ALLENDALE TAR BARREL PARADE NORTHUMBERLAND

Allendale Tar Barrel Parade, Northumberland. England 1972. Guiser going First Footing after midnight
Guiser, William Pringle at home in Shield Street, Allendale. Born in Allendale in 1921, and commonly known as Billy he was the manager of the local Co-op. He shared the house pictured on Shield Street with his wife Marion, and their three children; Cecil, Howard and Neville. Billy was often a 'guiser' and enjoyed the tradition of first footing on New Year's Eve with a group of fellow...
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Allendale Tar Barrel Parade, Northumberland. England 1972. Guiser going First Footing after midnight
Guiser, William Pringle at home in Shield Street, Allendale. Born in Allendale in 1921, and commonly known as Billy he was the manager of the local Co-op. He shared the house pictured on Shield Street with his wife Marion, and their three children; Cecil, Howard and Neville. Billy was often a 'guiser' and enjoyed the tradition of first footing on New Year's Eve with a group of fellow guisers."

Caption info from grandson Calum Pringle.
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