Kaskazi wrote:
Thanks for this, magnetoman. I'm glad you were able to keep this treasure in the family where it will be so much m ore cherished than among strangers. It really interested me, 'cos my Mum's family were Radcliffe folks, at least till they moved up to Whitefield; I remember reading that around 1950, the fallout of soot in Radcliffe was 18" a year, so no wonder my grandfather's clock still wreaks of it. Also, one of Mum's uncles was in the police in Radcliffe early 20th century, but I know nothing of his station etc. The nearest station to Radcliffe these days is apparently 6 miles away - how times change!
Thanks for this, magnetoman. I'm glad you were abl... (
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Interesting. Radcliffe is now a suburb of Manchester - certainly it would have been a heavily industrialised area, but 18β of soot per annum sounds unbearable!