Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[alpine blade]

Hagan and the King....stood between Sir Stanley and Joe Mercer
Wembley 1944
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Just to fill in the rest for you, To the left of my father is Joe Mercer, Tommy Lawton and Billy Wright. Stan Cullis is captain just hidden behind the king and the least well known to my dads and Stan Matthews right is Leslie Smith from Aston Villa.

 

[alpine blade]

I've never seen a badge like that. Anyone know anything about it? Was it the forerunner to the current badge?

It does look a bit menacing and like the skull and cross bones. Not that there's owt wrong with that!

That was the badge my father designed in the early fifties for a tour of Holland. Not sure how long before it was modified but it was certainly the forerunner of the modern badge.

 

[vorpal blade]

And not a Johnny foreigner begging insight,unlike now!

to be fair, there is a statue of some German bloke in the middle though.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

The Old Brunswick Hotel. Any of the town dwellers frequent?

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

...Like a good pinch...

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Cann the music man, interior.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

My uncle was a 'Ted' and he told me this was their hangout back in the day.

 

[Grappler]

My uncle was a 'Ted' and he told me this was their hangout back in the day.

I remember back in the mid 70's, Teddy Boys stood outside this pub on a Saturday afternoon.

 

[bornablade]

The Old Brunswick Hotel. Any of the town dwellers frequent?

Remember going in the Brunswick one New Years Eve night and am pretty sure it was their final night before closing. Must have been sometime in the late 1970's. For a short period of time in 1974 I worked across the road at Woolco's (new brand name of Woolworths) and used to go in the Brunswick at lunchtimes.

 

[Kendal]

That rings a bell, although I think you mean Castle Market, not Sheaf. I seem to think it was around Christmas time back in the 60's but could be wrong

Indeed - Castle market. Bit later than that for me. Early to mid 80s, unless it was from visiting family during the 70s (was born in exile but moved back aged 8). Just a vague memory of tatty roundabouts and a helter skelter????

 

[Kendal]

...Like a good pinch...

Bit of a link with my current home town - a large share of snuff production comes from Kendal, and until recently it was being produced on machinery dating back to well before the steel industry started in Sheffield. Sadly its a diminishing market. http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/13799418.Snuff_firms_in_historic_merger/

 

[HighfieldBlade]

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Ooh, Shoreham Street. Nice find.

 

[Lane Ender]

The Old Brunswick Hotel. Any of the town dwellers frequent?

Used to pay our union subs there Thursday nights

 

[Lane Ender]

I remember back in the mid 70's, Teddy Boys stood outside this pub on a Saturday afternoon.

There was a Teddy Boy Rock and Roll revival mid 70s there was a right crew of them in the Barley Corn

 

[Grappler]

There was a Teddy Boy Rock and Roll revival mid 70s there was a right crew of them in the Barley Corn

yep, they used to chase the early punks up and down the streets

 

[Lane Ender]

yep, they used to chase the early punks up and down the streets

The Punks copped for pain off everybody in that era.

 

[Kentblade]

This is a brilliant thread, I cannot keep saying "like"

I like them all particularly the shots of the old GPO in Fitzallan Square and the transport system, buses and trams.
My father worked at the GPO and my granddad, my other granddad drove a tram.
Harringtons in the market brings back memories as I used to buy shirts there.
So many memories keep flooding back.

UTB

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

This is a brilliant thread, I cannot keep saying "like"

I like them all particularly the shots of the old GPO in Fitzallan Square and the transport system, buses and trams.
My father worked at the GPO and my granddad, my other granddad drove a tram.
Harringtons in the market brings back memories as I used to buy shirts there.
So many memories keep flooding back.

UTB

Just for you KB. I think it's Chesterfield Road, but not sure.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

 

[Rodders]

Just for you KB. I think it's Chesterfield Road, but not sure.

Couldn't say for definite but also looks looks Abbeydale Road.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

 

[corkysbeard]

Brilliant photo of the old park square spent many times up,down and round the paths of there on my bmx and skateboard in the late 70s and early 80s,fantastic memories.

 

[JohnDenver]

Couldn't say for definite but also looks looks Abbeydale Road.

Can't be sure but it certainly looks more like it to me too. If it was Chezzie Road then plenty of those terraces must have been bulldozed by now.

 

[Robby Blade]

Can't be sure but it certainly looks more like it to me too. If it was Chezzie Road then plenty of those terraces must have been bulldozed by now.

No, it's Chesterfield Road just below where Next, Boots etc is now. Below the second tram is Valley Road.

 

[JohnDenver]

No, it's Chesterfield Road just below where Next, Boots etc is now. Below the second tram is Valley Road.

Ah right, are we looking down the hill or upwards? Hard to tell on a 2D image.

 

[snootyfenooty]

No, it's Chesterfield Road just below where Next, Boots etc is now. Below the second tram is Valley Road.

Spot on. Just beat me to it.

 

[Robby Blade]

Downhill. For the life of me I can't think what has replaced those houses on the left and I was there yesterday.

 

[snootyfenooty]

Downhill. For the life of me I can't think what has replaced those houses on the left and I was there yesterday.

Its a Lidl isn't it?

 

[Robby Blade]

Its a Lidl isn't it?

No, Lidl is further down by Little London Rd. I'm going to have a look tomorrow. There used to be Greshams Woodward somewhere there and also a railway sidings.