Mr Thomas planned to make the Polyphon and its records a permanent fixture in the river s edge bar - gently churning out such oldies as Alice Where art Thou?, The Miner s Dream of Home, While London s Fast Asleep, The Gypsy s Warning, Bonnie Mary of Argyle and I ll be Your Sweetheart.
This photo plucked from the YEP archive shows 79-year-old Billy Guy and 80-year-old Walt Hepworth (seated), both ex-miners with over 60 years pit service, supping their pints of old and listening to old tunes played from the Polython.
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