Hi Frummers,
Shortly after the war i was packed off at about 6 years old to a Manchester Convalesence Home in Bollington. It was a large mansion.Most days a group of us children would go on a long, country walk.Singing songs
like,Henry My Son,Santa Lucia,and Sammys Uncle.Songs i still sing to this day.
One of the walks was up a big hill to an obelisk called White Nancy.Nancy is an old word for the Narcissus flower
which is a member of the Poppy group,and from which comes the word Narcotics,Its probable the White part of the name refers to opium.Which will come as a surprise to many people.As will the widespread use of opium during the industrial revolution[re- Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell]