Number 25 tram but where?

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Sun 24 Nov, 2013 6:59 pm

Thanks kango and somme1916.PS. I'm still chuckling at the Frog Hall Farm name.

kango · Post by **kango** » Sun 24 Nov, 2013 8:22 pm

Any time Leodian.You obviously know the area, somme1916 and I think you might agree how different this area is today.Industrial estates now stand in place of houses shops and little communities.The Red Lion pictured here.Now, roughly, the area as it is today.http://goo.gl/maps/Ba70i

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Sun 24 Nov, 2013 9:30 pm

kango wrote: Any time Leodian.You obviously know the area, somme1916 and I think you might agree how different this area is today.Industrial estates now stand in place of houses shops and little communities.The Red Lion pictured here.Now, roughly, the area as it is today.http://goo.gl/maps/Ba70i Great pic kango.........indeed,hardly recognisable these days,especially since the road was widened to accommodate the new ind est etc etcWe used to sit in both the small snug to the right as you entered the lion(quite a few bayford oil's lads in there too) and sometimes in the "posh bit" which was one single,large room.....a bit like stepping into someone's large sitting room ! Great beer.......used it when both Laurie Graham and Alfie Barron held the licence.Happy days..........All the buildings over the road were wiped out...eventually building one of the modern,"plastic" pubs(punch clock...suppose a reference to the tram depot ???) which has suffered uncertain times on more than one occasion.I was in the pub the day a car careered off the road with a family of four inside that took the side wall to the pool room clean out ! Landed about 4 feet away after "taking off" on the grass ramp outside.That was a sight I can tell you !

kango · Post by **kango** » Sun 24 Nov, 2013 9:52 pm

Nice story somme1916 someone smiling on you that day!It's good that a simple picture posted by Phill can bring out different memories and facts about those days from posters various.You are right about the Punch Clock a cold soulless pub at the best of times.Oddly enough if you go the Google map ref in my last post and turn 90 deg right said pub can be seen in all its sorry glory.

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Sun 24 Nov, 2013 9:59 pm

kango wrote: Nice story somme1916 someone smiling on you that day!It's good that a simple picture posted by Phill can bring out different memories and facts about those days from posters various.You are right about the Punch Clock a cold soulless pub at the best of times.Oddly enough if you go the Google map ref in my last post and turn 90 deg right said pub can be seen in all its sorry glory. Ha,I know........i did my very best to avoid that manouevre ! Thanks to all who have posted their pics/comments etc

Brunel · Post by **Brunel** » Mon 25 Nov, 2013 10:49 am

Another little nugget of info. The W.R. bus is painted red to indicate that it is on a former tram route.The normal fleet colour was green.