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Lancashire - the county that brought you The Beatles; Hot Pot; Stan Laurel; Bolton Wanderers FC; George Formby; Jason Queally (Lancashire Olympic Cycling Champion); Freddie Flintoff; Amir Khan; Theodore Major (one of the finest painters this county and country has ever produced); L. S. Lowry; Carl Fogarty; Coronation Street; Willy Eckerslike; Kathleen Ferrier; Eric Morecambe; The Co-operative Movement; Sir Robert Peel; Tom Finney; Nat Lofthouse; Les Dawson; Peter Kay; Dave Spikey; Johnny Vegas; Free Trade; Frank Randle; Thomas Highs of Leigh (the true inventor of the Spinning Jenny); Samuel Crompton; Wallace and Gromit (Nick Park); Fred Dibnah; Eric Laithwaite; Brian Statham; Lancashire Cheese; Gracie Fields; The Guardian; Eccles Cakes; Doddy; Chorley Cakes; Man Utd; the Industrial Revolution; Hilda Baker; Uncle Joe's Mint Balls; Fisherman's Friends; Victory V Tablets;  etc etc etc... Four Yorkshiremen playing dominoes in a pub - all frightened of knocking in case the waiter came over...What's a Yorkshireman's favourite expression? - "It's Ow Much??!!!"...Yorkshire recipe for an Omelette..."First borrow three eggs..."...Yorkshiremen don't buy laxatives for their kids - they sit them on the potty and tell them ghost stories...

COMPLETELY LANKY

DAVE DUTTON'S "COMPLETELY LANKY" contains nearly 100 pages of hilarity from England's premier county. A comic guide to the Lanky lingo, it contains a cartload of wonderful words & expressions that reflect the rich linguistic heritage that comes from the Lancashire dialect.

Chapters include: Lanky Table Etiquette; Visiting the Doctor's; The Yorkshire Coat of Arms; Road Signs; A Lanky Anatomy Lesson; At the Pub; How to Recognise a Lanky Chauvinist Pig and much more.

It makes a wonderful present for Lancastrians all over the world. Click here for details of how to buy the book.

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Dave Dutton Photography: 

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LANCASHIRE LINKS

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  LANKY WORDSdrop these into your everyday conversation and watch their faces...

A LETTER FROM THE TRENCHES

A very moving and chilling letter to my Grandad, Mr. Herbert Dutton of Atherton, Lancashire who served with the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment in the First World War. This brings home in a very graphic way what it was like in the trenches for the ordinary Lancashire soldier. Click HERE or on the above hyperlink to read it.

A LANCASHIRE LASS IN A SECOND WORLD WAR MUNITIONS FACTORY.

The lass in question is my mother - Mabel, daughter of the above Herbert Dutton -who was sent as a young girl to work in a Munitions Factory at Risley near Warrington during the Second World War.

The Munition Workers were the unsung heroes of the war - often working in extremely dangerous conditions. They are not represented at  Remembrance Day at the Cenotaph - and they should be.

This is her story. Click here or on the above hyperlink to read it. Like the above letter, it is harrowing in parts. Thought you had a boring job? Just be thankful you weren't working on the Suicide Squad...

IREBY - TOWN OF THE IRISH VIKINGS

CLICK TO VIEW: A LANCASHIRE VILLAGE - HISTORY AND PICTURES...

LANKY POEMS

CLICK HERE FOR SOME LANCASHIRE DIALECT POEMS WRITTEN BY DAVE DUTTON  as well as some old favourites such as Bowton's Yard.

There will be more dialect poems added in the near future. There are also more on the Atherton page (follow links).

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VIEW THE GUESTBOOK.. click here for a sken at the LANKY GUESTBOOK

ATHERTON MEMORIES AND PICS.

These are a few pictures and memories of Atherton, Lancashire, where I was born. Might bring memories back for a few people..

Click HERE to look at them...

BUY LANCASHIRE STUFF!

Click here to view a great selection of Lanky STUFF such as books and videos which you can have delivered straight to your door when you buy over the internet

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