Saw this on the ‘I belong to Bolton’ Facebook site

Says 1972

i don’t remember that building (indoor football or whatever it was back in the day) outside the Burnden side that early? Although the wooden fencing on St Peter’s Way maybe says it was? Thought that was only built 75/76 or later?

 

On 05/01/2024 at 17:48, SatanGreavsie said:

Wingates bone-works. Now that was a smell! Specially the time they tried to render down a dead elephant from Chester zoo 🤢

I'm not sure how it was killed though. There's probably various options...

Threw it done the stairs probably 😁

3 hours ago, Krimzon said:

 

Also Burnden and BWFC were on Game For A Laugh , playing football on quadbikes or something. 

Matthew Kelly said he was wearing a pair of Nat Lofthouse's old boots.

"Nat was no nit when it came to putting them in the net!" 80s telly was so crap!

On 05/01/2024 at 17:48, SatanGreavsie said:

Wingates bone-works. Now that was a smell! Specially the time they tried to render down a dead elephant from Chester zoo 🤢

I'm not sure how it was killed though. There's probably various options...

Top of Slack Lane .

Any one else every play on that pitch there ?

One half of the pitch sloped. 

Decent toe bung from just over the half way line , resulted in many a goal in the top corner. 

Not by me I must admit , I was preoccupied with hacking down anyone who showed a modicum of skill on the ball.

6 hours ago, bolton va va said:

The Arthur Askey film  was "The Love Match", the one with Alan Bates & James Bolan at Burnden was "A Kind  of Loving....

 

 

 

Brought a tear to my eye that. Thanks mate.

8 hours ago, embankment said:

Top of Slack Lane .

Any one else every play on that pitch there ?

One half of the pitch sloped. 

Decent toe bung from just over the half way line , resulted in many a goal in the top corner. 

Not by me I must admit , I was preoccupied with hacking down anyone who showed a modicum of skill on the ball.

Many times. It was our 'home ground' for a few seasons. Same as you, re stopping others playing although I did manage a rare goal there once.

17 hours ago, Duck Egg said:

Matthew Kelly said he was wearing a pair of Nat Lofthouse's old boots.

"Nat was no nit when it came to putting them in the net!" 80s telly was so crap!

Thats some kind of Robotic memory core you have there or have you seen it since 83/84 ? 

7 hours ago, Duck Egg said:

Many times. It was our 'home ground' for a few seasons. Same as you, re stopping others playing although I did manage a rare goal there once.

Did you play for the Greyhound?

54 minutes ago, Krimzon said:

Thats some kind of Robotic memory core you have there or have you seen it since 83/84 ? 

Just one of the daft, useless things I remember!

47 minutes ago, embankment said:

Did you play for the Greyhound?

I did. And the Windmill briefly 

On 06/01/2024 at 18:39, bolton va va said:

The Arthur Askey film  was "The Love Match", the one with Alan Bates & James Bolan at Burnden was "A Kind  of Loving....

 

 

 

Town hall and fountains and various streets in this from the 60s.

Fountains etc at 38 minutes on. Oh and Hayley Mills's arse from just after 49 🙂

The Family Way - HD (1966) - video Dailymotion

 

Edited January 7, 20242 yr by SatanGreavsie

Apologies if previously posted but I’ve not seen this one before

I think I remember it being posted here previously but not on this thread

Has anyone got any idea exactly where that is?

As in, what lies on that spot today?

On 07/01/2024 at 00:15, embankment said:

Top of Slack Lane .

Any one else every play on that pitch there ?

One half of the pitch sloped. 

Decent toe bung from just over the half way line , resulted in many a goal in the top corner. 

Not by me I must admit , I was preoccupied with hacking down anyone who showed a modicum of skill on the ball.

A rare talent Rory 

You n Jack Charlton

11 hours ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

I think I remember it being posted here previously but not on this thread

Has anyone got any idea exactly where that is?

It's just before the lines crossed over Manny Road , obviously on the bridge that we used to walk under.

What's there now,  probably a scrote begging as you head to do ya big shop in Asda.

" any change pal ? "

" yep bloody loads can hardly walk , because I can be bothered working "

11 hours ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

I think I remember it being posted here previously but not on this thread

Has anyone got any idea exactly where that is?

If you take the left hand fork, I think it is the right hand fork in this earlier picture.  Looking from the opposite way if you like.

Effectively, the part you're commenting on is just off this one, to the mid/top right.

11 hours ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

As in, what lies on that spot today?

Just google earthed the spot and I reckon those 8 houses on the left are still there, Clayton Street.

58 minutes ago, embankment said:

It's just before the lines crossed over Manny Road , obviously on the bridge that we used to walk under.

What's there now,  probably a scrote begging as you head to do ya big shop in Asda.

" any change pal ? "

" yep bloody loads can hardly walk , because I can be bothered working "

😂😂😂

11 hours ago, embankment said:

It's just before the lines crossed over Manny Road , obviously on the bridge that we used to walk under.

What's there now,  probably a scrote begging as you head to do ya big shop in Asda.

" any change pal ? "

" yep bloody loads can hardly walk , because I can be bothered working "

Yes. Not far off the view from the old Platform 4 at Trinity St.

Lines arcing to the left off to Bury across the back of the Embankment. Others towards Manc.