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Stanley
Local Historian & Old Fart
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This is a continuation of Steeplejack's Next Corner. Click on this link for the older topic:
Jacks Corner Part 3
Stanley Challenger Graham
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stanley at barnoldswick.freeserve.co.uk
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Bradders
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Posted - 13/05/2009 : 18:53
Alan ...I was intrigued by the last few posts , so I logged onto Ebay to see what was happening..........
"Not a lot" is the answer . The guy is listing multiple lots ....of individual rivets, and coach bolts.......some of which have sold and some have not.
Judging by the prices paid so far , he will be stuggling to cover his cover his listing and paypal fees , never mind raising any money for his "Heritage" project.
I then Googled "Fred Dibnah Heritage Centre" and read a report in a local paper , that mentioned a forthcoming event at "The Centre" , at which Mrs (Sheila) Dibnah would be giving a talk.......! ( it WAS dated April 8th though) and there were comments by the owner , about how supportive she has been to the whole project.
None of this seems to"hang right" does it.....added to the fact that the guy has sold 2 bedheads and a folding putyou-up (with "authenticity certificates"....ugh!)......and all the ,time sort ,of warning people that his is "The Only Fred Dibnah Heritage Centre" !
Doesn't this sort of thing just make you want to spit !
I do hope Mrs D is not going to be too upset by all this ........and I'm sure everyone would want to send her an " ALL THE BEST"
Edited by - Bradders on 13/05/2009 7:00:32 PM
Edited by - Bradders on 13/05/2009 9:12:35 PM
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Tizer
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Posted - 13/05/2009 : 20:06
  `THERE WAS A TIME' 
The Second Edition of Victor Shackleton's book `There Was a Time' (ISBN 978-1-4092-8333-1) is now published and available for £10 inclusive of post & packing in the UK (£11 in continental Europe, £12.50 outside Europe, with cheques drawn on a UK bank). Following the successful First Edition published in 2002, this Second Edition has been written with extra stories and more photos.
How do I buy the book?
It will be a while before it is available in the bookshops and on-line stores (due to time taken for details to filter through the ordering system) and in the meantime copies can be bought from Vic. A further benefit is that Vic will sign these early copies!
When you send your cheque please write it in the name of `M. SHACKLETON' (note the `M' initial) and post it to Victor. Some of you will already know Vic's address. We don't want to put his address here in the public forum, so for others please send me (Tizer) a Personal Message through the forum and I will reply and provide Vic's street address. For anyone who is not a member of the forum and cannot use the PM system, please send an email to victorjack at operamail.com and I will then send you the street address to which you can send your cheque.
Further details about the book...
"The Second Edition of `There Was a Time' tells a gripping and moving account of a young boy's tough journey into manhood. Victor Shackleton paints an eloquent and vivid picture of not only his austere and intimidating schooldays during the days of the Second World War, but waxes lyrically of his discovery of the joys of good music. The author's gripping narrative of his days working as a steeplejack at the tops of Lancashire's great mill chimney stacks is an utterly fascinating account, whilst his two years stint in a grocery warehouse after leaving school is described in brilliant fashion, that mixes humour with nerve-tingling drama. He also describes other steeplejacks, one of them a magician, and relates the story of his grandfather who fell from a chimney and survived. A terrific read, 103 pages total and with about 48 illustrations!"
Edited by - Tizer on 14/05/2009 09:04:00
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Posted - 13/05/2009 : 20:32
Well done Vic,I'll be in touch for my signed copy,and thanks to Tizer for his wizardry with the online publishers...last time i bought so many books i was an apprentice and all the books were on the top shelf ,hehe..
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bob hulin
" its going leg it "
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Posted - 13/05/2009 : 22:26
Tizer, sound as a pound well done.
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bob hulin
" its going leg it "
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Posted - 13/05/2009 : 22:31
Bradders, top man. .
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victorjack
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Posted - 13/05/2009 : 22:39
Tizer has been a tour de force where the book was concerned. I could never have managed the photo scans. There are new stories added to the original 2002 book and some good photos.. I do thank you for your support. Lulu make sure you don't make much from sales yet their work is quality and the book is well worth having for its great presentation.
Cheers to you all..Vic
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AlanMc
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Posted - 13/05/2009 : 22:41
Tom Owd Mate,
"Frederabilia" what a concept! We could start a
brand new collecting trend.
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AlanMc
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Posted - 13/05/2009 : 22:47
Well done Victor I shall look forward to reading what will be a fantastic book.
Good on you Tizer Mate!
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Stanley
Local Historian & Old Fart
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Posted - 14/05/2009 : 07:01
Young Tom, you realise what you have done don't you? The world is going to be flooded with Bobmabelia! I can hear the wheels whirring round in his head as I write....
Stanley Challenger Graham
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Tizer
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Posted - 14/05/2009 : 11:05
I should have followed these people around and collected their Guinness cans. As used by ...
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blokman
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Posted - 14/05/2009 : 11:49
All my associated "collectables" have been most unkindly described as "crapmebelia"
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blokman
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Posted - 14/05/2009 : 11:51
Well done, Vic and Tizer, looking forward to reading the book, more power to your elbows!!!
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bob hulin
" its going leg it "
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Posted - 14/05/2009 : 17:33
 "CROWTHER STREET " STOCKPORT. brillient picture.
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AlanMc
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Posted - 14/05/2009 : 19:39
Bob,
What a smashing picture!
A hundred years ago when I were a wee sprog, mounted upon a "Guider"---a devilish contraption thrown together from a lump o' builders plank and four ancient pram wheels---I would tear-arse down one of the many steep cobbled brews in Middleton,that closely resembled the one captured in your delightful image.
Keep on unearthing these gems.
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bob hulin
" its going leg it "
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Posted - 14/05/2009 : 20:12
 crowther street . subject of a L. S LOWRY. painting.
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Steeplejacks Corner Part Four
