St Mary's Parish Trip 1925
A St Mary's School Play; The Princess of London in 1930 sent by Tommy Hand (centre) linking his twin sister Mrs Buckton.
The boys from left to right are :-Geoff Power, Gerald Kellett, Tommy Hand, Tom O Mara, Gerald Finn, John Alderton , Ken Ford, Hugh McCormack, Charlie O'Hara, Albert Lanny.
Courtesy of Tommy Hand 2007 - recently deceased - of Nettleham, Lincoln via John Buckton
The boys from left to right are :-Geoff Power, Gerald Kellett, Tommy Hand, Tom O Mara, Gerald Finn, John Alderton , Ken Ford, Hugh McCormack, Charlie O'Hara, Albert Lanny.
Courtesy of Tommy Hand 2007 - recently deceased - of Nettleham, Lincoln via John Buckton
The Depression Years
A tale concerning my grandfather Micky Traynor still lives on in the memory of the older members of the town.
One cold winter, a couple of unemployed men, during these hard times, decided to borrow some coal from the steelworks.
They climbed the tall fence, proceeded to rummage through the coal tip for the choicest pieces, from a slag and stone-tainted heap. One of the men was not as fit as the other, who was strong and still sprightly despite his advancing years.
They were spotted by the police.
After a long chase, the not-so-fit man named Bendricht, was eventually apprehended by two young constables, who proceeded to interrogate him about the man who had escaped from their clutches. He was determined to outwit the forces of the law, especially as the idea to take coal, was his idea from the beginning and so anxious was he to protect his friend and neighbour, he blurted out in panic,
" I'll tell you MY name but I won't tell you MICKY TRAYNOR'S !!
A tale concerning my grandfather Micky Traynor still lives on in the memory of the older members of the town.
One cold winter, a couple of unemployed men, during these hard times, decided to borrow some coal from the steelworks.
They climbed the tall fence, proceeded to rummage through the coal tip for the choicest pieces, from a slag and stone-tainted heap. One of the men was not as fit as the other, who was strong and still sprightly despite his advancing years.
They were spotted by the police.
After a long chase, the not-so-fit man named Bendricht, was eventually apprehended by two young constables, who proceeded to interrogate him about the man who had escaped from their clutches. He was determined to outwit the forces of the law, especially as the idea to take coal, was his idea from the beginning and so anxious was he to protect his friend and neighbour, he blurted out in panic,
" I'll tell you MY name but I won't tell you MICKY TRAYNOR'S !!