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Posted By: derekdwc Shaftesbury Boys Club - 10th Aug 2013 4:41pm
Not really a walk
Wouldn't mind a few old boys coming to jog my memory of it's layout
(last time I was there was about 57 years ago)

Anyone interested

Yesterday I went to the old Shaftesbury Boys club in Jackson St and saw workmen there and asked if I could have a look at the cellars there - they said ok then. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera or a torch (that was needed) and asked if I could come back another time with others from a local history site - us
They said come on this Monday morning as the owner would be there then and ask him.
Also asked a fellow in another part of the building for an explore
(The American Diner part and got an ok


Description: new in the building
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Description: Jackson St juniors entrance
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Posted By: RUDEBOX Re: Shaftesbury Boys Club - 12th Aug 2013 1:00pm
nice catch-up with the gang this morning. enjoyed it. smile
Posted By: derekdwc Re: Shaftesbury Boys Club - 12th Aug 2013 1:43pm
Bummer - work had started there and while we were waiting for the owner to turn up(who did eventually and said not while they're working, but who did take my phone number just in case), we went into the diner/Titan gym part.
At least the girls got some exercise and a cup of tea.


Description: plaque
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Description: Dawn exercising
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Description: Rocks exercising
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Description: Stairs I remembered from 1950s
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Description: narrower stairs I don't remember
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Description: the squat poem (really the women on poster caught my eye first
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Posted By: derekdwc Re: Shaftesbury Boys Club - 12th Aug 2013 1:46pm
menu for diner part

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Description: Titan
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Posted By: rocks Re: Shaftesbury Boys Club - 12th Aug 2013 3:02pm
great photos Derek and it was a nice catch up smile
Posted By: rocks Re: Shaftesbury Boys Club - 12th Aug 2013 4:55pm
smile

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Description: looks like Derek flexing his muscles in the background
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Posted By: TRANCENTRAL Re: Shaftesbury Boys Club - 12th Aug 2013 4:59pm
Great pics smile
Posted By: RUDEBOX Re: Shaftesbury Boys Club - 12th Aug 2013 5:01pm
Great pics- the first one is brilliant!!!
Posted By: rocks Re: Shaftesbury Boys Club - 12th Aug 2013 6:05pm
thanks guys smile i also like this one and the last one looks like joe is a ghost haha

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Posted By: RUDEBOX Re: Shaftesbury Boys Club - 12th Aug 2013 6:19pm
Wow- that is strange. I took pics of Jongy/ Joe and TC/ Blue but you can't make them out through the dirty glass- or was it lens coz yours has turned out ok- from same place.

I did enjoy punching and kicking those bags- took me back to my karate days. Nice little visualisation exercise. x
Posted By: rocks Re: Shaftesbury Boys Club - 12th Aug 2013 6:28pm
haha for a few mins we thought it was strange how joe looks see-through but its just the wooden floor im stood on thats reflected in the window, it just lines up perfect with the table smile
Posted By: missmahjong Re: Shaftesbury Boys Club - 13th Aug 2013 8:59am
Yes a nice catch up ,the photos are very good guys.......
Thanks for the 'brew' Derek.
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