From bathing in the glow of a blazing street bonfire to scavenging for wood
We all have our favourite childhood memories we associate with Guy Fawkes' night. For some it's the fireworks themselves, or perhaps warming ourselves around a colossal bonfire on the street where we grew up.
READ MORE: Stroll the lost streets and buildings of the Chatsworth Estate from TV show Shameless' including The Jockey pubWhile other traditions endure, such as having your own bonfire party in your back garden and setting off fireworks. Whatever way you choose to celebrate, we thought we'd take a look back at some of our favourite memories of Bonfire Night from our own childhoods.
The Guy would then be taken around in an old push chair to busy spots, such as outside shops or even better, pubs. Afterwards, the Guy would traditionally be thrown on the bonfire to be consumed by the flames. Sadly, going 'Penny for the Guy' has fallen out of favour in recent years.Being able to buy fireworks as a child There was a time when it really wasn't that strange to be leave a shop with an armful of fireworks when you were still just a kid.
Nailing a Catherine Wheel to a wet gate or fence post There's nothing quite like the fizzing and spinning sparks of a successfully lit Catherine Wheel. Usually, this would only be achieved after watching your dad trying hammer the 'b*****d' firework to a bit of wood in the back garden on a cold and rainy November the 5th, before repeatedly failing to light it.
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