Woodseats History

[Billam 10]

A lot of the houses on Olivet Road were demolished, where did all the ex residents go?

I remember the Darlows the Whatthams, I know the Bolers moved to Chesterfield, I see them quite often.

Edited August 14, 2020 by nikki-red
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[william h57 10]

Anyone remember the Woodseats Lads and anyone from the Big tree, Woodseats hotel, and the Chantry?

[tattoo 10]

I know one or two of them had woodseats lads tattooed on there arms and we always. Drank in the big trees tap room o happy days

[golfmadbad 10]

I boozed on the woodseats every night in the late 70's and most of the 80's.

[william h57 10]

I boozed on the woodseats every night in the late 70's and most of the 80's.

 

Me also, met the first wife in the woodseats,lived on the fraser just down from melvin ellis, rember the bolas and brendan smith

[william h57 10]

I know one or two of them had woodseats lads tattooed on there arms and we always. Drank in the big trees tap room o happy days

 

Never got to having that tattoo, one thing was for sure, you were allways amongst friends on woodseats

[william h57 10]

I boozed on the woodseats every night in the late 70's and most of the 80's.

 

did you rember bert in the chantry and then mick smith as the manager?

[golfmadbad 10]

Me also, met the first wife in the woodseats,lived on the fraser just down from melvin ellis, rember the bolas and brendan smith

 

Knew Mel, all the Bolers and Brendan he was a teddy boy.

[golfmadbad 10]

did you rember bert in the chantry and then mick smith as the manager?

 

Mick was an ex United footballer.

[william h57 10]

Knew Mel, all the Bolers and Brendan he was a teddy boy.

 

not been up there for a few years but will making a trip over there soon, would love to be able to meet a few of the lads again, i was pretty well known on the top and down at the sheaf. Did yer ever get to sit with dave smith (smithy) in the chantry?

[william h57 10]

Mick was an ex United footballer.

 

He was some man, supped halfs all the time and dont think i ever saw him really drunk,

[golfmadbad 10]

Me also, met the first wife in the woodseats,lived on the fraser just down from melvin ellis, rember the bolas and brendan smith

 

Had a few romances myself in the woodseats can you remember the gang of lasses called "the animals"?