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Stephen Thorpe (ENLIGHTENED)
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Date Posted: 00:59:26 07/21/14 Mon
In reply to:
phil rigby
's message, "Re: Borstal Tears -- please help!" on 15:37:50 09/17/06 Sun
>>I hope someone here can help me -- I've been trying to
>>find out more about this for some research I'm doing
>>but there are almost no references that I can find.
>>
>>As far as I understand, Borstal Tears are tattooed
>>tears that you used to get if you'd done Borstal. I'd
>>be really grateful if anybody with that experience can
>>tell me:
>>
>>- how common were they? (I'm talking particularly with
>>guys who did borstal in the mid-70s here) -- what kind
>>of guys would get them done?
>>
>>- did it matter which eye? how many tears?
>>
>>- were the tattoos always done after you got out, or
>>were they sometimes done (with pen ink or whatever)
>>inside?
>>
>>any other thoughts, memories etc much appreciated.
>>thanks
>
>there is plenty of posts on here,with some good
>poignant memories and anecdotes, including my own. the
>main tattoos i saw were the ones where the hand would
>be covered following the outline of the top of your
>hand up to your knuckles and thumb,known as a borstal
>glove ,a broken line on the front of the neck with CUT
>HERE in the middle,stars on the ear lobes,swallows
>either side of the neck,love and hate on the fingers,
>acab i.e all coppers are bastards,tears on either eye
>what that stood for i dont know but im sure someone
>will know.the saddest tattoo i saw was on a lad from
>crewe when i was in foston hall 1979 a tattoo of an
>erect penis on his arm ,i shared a table with him a
>meal times and he was proud of it being a bit scared i
>used to laugh inside rather than to his face.
I did Portland and Huntercoombe in ,76- '77. Tat's were done in the nicks in those days, but on a rare basis. A lot of chaps would have their leg done with all the nicks they'd been in. I felt this was more to do with bragging rights, like 'hey ho look at me! I'm hard, I've done bird in all these nicks!' The Borstal Spot was a small dot on the right cheek. Done after one came out with indian ink and a needle. Talking from experience the spot had to be done after discharge and if you were unlucky enough to get a 'recall' the screws would know you been there,seen it & done it. They did in most cases give the respect due. Other cons would shy away from you 'cos you'd done your bird. LOL
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