The Blast From the Past Thread.

[TheTwoOfUs]

Views of Rotherham,
1. Doncaster Gate hospital - no longer there.
2. Typical miners bath time.
3. Waiting for the bus to Sheffield.
4. Town centre - now a pedestrian precinct and largely deserted.

 

[Oldrat]

1975

 

[westhamman]

Very smart oldrat, before you joined the darkside. Inspected on parade with your appointments I hope.

 

[Oldrat]

Very smart oldrat, before you joined the darkside. Inspected on parade with your appointments I hope.

Oh yes.

 

[Janine]

I was 14 years old and played in a folk group

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[BrochMike]

LHD Sherpa conversion from the 70s bought in the early 90s when living in France for a few years.

Used most weekends across France (including a winter trip to Champagne region in -10°), almost entirely on beautiful, free stopovers, devoid of other campers!

Sold (for a profit) when I returned to UK 'cos, even then, it was too troublesome to find overnight places in Blighty...

The beautiful solid wood interior meant it may have been slightly over-weight.
I don't miss having to jump up out of my seat to get the brakes to work, or the need to 'take a run at it' when approaching any hill...

Not sure why it took me almost 30 years to find a replacement.

 

[Theonlysue]

Bacon Sunday morning at chester rally 2014. Recognise anyone...

 

[csd4t]

The Gluepot 2012 self converted Transit

 

[Two on Tour]

Me taking Yvette on her first flight in a microlight in the mid 80's

 

[Two on Tour]

Yvette, proving that "Boy's toys" are not just for boy's.

Starting to dig out the pond at our previous house.

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[Neckender]

Me and my best mate Collin in the army cadets 1964 he was 13 and 6’ 3” tall.

Me in 1964 aged 14 Drum major army cadet band our unit in Stoke were affiliated to the 16/5 Lancers.

 

[Peter_Cooke]

Summer 1970 - I was a Lyons Maid!

 

[Peter_Cooke]

My summer vacation job in 1970 was working for Alpine RefrigeratedDeliveries[ARD] the delivery arm of Lyons Maid. I delivered Lyons Maid ice creams and Findus Frozen Foods to shops, Cafés, restaurants, works canteens and the various messes on military bases. My area covered Co. Durham and the old North Yorkshire, up to but not including Sunderland, down to but not including York, across to but not including Scarborough and west to places like Askrigg and St.John's Chapel, a different route on each week day. I started off on a rather battered KPW 921E before driving the Austin MGH 967D, no HGV in those days so I could drive the 7.5 tonnes lorries all with crash gearboxes, mastery of double-de clutching was essential. During the summer days the heat coming off the engine, which was next to you in

the cab, was substantial, fully loaded struggling up Sutton Bank eastward to Pickering was an experience to behold!

 

[Folkranger]

I'm on the left in 1953.

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Haven't changed a bit

 

[Folkranger]

Which one is Denise

Which one is Joe

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[L' Hobo]

Summer 1970 - I was a Lyons Maid!View attachment 996083

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[Folkranger]

Me and Irene getting engaged In Italy, 1967

 

[pagey]

My summer vacation job in 1970 was working for Alpine RefrigeratedDeliveries[ARD] the delivery arm of Lyons Maid. I delivered Lyons Maid ice creams and Findus Frozen Foods to shops, Cafés, restaurants, works canteens and the various messes on military bases. My area covered Co. Durham and the old North Yorkshire, up to but not including Sunderland, down to but not including York, across to but not including Scarborough and west to places like Askrigg and St.John's Chapel, a different route on each week day. I started off on a rather battered KPW 921E before driving the Austin MGH 967D, no HGV in those days so I could drive the 7.5 tonnes lorries all with crash gearboxes, mastery of double-de clutching was essential. During the summer days the heat coming off the engine, which was next to you in View attachment 996085the cab, was substantial, fully loaded struggling up Sutton Bank eastward to Pickering was an experience to behold!

I used to own a flatbed one of those a six cylinder one I kept it for 2 years until I passed my hgv 1and then bought a volvo tractor unit with a 16 speed syncromesh gearbox and power steering bliss

 

[Folkranger]

Bristol Evening Post Christmas 1980
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But which one is you?

 

[jockaneezer]

Yvette, proving that "Boy's toys" are not just for boy's.

Starting to dig out the pond at our previous house.

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Yup, it's a lazy man who doesn't find his wife a job !

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[Branston]

This was me and Siân about 39 years ago

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Sian hasn't changed a bit. Read what you will into that!

 

[meanders]

From the back. Ejaydee, muggins, Little sister Dawn, and youngest brother Vince (lives in Australia) on Uncle Colin's new Vespa. I guess 1957 - 59. If Jim see's it he will note I had uncontrollable hair even then! Still not been to a barber Jim.

 

[garry55]

2007 ride along the entire Med coast of Spain. Picture taken somewhere inland near Valencia.

2009 ride along the entire Med coast of France. Picture taken on the shore of Lake Geneva on the way home.

2011 ride along the entire Med cost of Italy. Posing at Santa Maria di Leuca, on the tip of the heel.

 

[Nanniemate]

I was 14 years old and played in a folk group

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You've not changed a bit

 

[Janine]

You've not changed a bit

I’m still the same size

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[icantremember]

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2007 ride along the entire Med coast of Spain. Picture taken somewhere inland near Valencia.
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2009 ride along the entire Med coast of France. Picture taken on the shore of Lake Geneva on the way home.
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2011 ride along the entire Med cost of Italy. Posing at Santa Maria di Leuca, on the tip of the heel.

Good to see the Katana, you don't often see them.

 

[denisejoe]

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Denise left youngest daughter middle and oldest daughter on right in Portugal 1989

 

[garry55]

Good to see the Katana, you don't often see them.

It was a Japanese domestic market only 400cc version. Hard to tell, but it has a water cooled motor.

 

[Peter_Cooke]

With some of the money earned driving for Lyons Maid in the summer of 1970 I bought my first car a Wolseley 15/50[leather seats and trafficators], here outside St. George's Church, a Saxon Church near

Middleton One Row, in November 1970.

 

[Peter_Cooke]

Trying to impress the future Mrs. Cooke I suggested we go for a spin in my new mode of transport, would she like to visit Blackpool as she had never been there – it was only 120 miles away. In June 1971 we set out for Blackpool. I tried to impress her again by somehow winning a purple Teddy Bear at the Fun Fair[it does not look purple in this B/W photo], then a street photographer offered to take our pictures[with the Teddy]. He gave me his card and I said I'd send him a cheque. Once at home I sent him a cheque and he duly returned two B/W photographs, the strange thing is he never cashed my cheque. The Teddy, named Dinsdale after our local railway station, survived many

years until he lost most of his stuffing!

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