Anybody remember Richard Field who bent the beer pumps over the wrong way after an argument with the barman in the Talbot and Falcon, used to see him regularly kick off when he'd had a dozen pints or so, secret was not to get in his way when he started cos nobody was safe, it was quite funny watching half a dozen or more coppers and dogs trying to control him and get him in the van.

He married a mate of mines sister had a youngen and they parted seen him ed on the Moet a few times when he was getting a little further with the boxing Paul Sykes that is. Richard Fields was Ernies brother both Stanley lads and as you say strong as an ox and could lip read what you were saying at 100 yards

Yeah reading the previous few posts there's no doubt Wakefield had it share of absolute a.......s!
I cannot stand the ones who get tanked up and turn their pointless violence on others, many of whom cannot defend themselves. The two mentioned were well up towards the top of the list.

Kevin Heaton got his head jumped on by the above people outside the Pride,knocked about with us from Crigg,Painthorpe and Hall Green.Ended up in a wheel chair with brain damage for the rest of his life.Hard as nails they were

Did a bit off bouncing on the Railway Tavern door in Ossett.

In the 70's there was a couple of guys (irish?) who I worked with and saw in the old Mitre (until spotted by the landlord). Jim ? and Mick (Murphy?) Mick got done for biting a police dog.

I just about remember the browns 2 irish lads who used to work the doors. Think it was Jimmy and Sam it could be that sam was the dad of Jimmy. .

Think they used to be called characters in those days.

Irish Mary used to ride an old bike all round Wakefield and had quite a temper on her. A guy from Stanley rode hospital used to play the paper and comb in the what was then the new indoor market, can not remember his name .

Irish Mary, remember her and chip Harry, Bazzo knew em both well

I knew a lady of the night called market stall mell so did half of Wakey

Old pubs. I have seen a picture looking down the side of the cathedral. You can make out a yet let pub called the bull and mouth.