byron 1,279 Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 no pedigree's here..... 19 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 21,753 Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Cracking photo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Night Walker 596 Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Some character in that photo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
byron 1,279 Posted May 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 In this article we take a look at some of the characters of old Lincolnshire. John (Ratty) Fulton was born in 1872 at a public house in Saltergate, Lincoln, ‘the Beehive’, which was on the site where the RBS bank now stands. Ratty Fulton was employed by Lincoln Corporation as a rat-catcher, catching rats for tuppence a rat during the annual Lincoln ‘Rat Week’. He made a valuable contribution to the city, as Lincoln’s rat population, encouraged by waterways, canals and a network of sewers could easily have got out of hand without his efforts. He lived in a series of public houses for most of his life, including the Horse and Groom on Newland and the White Bear on Danesgate. He could often be seen in pubs around the city with his dogs and ferrets. It is said that he worked as a rat-catcher for sixty years, which would mean that he started at the age of eleven or twelve. He died in 1944 having caught thousands of rats in the course of his career. 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,625 Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 fantastic pic mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pesky1972 5,677 Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Lovely picture. Great that these old ways have been documented. Maybe one day when the rats have become immune to every poison known to man we'll need men like Ratty Fulton again. ?Pity that all the pubs he'd have frequented are likely all long gone now too. ??⚰️ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
byron 1,279 Posted May 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 imagine that mans life..born in a pub ,and perhaps died in one..looks like he's wearing a tie aswell,what do ya reckon was the mix in them dogs in the pic..not a bad age though seventy two when he passed.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
myersbg 1,385 Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Modern ratcatcher 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
myersbg 1,385 Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Earned her keep that day 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,592 Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Great picture mate most of them would get weils disease too just doing there job no plastic gloves in those days Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nans pat 2,575 Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 imagine that mans life..born in a pub ,and perhaps died in one..looks like he's wearing a tie aswell,what do ya reckon was the mix in them dogs in the pic..not a bad age though seventy two when he passed.. collie x..ebt x whippet n terrier of manyxs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/265206-foxes-ratting/ TC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marshman 7,758 Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Great pic and history what a life eh ratting and lived in pubs . I'd have a bet says in hes life he took part in a few other coubteyside sporting activities ? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lanesra 4,007 Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Cracking pic & info , what's he holding ? I can't make it out . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,416 Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Cracking pic & info , what's he holding ? I can't make it out . I was wondering the same myself. I think it's a rat and a ferret. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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