Author Archives: Tony Taylor

Bobby Bridge : Our First Olympian and World Record Holder

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Tony Taylor

If you go to Google and search for Robert ‘Bobby’ Bridge you will find the limited information below charting his short-lived, but remarkable career.   ogr Initially a postman, he later qualified as a dentist despite the handicap of his … Continue reading →

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Dipping into Alfred Scorer’s 1951 Reports – A Novice Race included

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Tony Taylor

In the middle picture Jack Sankey of Leigh mentioned in the first report below is on the far left next to Ron Wallwork. Grateful thanks to Guy Goodair for digging out these reports, despite being on one leg, which though … Continue reading →

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1967 Revisited – DQ’s, Raffles and Lancashire’s Ironic Good Fortune?

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Tony Taylor

Further to my piece on Lancashire’s overthrow of Sheffield’s Northern 10 miles dominance at Matlock in 1967 memories have been awakened.  Within it I speculated that the disqualification of Wakefield’s Roy Thorpe had opened the way to Lancashire’s success.  Some … Continue reading →

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On Rewriting History and Definitions : A Response

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Tony Taylor

There’s a bit of a hullabaloo going on over at the Race Walking Facebook page about the Race Walking Association’s decision to make this year’s National 50 kilometres championship a ‘B’ classified race. Obviously it is an effort to boost … Continue reading →

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The Northern Senior 10 miles : The Tables Turned 1967 – 69

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Tony Taylor

A lovely article on Roland Hardy, Derbyshire Living Legend, rescued from the archives by Trevor and Linda McDermott  brought back to mind a significant  moment in the history of the Northern Ten and the Lancashire Walking Club. The Ten Miles … Continue reading →

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The Leyland Legacy

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Tony Taylor

You will find below a few photos from Eric Crompton’s bottom drawer. Simply receiving them from Dave, his son, poses the question of whether the title of our web site ought to be ‘Race Walking in Lancashire’? Whilst the Lancashire … Continue reading →

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MAKING A START : Raiding your lofts, cellars and craniums!

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Tony Taylor

The idea of  bringing back to life the rich and diverse history of the Lancashire Walking Club founded in 1907 has been around for quite a few years. However to do so has seemed an uphill task. Stalwarts of the … Continue reading →

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