I believe Florrie Lindley spoke the first ever line in Coronation St.

 

Elsie Lapin, who only appeared in episodes 1 & 2 spoke the first words.

 

http://coronationstreet.wikia.com/wiki/Elsie_Lappin

Elsie Lapin, who only appeared in episodes 1 & 2 spoke the first words.

 

http://coronationstreet.wikia.com/wiki/Elsie_Lappin

 

 

Another beltin northern name!

Murps and dobbers (the bigger ones) is what we called em in my youth in Kearsley.

 

 

Murps and dobbers (the bigger ones) is what we called em in my youth in Kearsley.

 

Aye, the dobbers were usually steel ballbearings, in different sizes, the larger glass ones were glass eyes [in Athy anyway]

Aye, the dobbers were usually steel ballbearings, in different sizes, the larger glass ones were glass eyes [in Athy anyway]

 

I always thought that using steel dobbers was 'not cricket' when it came to playing murps. Many a time my glassie got smashed to buggery by the bastards.

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