Here is a photo I found during more extensive research in a library... I remember the football team played for the 'Bagnall Cup' and played 'derbys' v St Cuthbert’s and also v Mountfield, North Fawdon, Wyndham, Montague and Snow Street (we and everyone else always thrashed Snow Street at least 12-0-their home pitch was at an angle of 45 degrees...) Note the' flag pennants' which were inspired by the Leeds United strip from the 1973-74 season on the socks of some of the kids in the front row...these had the numbers of the players on. the 10 first team players are all wearing the blue top with yellow hoop:the' subs' are wearing... whatever! It looks like they must have won the Bagnall cup that year! Anyone recognise themselves or any of the players?... (The tecka is Mr Brownlaw, a true gentleman...) PS:Photo not taken at Kenton bar school-note the basketball net-maybe taken at Kenton school?...) Kenton Bar Pyramid Appreciation Society
The book lists the project date as 1965. We moved there late 1968 and it was in the late stages of completion then. The pyramid was built but not fitted out.
ReplyDeletevery good, very useful info...off on a secret mission for the blog to Darlo(Darlington) tomorrow...fingers crossed...more details later...
ReplyDeleteIn fact I can remember that most of the blue tiles were laid but there were two large rectangles either side of the drop on the tilted bit that were awaiting screed and tiles.
ReplyDeleteI imagine that the water was turned on in the Summer holiday of 1969 as there were loads of kids around to watch and the builders didn't really work at the weekends.
avid readers...re mensforth's secret mission...
ReplyDeleteI failed :(
all will be revealed tomorrow...but...having said that there is a glimmer of hope...nothing is pointless...hmmm...am absolutely shattered...
More on Mensforth's secret mission:
ReplyDeleteAvid readers, what happened was my kind and noble contact at Ryder pointed out to me that in the R&Y book reference is made to the estate being 'extensively reported in the Northern Echo...'and suggested the edition might have been digitised and would be found in the archives dept at Darlington Library.. I rushed down there yesterday and started looking at the microfilm from 1969...a shot in the dark, but alas a futile one...after 2.5 hours I had to give in, mein eyes rolling up/down/left/right-have you ever spent 2.5 hours looking at one of those things?!
The one good thing is we now know for certain that 1969 was not the year, as I checked all the data for that year...so what we need to try to find out is :
what year (and usefully month)did the Northern Echo run the feature...then we can easily open Tutankhamun's tomb and unearth vast treasure...so if you have the book(alas I do not) please find this reference and let the blog know...
'Top people's rents for new Estate', Northern echo, Friday 17th January 1964.
ReplyDeletewell done Shades!-was this then in the R&Y book?...
ReplyDeleteI will sort this out...
Yes, it is a footnote to a quote made by Ryder at the end of the chapter. Shame your Ryder contact didn't look a little more closely as it might have saved you a wasted trip.
ReplyDeleteBear in mind this was before the Estate was built so if the article is illustrated it will be artists impressions.
Even more on Mensforth's secret mission:
ReplyDeleteWell, actually it's not secret anymore is it?...damm it...
I can confirm that Tutankhamun,s tomb does NOT lie in the archives at Darlington :(
The Northern Echo microfilm there for January 1964 does not have this treasure...
However, the IS still hope...I have now a new lead that there may be a Northern Echo Durham edition housed at Durham Library, where there may lie the tomb... or that the Northern Echo Newspaper might be able to shed some light as to any differences in editions in 1969 and where the Newcastle one may be...If its mentioned in the R&Y book, as a footnote it must be in bloody existance some bloody where!...and I, Mensforth will find it!!!
Watch this space...
Of course, there is always the possibility that the reference in the R&Y book is wrong.
ReplyDeleteIt might be worthwhile tracking down Rutter Carroll, the author.
Excellent suggestion Shades...
ReplyDeleteThe master or I will chase this up...keep them coming!