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more memories remember Silcocks fair down patricroft road pitched up near and round the old St Williams club for some years then moved to Anderton St across from Empress mill, also in Patricroft rd Bill Varty had is Garage for his big saloons! remember the big overhead crane in Thompsons yard it had a large magnet for lifting scrap,the man who operated it had large boot on one foot for some ailment but he had to climb the ladder up to the cabin on the crane, another memory but dangerous one waiting for Duttons brewery lorry to go down Patricroft road to the club then swing on the back of it! if caught a clip round the ear was felt! you knew it was Duttons with big O B J on the back as well. when it was Burtonwood lorry it had trailer easier to swing on back of this! ah living dangerous!