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Easter walls
« 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? !
Co Durham BROOKS / Northumberland BURNS / Fogo ALCORN, DODDS / Whitby LINTON, STONEHOUSE, GRAHAM / Stirlingshire BROWN, MCLACHLAN, JOHNSTONE / Blackford (Perthshire) DAVIDSON, MURRAY / St Andrews KIRK, HAY / Leith, Orkney GROUNDWATER, EUNSON / Edinburgh HUTTON, WRIGHT, BLAIR, CHISHOLM, GREGOR

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Re: Easter walls
« Reply #1 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

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Re: Easter walls
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Re: Easter walls
« Reply #3 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!
Co Durham BROOKS / Northumberland BURNS / Fogo ALCORN, DODDS / Whitby LINTON, STONEHOUSE, GRAHAM / Stirlingshire BROWN, MCLACHLAN, JOHNSTONE / Blackford (Perthshire) DAVIDSON, MURRAY / St Andrews KIRK, HAY / Leith, Orkney GROUNDWATER, EUNSON / Edinburgh HUTTON, WRIGHT, BLAIR, CHISHOLM, GREGOR