I missed a photo out of the ‘Gettin’ the buzz‘ post which highlighted a practice I wasn’t previously aware of.
Read the caption - click on the image for a larger version. From 'Memories of Brownhills Past' by Clarice Mayo & Geoff Harrington.
I noticed at the time of compiling the article that the two busses in the garden had similar letterboxes on the front. Was this a national, or purely local thing? Why on the offside, and not the nearside? Did they actually get used, and was anyone ever hurt in so doing? When did the practice die out?
I’m interested because it seems like a genuine example of civic interaction and co-operation which is seldom seen today…