dunsbyowl Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 The Wednesday celebrated being the first team in Yorkshire to win the FA Cup with a Dinner at the Masonic Hall in Surrey Street. That must have been a good night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesbarbeux Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Fascinating stuff as usual Dunsby old chap! 5 bob a ticket though.... lot of money in 1896. Anybody know how much that equates to in todays terms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 Fascinating stuff as usual Dunsby old chap! 5 bob a ticket though.... lot of money in 1896. Anybody know how much that equates to in todays terms? Well it only cost 6d to get in Brammall Lane at the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandypants Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Brilliant again Dunsby!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanzaroteowl Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Some stout fellows in the bowler hats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanzaroteowl Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Fascinating stuff as usual Dunsby old chap! 5 bob a ticket though.... lot of money in 1896. Anybody know how much that equates to in todays terms? Going on Dunsby's ticket price of 6d for a game then 5s is ten times ticket price of today But let's not turn this into another ticket price thread and say £300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesbarbeux Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Going on Dunsby's ticket price of 6d for a game then 5s is ten times ticket price of today But let's not turn this into another ticket price thread and say £300 An easy and rough and ready calculation ...and I can see where you're coming from. It isn't in reality easy to equate earnings of course, but for instance in 1861 a Valet in Livery earned £25 to £50 per YEAR, a Groom £15 to £30 p.a.............in 1966 as an apprpentice, my first weekly wage was only about 10s 6p if memory serves me correctly.....................either way, 5s was a bloody expensive dinner in 1896, perhaps we were Massive even then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 (edited) Using Share of GDP you are not far out! :-) Edited October 7, 2015 by dunsbyowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Hi Trev, Yes mate it's 25 pence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklord Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 What's the guy with the trophy looking at? Maybe a young lady has turned her ankle at him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HirstWhoScoredIt Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Says something about me when I was hoping to see the menu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbo48 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Some cracking songs that night : Kathleen Mavourneen Simon the Cellarer Absolute classics those two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamsandwich Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Anyone know the words or tunes to the songs and recitations? "Our Football Club" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanzaroteowl Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 An easy and rough and ready calculation ...and I can see where you're coming from. It isn't in reality easy to equate earnings of course, but for instance in 1861 a Valet in Livery earned £25 to £50 per YEAR, a Groom £15 to £30 p.a.............in 1966 as an apprpentice, my first weekly wage was only about 10s 6p if memory serves me correctly.....................either way, 5s was a bloody expensive dinner in 1896, perhaps we were Massive even then! Using your figures then the meal would be substantially cheaper. Wages at £25/£50 a year would equate to 12s/24s a week. So 5s would be 40%/20% of current weekly wage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbo48 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Anyone know the words or tunes to the songs and recitations? "Our Football Club" Can't help you with that one but have found the lyrics to Simon the Cellarer and Kathleen Mavourneen if anyone's interested.No ? I thought not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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