Smithfield Show Pictures

[Chris F]

Saw this picture from 1979 put on the Kuhn social account:

I found this video from 76 at Earls Court:

Has anyone got any pictures from the events?

 

[Sid]

Saw this picture from 1979 put on the Kuhn social account:

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I found this video from 76 at Earls Court:

Has anyone got any pictures from the events?

Went to Smithfield few times, didn't realise there was a show on at the same time as

 

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[yellowbelly]

Has anyone got any pictures from the events?

No, but plenty of memories. Pity TFF technology hasn't got 'smellyvision' - there was always an unmistakable smell about Smithfield. Mixture of sawdust, sweet vernal hay, bullock shampoo and cow sh!t

I reckon my first visit was about 1974. Became a regular thing. Drove down some years but usually train from Doncaster to Kings Cross. You could pick out all the farmers on the train - we all seemed to have 'that certain look'

 

[Still Farming]

No one had mobile phones with cameras then.

 

[Tarw Coch]

Went to Smithfield few times, didn't realise there was a show on at the same time as

Wasn’t there a festival of erotica or some such like held at the same time.

 

[Kevtherev]

Went many times in the 90s and to the last one was it 2004????
Know all the pubs n clubs round Piccadilly
(And soho)

 

[yellowbelly]

Wasn’t there a festival of erotica or some such like held at the same time.

Well, as it was getting on for Christmas time we used to go to a place called ...Ho, ho ...............................




.............no, now what was it ...., ah yes Soho

 

[Tarw Coch]

Went many times in the 90s and to the last one was it 2004????
Know all the pubs n clubs round Piccadilly
(And soho)

The Regents Palace..........aka The Welsh Embassy

 

[Kevtherev]

The Regents Palace..........aka The Welsh Embassy

Oh yes indeed 3-4 days of hooliganism

 

[Still Farming]

Look at all the businesses that benefited from Smithfield???

 

[Suffolk Serf]

No, but plenty of memories. Pity TFF technology hasn't got 'smellyvision' - there was always an unmistakable smell about Smithfield. Mixture of sawdust, sweet vernal hay, bullock shampoo and cow sh!t

I reckon my first visit was about 1974. Became a regular thing. Drove down some years but usually train from Doncaster to Kings Cross. You could pick out all the farmers on the train - we all seemed to have 'that certain look'

My Grandfather was a farm manager. In the '60's he made his way to London by train for Smithfield. On getting into a black cab at the London Station he said "Earls Court Please".
The cabbie replied "I could have told you that mate". I expect that he was fully tweeded up.

 

[Plain steer]

Went many times in the 90s and to the last one was it 2004????
Know all the pubs n clubs round Piccadilly
(And soho)

Did you ever pay the ladies a visit ?was the best thing about going to smithfield

 

[Chickcatcher]

1976 show cattle supreme champion. Any one know the where abouts. of the girl that led the champion She was from up Perth way in Scotland. I think she was a "Duncan" She had been part of the Scottish YFC team that visited Germany for the Euro Tests in 76, Sister and sisters boyfriend where also part of that team I think he was a McDonald or McGregor (I may have the names round wrong way).

 

[Cowcorn]

I went for the first time in 1976 with my father was an unbelieveable treat for a tractor mad youngster . A very kind gentleman on the MF stand gave me a MF branded holdall to carry my leaflets and brochures A great day out from an era when farming was held in higher esteem .

 

[Plain steer]

The Regents Palace..........aka The Welsh Embassy

The Devonshire arms across the road was full of you welsh boys

 

[Tarw Coch]

Did you ever pay the ladies a visit ?was the best thing about going to smithfield

Stopped at a cash machine one night on Shaftesbury Avenue, mates kept going. Got my cash and as I made off to catch them up something female I think asked me if I was looking for sex, a very brief glance and the answer was no, and I hurried off to catch them up.
Don’t care how much money she was offering, I weren’t f•#€*ing that.

 

[Johnnyboxer]

Wasn’t there a festival of erotica or some such like held at the same time.

We usually did that after the show, down in the Soho area [emoji85][emoji847]