petrol station at Howley.

 

Warrington's last Lamplighter outside St Clement's Mission on Lower Bank Street.

 

1890's Mr Boothroyd entertains with his barrel organ.

 

A Warrington paper shop and the sign between door and window reads 'Post Office' , probably Burges's, the 'LLoyds News' sign advertising Lord Landsdowne's Impeachment dates the photo as 1899.

[Tracey Bennett]

My Nan used to tell me stories about the milkman's horse. When she was a girl she would be allowed to feed him the bread crusts, he was so keen on them he walked through the front door of their little terraced house, still attached to the cart! He didn't get very far!

[Cleopatra]

That town crier looks like a character out of a fairy tale - a gnome possibly. His bell looks almost as big as him. He doesn't look strong enough to ring it.

 

 

When I was a kid we used to feed stale bread and crusts to our milkman's horse too. They must have been the best fed horses in Warrington because other people would feed them too. Loved how it used to take food out of your hand but was a bit wary of those big teeth.

[harry hayes]

We urchins also used to feed the horses, which showed their gratitude by supplying us with manure from the other end.

 

Happy days

[RingoDave]

I think that is the first time I have ever seen a photograph of a first petrol station anywhere! Must remember it was in Howley in case of a local quiz in the future....Anyone know where it was in relation to present day Howley?

[Cleopatra]

There were quite a few horse drawn carts go down our street in those days and whenever any of the horses left a heap my momma or poppa would tell us, "Quick get the bucket and shovel and go and get that for the garden before someone else gets it!"