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| daib0 | 31 Jul 2011, 09:47 PM Post #1 |
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Not exactly football pure and pure, but these photos surely shaped the lives of all at the club and the local population generally. The majority are from the sixties, and some just before that era. Photos are roughly in newest first, oldest last order – more or less! It's true I dedicate this to Suffolk, William & Hayes - their interest and knowledge of the town is without question, but it's equally interesting for anyone who takes a pride in what Reading used to be like, and where it has come from! daib0 Reading Broad Street – end of the 60s http://www.fotolibra.com/gallery/664140/broad-street-reading-england-1960s Reading Town Centre (trolley bus) - 1968 http://www.flickr.com/photos/50780708@N02/4969220184 Broad Street about 1965 http://www.francisfrith.com/reading/photos/broad-street-c1965_R13085 Friar Street, about 1965 http://www.francisfrith.com/reading/photos/friar-street-c1965_R13076 Reading Technical College about 1965 http://www.francisfrith.com/reading/photos/technical-college-c1965_R13094 Tilehurst – The White House Junction, about 1965 http://www.francisfrith.com/tilehurst/memories/tilehurst-1960s_59351 ç Tilehurst – near Tilehurst Triangle 1960s http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/561924 Reading (Southern) Station frontage in the 1960s http://www.semgonline.com/location/reading_01.html The Mod Scene in Reading – late 50s and 60s – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-12821828 (see photos by clicking on them underneath the first large picture) Caversham Bridge, about 1955 http://www.francisfrith.com/reading/photos/caversham-bridge-c1955_R13048 Tilehurst Triangle, about 1955 http://www.francisfrith.com/tilehurst/photos/the-triangle-c1955_T48020 varying old pictures going back to early 20th century … http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/berkshire/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_8249000/8249338.stm Suttons Seeds – 19th century! http://www.bbc.co.uk/berkshire/features/2003/06/beer_bulbs_biscuits.shtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You-Tube – rare footage of Reading in the 60s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQOY13U4SOI Hope you enjoy them, my friends!! Edited by daib0, 1 Aug 2011, 10:15 AM.
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| Hayes | 11 Aug 2011, 09:16 PM Post #21 |
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Your not boring anybody William,great post.If only we could go back to the sixties and start again,we would make a better fist of it then who ever planned this town! |
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| daib0 | 11 Aug 2011, 09:18 PM Post #22 |
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"good days , wondefrul childhood ,great neighbours who cared as much as your parents did, and above all respect for others and their property" ------------------ aah, will those days one day return? You can have all the mobile tels you like, foreign hols, flash cars - but are the children any the happier for it? NO! Playing alongside a little brook, playing with pebbles in the street, going for a walk in the countryside with a sandwich and water - now that's QUALITY! Edited by daib0, 12 Aug 2011, 09:52 AM.
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| daib0 | 25 Aug 2011, 04:18 PM Post #23 |
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So far I've concentrated on central Reading - but I have laid my hands on numerous other old photos from Reading outer districts, Berkshire, and the Thames generally. I'm starting off anew today with photos on TILEHURST - important to many of us as ther home of the old Elm Park, plus I suspect there are more RR members currently or pastly living here than in any other suburb (at least by comments on the threads!). So here goes, each photo with a mini description: The Tilehurst Water Tower, taken about 2000 I think. Remember that this is officially the HIGHEST point in the whole of the Reading Borough, often making a welcome view when returning to the town eastwards along the M4: ![]() And now, the SAME shot, but about 40 years earlier - c.1960!! ![]() Now two photos of the Tilehurst Roebuck Hotel: ![]() ![]() Actually, once upon a time there was a ferry across the River Thames from Tilehurst - this is how it looked: ![]() And not far from the river was the Reading Speedway track, very popular back in the 1970s as Reading had one of the best teams in the land - I remember them challenging for the league though speedway was not my thing - this photo was from 1973: ![]() Of course, the oldest parts of Tilehurst lie 'at the top' on a plateau - with sometimes steep hills to ascend. Here was Langley Hill in the snow, suspect it's not very old though: ![]() You may have seen these before, but for newcomers here is the Bear Inn area - the end terminus for the No.17 buses - a couple of photos: ![]() ![]() And you may have seen this too, but it belows to Tilehurst, and is one of my favourites - the White House crossroads. I think I would have renamed School Road the 'Tilehurst High Street' so as to give a certain 'glory' to the area!: ![]() I will be doing other districts and villages through the season, so please occasionally drop in!! Edited by daib0, 25 Aug 2011, 04:30 PM.
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| SuffolkRoyal | 25 Aug 2011, 04:29 PM Post #24 |
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Seeing the old speedway track takes me back. I had a great aunt who was mad about speedway and she was a dedicated Reading speedway fan. Anders Michenek (not sure about the spelling) took her round the track on his bike for her 70th birthday. |
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| furiousgrumpywilliam | 25 Aug 2011, 04:31 PM Post #25 |
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Brilliant photos ,and memories, was taught to drive a PSV vehicle in that bus no 4, and passed my test in no 3 , taught by the late legend George Pottinger 1970 ,happy days
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| Hayes | 25 Aug 2011, 04:39 PM Post #26 |
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Love the Roebuck one,if you look across the river youll see a big farm house(Park Farm,The Warren),My grandfather moved into that just before the last war,when he retired in 1966 we moved in there until my dad left farming in 1970.. |
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| daib0 | 25 Aug 2011, 04:44 PM Post #27 |
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My mother always dreamed about living on the Warren, but ... the truth is we didn't have enough money - so we ended up in Tilehurst !
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| furiousgrumpywilliam | 25 Aug 2011, 04:46 PM Post #28 |
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went there a few times suffolk ,but was a regular at smallmead , still watch it every monday on sky ,cracking entertainment, just wonder if it will return ,
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| furiousgrumpywilliam | 25 Aug 2011, 04:51 PM Post #29 |
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The old reading chairman jimmy carter lived , down there "Isomer" was the name of his house i think . |
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| Hayes | 25 Aug 2011, 05:11 PM Post #30 |
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We lived in the Warren,but someone forgot to give us the money.
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