Greyhound Racing

Following on from Chris Robinson's article in the Herald last week about greyhound racing in Plymouth, here's another rare photo from the newspaper archives. This one is from the Western Morning News of 15th February 1937 and the caption reads:
'Green Grass (left), the winner, with Peter's Pony and Ricketty Rosery, which finished second and third respectively in the second race at the meeting on Saturday at Plymouth Stadium.'

Plymouth Hoe foreshore improvements 1937

Here's another rare old photo from the Western Morning News and Daily Gazette of Friday 19th February, 1937. The caption reads:

'Foreshore Improvements.

Work in now proceeding on the improvement work at Tinside, Plymouth, and additional sun-bathing terraces and cubicles are in course of construction.'
The picture appears to show the area known as the (men only) 'Lion's Den'.
Today, it's back to its original condition!

TS Mount Edgcumbe's last berth

Many people will have read my article on the Training Ship Mount Edgcumbe which has been featured in the Herald, The Shopper and on this blog.
Searching through the archives, I have come across this very rare photo of the TS Mount Edgcumbe in a sad state, waiting to be broken up. The photo comes from The Western Morning News of Monday 25th July 1921.
The caption reads : 'One of the last wooden walls, the Mount Edgcumbe, training-ship, has been towed from her old berth, near Saltash Bridge, and is now at the dock of Queen Anne Battery, Plymouth, where she is to be broken up.'


New Flickr pages for old photos

I've just set up new Flickr pages at http://www.flickr.com/photos/99259874@N03/
where I will be posting many old photos which have never been seen before. If you get a chance, please check them out.
This photo shows the police trawling a river in the 1930s. Unfortunately, it came with no details. I am constantly buying and collecting together old photos and rather than keep them under wraps, I thought that it would be a good idea to share them. Hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I do.

David Rodgers and Sylvester Stallone

Many people will remember David Rodgers from his time with TSW and as host of Treasure Hunt (appearing alongside Cornish comedian, Jethro).
For about 25 years, I've had this 7x5 colour photo of David with Sylvester Stallone. I haven't a clue where it came from or where it was taken or what the occassion was. I've recently been sorting through many old photos and had forgotten all about this one.
If David reads my blog (and I doubt he does!), I'll happily post it onto him if he wants it.

Rare photo : St Budeaux's oldest cottage

The rare photo section of this blog will probably get updated quite regularly as I have many photos that won't have been seen anywhere else. The latest one comes from the Western Morning News and Daily Gazette of Friday 30th April 1937 and it shows St Budeaux's, then, oldest cottage.

The caption reads: 'Three hundred years old, Commons Cottage, in Vicarage Road, St Budeaux, Plymouth, is threatened with demolition for road widening. It ha been occupied by the Westlake family for 200 years and the present occupier, Mr John Westlake, aged 74, has lived there since his birth.'

More rare photos soon.

Rare Photo : Plymouth Hoe

Every week, I plan to post a rare photo on this site which you won't have seen anywhere else. Most come from old editions of newspapers that I've collected together. It seems a shame that many of these photos will never see the light of day again unless someone posts them on the net, so here goes!
This week's photo shows the ornate gate, now long gone, at the top of Lockyer Street where it joins Plymouth Hoe.

This picture comes from the Western Morning News and Daily Gazette of Friday 2nd October 1936.

The caption reads: 'The present entrance to Plymouth Hoe at the top of Lockyer Street, where Mr J J Beckerlegge, President of Plymouth Institution, last night suggested a wrought-iron gateway should be erected bearing the inscription 'Plymouth Sound, Gateway to the World.'