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Tailpiece – April 18th, 1953 – Lady Godiva

April 1953
South Yorkshire Times, April 18, 1953 Tailpiece – Lady Godiva “I hope you are coming to our Coronation pageant at any rate," said the vicar to...

Toby Jug Maker

April 1953
South Yorkshire Times, April 11th 1953 Eleven Years Old John Hardcastle (left) who makes Toby Jugs and kindred articles In his spare time, shows how...

Wombwell Main’s New Season

18 April 1953
South Yorkshire Times, April 18, 1953 This dress rehearsal at Wombwell last weekend is symbolic of the new season. Cricket gets underway again tomorrow. Batsmen here...

West Shield Final

May 1953
South Yorkshire Times May 2nd 1953 Brampton schoolboys goalkeeper, Lloyd, is harassed by Thurnscoe’s Hill forwards in a  first half sortie  in the final of...

A Wombwell International

May 1953
South Yorkshire Times May 2nd 1953 A Wombwell International Wombwell is honoured in having a representative in the side chosen to play football for the Yorkshire...

Tailpiece – May 02nd, 1953 – May Be

May 1953
South Yorkshire Times May 2nd 1953 Tailpiece May be chill, May be mild, May pour, May snow, May be still, May be wild, May be lour, May glow, May freeze,...

Winners of the “West” Shield

May 1953
South Yorkshire Times, May 9th, 1953. Winners of the “West” shield Brampton Ellis modern School intermediate team seen here, left to right, standing, are Yates, Bucknell,...

Brampton Ellis Junior School Eleven,

May 1953
South Yorkshire Times, May 9th, 1953. The Brampton Ellis Junior School eleven, seen with the Totty Cup, left to right, standing: Whitfield, Alan, Speight, Nelson, Smith,...

Denaby Keeper with Wombwell

9 May 1953
South Yorkshire Times, May 9th, 1953. Denaby Keeper with Wombwell Wombwell’s chances of recovering their prestige in the Yorkshire League are brighter for the fact that...