Old Pic

[LOL 212]

My son 30 years ago after a hard morrning out

[marshman 7,757]

 

This is mate that I used to go coursing with grandfather and he's brother sammy cracking old pic I think

cracking looking picture there marshy love the look of the old pics and the old waggon..was the waggon a reading or a burton...

 

An old travlers life ay...

to be honest I'm not to gen up on the wagons .

When I've spoken to the old travellers they don't over romantasize it the first thing they say was living was hard . Most lost children to things simple things, flu was a killer, high infant mortality . Hunger was a constant thing so a good pot filling dog to them was worth its weight in gold . Mind if they did get caught poaching they usually got a hiding and then locked up the police didn't f**k about then,funny thing is they all seemed to of love the life and always tell you of good hunting days and how much the land was greener and how it was lifting with all sorts of game lol

[Chicken_man 1,651]

They definitely would of needed a good pot filler them days.

Great pic and a good bit of history.

Atb

[Guest Navek]

 

 

This is mate that I used to go coursing with grandfather and he's brother sammy cracking old pic I think

cracking looking picture there marshy love the look of the old pics and the old waggon..was the waggon a reading or a burton...

 

An old travlers life ay...

to be honest I'm not to gen up on the wagons .

When I've spoken to the old travellers they don't over romantasize it the first thing they say was living was hard . Most lost children to things simple things, flu was a killer, high infant mortality . Hunger was a constant thing so a good pot filling dog to them was worth its weight in gold . Mind if they did get caught poaching they usually got a hiding and then locked up the police didn't f**k about then,funny thing is they all seemed to of love the life and always tell you of good hunting days and how much the land was greener and how it was lifting with all sorts of game lol

yes I can imagine every day tasks what we take for granted been a real pain in the arse for them ... Especially when it came to bath time or toilet time in the middle of winter!!!

[marshman 7,757]

Part of the family I reckon

[marshman 7,757]

Not my pic lads just ones I've found whilst doing a bit of research lol

[low plains drifter 10,415]

That pallet wood made good fence material mate

It still does, my pallet wood gate is still standing strong ten years after hanging lol

[mud 2,044]

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Edited April 2, 2016 by mud

[marshman 7,757]

Here's one of my nan on left,got be bout 50 years ago

cracking pic that ?

[Chicken_man 1,651]

Love the pics :-)

[peterbirdman1 206]

Some really good pic's lads

[kirstysdad 827]

my son with dogs when he was a teenager now in his 30s got his own place and kennels still going out every sunday with me and says his dogs are better than mine not that old but I like this picture

[Daniel cain 45,150]

Taking loads now of my boy,one day they may be future classics lol,fair play to you lads putting up them pics,a picture says a thousand words,merry xmas to you all.atb dc

[TOMO 26,071]

Marshy ,,I was told Romanys lived in bender tents,,made from canvas and hazel poles,,befor having wagons and caravans,,is that true and is that what that tent type thing is,,,.?

 

Great pics again mate,,,and that one of yours mud,,,excellent stuff

[Guest Navek]

Marshy ,,I was told Romanys lived in bender tents,,made from canvas and hazel poles,,befor having wagons and caravans,,is that true and is that what that tent type thing is,,,.?

Great pics again mate,,,and that one of yours mud,,,excellent stuff

I think the kids slept in blender tents next to the Waggons aswell...they were made from the same canvas material that the bow top is made of...young hazel shoots bent over to make a dome with the front lifted up facing the fire.