Ten Bobsworth wrote:
A telly and two toilets! Family Bonce must 'ave been like royalty in Farnworth.
What did they call you, Two Bogs Bonce?
My grandparents lived in Salford, so it was only a weekend horror for me. Staying over was great though, if you took the outdoor toilet out of the equation.
They also had a fireplace in every bedroom, although they were never lit. In one of the back rooms there was a servants bell. No servants though, sadly.
A deep, dark cellar was another draw for a curious six year old, but gran warned me that if I went down there too often, Spring Heeled Jack would come and steal me away.
She used Jack to scare me into obedience. He apparently came out at night, jumping from rooftop to rooftop, clearly up to no good.
She made up for it by collecting threepenny bits in an Eno's liver salts tin, which, when full, paid for a few Matchbox cars, with a bit left over for some comics. 'Tin Full' day was always a gala occasion.