Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[HighfieldBlade]

 

[HighfieldBlade]

 

[HighfieldBlade]

 

[HighfieldBlade]

 

[HighfieldBlade]

John Cutbush

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Oct 1971, Arsenal v Blades

 

[Silent Blade]

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Andy Rankin, Reg Matthewson and Brian Harris

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Oct 71 v Man City

 

[Silent Blade]

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Colin Appleton (I think), Doc Pace and Gordon Banks

 

[Silent Blade]

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Andy Keely and Mel Holden

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Andy Keely and Mel Holden

Yep, spot on (no surprise!).

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

There’s one in Glasgow that goes to Auchenshuggle.

And Ecclefechan, and Milingavy (Mullguy)

 

[wavy-blade]

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Eh wish I could go back to these days !

 

[Bert]

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Oct 71 v Man City

Bert in the crowd.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

The buses confused the life out of me when I first came to Sheffield. Intake, Halfway to name but 2 bizarre names to put on the front of a bus.

Used to wonder where “Elm Tree” was as a kid. It was a common sight on the destination of many buses. It turns out it was really “Manor Top”. It’s not something you see now. Probably because the “Elm Tree” pub no longer exists? Or does it? I don’t know?

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Where many first dates were met. Platform A. The “threpenny bit” as we knew it.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

What year was this?

I’d guess early 60’s? 1964?

 

[Silent Blade]

Not sure. Looking I'd guess late 50s?

I’d guess early 60’s? 1964?

Wiki says

It was opened in 1936, as Pond Street bus station. Covered accommodation was built in 1956, replacing the collection of bus stops.

Mid 1950s then?

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

Used to wonder where “Elm Tree” was as a kid. It was a common sight on the destination of many buses. It turns out it was really “Manor Top”. It’s not something you see now. Probably because the “Elm Tree” pub no longer exists? Or does it? I don’t know?

Gone.

 

[XM657]

What year was this?

Pond Street around 1950 or a little before. I started senior school in 1953 using Pond St on homeward journey. The domed roof building, platform A &B, if memory serves me right was being built then and by the time I left school it was as this, below, only the buses looked better in 1958.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Gone.

Asda petrol station

 

[XM657]

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Was this the game 'Doc' had a goal disallowed? Ref said hand ball 'Doc' denied this saying he chested it down before scoring. I remember seeing an after the game photo in the following Mondays paper, 'Doc' with his shirt showing mudded ball mark close to the armpit as proof he didn't handle the ball. Looking at this photo there certainly seems to be a ball shaped mark on 'Doc',s shirt in the aforementioned place. Rest my case M'lud and a more honest a player than 'Doc' you'd find hard to meet

 

[Good Pinch Of Snuff]

Gillingham? First game of season....scored all four

Yes and also he did it v Wrexham in a FA Cup game three months later

27. 8.1983 - Keith Edwards v Gillingham Division 3

19.11.1983 - Keith Edwards v Wrexham FA Cup 1

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Yes and also he did it v Wrexham in a FA Cup game three months later

27. 8.1983 - Keith Edwards v Gillingham Division 3

19.11.1983 - Keith Edwards v Wrexham FA Cup 1

I remember the Wrexham away game in the Cup very well. We scored 5 that day and Edwards was on fire. They had Mickey Thomas playing for them - he was a good player in his day. The Blades fans were singing endless choruses of "One man went to mow". A song I've not heard for years now. Time we brought it back. And time we brought back thrashing teams by 5 goals away from home too.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Pond Street around 1950 or a little before. I started senior school in 1953 using Pond St on homeward journey. The domed roof building, platform A &B, if memory serves me right was being built then and by the time I left school it was as this, below, only the buses looked better in 1958.View attachment 56112

The photo above would have been taken in the 1970's, I'd guess mid-1970's?

It was a bad era for bus livery eh? The photo below shows the traditional livery of an old Booth & Fisher bus, they used to run services from Killamarsh to Sheffield, via Eckington and Dronfield, and were my main source of travel into the city as a kid. On the right is a photo of a Sheffield bus in traditional blue and cream livery. And the one in the middle belongs more to the era captured in your photo above.

 

[Jermyn]

Yes and also he did it v Wrexham in a FA Cup game three months later

27. 8.1983 - Keith Edwards v Gillingham Division 3

19.11.1983 - Keith Edwards v Wrexham FA Cup 1

Oh yeah forgot about that..

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

The photo above would have been taken in the 1970's, I'd guess mid-1970's?

It was a bad era for bus livery eh? The photo below shows the traditional livery of an old Booth & Fisher bus, they used to run services from Killamarsh to Sheffield, via Eckington and Dronfield, and were my main source of travel into the city as a kid. On the right is a photo of a Sheffield bus in traditional blue and cream livery. And the one in the middle belongs more to the era captured in your photo above.

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I think the original photo of Pond St. would be as late as mid nineties. The cream and red livery on what was branded as Mainline buses, I think started in about 1993 so to see all the buses in that livery would be a few years after this date.

 

[Woodwaaard]

Pond Street around 1950 or a little before. I started senior school in 1953 using Pond St on homeward journey. The domed roof building, platform A &B, if memory serves me right was being built then and by the time I left school it was as this, below, only the buses looked better in 1958.View attachment 56112

I reckon that the blue car in the foreground is an Austin Maestro hatchback
If so, the photo dates from 1982 onwards

 

[Tunstall Fred]

The photo above would have been taken in the 1970's, I'd guess mid-1970's?

It was a bad era for bus livery eh? The photo below shows the traditional livery of an old Booth & Fisher bus, they used to run services from Killamarsh to Sheffield, via Eckington and Dronfield, and were my main source of travel into the city as a kid. On the right is a photo of a Sheffield bus in traditional blue and cream livery. And the one in the middle belongs more to the era captured in your photo above.

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X29 limited stop service into Pond Street, all for 14p

 

[mattbianco1]

I reckon that the blue car in the foreground is an Austin Maestro hatchback
If so, the photo dates from 1982 onwards

Defo a Maestro