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Title: Easter walls
Post by: brooksburns on Monday 07 June 21 04:38 BST (UK)

I've been reading an article from 1916, which includes a reminiscence from roughly the mid 19th century about a grocer's shop "famous for 1d oranges at Easter walls-time".  What is Easter walls-time, anyone? !

Title: Re: Easter walls
Post by: Kay99 on Monday 07 June 21 04:48 BST (UK)

Was it at Berwick on Tweed??    I found several articles including this one

Berwickshire News and General Advertiser 22 October 1929

Kay

Title: Re: Easter walls
Post by: Kay99 on Monday 07 June 21 05:01 BST (UK)

The fair was reffered to on page 88   https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/berwick-upon-tweed/berwick-upon-tweed/

Kay

Title: Re: Easter walls
Post by: brooksburns on Monday 07 June 21 05:26 BST (UK)

Aha, wonderful!  Yes it was Berwick, it hadn't occurred to me it would be just a local thing!