Topic: Ageing memory £sd

[Frank]

Was 3d written threpence or threepence?

[Sue C]

Three pence Frank, iv'e still got one.

[johnphilip]

Hi Frank a lot of oldies pronounce it threpence or even thrupence,but you dont go back that fur.

[Anne]

It depends where you come from Frank! Could be thrupence or thripence as well in the north (spelling as spoken, which was commonly done) or even more often up here a threpenny bit or a joey!

[Frank]

Thrupence is what I used to know it as and I can vaguely recall being told how to spell it. Generally we did not use three pence, instead it was three pennys. Pence came into popular use when the new money came in - to help people distinguish. Although sixpence was always pence.

[David E]

Always pronounced "thrupence" or "threpence" here. But either spelt 'threepence' or 'three pence'? I have a load at my mother's house, but as Sue has already got one...

[Adam]

I think I would have spelled it "threepence", but "3d" was easier!

Adam D.

[aa]

I can remember taking the ferry from Kingswear to Dartmouth for thrupence! The ferry from Padstow to Rock is now three pounds!

[Sue C]

not a very good photo but you get the picture, Lisa just asked me what it was, when i told here and what we used to be able to buy with it amazed 

[Lustrousstone]

According to my big Oxford threepence, threepenny bit (and thrupenny bit in Collins). I don't think it was ever three pence, except perhaps on the coin itself. I can remember feeling rich because my great Aunt gave us twopence (tuppence) a week pocket money. Both always pronounced as one word or said as two/three pennies. Pence or pee was post decimalisation. I can still do all the conversions!