jane2008 15 #1945 Posted October 25, 2019 17 minutes ago, gaz 786 said: Yes Francis Butler was a political character and usually got his own way definitely the same family Thanks for that I really had no idea. Angie got married today Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bothamlad 11 #1946 Posted October 26, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, gaz 786 said: Yes Francis Butler was a political character and usually got his own way definitely the same family All those years living in the same yard as the butler family,Francis Butler's name was never mentioned.I went to the boys club,in the small chapel on grimesthorpe road for a couple of years they had a football team,remember we played in all white kit, which Francis Butler ran,i have to say i didnt like him much. Edited October 26, 2019 by bothamlad change Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
jad279 11 #1947 Posted October 26, 2019 The club run by Francis Butler in that old chapel on Grimesthorpe hill was called the BOYS GUILD and we had blue shirts with some embroidery on the pocket , cant remember if i had a shirt and dont think it ran for long. Jim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
S4 8GG 0 #1948 Posted October 26, 2019 Hi I was just reading this forum on grimethorpe and saw my name I'm Tony pinder how are all you old people. I lived on botham street from 1962 Till I think 72 I loved it and i wish I could go back Summers were always red hot and winters were always 6foot of snow Bloody miss it Now ive got grand kids and they are always on about global warming they should have lived next to firth Brown's for a few years Polution I'll show you bloody polution It was fantastic. Miss you all Every bloody one of you x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
S4 8GG 0 #1949 Posted October 26, 2019 Hi does anyone remember the massive fire at Firth browns one summer we had been to skegg it must have been the works weeks and when we got back Carlisle st was closed off and firth browns was destroyed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bothamlad 11 #1950 Posted October 26, 2019 2 hours ago, jad279 said: The club run by Francis Butler in that old chapel on Grimesthorpe hill was called the BOYS GUILD and we had blue shirts with some embroidery on the pocket , cant remember if i had a shirt and dont think it ran for long. Jim yeah.i remember the blue shirts.i certainly remember the british bull dog in the main hall,some physical stuff went on in that game,loved it !! didnt like playing footie in the all white kit though,too much like leeds.think it might have only ran for a couple of years if that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Bygum 11 #1951 Posted October 27, 2019 Bothamlad did you live in the same yard as the Welshshaws I didn’t think Francis butler played football I played with Jonny and Roy on the fields were Whiteways school is now we had some great times playing on their Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bothamlad 11 #1952 Posted October 28, 2019 13 hours ago, Bygum said: Bothamlad did you live in the same yard as the Welshshaws I didn’t think Francis butler played football I played with Jonny and Roy on the fields were Whiteways school is now we had some great times playing on their Hi there B.G. sorry ive never heard of the Welshaws.Francis Butler just ran the Boys Guild,it was a junior football team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Bygum 11 #1953 Posted October 28, 2019 Hi bothamlad I know the butlers house was the first on the left hand side of cyclops st Ann the first yard on the right hand side going down botham st there was one window on cyclops st and the first house was a mrs Callum wallshars was the third house 3boys Tony Derrick I don’t know the youngest one and I think one girl called Vicky Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bothamlad 11 #1954 Posted October 29, 2019 10 hours ago, Bygum said: Hi bothamlad I know the butlers house was the first on the left hand side of cyclops st Ann the first yard on the right hand side going down botham st there was one window on cyclops st and the first house was a mrs Callum wallshars was the third house 3boys Tony Derrick I don’t know the youngest one and I think one girl called Vicky I lived at the bottom of Botham street,first house.Different Butler family shared our yard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jean J 10 #1955 Posted October 29, 2019 Hi all I lived in Botham Street in the forties & fifties the Walshshaws was 2 girls & 2 boys the other girl was called Barbara. I remember the Butlers Johnny the father use to organise street games after the Grimesthorpe Feast Walk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Bygum 11 #1956 Posted October 29, 2019 Hi I don't know about two girls but I've just remembered the third lads name was Kevin Tony was a bricklayer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...