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Not wanting to doubt you but the final picture shows (I think) the nearly completed fire station in the background. This opened in 1990 so picture could be 89 ish as scaffolding still up.
That's interesting CB, according to the info I've got, the Fire Station opened in stages from 1986 to fully in operational and official opened in March 1988, which ties in nicely with my dates .
Warley Rd. Blackpool 1948, snake belt and new bought proper bat, literally 10-15 mins earlier, looking to it's future use with Yorkshire.
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Got me bang to rights there governor. I have seen your other photos (Well. St. Cav. St. X rds.) and the 'Cat shop', painted red & white, was diagonally opposite where I worked '58-61, so by the time you took your photo, where I worked it had been demolished and the Tele Com HQ built. Ackroyd&Abbott built it and the tower crane collapsed one Satdi. morning, unloading scaffold. Driver survived retuning to work being told he had a job for life. He was laid off several years later.These are the building in question, XM657. The Google earth pic below should be pretty recent. They are definitely on the top section between Division Street and West St.View attachment 76803
Socks with sandals
If I close my eyes I can see the 98 looking just like that , chugging up Wheel Lane , prior to terminating at Bridge Street having taken us on a 2p tour of North Sheffield.
I used to have a ' knocking in ' implement , basically a wooden mallet with half a leather cricket ball outer stapled to the mallet face, an essential routine for new bats back in the day.
All the fashion in '48, don't you remember? Plus the must have accessory the 'Ice Cream Cornet'. I were a nesh bugger and remember I had just had a war all week persuading officer IC 'phaloos' to cough up for said bat.Socks with sandals
True. I used to bounce a cricket ball on the bat to knock it in, but your method sounds a lot better.
Gunn&Moore short handle. Not top quality but to me at six it was the bees knees. Used it on garden as a kid waiting to grow into it. The school I attended had a 1st11(seniors 15-16 before comp. schools) v Teachers match every year, in which my grandfather, sixty and Caretaker, played. He duly batted got his few runs and was persuaded by Mr, fat bastard, Woodward to lend him the bat. Fat Bast*** Woodward a local leagues player then went out and creamed the 15-16 year olds into the allotments, bowling green, tennis courts and the swings and slides area until he split the bat a couple of inches in from the edge and about six inches long, FAT BAS****. Bat was taped, tacky black electrical tape of the day, horrible. As a consequence never used it myself.Looking at the back of that bat I bet the ball went pretty well if you caught it sweetly.
Bit of heartwood on the outside edge so probably needed some tape or glue at some point
Had a few good nights out there, and also at the Greyhound, and was it The Ball next door?
A genuine 'Like' for the crack, but not impressed with the comparison.
On the 11 march 1967 the team travelled on same train as supporters. FA Cup 5thR V Chelsea, 2-0 loss Hatley two, at least they did on the way back.
Corner House with jowitt and wyatt Ave, don't you remember his blue suede triumph. Would let me touch for Bob a job though
I think it's dying out. Accents and dialects change over time, and it's just not as commonplace as it was. Although it made us sound rough as a bear's arse, I'm sad it's going because it made us unique - I live and work in Barnsley, and the accent there has had the rough edges knocked off too, meaning we sound a lot more similar than we did. I've always loved that in almost all of the country Asda is a supermarket, whereas in Sheffield it's a question!!
Nobody in Barnsley says dee or dah unless they are from Sheffield. It's a hanging offence!
Still plenty Dee data na den going of In Sheffield we had a family do not long back and my daughters video it it was embarrassing anybody who wasn’t from Sheffield wouldn’t have understood us.
Great last sentence.I think it's dying out. Accents and dialects change over time, and it's just not as commonplace as it was. Although it made us sound rough as a bear's arse, I'm sad it's going because it made us unique - I live and work in Barnsley, and the accent there has had the rough edges knocked off too, meaning we sound a lot more similar than we did. I've always loved that in almost all of the country Asda is a supermarket, whereas in Sheffield it's a question!!
A Shareholder brought it up in the next AGM saying that it was a disgrace that the team travelled by train for the Chelsea FA Cup match while other clubs had their own coach. The club then decided that the players go to away matches by coach.
Fantastic Chip Shop, though not been in for ages. Never on match days but often for a quick tea when running late. Many times with 'ur Gert, having a reight chinwag with the couple who own it. They are a real delight, we are old farts but it's like being with your Granma and Grandad, tell me they are OK. I'm hoping so. Bloody good fish and chips an'all. Believe they were, one season, voted best chip shop for match days out of the whole football league.
What make is the white car on the right of the photo with the square number plate
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