My mum's dad used to tell her that there were gnomes on top of buildings that pulled up lifts by long ropes
A childhood belief about in the street
others believed things like this
- My parents said that gnomes tied knots in my hair while I was sleeping. I had insomnia for years.— Daria
- i used to believe that scaffolding was used to support buildings when they were having work on them.Anon
- I used to think 'To Let' on disused office buildings meant they were big toilets.— Tracey
- I once thought people would keep growing until they were as big as buildings if they didn't go to the doctor. — Tufty
- I thought the "To Let" signs on buildings meant they were public toilets.— Scottish Laddie
- I always thought thunder was the sound of the crumbling buildings, after lightning had struck them.Anon