BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

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Edited September 28, 2022 by SIMON GARNERS 194

[Gav]

  On 28/09/2022 at 16:33, AllRoverAsia said:

What a great find!

Am I correct in saying that the stand with Nuttall & Co on its roof is where the Riverside is today with the hill behind.

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Certainly looks that way, you can almost see Kirby Rd Asia 👍

Great footage.

[AllRoverAsia]

  On 28/09/2022 at 18:26, Gav said:

Certainly looks that way, you can almost see Kirby Rd Asia 👍

Great footage.

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My Aunt and Uncle lived in Kirby Rd. Uncle had a small scrap 'pen' on the hill, I suppose it was meant to be an allotment, lol. I spent many an Easter and late summer holiday up there, unscrewing junk and viewing Ewood.

[bazza]

Blackburn End and Riverside with Nuttall advert on roof. Two people walking on the hill the other side of the river.

Did you notice the Sheff Utd goalkeeper was wearing a striped shirt just like his team mates?

I don't think there were goal nets. Still, players were wearing modern shorts.

[rigger]

  On 28/09/2022 at 19:23, bazza said:

Blackburn End and Riverside with Nuttall advert on roof. Two people walking on the hill the other side of the river.

Did you notice the Sheff Utd goalkeeper was wearing a striped shirt just like his team mates?

I don't think there were goal nets. Still, players were wearing modern shorts.

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Did Nuttall & co, run Lion brewery?  

[Riversider28]

  On 28/09/2022 at 18:31, AllRoverAsia said:

My Aunt and Uncle lived in Kirby Rd. Uncle had a small scrap 'pen' on the hill, I suppose it was meant to be an allotment, lol. I spent many an Easter and late summer holiday up there, unscrewing junk and viewing Ewood.

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My mum lived in Kirby Rd until she married. I attended Hollin Bank Mission and Youth Club when we lived in the area during the late 1950’s and through the 60’s. Happy days.

[bazza]

  On 28/09/2022 at 19:31, rigger said:

Did Nuttall & co, run Lion brewery?  

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Matthew Brown owned the Lion Brewery when I was young. Maybe two companies advertised on the riverside roof.

[AllRoverAsia]

  On 28/09/2022 at 19:23, bazza said:

Blackburn End and Riverside with Nuttall advert on roof. Two people walking on the hill the other side of the river.

Did you notice the Sheff Utd goalkeeper was wearing a striped shirt just like his team mates?

I don't think there were goal nets. Still, players were wearing modern shorts.

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I noticed the 2 on the hill on second viewing, very clear too.

[rigger]

  On 28/09/2022 at 19:38, bazza said:

Matthew Brown owned the Lion Brewery when I was young. Maybe two companies advertised on the riverside roof.

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I thought Mathew Brown had the Duttons brewery.

[arbitro]

  On 28/09/2022 at 16:33, AllRoverAsia said:

What a great find!

Am I correct in saying that the stand with Nuttall & Co on its roof is where the Riverside is today with the hill behind.

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I thought that too based on the location of the roofless Blackburn End.

[oldjamfan1]

I think I can name 6 of these, from the left, Chris Sulley, Nicky Reid, Super Atko, David Speedie, ?, ?, Mark Patterson, Colin Hendry.

No idea who the other two chaps are but it was taken at Darwen Golf Club at the charity event for Lenny Johnrose and Tony Parkes this summer.

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[Mattyblue]

Ian Miller next to Patterson.

[oldjamfan1]

  On 29/09/2022 at 07:55, Mattyblue said:

Ian Miller next to Patterson.

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I wouldn’t have recognised Windy at all Matty, well spotted. Just one to go now (of course, the other fella might not be an ex Rover)

[jim mk2]

Hendry and Patterson look reasonably slim and fit but one of two of the others have really let themselves go. Would not have recognised Speedie if I'd walked past him in the street

[arbitro]

  On 29/09/2022 at 07:31, oldjamfan1 said:

I think I can name 6 of these, from the left, Chris Sulley, Nicky Reid, Super Atko, David Speedie, ?, ?, Mark Patterson, Colin Hendry.

No idea who the other two chaps are but it was taken at Darwen Golf Club at the charity event for Lenny Johnrose and Tony Parkes this summer.

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I think the one you are missing Andy is Pete Devine.

[Guest]

  On 29/09/2022 at 09:13, jim mk2 said:

Hendry and Patterson look reasonably slim and fit but one of two of the others have really let themselves go. Would not have recognised Speedie if I'd walked past him in the street

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Last I heard, Big Col was turning out for the Moorgate sunday league side, so clearly still quite capable of clogging it with the best / worst of em.

Speedie. My goodness - I wouldn't have argued if you'd said it was Speedie's grandad. 

[AllRoverAsia]

  On 28/09/2022 at 19:34, Riversider28 said:

My mum lived in Kirby Rd until she married. I attended Hollin Bank Mission and Youth Club when we lived in the area during the late 1950’s and through the 60’s. Happy days.

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It's nice that Kirby Rd is still there. I can see their old house on Maps. There used to be a few shops, I remember a sweet shop on the left going down Kirby Rd to Bolton Rd and a ladies clothing shop, I think, more or less opposite their house. Also a corner shop at Longshaw/ Bolton Rd. All gone now.

Brings back good memories, 2 up 2 down, no indoor bathroom, toilet at the bottom of the back yard and train line just across the back lane. All daily living done in the kitchen, front room hardly used and very clean and tidy.

[bazza]

The missing one looks like Scott Sellars to me

[bazza]

  On 28/09/2022 at 22:14, rigger said:

I thought Mathew Brown had the Duttons brewery.

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In the 50s and 60s the beer was known as Lion Ales. Only later, in 70s and 80s it became known as Matthew Brown. Whether or not Nuttall & Co owned Lion before Brown I've no idea.

Duttons were probably owned by the Dutton family.    Dutton's O.B.J........"Oh be joyful"

[DeeCee]

  On 29/09/2022 at 11:44, AllRoverAsia said:

It's nice that Kirby Rd is still there. I can see their old house on Maps. There used to be a few shops, I remember a sweet shop on the left going down Kirby Rd to Bolton Rd and a ladies clothing shop, I think, more or less opposite their house. Also a corner shop at Longshaw/ Bolton Rd. All gone now.

Brings back good memories, 2 up 2 down, no indoor bathroom, toilet at the bottom of the back yard and train line just across the back lane. All daily living done in the kitchen, front room hardly used and very clean and tidy.

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I was born at Queen's Park hospital and my parents ran the corner shop on Longshaw St./Bolton Rd.

[rigger]

  On 29/09/2022 at 12:14, bazza said:

In the 50s and 60s the beer was known as Lion Ales. Only later, in 70s and 80s it became known as Matthew Brown. Whether or not Nuttall & Co owned Lion before Brown I've no idea.

Duttons were probably owned by the Dutton family.    Dutton's O.B.J........"Oh be joyful"

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My memory is easily confussed, too much drinking of their products at a young age, maybe. 

[Riversider28]

  On 29/09/2022 at 11:44, AllRoverAsia said:

It's nice that Kirby Rd is still there. I can see their old house on Maps. There used to be a few shops, I remember a sweet shop on the left going down Kirby Rd to Bolton Rd and a ladies clothing shop, I think, more or less opposite their house. Also a corner shop at Longshaw/ Bolton Rd. All gone now.

Brings back good memories, 2 up 2 down, no indoor bathroom, toilet at the bottom of the back yard and train line just across the back lane. All daily living done in the kitchen, front room hardly used and very clean and tidy.

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Sadly, the back streets around Kirby Rd and Wolseley St, where I lived, are strewn with litter and other rubbish making the area looking less than desirable. My mum would be devastated if she saw what it looked like now. Very sad.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

  On 29/09/2022 at 12:14, bazza said:

In the 50s and 60s the beer was known as Lion Ales. Only later, in 70s and 80s it became known as Matthew Brown. Whether or not Nuttall & Co owned Lion before Brown I've no idea.

Duttons were probably owned by the Dutton family.    Dutton's O.B.J........"Oh be joyful"

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My uncle was a drayman for Duttons back in the 1950’s and 60’s.

[oldjamfan1]

  On 29/09/2022 at 10:02, arbitro said:

I think the one you are missing Andy is Pete Devine.

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Bloody hell Tony I played alongside Pete often enough ha. I thought he was taller than that though but yeah it does look like him on closer inspection. 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

  On 29/09/2022 at 14:49, oldjamfan1 said:

Bloody hell Tony I played alongside Pete often enough ha. I thought he was taller than that though but yeah it does look like him on closer inspection. 

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We were all “ taller than that “ once upon a time !