Nowadays, domestic light and heating are controlled by the flick of a switch but when I was a boy, it was a bit more involved.
Lighting in the home was provided by gas via a mantle which was lit with a match or taper and, similarly, street lights were also gas lit. Oil lamps, candles [...]
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Winter, 1941. The snow was gradually turning to slush. How many old Poole-ites remember where Corona Soft Drinks (Thomas and Evans) were situated? You don’t? I’ll tell you. In West Quay Road where Westover Motors now stands – opposite Sunseeker. On one side stood Pender Plating, on the other was Blue Boar Lane. The railway ran down the road from Poole Station, along Nile [...] Until he died, my dad would fish or rake for cockles in Poole Harbour, selling his catch to the local pubs. The cockles needed to be fresh, so our tin bath was their haven until sold. However, Friday nights were bath nights so our small kitchen became the bathroom. The salt water was rinsed from [...] Here’s another story of how well I was looked after as an apprentice at Bolson’s shipyard. |
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