Cockles and mussels

Si · Post by Si » Tue 15 Dec, 2009 5:22 pm

Trojan wrote: Si wrote: Roundylad wrote: Virtutis Fortuna Comes?Wasn't that the motto of the old Duke of Wellington's Regiment Yes. My great grandad was in the Dukes.PS Brandy mate. What happened to my avatar thingy??? My dad used to call them "the mucky Dukes" Didn't they mainly recruit fromt the Halifax area? Yes, I think so, but obviously not exclusively. As previously discussed on another thread, my ggrandad had previously been in the York & Lancs and the KOYLIs. Got about a bit!

Middleton Sheriff · Post by **Middleton Sheriff** » Tue 15 Dec, 2009 11:35 pm

Duke of Wellies barracks are in Halifax and they have TA attached at barracks in Huddersfield.But back to Leeds, Barrack Road named because of the Barracks thereon, home of the Yorkshire Hussars? As in the huge pub on Eastgate. I was told that the old houses on Woolman Street in City Centre off York Street were originally barracks. They're gone now of course but can anyone tell me if that was the case? They used to stand just beside the railway viaduct between it and Marsh Lane.

FLOJO · Post by **FLOJO** » Wed 16 Dec, 2009 6:27 am

The fish man that used to come to the White Hart at Beeston on a weekend was quite a character, I remember one time he came in and one of the young lads shouted to him have you any crabs on yea cock, I can't remember his reply but I know it had the pub in uproar and the lad who said it was put in his place

Si · Post by Si » Wed 16 Dec, 2009 9:18 am

Brandy wrote: Si wrote: Brandy wrote: Si i think its something to do with photobucket.When was the last time you logged into your photobucket account?Phill and some others on here have had some trouble with them also. Cheers Brandy. I last looked at my p'bucket account months ago. I don't remember my ID or password on it, and besides, I have a new e-mail address since then. Also, I have no luck getting into my Flickr account for the same reason. They've sent me a reminder of my password etc, but to the old (non-existant) e-mail address! si i dont know whats going on with it now mate??It just appeared then dissapered again lol?? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????PS I apologise for hijacking this thread! Back to whelks! Did the blokes selling seafood in pubs dissapear at the same time as those little sandwich vans that used to ply their trade around various factories? I think there was some sort of new food hygiene legislation (early 90s?) that finished them off.

dogduke · Post by **dogduke** » Wed 16 Dec, 2009 2:48 pm

Kershaws were I think the biggest fish in a basket firm.With the demise of pubs in general and more pubs serving food I suppose the bottom has fallen 'out of the basket'

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Wed 16 Dec, 2009 3:00 pm

The cockles and mussels were OK but the whelks are absolutely disgusting and who on earth could eat a cold fish?

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Wed 16 Dec, 2009 9:31 pm

Don't forget the infamous "crab sticks" - which were swiftly renamed "seafood sticks" when it became apparent they contained 0% crab

Post by **cnosni** » Thu 17 Dec, 2009 6:02 pm

raveydavey wrote: Don't forget the infamous "crab sticks" - which were swiftly renamed "seafood sticks" when it became apparent they contained 0% crab also,the pronunciation could be misunderstood,say "crabsticks" out loud,and then think about how it could sound like yore shouting out"Crabs D*cks"

carith · Post by **carith** » Thu 17 Dec, 2009 7:29 pm

Chrism wrote:The cockles and mussels were OK but the whelks are absolutely disgusting and who on earth could eat a cold fish?.After attempting a pint in the miggy arms anything tasted nice.

simong · Post by **simong** » Fri 18 Dec, 2009 10:26 am

There is, or used to be a couple of years ago, a seafood chap who does the rounds of New Road Side/Abbey Road irregularily and maybe Horsforth Town Street as well. He certainly does the Vesper and the Horsforth Hotel.