I've wondered who this couple are for years and whether their still together or not. And then yesterday after driving past again, I had the Idea to see if any of you SF users knew either them, or their story.

Hasnt anyone else ever wondered?

After just reading my original post, i realised i hadnt made it very clear.

I am talking about the five arches (bridge) on Herries road. When travelling from Hillsboro, under the arches, it says on them ''Joanne and Boncho'' and I have wondered since I was little the story behind it.

So if anyones got any info.....come on someones gotta know...I would love to hear it!!

Cheers

I've always seen it from as long as I can remember, I have no idea of who they are though :confused: :huh:

It's been there donkey's year that!

You might have trouble finding them though.....who's going to own up to being called "Boncho"!

It's been there donkey's year that!

You might have trouble finding them though.....who's going to own up to being called "Boncho"!

Isn't he in a pop group.....Jon Bonchovi.....ha ha

Isn't he in a pop group.....Jon Bonchovi.....ha ha


Very Poor... :(

Before that, the first bit of writing on there said "Eileen I love you" and that was years ago. It was about the same time as the Dexys single came out, so being an avid Smash Hits reader I used to think it was Kevin Rowland dangling upside down by his dungaree straps painting it on. :roll:

There's a garage in Thrybergh, rotherham with the brilliant graffiti "Mr Spoons" on it. Dunno who he is, but it makes me chuckle every time i see it

I drove under there about an hour ago. It made me titter.

After just reading my original post, i realised i hadnt made it very clear.

I am talking about the five arches (bridge) on Herries road. When travelling from Hillsboro, under the arches, it says on them ''Joanne and Boncho'' and I have wondered since I was little the story behind it.

So if anyones got any info.....come on someones gotta know...I would love to hear it!!

Cheers

It wasn't there in 1920, neither was Herries Road !

CLICK HERE (http://www.picturesheffield.com/jpgh/t01585.jpg)

Ican see you and your mother going up the hill.

[/URL]Herries in 1890 (http://http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/picturesheffield.pl?_cgifunction=form&_layout=picturesheffield&keyval=sheff.refno=s17179)It wasn't there in 1920, neither was Herries Road ![url]http://http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/picturesheffield.pl?_cgifunction=form&_layout=picturesheffield&keyval=sheff.refno=s17179

CLICK HERE (http://www.picturesheffield.com/jpgh/t01585.jpg)

Herries Road was there in 1920.
http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/picturesheffield.pl?_cgifunction=form&_layout=picturesheffield&keyval=sheff.refno=s17179

1st link.



Herries Road in 1890 (http://http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/picturesheffield.pl?_cgifunction=form&_layout=picturesheffield&keyval=sheff.refno=s17179)

Isn't he in a pop group.....Jon Bonchovi.....ha ha

Don't give up your day job mate, you'd make a killing on the comedy circuit, not! :gag:

someone has got to know the story behind this. Come on Im dying to know.

Been there ever since I was a nipper and we used to drive up to see my nan and grandpa at Tinsley...and that was in the very early eighties.

Seems like "Boncho" might be Sheffield's answer to "M Khan" or a forerunner of Fista.:huh:

M Khan is bent :loopy:

Don't understand what the problem is. We just need to find a 85' bloke whose name is Boncho. How hard can it be?

whoever they are i bet bloody Richard Hawley'll write a song about them.....

Are you sure it said Boncho and not Bonzo.
Bonzo is a local lad from Penrith RD at side of Herries school.
hes in his late 30s im sure it s him that did it ,even his missus called Joanne i think!!! :hihi:

No idea who Boncho or Joanne are, sorry, but it got me thinking about my favourite ever piece of graffiti.

"Tonight Matthew I am going to be Terry Nutkins"

I used to walk past it on my way to work when I lived in Leeds. It always made me smile!

my fave daubing of all time was on the side of the old hillards building on barnsley rd, it said quite simply in massive spray painted lettering- BUM RING ! quite rude and childish but it used to make me smile

M Khan is bent :loopy:

Maybe this helps somewhat:

http://www.angelfire.com/ok/marywhitehouse/mkahn.html

I remember Hillards on Barnsley Rd!
Who remembers Shoppers Paradise on Buchanan Road opposite Chaucer School?

There is also a Denise & Tony on the 5 Arches.

theres old graffiti on most arches, bridges etc

pity we never thought to take photos of em in the 70s, 80s, 90s
would make interesting talking points on here trying to indeed find stories about em :P