Childhood smells

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Thu 12 Nov, 2009 12:20 am

The smell of tar when they were mending the road.Even now a whiff takes me straight back to being a kid on t'other side of the pennines.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Thu 12 Nov, 2009 12:25 am

Steve Jones wrote: The smell of tar when they were mending the road.Even now a whiff takes me straight back to being a kid on t'other side of the pennines. Coal sheds were the next best alterative smell for the hot Tar whiff There a thing of the past as well.

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Thu 12 Nov, 2009 12:27 am

RHM on torre road used to have a beautiful spicy aroma

Keg · Post by **Keg** » Thu 12 Nov, 2009 12:35 am

Firth & Payne between Vicar Lane ( near the markets) and the back of Littlewoods ( as was) i think, it was all coffee beans and food smells, what a shop that was.

dogduke · Post by **dogduke** » Thu 12 Nov, 2009 12:36 am

Brandy wrote: RHM on torre road used to have a beautiful spicy aroma Yeh,garlic bread,you can't have lived as close to it as me!Lewiss's food hall had a smell of its' own.That was one of the placeswhere you could find 'foreign stuff' beforethe great influx.Firms that worked with wood.public toilets - yuk!The morning after bonfire night mixed in with the seasonal smog and drizzle - deep joy!

Hannibal69 · Post by **Hannibal69** » Thu 12 Nov, 2009 1:19 am

Steve Jones wrote: The smell of tar when they were mending the road.Even now a whiff takes me straight back to being a kid on t'other side of the pennines. Oh yes, fresh tar/tarmac!!!! Looking back on it, I must have being virtually getting high on the stuff!!! lol. Is it me, or do we not seem to get that glorious smell anymore? Either that or it could be that my nostrils took too much abuse back in the late 80's/early 90's!!! lol Best wishes,Han.

Uno Hoo · Post by **Uno Hoo** » Thu 12 Nov, 2009 1:44 am

Brand new Dinky Toys had their unique aroma, sadly not to be replicated as different metals, and paints now used, and plastic introduced.

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Thu 12 Nov, 2009 1:46 am

The pages of your mum's catalogue. Sadly not the same now.

Hannibal69 · Post by **Hannibal69** » Thu 12 Nov, 2009 1:54 am

Uno Hoo wrote: Brand new Dinky Toys had their unique aroma, sadly not to be replicated as different metals, and paints now used, and plastic introduced. Yeah, you're right, not exactly stong, but definately unique. I had a Dinky Thunder Bird 2, complete with "pod 4" which, of course, contained a tiny yellow plastic Thunder Bird 4. For some reason it was painted a sort of metalic blue!? The "real" one on the telly was green!!!Best wishes,Han.

Hannibal69 · Post by **Hannibal69** » Thu 12 Nov, 2009 1:56 am

Geordie-exile wrote: The pages of your mum's catalogue. Sadly not the same now. Naughty, naughty and thrice times naughty!!! lol Han.