Men's day outing from the Red Lion
Thirty two men are waiting for the coach to arrive to take them on a day’s outing. They are in the garden in front of the Red Lion on Grantham Road, Bottesford. The year is 1948, and Mrs Sutton recorded that it was on a Sunday!
Mrs B. Sutton has sent us the key to this photograph, and added the following information. “The picture shows an outing that took place on a Sunday in 1948 and was classed as a Pub Crawl to Matlock in Derbyshire, and they visited two or three pubs along the way. Apparently Dick Stanley went into one of the pubs and ordered a pint for everyone, taking the landlord by surprise. On arriving at Matlock, they walked up Abraham’s Heights and then visited some caves. One of the comments on the web page stated that everyone was wearing a tie, but if you look closely there is one person without a tie, namely my husband (J.W.Sutton).”
We have two versions of the key which identifies the men in the picture, provided by Mrs Sutton and by Philip (Chip) Sutton.
With regard to the men standing on the back row
Mrs Taylor’s identifications are, from left to right: Bill Thurley, Ted Damms, Bob Taylor, Wilf Tinkler, Joe Bolland (younger), Ron Donger, Joe Farrow, Jugger (Eric) Turner, Ernie Wright, George Sharp, Peter Burdett, Waddy Bullimore and George Taylor.
Chip’s version is: Bill Thurlby, Ted Dammes, Tom Clower, Des Taylor, Wilf Tinkler, Joe Bolland, Joe Farrow, Eric Turner, Ernie Wright, George Sharpe, Peter Bonnett, Waddy Bullimore and George Taylor.
For the middle row, seated
Mrs Sutton’s version is: Bill Thurley (senior), Joe Bolland, David Bolland, Dick Stanley, Bob Tinkler, Sid Darby, Jocky (Burt) Tinkler, Jack Branston, Bill Gamble, Ernest Taylor.
Chip’s version of this row is: Joe Bolland, unknown, Dick Stanley (the landlord), unknown, Jim Mason, Ernest Tinkler, Jack Branston, unknown, Ernest Taylor, Arthur Short.
For the front row, squatting
Mrs Sutton’s version is: Tommy Johnson, Jack Moppet, Archie Pollard, Bill Sutton (Mrs Sutton’s dad), Sid Darby, Arthur Marston (with cap, pipe and dogs), Bill (J.W.) Sutton (no tie), Jack (or Bob) Taylor and at the extreme right Arthur Short.
Chips’s version of this row is: Tom Johnson, Jack Moppet, unknown, Bill Sutton snr, Bob Taylor, Bill Sutton jnr, unknown; at front: Arthur Marston.
It would be good if the differences between the two versions could be resolved. Can you help us sort this out, please?
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