tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post1211785803304376177..comments2024-02-07T23:23:13.726+00:00Comments on The Fylde and Wyre Antiquarian: Taking StockBrian Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-59736250026860309152010-01-21T09:05:50.637+00:002010-01-21T09:05:50.637+00:00Brian,
The first photo of Poulton Market Square is...Brian,<br />The first photo of Poulton Market Square is after 1887, as the lamppost next to the whipping post was put there to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee. Even the earliest photos showing the stocks are from the 1880s.<br />For comparison purposes, do you have a photo showing the other side of the stocks? I imagine the iron brackets were put on the side you don’t usually see on old photos. The brackets aren’t there on a late Victorian photo of the north facing side and were possibly added after the stocks were partially demolished by buses in 1926 and 1930.Fyldecoasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03431443058971562366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-86823715145797767342010-01-21T02:33:39.108+00:002010-01-21T02:33:39.108+00:00Jayne,
You and me both, only instead of rotten to...<b>Jayne,<br /><br />You and me both, only instead of rotten tomatoes, we could use bricks.<br /><br />Andrew,<br /><br />That Soho joint refuse to buy anything else off us after the last ball and mace snapped.</b>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-67732654717729674092010-01-21T01:11:28.635+00:002010-01-21T01:11:28.635+00:00You didn't think of selling them on Ebay? Ther...You didn't think of selling them on Ebay? There is a bar in Soho.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-31774995100791755872010-01-20T22:21:05.663+00:002010-01-20T22:21:05.663+00:00Stocks are in great stock at the moment, still vot...Stocks are in great stock at the moment, still voting for their reinstatement in all town squares.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851305238478213940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-17544292405636413432010-01-20T15:48:34.053+00:002010-01-20T15:48:34.053+00:00John,
The stocks are currently in the museum...al...<b>John,<br /><br />The stocks are currently in the museum...although I didn't take them there myself...Mr. Higginson shifted them for us in his van...so whether or not they're leaning against a wall I couldn't tell you, but sooner or later I'll get round to going into the museum myself and sorting them out.</b>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-64104814101374738852010-01-20T14:01:17.977+00:002010-01-20T14:01:17.977+00:00If I was more awake, i would have guessed stocks d...If I was more awake, i would have guessed stocks due to the holes... I may have even guessed Poulton stocks, since you've mentioned them before, but I would have been wondering just where the heck you found them!<br /><br />Luckily you cleared up that mystery so I can go back to sleep. Hopefully they'll be put up in a nice display, and not let leaning against the wall somewheres. Definitely include one of your photos because they are very recognizable.<br /><br />Just wash your hands after touching them... i hear nasty things were thrown at people in stocks.<br /><br />more please, JOHN :0)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15142977785391302797noreply@blogger.com