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LSF said:
Groundsman was Horace Vickers.
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Thank you for that info did he also look after The Lane. If so Bramall Lane 27 May 1967 time on clock.jpgHeath Robinson affair.jpegwould he be on one of these.
Excuse my flippancy, my reference to Bill was associated to a song from the '60/70's. Bill, I believe, resided in a bungalow.
The idea of the bungalow atop the dressing rooms caught my imagination, in that despite all the ups and down of the club it must have been quite a good organisation to work for at that time.
Just like to say thanks to all for stunning photos, of the city and club over the last week, Thank You.
 
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XM657 said:
Thank you for that info did he also look after The Lane. If so View attachment 120502View attachment 120503would he be on one of these.
Excuse my flippancy, my reference to Bill was associated to a song from the '60/70's. Bill, I believe, resided in a bungalow.
The idea of the bungalow atop the dressing rooms caught my imagination, in that despite all the ups and down of the club it must have been quite a good organisation to work for at that time.
Just like to say thanks to all for stunning photos, of the city and club over the last week, Thank You.
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No Elf & Safety in them days XM, hate to think what would become of the groundsman if his tie caught up in that mowing contraption
 
XM657 said:
Thank you for that info did he also look after The Lane. If so View attachment 120502View attachment 120503would he be on one of these.
Excuse my flippancy, my reference to Bill was associated to a song from the '60/70's. Bill, I believe, resided in a bungalow.
The idea of the bungalow atop the dressing rooms caught my imagination, in that despite all the ups and down of the club it must have been quite a good organisation to work for at that time.
Just like to say thanks to all for stunning photos, of the city and club over the last week, Thank You.
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Horace was just responsible for the Ball Inn.
He took over when they built the new changing room and built accommodation for a Groundsman to live in situ.
Prior to that the Ball Inn groundsman lived in a club house in Alexandra Road, 10 mins walk away.
Us kids from around the area took advantage of that by making the Ball our own personal football pitch, great eh!
Come the revolution and the live in groundsman, we said goodbye to that privilege. Added to that, Horace was a bit of an arse when it came to us lads having a game behind the goal, always moving us off and telling us to get out of the ground.
His two sons went to school with me, they were of similar ilk to their dad.
 
XM657 said:
Apologies all, recapping on the 'lost' police box Fitzalan Sq. post 22094 page 737.
Looking at this c1950 photo, it was across the road about where the camera stood in the original photo I posted.:)View attachment 120513
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That road sign 'A625 Chapel-en-le- Frith always intrigued me.

How many people driving through Fitzalan Square needed to know the directions to Chapel?
 
bornablade said:
That road sign 'A625 Chapel-en-le- Frith always intrigued me.

How many people driving through Fitzalan Square needed to know the directions to Chapel?
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May be Chapel folk after a bender 'dar'n town' remember no breathalyser then.😲
 
bornablade said:
That road sign 'A625 Chapel-en-le- Frith always intrigued me.

How many people driving through Fitzalan Square needed to know the directions to Chapel?
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I saw just such a sign only last week on a country road out in the Bradfield / Dungworth area and thought the same - wtf ?

Buxton maybe , but Chapel ? It’s a bit like Stocksbridge but without the lasses with legs like Diego Maradonna from slogging up and down the hills .
 
LSF said:
Horace was just responsible for the Ball Inn.
He took over when they built the new changing room and built accommodation for a Groundsman to live in situ.
Prior to that the Ball Inn groundsman lived in a club house in Alexandra Road, 10 mins walk away.
Us kids from around the area took advantage of that by making the Ball our own personal football pitch, great eh!
Come the revolution and the live in groundsman, we said goodbye to that privilege. Added to that, Horace was a bit of an arse when it came to us lads having a game behind the goal, always moving us off and telling us to get out of the ground.
His two sons went to school with me, they were of similar ilk to their dad.
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Was it you who wrote the article in Flashing Blade about a groundsman at the Ball Inn Ground nicknamed Shitty Legs?
 
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Greenwich Blade said:
Was it you who wrote the article in Flashing Blade about a groundsman at the Ball Inn Ground nicknamed Shitty Legs?
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Yep, that was me. Old shitty legs was Horace Vickers predecessor and lived in the Alexandra Rd club house.
He had an old Lambretta scooter, top speed 15mph, we could hear it chugging up the drive as we played on the pitch.
Our signal to exit stage left, not before a bit of baiting and name calling etc though...
As you probably remember from the story, he had the last laugh eventually 😅.
 
XM657 said:
Apologies all, recapping on the 'lost' police box Fitzalan Sq. post 22094 page 737.
Looking at this c1950 photo, it was across the road about where the camera stood in the original photo I posted.:)View attachment 120513
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Fantastic photo XM, can anyone make out what the newspaper headlines are saying, can see the Star, Herald and Telegraph.
Look at the lady in the foreground probably shopping with her daughter, she's carrying a *Gondola" wicker shopping basket, originals worth anything upward of £50 these days
 
bornablade said:
That road sign 'A625 Chapel-en-le- Frith always intrigued me.

How many people driving through Fitzalan Square needed to know the directions to Chapel?
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Yes, it all seems odd in terms of today's sat- nav. Maybe the guy who made the signs was from Chapel, and wanted it promoted or to get one over on his Buxton rivals.
I think they used Chapel solely as a reference point as a gateway to the West Midlands or Manchester even, finding your way was hard going no motorways or few duel carriageways just what they called Trunk roads like the A6.
Ashbourne was another used as a reference perhaps for the East Midlands and beyond. My Grandfather drove a motorcycle in the 50s, never went anywhere unless he went to Ashbourne first.
 
Kop sufferer said:
Yes, it all seems odd in terms of today's sat- nav. Maybe the guy who made the signs was from Chapel, and wanted it promoted or to get one over on his Buxton rivals.
I think they used Chapel solely as a reference point as a gateway to the West Midlands or Manchester even, finding your way was hard going no motorways or few duel carriageways just what they called Trunk roads like the A6.
Ashbourne was another used as a reference perhaps for the East Midlands and beyond. My Grandfather drove a motorcycle in the 50s, never went anywhere unless he went to Ashbourne first.
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Yep, it was all about way points on trunk roads so they’d all point to a common place, A625 Chapel and isn’t the A621 Bakewell?
 

Kop sufferer said:
Yes, it all seems odd in terms of today's sat- nav. Maybe the guy who made the signs was from Chapel, and wanted it promoted or to get one over on his Buxton rivals.
I think they used Chapel solely as a reference point as a gateway to the West Midlands or Manchester even, finding your way was hard going no motorways or few duel carriageways just what they called Trunk roads like the A6.
Ashbourne was another used as a reference perhaps for the East Midlands and beyond. My Grandfather drove a motorcycle in the 50s, never went anywhere unless he went to Ashbourne first.
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The reference point is probably a good call.
I seem to remember as kid, when we went on hols to the East Coast, dad would always head the car to Goole as the gateway to everywhere else on that side of the country.
Later as us kids got older and dad got more adventurous the Honiton by-pass became an important place to get to.
 
SouthEssexBlade said:
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Built in almost the same position as the 'Tardis' style one in the c1950 photo I posted.
I got the photo date c1950 wrong as I've just noticed that Odeon is built. Therefore the photo must be mid1950's.
Steady on here, going too fast for an old fella. :)
Excellent, your computer must be enormous full of all these interesting photos.
Bloody PWD, worked for SWD a few years, best ever, but couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery.
Thanks.
 
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XM657 said:
Built in almost the same position as the 'Tardis' style one in the c1950 photo I posted.
I got the photo date c1950 wrong as I've just noticed that Odeon is built. Therefore the photo must be mid1950's.
Steady on here, going too fast for an old fella. :)
Excellent, your computer must be enormous full of all these interesting photos.
Bloody PWD, worked for SWD a few years, best ever, but couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery.
Thanks.
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It's a shame that the one outside the Town Hall was preserved, but that one in Fitzalan square was destroyed.
 
Kop sufferer said:
Fantastic photo XM, can anyone make out what the newspaper headlines are saying, can see the Star, Herald and Telegraph.
Look at the lady in the foreground probably shopping with her daughter, she's carrying a *Gondola" wicker shopping basket, originals worth anything upward of £50 these days
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Not the 'gondola' style, but the wicker shopping basket very popular in times gone pastBridge St - No340 Stood Commercial Motor Show 1964 despite the Atlanteans haveing been in serv...jpg
 

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