Last Big Elm in the Parish!

[PeteB]

These photographs where taken by me back in 1984. They show David Barrowcliff taking down the last of 97 big Elm trees in the Parish of Sutton Bonington. It was cut up and logged on site and most delivered straight away to discerning customers. As I recall, it was abugger to rake all that up in a stubble field - she was a big one!

[Lorry thompson]

Fantastic pictures there Pete:thumbup:

[testcricket01]

keep em coming i love seeing old pictures of how things were done back in the days well before i was born

[sean]

1984??? Could be from the 50's by the look of them......cheers for sharing. Love looking at old tree shots.

[PeteB]

As an interesting point, my SLR had run out of film the day before and I found a BW film my Dad had bought 20 years previously! Its age added a grainy look!

 

Cheeky get - before you were born my a#@=e!

[Stephen Blair]

nice one Pete:001_smile:. Have you found a shoe box in the garage full of these old pics or are you just getting sentimental:001_tt2:

[PeteB]

Dug them out to show David Barrowcliff - he is late 70's now and unfortunately got cancer and dementia. David had all the previous 96 trees that where a similar size and many others in the area and converted most of them for pit props for the Leicestershire and Staffordshire coal mines. I wish he had shown an interest in photography after spending nearly all his working life in timber.

Edited November 1, 2010 by PeteB
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[THE88MAN]

Great stuff,takes me back too,as a 10yr old my father used to give me a billhook and a spade and made me strip the ivy off big elm butts,then pick up all the shattered tops and chuck on the fire,i used to love it and still do when i get an occasional one to drop.one of my lasting memories is the elm smell,its like bisto to me!

[testcricket01]

Cheeky get - before you were born my a#@=e!

 

haha im only 20 that pictures 6yrs before my time

[PeteB]

Bloody Hell - I was older than you are now when I took that picture. Time flies when your having fun hey!?!