That bottomless well of knowledge, slowhands, has found for me that 'Merrick' is apparently 'George Merrick Phelps' born September Qr 1871 (see 'Phelps family' thread). This puts the date of the newspaper clipping at about 1953/4.

Is this the same Greyhound inn? Can someone help with the approximate date of Mr Phelps death? Can someone tell me whether the Crown is still operating? and where Howle Hill is?

Thanks (from Sydney, Australia) in advance.

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I grew up used to my dads accent which is now watered down compared to family I have in Berry hill

but my friends in Lincolnshire had no hope in hell of understanding him which baffled me as ...he talks like anyone else...or so I thought

My step mother recently died and to try and keep him active and a purpose to carry on I've been buying him memoriabila and books about the Forest from Ebay. Funniest one was a book all written in the Forest dialect ( name of book I cant recall at present) We have so much fun with it.. He opens a page and immediately goes into the local dialect and when I try it sound like gobbleygook.

Can't wait till Xmas day.... He'll probably have a heart attack at all the Forest stuff thats waiting under the tree :)

Thanks for this forum, It's actually helped me and my dad get closer in his twighlight years as I research his family

I'm sat here smiling, remembering how as a yung un' my command of the Vorest double negative construction set me apart from my peers at school.

Its still there just suppressed :-)

thanks
S

"thou bisn't wrong there owd butt"

but is still a forest boy in heart,

To borrow an old saying

"You can take the boy out of the Forest,
but never the Forest out of the boy "

or should that be Vorest ??????

I have grown up with tales from my father about things him and Nunky did when younger. Upon reading the thread about the Bird in Hand pub it reminded me of Nunky, I recently brought my father back to the forest (his roots) as part of his 80th birthday treat, things have changed, he grew up in what is now 48 North Road just up from the pub and on the opposite side of the pub, as we drove past the pub he said Nunky lived here, but I missed which actual house.

I only know him as Nunky and Dad only ever called him that, I met him once as a teenager.

Dad knows he has died but not really when, or even where he is buried, it would be nice to tell him anything you can find out for me.

If your Aunt has lived there a long time, my Dad left the forest in 1950's
(we are in lincolnshire) but is still a forest boy in heart, his name is Harold Ireland
his older siblings were Flossie, Tom, Hilda, Kath and Dorothy all now deceased.

Be nice to hear from you

Somewhere near the Bird in Hand, I believe behind it, lived a gentleman who's name or nickname was Nunky (sp)... I don't know his real name (that may be it but I am doubtful) but I was wondering if anyone knows him I beleive he has died
and would like to find out when and also where he is buried