tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post6795602073840594865..comments2024-02-19T17:30:46.899+00:00Comments on Old Boston: Hussey TowerBillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179940192272909456noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-78536393124736389232011-12-19T13:24:13.695+00:002011-12-19T13:24:13.695+00:00I can confirm that as a prolific smoker aged 15 cl...I can confirm that as a prolific smoker aged 15 classmates from 4G used the tower for a gentlemens smoking area. It was also successfully used as a launch pad for numerous rockets and air bombs around bonfire night which always tied in with the CCF night operations. Having launch one rocket from the top of the staircase tower I dislodged large pieces of the brickwork in my rush to return to ground level. Apologies if this added a bit to the restoration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-21363645883912292082010-11-17T09:04:01.706+00:002010-11-17T09:04:01.706+00:00Yes,that's true, I have a photo with the pit o...Yes,that's true, I have a photo with the pit on it. I also remember going in as a child of about six (c.1956) with my older brother and his mates and there was a skeleton painted on one of the walls which scared me to death at that age. ha ha.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179940192272909456noreply@blogger.com