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From: "hewmac" <hewmac@xxxx.com.au>
To: <threetowners@topica.com>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000
Subject: [3T] Horse Troughs
I tried to think where all the horse troughs were in the three towns. I
can only remember one in Ardrossan between the Castle Craigs and the WW2
Memorial. Can't remember any in Saltcoats or Stevenston. Where were
they?
Hugh McCallum
From: "Betty Woodland" <bettywood@xxxx.au>
To: <threetowners@topica.com>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000
Subject: Re: [3T] Horse Troughs
I have a vague recollection of there being one in the vicinity of
Caledonia Road.
Regards Betty
From: "TLHanlon" <tommy_h_mentor@xxxx.net>
To: <threetowners@topica.com>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000
Subject: Re: [3T] Horse Troughs
If my memory serves me right the horse trough was situated at Stevenston
Cross. I am nearly100% sure.
Tommy Hanlon
From: "Margaret Lyons" <lyons@xxxx.com>
To: <threetowners@topica.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000
Subject: [3T] Horse troughs
There was a trough at the end of Ardrossan road. It was next to the
telephone box, which was beside the pillar box across from the War
Memorial.
From: "Margaret Lyons" <lyons@xxxx.com>
To: <threetowners@topica.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 10:19 AM
A long time ago and far, far away horse troughs were essential. It was a
time of petrol rationing, a time when houses were heated by coal fires.
There were two (that I can remember) coal merchants in town; McCallum
and Borland. They would deliver the coal, when available, in horse-drawn
carts. Coal was in short supply, due to the war, so substitutes were
available. Jimmy White, in happier times would have ponies on the shore
during the summer, for the summer visitors, but he also delivered
'briquettes' which burned well and gave off a good heat. The ponies
pulled his cart. The Gas co. supplied coke, a by-product of the gasworks
but I don't remember how that was delivered.
There were lots of horse-drawn carts around. Mr. Hutcheson came around
with his cart selling and calling "Potatoes and vegetaballies"' the
Ardrossan Co-op Bakery came selling bread and all sorts of goodies, and
the butcher's cart came, his horse was called "Captain". Milk was also
delivered by horse and cart. That horse was amazing! He knew which
houses to stop at, and sometimes left the milkman behind!
I'm sure all these horses appreciated the horse troughs.
Am I the oldest on this list? Don't tell me, I don't want to Know!!!
The Jeely piece song is way after my time!
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