WILF 44,182 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 4 hours ago, greg64 said: i think a pound in 1919 is about £200 today he must have been quite a wealthy man,i wonder what the scrap consisted of It didn’t say mate, it just says “sold to Mr XXX, quantity of scrap metal and parts for £500” I know one thing, if he had a few quid.....he never left my old man or me any ! Lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 18,510 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 4 hours ago, greg64 said: Christ Greg it don't half look like i t mate, how did you get hold of that? Is that in Dartington? Cheers Arry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 2,560 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 i just looked on internet forder lane dartington it defo the house 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 18,510 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 13 minutes ago, greg64 said: i just looked on internet forder lane dartington it defo the house Well Im bxggered i've never even been to have a look , and only a few miles away yea its the house okay. nice to know its till there, thanks mate. That photo is almost the same angle as well, wish I could have put the whole photo up as its about a third bigger had to crop it. Cheers Arry 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,838 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 7 hours ago, WILF said: My old man, taken around 1936-38 by christ he looks young in that pic mate...not much more than boy....thanks for sharing 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 44,182 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 14 minutes ago, TOMO said: by christ he looks young in that pic mate...not much more than boy....thanks for sharing 16 or 18 mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,774 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 My other grandad a decent sportsman in his day. Boxed for the navy . Competed for Lancashire100m/200m and a decent amateur footballer and coached local teams. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 14,553 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Was clearing out my nanas house and found this stashed away in s cupboard ..... it was signed on the back “ from the worlds greatest footballer” a family mystery for years , cam anyone shed any light on his identity? 1 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 5,958 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 J Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 18,510 Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 My fathers brother killed in 1941 with the sinking of HMS Galatea. Cheers Arry 7 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 18,510 Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 Could not put them in the same post to many mb's Cheers Arry 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 5,945 Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 I've put this on before. I think it's my gt gt gt grandfather, I may be wrong about the amount of gts 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 18,510 Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 Been ferreting around in piles of photo's today. The family dumped them on me when I did the family history, it is quite nice when you got a photo as well as a name though. Any way this is a boy my grans brother at about 2 some where near 1900. Cheers Arry 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 5,958 Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 Keep them coming Arry, love old pics, wish id taken more, everything on bloody phones nowadays, just think all the silly pouting selfies that people will have to look back on. 3 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,415 Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 1 hour ago, gnipper said: I've put this on before. I think it's my gt gt gt grandfather, I may be wrong about the amount of gts Is the gentleman with the shotgun about to blow the lady's head off ? Any idea of the dogs Gnipper ? If they're gundogs they're like leggy Springers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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