Nottinghamshire Guardian (1899)
Source:
[Anon.] (Auth.)
LOCAL NOTES AND QUERIES No.658: NOTES: OLD NEWARK CUSTOMS
*Nottinghamshire Guardian,
14th Jul.1899
Reminiscences from "Mr Hindley of Bourne who is an old resident
of the Notts Maltopolis." The article referring to many different
local customs, including street vendors' cries, Penny Loaf Day a
dole bequeathed by Hercules Clay during which boys would smudge
people's faces with red ochre, raffling for oranges, and Guy Fawkes' Day,
when there was a bonfire in Newark market place. Also:
"There were also annual events, such as Plough Monday when some
half-dozen farm servants came in, running about and peering into
people's doors, rattling a small tin, and collecting money, perhaps
for the fun of it, or to provide a convivial. One was dressed as a
clown and another wore a woman's gown and bonnet. They were helped
by some, while with many folks they were more free than welcome."
Index Terms:
| Locations: |
Newark, Notts. (SK7953)
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| Years: |
Publ. 1899
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| Subjects: |
House Visiting; Plough Monday; Clown; Woman; Street Vendors' Cries; Penny Loaf Day; Dole; Raffling for Oranges; Guy Fawkes' Day; Bonfire
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| People: |
Mr. Hindley (Inf.); Hercules Clay (Benefactor)
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| Archives: |
TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00149;
Local Notes & Queries Scrapbook, Vol.10, p.48
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Last Updated Jun 2005 by Idwal Jones.
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