A trophy winning Beeston Boiler Company bowls team, likely to be dated from the end of the 1947 season as it was in that year that the company's bowlers won the manificent array of trophies that may be seen in the picture. They included The Sir Jesse Boot Shield, a Notts County Bowling Association rink competition that had been won by club members Joe Hart, Reg Whitehouse and Albert Flewitt, The Stoddard Triples Trophy, open to all England, that had been won by the same three, The Queen of the Midlands Pairs Trophy which had been won by Joe Hart and Albert Flewitt and a group of club trophies - The Loomes Cup, won that year by J Smith & E Rawson, The Bowlzer Tankard, won by Albert Flewitt, The Bowls Drive Trophy, won by J Barnett and the Sir Louis Pearson Cup, the club championship, won by Joe Hart.

The picture was taken in front of the pavilion on the Company's Sports Ground, then on the corner of Queens Road and Beacon Road
Those standing in the middle row and at the back appear to be a group of Company management.
To the right of centre in the middle row appears to be the Managing Director, Mark Pearson.

Seated on the front row, appears to be those who had been part of winning this amazing number of trophies. Seated in the centre with The Sir Jessie Boot Shield is Albert Flewitt, flanked by Reg Whitehouse (3rd from left) and Joe Hart (5th from left).

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The following nine photographs are from a collection by James Reginald (always known as 'Reg') Whitehouse (1893-1967), who features above as part of thr club's 1947 trophy-winning triumph. They have been kindly provided by Robert Percey, Reg's grandson-in-law. Names of any of those shown would be gladly received.

A native of Long Eaton, Reg came to Beeston to live on Alexander Road (later Crescent) after his marriage to Jessie Florence Pallett (1895-1966) in 1924 and after taking a job at Beeston Foundry (later Beeston Boiler) in 1925. He continued to work there up to his eventual retirement, having moved to live on Mona Street, Beeston. As is very clear from these photographs of the Foundry's bowls teams and cricket team he was very competant bowler and cricketer and a great asset to these teams. The images immediately below show Reg in action and the Triples trophy that he and his colleagues won in 1947





Reg Whitehouse is standing, 2nd right on the back row. Seated 2nd left is believed to be Joe Hart




Reg Whitehouse in action in a match, as skip




Reg Whitehouse is 2nd right on the front row. Joe Hart appears to be seated 3rd from the left, holding a pipe. Seated between the two, appears to be Albert Flewitt.




Reg Whitehouse is 2nd from the left flanked by Joe Hart (1st Left) and Albert Flewitt (3rd Left), being presented with The Sir Jessie Boot Shield which they won in 1947.




Reg Whitehouse is 6th from the left on the centre row




Reg Whitehouse is on the left and Joe Hart on the right.




Two images of Reg Whitehouse with trophies that he won or helped win.

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The three photographs shown below were also taken at the green on the Company sports ground
They show some of those taking part in a Bowls Evening in about 1965
Some are identified from notes found with the original photographs. Other names would be very welcome


Left to Right : Wilf Newby, Arthur Clifford, (unidentified), Peter Leivers


In the centre (3rd from left)is Fred Harrison


On the left is Ken Walder, 3rd from left is Bob Stirland