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Waterhouse Family (Platt Bridge)

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Maypole(?) Colliery Rugby Team (circa 1945)
Maypole(?) Colliery Rugby Team (circa 1945)
Photo: Dennis Miller
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Item #: 8992
Fred Waterhouse is holding the ball. I am pretty certain this is the Maypole team because it is similar to another photograph I have posted in the past, I recognise some of the faces.

Comment by: peter frost on 30th January 2009 at 12:00

chap second from left with flat cap next to referee is i think Jimmy Prior from ince

Comment by: Mark Calter on 30th January 2009 at 15:31

The man behind Fred Waterhouse,is Bill Scuse who was our next door neighbour in Abram, Bill worked at Mapole when i was a lad

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