Did anyone live in the old back to back houses in wincobank in the 60s.- newman road.
they were originally built when crowleys came ,so that people who came over for jobs would have somewhere to live.

They had only one room downstairs, one bedroom and an attic.

happy days

I lived on Newman Drive, and went to Wincobank school, I remember those houses well as a kid, but I remember them getting knocked down also, I never knew anyone that lived in them though

I too went to Wincobank School and remember the houses on Newman Road, just below the school I think. There were some on Barrow Road too, if memory serves me correctly. Near to what I think was Harrison's greengrocers [run by Walt Harrison]. I think at this time [late sixties, very early seventies] there were also some in nearby Brightside.

My Dad was born and used to live in the back to back houses on Newman Rd up until they was knocked down. He lived in 3 court 1, Newman rd with his brothers and sisters.

My Dad was born and used to live in the back to back houses on Newman Rd up until they was knocked down. He lived in 3 court 1, Newman rd with his brothers and sisters.


Not the Ainsworths by any chance.
Do pm me as i probably knew your Dad. tara

Hi tara

Not specifically relating to back-to-back houses in the Wincobank area, but this (http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x118/LeipzigLeipzig/BacktobackHouse.jpg)is a plan of typical Sheffield back-to-back houses which you might find interesting.

Oh yes cheers Leipzig. Years ago i once saw a picture or bit of film or something to do with council planning and it showed newman Rd back to backs.
Cant for the life of me remember much more about the film But i do wish i could pick up a photo of them. Tried the sheffield Library website but theres only one of Robin Hood Road.
If anyone knows where i could find any pics or old film of Newman Rd Back to Backs I would be very interested.

Some of my family lived there, certainly in the 50's but I'd have to do a bit digging to find out exactly who. Probably name of Kelford. I remember visiting there as a kid and for some reason seem to remeber walking over railway lines, dim and distant memories!

Hi Tara

Try a visit to Sheffield Local Studies Library itself, if I remember correctly the online Picturesheffield.com database only holds 10,000 images, but if you look at the database in the library you have access to about three times more images.

My Dad was born and used to live in the back to back houses on Newman Rd up until they was knocked down. He lived in 3 court 1, Newman rd with his brothers and sisters.

was it fearnlys by any chancedoug was a mate of my brothers

Hi Tara

Try a visit to Sheffield Local Studies Library itself, if I remember correctly the online Picturesheffield.com database only holds 10,000 images, but if you look at the database in the library you have access to about three times more images.

Thanks for this information, I didn't know the library had more than were on picturesheffield. I've been trying to find pictures of the old back to backs on Carver Street in town because some of my relatives used to live there and I'd like to know what it looked like at the the time. I'll take a look on the database in the library.

was it fearnlys by any chancedoug was a mate of my brothers

Hi awoollen, no, my Dad is one of the Luxons but he knows the Fearnlys

Hi awoolen, was your brother called rodger, and was he a military policeman who lived at firthpark! If so he was a mate of my uncle Duncan ( Dunc) from winkobank and i remember both of them turning up at my grans in full military uniform.
Can`t remember if it was before or after Japan
Gran lived at 3 court 5 Newman road.
Janie-m`s dad i suspect is Tony Luxon an old pal of mine.
Dunc, died recently on 30-7-09.
If Rodger is still with us pass on our regards please.
Nephew----Frank.

Hi awoollon, The Broads also lived in the same yard as the Luxon"s and the Fernlys. Billy Broad was my brother Barrys best mate, we lived at No 77 Newman Rd, Opposite Mrs Hughs"s fish&chip shop. Pete Elliot was another big mate of theirs, he lived opposite the Church on Newman Rd.

Hi Gethro, the Broads are my cousins
Bill looked after me when i was a nipper, whenever i was at my grans i always knew where to find him. He`d be up on Chapmans tip poking a fire.
I remember him breaking his arm.We went into Wooley woods , him still with his pot on and he decided to climb a tree. Almost reached the branches,fell back and broke it again.
There where some real good people in winkobank and Billy was a true character along with most of his mates.

Hi Janie-m, give my regards to your dad.
Ask him if he remembers his dog (lady or lucky) catching that great big hare up in Dropping well and that bloke who was passing giving him half a crown for it!
Happy days.

Hi Janie-m, give my regards to your dad.
Ask him if he remembers his dog (lady or lucky) catching that great big hare up in Dropping well and that bloke who was passing giving him half a crown for it!
Happy days.

Hi southfork, just speaking to Dad n he says their dog was called judy. Dad saw Billy Broad the other day n he told him about Duncan passing away. Dad seems to think Roger died years ago. Are you Frank Fearnley? Dad says do you remember his brother Billy? also Kenny Brandwood who had the corner shop, Alan Bonsall, who has also died, the Sadlers nTrevor Flavell? I keep trying to get Dad on here but he won't play with the computer:-)

Hi southfork, just speaking to Dad n he says their dog was called judy. Dad saw Billy Broad the other day n he told him about Duncan passing away. Dad seems to think Roger died years ago. Are you Frank Fearnley? Dad says do you remember his brother Billy? also Kenny Brandwood who had the corner shop, Alan Bonsall, who has also died, the Sadlers nTrevor Flavell? I keep trying to get Dad on here but he won't play with the computer:-)

I remembered it was judy as soon as i`d posted.
Tony would tell her to laugh and she would cower down, bare her teeth and appear to laugh with her tail wagging nineteen to the dozen.
Yes i am frank, and i remember,Maureen,Billy Tony and Wendy as well as all those you`ve mentioned.
Tell your dad he`s not a dinosaur yet, wake up and get on the net!

Did anyone live in the old back to back houses in wincobank in the 60s.- newman road.
they were originally built when crowleys came ,so that people who came over for jobs would have somewhere to live.

They had only one room downstairs, one bedroom and an attic.

happy days

Hi tara,yes you`r right, and on the first floor there was a gusunder and if you where the last to rise it was your job to empty it as i well know! ugh!
On the second floor there was a vent in the roof and it howled like a banshee,it frightened the life out of the younger kids.

Hi awoolen, was your brother called rodger, and was he a military policeman who lived at firthpark! If so he was a mate of my uncle Duncan ( Dunc) from winkobank and i remember both of them turning up at my grans in full military uniform.
Can`t remember if it was before or after Japan
Gran lived at 3 court 5 Newman road.
Janie-m`s dad i suspect is Tony Luxon an old pal of mine.
Dunc, died recently on 30-7-09.
If Rodger is still with us pass on our regards please.
Nephew----Frank.
you have got the right one but he was not an m.p
yes he is still with but he had a stroke a few years ago
live at the top of yew lane
i knew duncan and ivy
all the best

Was there a Frank Fearnley senior because my Dad was suppose to have been named after a Frank in the Fearnley family. My dad is 83 now.
Hes one of the Worthingtons originally from court 13. Tom Wilf,fan,may,Alf,Dave. in the yard above Fearnleys.


Also does anyone remember Cynthia worthington, related to the walkers from Barrow Road.

I remember hanging around with Moira Fearnley who had a brother kevin or kevan as his mum use to shout. Moira lived in George Movelys yard.
I do remember their relatives in the Luxon yard. I use to go in that yard a lot with the Makins.
Was there a charlie Bowley at one time in there.
I remember that yard had a big brick square thing in full of old bikes /scrap etc.
just opposite the toilets.
Anyone who remembers John Sadler, is it him that now runs the buffet bar at Bridlington Station. I saw his name on the door but didnt have time to go in as the train was coming.

My dad has memories of Aggie wayne and Johnnie from heaven. Well before my time Johnnie from Heaven but i do remember mrs wayne.

Apparently mrs nelson (nellie) who lived at the front of my grandparents, delivered most of my aunts and uncles and my dad. It was tradition,does anyone remember her and was anyone else. familiar with this tradition. She was suppose to deliver me but my mum had different ideas lol.

you have got the right one but he was not an m.p
yes he is still with but he had a stroke a few years ago
live at the top of yew lane
i ew duncan and ivy
all the best


Sorry to hear about Rodger.
Always thought they were both m.p.`s, he probably w`ont remember me as i was only about 7 yrs old but i certainly remember both of them in their very smart uniforms!
Ivy passed away recently, now there is only Jean and Don left.
Regards Frank.

The old back to back wasn`t confind to wincobank .I remember going knock a door run and leaping over the wall to the next yard and loved halloween as we used to tie all the doors together and knock on the door and watch them try and open them lololololol

Was there a Frank Fearnley senior because my Dad was suppose to have been named after a Frank in the Fearnley family. My dad is 83 now.
Hes one of the Worthingtons originally from court 13. Tom Wilf,fan,may,Alf,Dave. in the yard above Fearnleys.


Also does anyone remember Cynthia worthington, related to the walkers from Barrow Road.

I remember hanging around with Moira Fearnley who had a brother kevin or kevan as his mum use to shout. Moira lived in George Movelys yard.
I do remember their relatives in the Luxon yard. I use to go in that yard a lot with the Makins.
Was there a charlie Bowley at one time in there.
I remember that yard had a big brick square thing in full of old bikes /scrap etc.
just opposite the toilets.
Anyone who remembers John Sadler, is it him that now runs the buffet bar at Bridlington Station. I saw his name on the door but didnt have time to go in as the train was coming.

My dad has memories of Aggie wayne and Johnnie from heaven. Well before my time Johnnie from Heaven but i do remember mrs wayne.

Apparently mrs nelson (nellie) who lived at the front of my grandparents, delivered most of my aunts and uncles and my dad. It was tradition,does anyone remember her and was anyone else. familiar with this tradition. She was suppose to deliver me but my mum had different ideas lol.

Hi Tara, just to clear things up, the name Fearnley was for the benefit of Tony Luxon who would no doubt remember me as that.
My name is Johnson, son of Florrie Fearnley.
I remember the Saddlers, Nellie, and Pat Burns, was pat a relation to Nellie?
The building you mentioned i think belonged to Brandwoods shop and we were constantly warned not to climb on it because it was`nt safe.
They were right, because one day in heavy wind and rain we watched it c

Was there a Frank Fearnley senior because my Dad was suppose to have been named after a Frank in the Fearnley family. My dad is 83 now.
Hes one of the Worthingtons originally from court 13. Tom Wilf,fan,may,Alf,Dave. in the yard above Fearnleys.


Also does anyone remember Cynthia worthington, related to the walkers from Barrow Road.

I remember hanging around with Moira Fearnley who had a brother kevin or kevan as his mum use to shout. Moira lived in George Movelys yard.
I do remember their relatives in the Luxon yard. I use to go in that yard a lot with the Makins.
Was there a charlie Bowley at one time in there.
I remember that yard had a big brick square thing in full of old bikes /scrap etc.
just opposite the toilets.
Anyone who remembers John Sadler, is it him that now runs the buffet bar at Bridlington Station. I saw his name on the door but didnt have time to go in as the train was coming.

My dad has memories of Aggie wayne and Johnnie from heaven. Well before my time Johnnie from Heaven but i do remember mrs wayne.

Apparently mrs nelson (nellie) who lived at the front of my grandparents, delivered most of my aunts and uncles and my dad. It was tradition,does anyone remember her and was anyone else. familiar with this tradition. She was suppose to deliver me but my mum had different ideas lol.

Apparently Dad says that John Sadler moved in to the new houses on Holywell heights, so I doubt it's the same one running the buffet bar at Bridlington.

Dad's saying does anyone remember Challoners farm & Alma who is now married to Brendan Ingle?

I'll have to get him to come and do this himself, He'll enjoy it once he starts :-)

Yes i remember Challoners , coal merchants.

Does anyone remember the summer Gala's on that land at the back of the vicarage .

Apparently Dad says that John Sadler moved in to the new houses on Holywell heights, so I doubt it's the same one running the buffet bar at Bridlington.

Dad's saying does anyone remember Challoners farm & Alma who is now married to Brendan Ingle?

I'll have to get him to come and do this himself, He'll enjoy it once he starts :-)
do you remember a girl called pauline darby lived opposite the school she worked at a tailors on pinstone st went out with her 1or twice
it was in the early 40s about 46 i believe

Pauline Darby used to live at no 71 Newman rd with her mom & dad ,(Gud ) sister Pam & brother Peter. My grandmother Mrs Chapman lived next door at no 73. I lived at no77.!.

hi tara i remember back to back houses as i was born on barrow road i have lots of memories and know most people even on newman road i used to deliver newspapers for beedhams i knew mrs nelson trevor flavell alan bonsall luxons and a whole lot more i went to wincobank school i have photographs of barrow rd also of trevor flavell and a lot of wincobank boys in a school football team photo.

hi tara i remember back to back houses as i was born on barrow road i have lots of memories and know most people even on newman road i used to deliver newspapers for beedhams i knew mrs nelson trevor flavell alan bonsall luxons and a whole lot more i went to wincobank school i have photographs of barrow rd also of trevor flavell and a lot of wincobank boys in a school football team photo.

can anyone remember dolly webb's shop meadow dairy bernard eyre's barber shop? i remember the walkers family also the revills 'daltons and mason and davies next door to walt harrison can anyone remember the jumble sales in the church hall and the saturday night shilling dance run by mr & mrs walmsley?

Dora Walker was my aunt.
Anyone know what happenned to Ernie Reville?

Hi Tara, Was your aunt Dolly Walker any relation to Johnie, Allex and the Twins, who lived on Barrow Road,?. Allex was in the same class as me at Wincobank School,as was Kath Brookes, who married John. I bumped into Kath outside the Con" club on Fife St a couple of months ago, in conversation i told her i had two photo"s of the school choir taken, i think,. 1947/ 1948. I made copies for her and i guess she will be wondering where everybody is now and where allthe years have gone!!!.

I had friends the Revills who lived at 3 ct 3 Barrow Road Tommy,Evelyn and Pat. Had some great times in the back to back house, it was always full of laughter. Pats dad Was John(?) and Mum was Em(?) lovely people. I often think of the 'old' days.

Does anyone remember the summer Gala's on that land at the back of the vicarage .

The Vicar Fred Herrington ran the Summer Fete on his front lawn of the Vicarage
it was quite a substantial piece of land which now has flats built on it.

There was a great community atmosphere around in those days everybody knew everyone and the elder people of Wincobank usually members of the Bardwell Club would have Cake stalls and Jam stalls at the fete.
There would be various games played like chucking wet sponges at some poor fellow with his face through a hole of a board that had cartoon character painted on it.Guess how many beans in a Jar then prizes for who made the best cakes and Jams.

Dora Walker was my aunt.
Anyone know what happenned to Ernie Reville? is this the same ernie reville who was brother to michael and had a sister jess?

is this the same ernie reville who was brother to michael and had a sister jess?
i seem to know them names and was jessie deaf lived on tideswell rd if
they are there are my rels there mother was my auntie my mothers sister

Hi Tara, A bit of sad news about Maurd Moverly. Maurd passed away last Wed" at her rest home in Sheffield. I spoke Brian,( her son ) last night on the phone, her funeral is at City Road, on Monday 14" Dec",. at 3pm. I will be there to pay my last respects to a real lovely lady.

i seem to know them names and was jessie deaf lived on tideswell rd if
they are there are my rels there mother was my auntie my mothers sister

I think I know who you are on about, my Mum used to visit her and when you rang her door bell it used to dim the lights. Her Mum used to live across the road, she was a lovely lady. If I remember right Jessie used to knit dolls clothes.

I think I know who you are on about, my Mum used to visit her and when you rang her door bell it used to dim the lights. Her Mum used to live across the road, she was a lovely lady. If I remember right Jessie used to knit dolls clothes.
her mother was called jessie i believe
younge jessie her condition was caused by having her teeth out
cheers a woollen

Hi Tara, Was your aunt Dolly Walker any relation to Johnie, Allex and the Twins, who lived on Barrow Road,?. Allex was in the same class as me at Wincobank School,as was Kath Brookes, who married John. I bumped into Kath outside the Con" club on Fife St a couple of months ago, in conversation i told her i had two photo"s of the school choir taken, i think,. 1947/ 1948. I made copies for her and i guess she will be wondering where everybody is now and where allthe years have gone!!!.

Yes i know for a fact those twins are related to Dora.
I have an old picture taken after aunt Dora's wedding it was taken outside the Barrow Road back to backs.

Hi Tara, A bit of sad news about Maurd Moverly. Maurd passed away last Wed" at her rest home in Sheffield. I spoke Brian,( her son ) last night on the phone, her funeral is at City Road, on Monday 14" Dec",. at 3pm. I will be there to pay my last respects to a real lovely lady.

So sorry to hear that Gethro.
Fond memories of George and Maud.
God bless her.

My cousin talks about the Gatsby's a lot, from Barrow Rd.
Does anyone remember them or has someone already mentioned them.
Have i got the name right.

I think they had a cellar with all electrical equipment in.

i seem to know them names and was jessie deaf lived on tideswell rd if
they are there are my rels there mother was my auntie my mothers sister jessie was micks, ernies, and young jess s auntie micks mum was the sister of jessie who lived on tideswell

jessie was micks, ernies, and young jess s auntie micks mum was the sister of jessie who lived on tideswellmy aunt
jessie was the mother jessie' ernest 'mick
my aunt lived in the 4 block on the left hand sideat the bottem of maun way
i dont know any of their family as i lost touch with moving into rotherham

Hi Tara, just to clear things up, the name Fearnley was for the benefit of Tony Luxon who would no doubt remember me as that.
My name is Johnson, son of Florrie Fearnley.
I remember the Saddlers, Nellie, and Pat Burns, was pat a relation to Nellie?
The building you mentioned i think belonged to Brandwoods shop and we were constantly warned not to climb on it because it was`nt safe.
They were right, because one day in heavy wind and rain we watched it c

I am sure my uncle trevor knows pat burns, they used to knock about together in wincobank. my uncle trev lived on jardine st

My cousin talks about the Gatsby's a lot, from Barrow Rd.
Does anyone remember them or has someone already mentioned them.
Have i got the name right.

I think they had a cellar with all electrical equipment in.

hi tara the name is gadsby i am one of them we lived at number 12 next door to dolly webb's shop we had an atic full of electrical stuff my dad was an electrician and did loads of work in wincobank.who is your cousin ? i now live in south wales

I am sure my uncle trevor knows pat burns, they used to knock about together in wincobank. my uncle trev lived on jardine st

Hi daftlad, did your uncle trevor live at no 28 jardine st,?. My best mate Brian lived at no 26. If he is the same trev, he had a sister Doreen who was in the same class as me and Brian at Wincobank School. I think there was another sister who emigrated to OZ".

hi tara the name is gadsby i am one of them we lived at number 12 next door to dolly webb's shop we had an atic full of electrical stuff my dad was an electrician and did loads of work in wincobank.who is your cousin ? i now live in south wales

Hi satters, would you be one of the Gadsby"s, who knocked around with Brian Bramhall, Arnie Chaloner for a while, when we were kids, possibly in the same class at Wincobank School. A few more names who come to mind who were in our class, are John Marson, Jimmie Fynon, Tony Adams,Mick Norman & Georgie Coply to name a few, ( the old grey cells are fading a bit now,!!! )

Hi daftlad, did your uncle trevor live at no 28 jardine st,?. My best mate Brian lived at no 26. If he is the same trev, he had a sister Doreen who was in the same class as me and Brian at Wincobank School. I think there was another sister who emigrated to OZ".

HI Jethro. Trevor lived at number 30. He has a sister called Doreen and a sister called Joce who both are in Adelaide in Australia, I went to see them in 2205. My mum is Trevor sister too. He now lives in Doncaster. By Brian do you mean Brian Bramhall

HI daftlad, yes you"re right, It was Brian Bramhall.!. Trev did live at no 30 and not no 28, "Sos Watnage" lived at no 28, ( told you the old grey cells are fading now!!!.) The last time I saw Trev was when he was running the chip shop at the bottom of Fife St. ( thats some time ago!!!,). Brian was my best man when I got married and I was his best man when he married Lynn. unfortunatly, Brian passed away some years ago. I used to live on Newman Rd, no 77, across the road from Mrs Hughs chip shop. Is your moms name Beryl,?.

HI daftlad, yes you"re right, It was Brian Bramhall.!. Trev did live at no 30 and not no 28, "Sos Watnage" lived at no 28, ( told you the old grey cells are fading now!!!.) The last time I saw Trev was when he was running the chip shop at the bottom of Fife St. ( thats some time ago!!!,). Brian was my best man when I got married and I was his best man when he married Lynn. unfortunatly, Brian passed away some years ago. I used to live on Newman Rd, no 77, across the road from Mrs Hughs chip shop. Is your moms name Beryl,?.

yes thats right, she passed away in 2003. there was another sister called pat, and trevor had three brothers Steven, Phillip and Roger. Steve and Phillip died, Roger lives at Shiregreen

Hi satters, would you be one of the Gadsby"s, who knocked around with Brian Bramhall, Arnie Chaloner for a while, when we were kids, possibly in the same class at Wincobank School. A few more names who come to mind who were in our class, are John Marson, Jimmie Fynon, Tony Adams,Mick Norman & Georgie Coply to name a few, ( the old grey cells are fading a bit now,!!! )

hi gethro you were probably in the same class as my brother harold gadsby who is now living on the stadbrook estate i am his older sister kathleen last time i met trevor ludlam he was living at the end of ecclesfield road lower shiregreen i used to live on fife street after leaving barrow road jimmy fynon's mother was the local midwife who brought me into the world and they lived on standon road did geogie coply have a sister called christine i knew all the ludlam family i went to school with trevor plus i knew his two brothers had died my husband used to cycle with eric liversidge who lived on newman road

Hi satters, did you have another brother, Dick ?, Eric Liversidge lived next door to us on Newman Rd, he had an elder brother, Joe, who I used cycle with. We were members of the Rutland Cycling Club. Joe was brilliant long distance cycling champion in the middle
50", Joe, George Steers & Stuart Thomson rode as a team and broke the national 24 hour record 2 or 3 years on the trot !. Georgie Coply did have a sister called Christine, they lived at the top of Vauxall Rd, just below the school. Nuse Fynon also brought my
brother Barry and my sister Gloria into the world. Sadly Gloria died in 1997.

Hi satters, did you have another brother, Dick ?, Eric Liversidge lived next door to us on Newman Rd, he had an elder brother, Joe, who I used cycle with. We were members of the Rutland Cycling Club. Joe was brilliant long distance cycling champion in the middle
50", Joe, George Steers & Stuart Thomson rode as a team and broke the national 24 hour record 2 or 3 years on the trot !. Georgie Coply did have a sister called Christine, they lived at the top of Vauxall Rd, just below the school. Nuse Fynon also brought my
brother Barry and my sister Gloria into the world. Sadly Gloria died in 1997.

hi gethro yes i do have an older brother derek (dick) he moved to somerset in 1970 we will be seeing him in the new year he used to have friends like peter kettle harry roxbrough kenny bowater what happened to the smallwoods i used to go to school with pauline my younger brother went to school with john fynon

Just found this thread - sooo interesting. My grandparents lived on Standon Road and we did a lot of our growing up round there. I remember a boy called Gadsby but I cant remember his first name, might have been Michael. Was his mum from down south, she knew my grandma Parker. I remember Nurse Fynon who was also a friend of my grandmas. Knew a lot of other people around Standon Road in the late fifties & sixties, the Willcox's, Burns, Wigglesworths, Woods all spring to mind.

Hi satters, did you have another brother, Dick ?, Eric Liversidge lived next door to us on Newman Rd, he had an elder brother, Joe, who I used cycle with. We were members of the Rutland Cycling Club. Joe was brilliant long distance cycling champion in the middle
50", Joe, George Steers & Stuart Thomson rode as a team and broke the national 24 hour record 2 or 3 years on the trot !. Georgie Coply did have a sister called Christine, they lived at the top of Vauxall Rd, just below the school. Nuse Fynon also brought my
brother Barry and my sister Gloria into the world. Sadly Gloria died in 1997.
Hi Gethro, I knew Eric Leversidge. He was mad on biking. Joe was the National
24 hour time trial champ. Did either 460 or 480 miles on a fixed wheel bike ( Claude Butler). Went to school with christine Copley, June Allen. Other lads were Ray Muress, Robert Hardwick, Freddie Sporn, Mick Duffy, Eric Dalton,
Paul Bates, all Wincobank School.

Sorry satters i got the wrong end of the stick.
Ive only just noticed another thread. You are actually Kathleen.
Anyway do you remember Cynthia.

Just found this thread - sooo interesting. My grandparents lived on Standon Road and we did a lot of our growing up round there. I remember a boy called Gadsby but I cant remember his first name, might have been Michael. Was his mum from down south, she knew my grandma Parker. I remember Nurse Fynon who was also a friend of my grandmas. Knew a lot of other people around Standon Road in the late fifties & sixties, the Willcox's, Burns, Wigglesworths, Woods all spring to mind.

June Wilcox was one of my friends.
I also remember Christine and Nigel Wigglesworth.
Does anyone remember Neil Goacher?

Hi Ronnie, I bumped into Eric Liversidge in Mabelthorpe, a couple of years ago. He was driving a taxi, ( his own taxi, ! ) I had booked it to take us down to Sutton on Sea. couldn"t belive it when I saw him. We Had a good old "rabbit" about old times on Newman Rd. Haven"t seen him this year though,!. Joe also rode a Hill Special frameset, " 25 inch ", had it specially made by Hill Brothers in Stockport . It was "Shocking Pink Metalic ", an unusual colour for that era.!!!. Happy Days,!!!!.

Hi Gethro, I knew Eric Leversidge. He was mad on biking. Joe was the National
24 hour time trial champ. Did either 460 or 480 miles on a fixed wheel bike ( Claude Butler). Went to school with christine Copley, June Allen. Other lads were Ray Muress, Robert Hardwick, Freddie Sporn, Mick Duffy, Eric Dalton,
Paul Bates, all Wincobank School.

Hi Ronnie, Does anyone know the whereabouts of Freddy Dalton and the twins sandra and christine ? Last i heard Eric was living in the Stadbrook area and was in a wheelchair.Me and my husband went to school with all the people you have mentioned.June Allen had a sister called Jean and they lived opposite me on Barrow Rd.

Sorry satters i got the wrong end of the stick.
Ive only just noticed another thread. You are actually Kathleen.
Anyway do you remember Cynthia.

Hi Tara, yes i remember Cynthia we were good friends she used to visit her aunty Judy who lived at 16 Barrow Rd I lived in the same yard. I am kathleen now living in S.Wales.

hi gethro yes i do have an older brother derek (dick) he moved to somerset in 1970 we will be seeing him in the new year he used to have friends like peter kettle harry roxbrough kenny bowater what happened to the smallwoods i used to go to school with pauline my younger brother went to school with john fynon

Hi, satters, I remember Pete Kettle, didn"t he live at the bottom of Newman rd, ?. Harry Roxbrough was a big mate of my brother Barry,they knocked around with Billy Broad, Pete Elliot, Billy Elvin, just to name a few, !!. Kenny Bowater was in the same class as me at Wincobank School, I think Kenny was distant relation to Allan Hyden, who lived in the big yard, ( court 9, ), I think, ?. above us on Newman Rd.

Hi Gethro, Peter Kettle did live at the bottom of Newman Rd opposite the post office.Harry Roxbrough used to live at 18 Ecclesfield Rd with brother Arnold and sister Doris and younger brother Norman.I knew the Broads and also Pete Elliot, Billy Elvin had an older sister and i think her name was Doreen also a younger sister Marie. They also lived on Ecclesfield Rd. Kenny Bowater and his sister June, lived at 6 court the next yard up from me on Barrow Rd. I do believe hes has passed on and burried in Shiregreen.

Hi Gethro, Peter Kettle did live at the bottom of Newman Rd opposite the post office.Harry Roxbrough used to live at 18 Ecclesfield Rd with brother Arnold and sister Doris and younger brother Norman.I knew the Broads and also Pete Elliot, Billy Elvin had an older sister and i think her name was Doreen also a younger sister Marie. They also lived on Ecclesfield Rd. Kenny Bowater and his sister June, lived at 6 court the next yard up from me on Barrow Rd. I do believe hes has passed on and burried in Shiregreen.

Hi satters, Billy Elvin had a sister called Edna, Edna was in the same class as me at Wincobank School, as was, Arnie Challoner, Georgie Coply,Brian Bramhall, John Marson, Jimmie Fynon, Kath Brookes, ( married Johnie Walker,) Dereck Sanderson, just to name a few,!!!. I"m looking at a photo of the school choir taken in 1948,!!!. I have another photo of the choir taken in 1949/ 1950,?, with your mom Doreen on it. Brings back some great memories of Wincobank,!

My dad was good pals with a cherry kettle.
Which one would he be and why was he nicknamed cherry.

Hi satters, Billy Elvin had a sister called Edna, Edna was in the same class as me at Wincobank School, as was, Arnie Challoner, Georgie Coply,Brian Bramhall, John Marson, Jimmie Fynon, Kath Brookes, ( married Johnie Walker,) Dereck Sanderson, just to name a few,!!!. I"m looking at a photo of the school choir taken in 1948,!!!. I have another photo of the choir taken in 1949/ 1950,?, with your mom Doreen on it. Brings back some great memories of Wincobank,!

Hi Gethro you are right Billy Elvin did have a sister called Edna my brother Derek (dick) was in the same class at school with most of these.We paid him a visit for the new year. We talked about the old days in Wincobank. We talked about the Sandersons they had daughters Joyce,beryl,shiela and a boy called Barry.We remember the Upstones did you?I dont think the lady in the photo is my mum as her name was Dorothy and she had nothing to do with any choir

Hi Satters, Sorry about getting your mom Dorothy mixed up with daftlads mom Doreen. It was Doreen who was in the same class as me at school. ( the memorys playing tricks again )

just to say that I live at lower wincobank close to newman rd and am currently snowed under...

Hi, satters, I remember Pete Kettle, didn"t he live at the bottom of Newman rd, ?. Harry Roxbrough was a big mate of my brother Barry,they knocked around with Billy Broad, Pete Elliot, Billy Elvin, just to name a few, !!. Kenny Bowater was in the same class as me at Wincobank School, I think Kenny was distant relation to Allan Hyden, who lived in the big yard, ( court 9, ), I think, ?. above us on Newman Rd.

My Dad has mentioned Billy Broad when talking about Wincobank, I keep saying I'll have to show him what to do to get on here, he'd love it.

Was there a Frank Fearnley senior because my Dad was suppose to have been named after a Frank in the Fearnley family. My dad is 83 now.
Hes one of the Worthingtons originally from court 13. Tom Wilf,fan,may,Alf,Dave. in the yard above Fearnleys.


Also does anyone remember Cynthia worthington, related to the walkers from Barrow Road.

I remember hanging around with Moira Fearnley who had a brother kevin or kevan as his mum use to shout. Moira lived in George Movelys yard.
I do remember their relatives in the Luxon yard. I use to go in that yard a lot with the Makins.
Was there a charlie Bowley at one time in there.
I remember that yard had a big brick square thing in full of old bikes /scrap etc.
just opposite the toilets.
Anyone who remembers John Sadler, is it him that now runs the buffet bar at Bridlington Station. I saw his name on the door but didnt have time to go in as the train was coming.

My dad has memories of Aggie wayne and Johnnie from heaven. Well before my time Johnnie from Heaven but i do remember mrs wayne.

Apparently mrs nelson (nellie) who lived at the front of my grandparents, delivered most of my aunts and uncles and my dad. It was tradition,does anyone remember her and was anyone else. familiar with this tradition. She was suppose to deliver me but my mum had different ideas lol.


Tara, I remember Mrs Nelson (she had a dog called Bob), and some of the other names you mentioned. And it was my dad who found Aggie Wayne's body in the back yard one night when he came home from work on nights. She'd collapsed on her back step calling the cat in they reckoned and rolled down the yard. I have sent you a message.

Hi sparkeyfred. I will never forget that night. I heard sirens etc and someone said it was poor Aggie, someone found her in the yard.
So it was your dad was it. Ive sent you a pm as i may know who you are.

Hi sparkeyfred. I will never forget that night. I heard sirens etc and someone said it was poor Aggie, someone found her in the yard.
So it was your dad was it. Ive sent you a pm as i may know who you are.
Hi Tara. I must have slept though it, sirens and all. Just remember him telling me about it next day. He was on his way to the toilet and at first he thought it was a bundle of rags someone had dumped - that's how small and frail she was, very sad. There was also an old fella lived in the house below her, Mr Whittington I think he was called, with very bad eyesigth and thick glasses. I can still picture all those yards and where people lived, think I might draw it out on a map while I can still remember it. You could probably help me fill in the gaps.

Dora Walker was my aunt.
Anyone know what happenned to Ernie Reville?
He moved to Shiregreen just after we did (66) we were in teh same class at Wooley Wood and used to knock about together sometimes.

Yes i remember Challoners , coal merchants.

My dad borrowed their coal wagon as a removal van when we moved to Shiregreen. All our stuff was tied on the back with ropes. Me an my mum went in the cab with my dad who was driving it, and my brother was made to go up on the back to make sure nothing fell off (which it did when we got to the bottom of Newman Rd). It would look a bit of a sight these days but matbe not so odd back then?

So many memories are flooding back to me since I started looking at this thread!

Hi Tara. I must have slept though it, sirens and all. Just remember him telling me about it next day. He was on his way to the toilet and at first he thought it was a bundle of rags someone had dumped - that's how small and frail she was, very sad. There was also an old fella lived in the house below her, Mr Whittington I think he was called, with very bad eyesigth and thick glasses. I can still picture all those yards and where people lived, think I might draw it out on a map while I can still remember it. You could probably help me fill in the gaps.

I also remember them all except for the ones higher up.
It went something like (fronts) below Redfearns The family had a little son who had long curly hair his name was John, then the Redfearns,nellie Nelson, then you. Mrs kelly,The Sadlers, The Jacksons/ and mr Smith who had a bad limp. Then us , Moveleys shop, then was it Alan Bonsalls with Gwen and Dean. Then Ginger John.

The back yards starting from bottom. Luxons, then Johnny and Maureen. Then Fearnleys,
Makins.
Next yard Worthingtons, Whittingtons, Mrs Wayne.
Next yard ada Mills was it, then Terry Robinsons, Movelys back then another Fearnley family. The next yard started with mrs knight.And the Ainsworths were higher up.
I remember being stopped most mornings on my way to school by a mrs cheesborough asking me to thread her a needle, as she too wore those thick rimmed glasses and couldnt see a thing. Higher up was the Websters Elaine, and also a terry webster near there too.
Anyone fill in the gaps please.

I remember playing in the big house on merton Lane that was suppose to be haunted.
half the roof was missing and floorboards but that didn't stop us lol.
Also the old chapel.
Theres a picture of the big house in its former glory in the Bryan Woodriff book (shiregreen and wincobank memories) Along with details of its former owners.

Does anyone remember a little fruit shop very early 60s just at the side of St Thomas
youth club (as it was then.) The fruit shop was run by a lady named Nancy.
behind it in the yard lived christine Sadler.

I remember playing in the garages on Newman and then getting stuck up a tree, someone had to fetch my dad to climb up and get me out.
Jill Brown lived in a little cottage/farm across the Rd she had a golden Lab called Bruce.
Vivid memories of John Sadler ruining all my whitsuntide dresses throwing cups of water at me through the window. Lol

Remember the whit marches to Blackburn.
And catching the train down the road to Bellvue zoo.

I still dream of the place even now, things that appear in the dreams that i think are just nonsense
are actually real forgotton childhood memories .
As i have found some of the dreams evoke memories of things i had forgotten i knew.
Is there a psychologist on here lol.
Anyone else dream of the place.
Im beginning to sound as mad as a march hare.

I also remember them all exept for the ones higher up.
It went something like (fronts) below Redfearns The family had a little son who had long curly hair his name was John, then the Redfearns,nellie Nelson, then you. Mrs kelly,The Sadlers, The Jacksons/ and mr Smith who had a bad limp. Then us , Moveleys shop, then was it Alan Bonsalls with Gwen and Dean. Then Ginger John.

The back yards starting from bottom. Luxons, then Johnny and Maureen. Then Fearnleys,
Makins.
Next yard Worthingtons, Whittingtons, Mrs Wayne.
Next yard ada Mills was it, then Terry Robinsons, Movelys back then another Fearnley family. The next yard started with mrs knight.And the Ainsworths were higher up.
I remember being stopped most mornings on my way to school by a mrs cheesborough asking me to thread her a needle, as she too wore those thick rimmed glasses and couldnt see a thing. Higher up was the Websters Elaine, and also a terry webster near there too.
Anyone fill in the gaps please.

I remember playing in the big house on merton Lane that was suppose to be haunted.
half the roof was missing and floorboards but that didn't stop us lol.
Also the old chapel.
Theres a picture of the big house in its former glory in the Bryan Woodruff book (shiregreen and wincobank memories) Along with details of its former owners.

Does anyone remember a little fruit shop very early 60s just at the side of St Thomas
youth club (as it was then.) The fruit shop was run by a lady named Nancy.
behind it in the yard lived christine Sadler.

I remember playing in the garages on Newman and then getting stuck up a tree, someone had to fetch my dad to climb up and get me out.
Jill Brown lived in a little cottage/farm across the Rd she had a golden Lab called Bruce.
Vivid memories of John Sadler ruining all my whitsuntide dresses throwing cups of water at me through the window. Lol

Remember the whit marches to Blackburn.
And catching the train down the road to Bellvue zoo.

I still dream of the place even now, things that appear in the dreams that i think are just nonsense
are actually real forgotton childhood memories .
As i have found some of the dreams evoke memories of things i had forgotten i knew.
Is there a psychologist on here lol.
Anyone else dream of the place.
Im beginning to sound as mad as a march hare.


If you're mad I am too, cos I still have dreams/flashbacks to Newman Road days too. Ypou seem to remember more names than I can. Think Mrs's Kelly and Nelson were the other way round. I remember climbing those trees at the Challoner's front and Mrs Kelly coming out and telling us off, with all flour on her hands from baking.

Blimey, the haunted house and the chapel! Did you ever go up to that slag tip on the waste ground at the top of Tansley St? We used to jump off the top of there and land in the soft gravelly stuff - god knows what it was - but it was great fun,

St Thomas youth club became Brendan Ingles gym , I went to a few training sessions there, I could hardly understand a word he said to me in his broad Irish accent (something about "are you one of them kids been playing in the trees in our garden?" was the first thing he said to me when he saw me)

Think Mrs's Kelly and Nelson were the other way round.

Correction - working upwards I think it was Kelly, Nelson, us, then Sadlers

Hi Tara, Here"s a few more names from Newman Rd, Moverlys,67, Bonsalls,69 Derbys, 71, Chapmans,(my grandparents),73, (passage) Liversidges, 75, Smiths,(Tom& Doris, my parents),77, Masons/ Shepards,79 ,( Flo Websters mom,), Websters, (Elaine was one of our bridesmaids )81, John ? (an old guy who used to work on the tip above Wincobank School),83, ???,85, Mrs Hughs, (also owned the chip shop at no 52),87, (passage), ????,89,Dawsons, 91, Greens, 93.
The houses in our back yard , (from the bottom), were the Smiths,(my dads brother Joe), Knights,(pasage), Mrs Jessop, Mrs Beedham.(next yard), Col Smith,(no relation), Palmers, Jacksons. Pyms, Back of Mrs Hughs shop, (passage) ????, Hydens, ????.
Hope this help you,?

Thanks for that Gethro. I seem to remember the Greens now.
Was it mr Green that moved to shiregreen.?
Do you remember nancy's shop as in my earlier post.

Thanks for that Gethro. I seem to remember the Greens now.
Was it mr Green that moved to shiregreen.?
Do you remember nancy's shop as in my earlier post.

Tara, I can't remember a shop next to St Thomas's youth club. In the picture I have in my mind the bit above the hall and below the shop on the corner (was it a hairdressers?) was demolished . And below it I just remember houses going down to Dr Wynne's and the post office.

Im determined to find out about this shop. I remember going with my nan and she use to put potatoes in a brown bag. Im sure the lady was called nancy ,she had dark hair took up in a kind of bun thing. How long has that hairdressers been there. Perhaps it use to be there. I recall the shop door was on the front though not the side. I will ask my dad tomorrow to see if he remembers anything.

ps Other than that i could look for info of it in one of the old trade directory books.
Wonder if anyones got one.

Im determined to find out about this shop. I remember going with my nan and she use to put potatoes in a brown bag. Im sure the lady was called nancy ,she had dark hair took up in a kind of bun thing. How long has that hairdressers been there. Perhaps it use to be there. I recall the shop door was on the front though not the side. I will ask my dad tomorrow to see if he remembers anything.

ps Other than that i could look for info of it in one of the old trade directory books.
Wonder if anyones got one.

Just a thought - was it actually a shop? In those days sometimes people just sold stuff from their houses and it might have seemed like a shop to you at that age. I know where we moved to after in Shiregreen there was a house where they did that - everything from cigs, veg, even fireworks I think.

Hi Tara, Yes the Greens,(Fred & Peggy) did move up Shiregreen somewhere, I think that their two sons, Allan,(one of my best mates) and Hugh were married by then. Allan was living on Victoria St opposite Millmoor Football Ground, then he moved to a new house behind the Drawbridge Pub. Last time I saw Hugh, was in Wincobank Club a few years before it closed. I think he was living on Jardine St at that time. Fred was working with Cem Challoner, on the coal, around Shiregreen. Clem was George Challoners Brother, from Challoner farm on Newman Rd.
Yes I do remember Nancys fruit shop, also the small sweet shop on the corner just above Nancys. It was opposite May Branwoods shop at the bottom of Tansley St. Real happy memories of Wincobank Tara, wouldn"t have missed for the world,!!.

Gethro you have stopped me beginning to think i was imagining things.
I was so sure of the vicinity of that shop. So it appears it was probably where the hairdressers was later. Thanks for that.
I went to wincobank last year to deliver some bad news to my mums cousin who now lives on Newman Rd just up from where challoners use to be, and it was like a different world.

I bought a photo from picture library the one of Merton Lane and a coal truck on it, must have been challoners. just for a memory keepsake.

Did anyone use the loan man round about early 60s i think his nick name was piggy or something. Must have been well known there.
A Mr Jackson took his round over i believe.

Also I remember Mr Movely putting names in his shop window of all the people who hadn't paid their shop bill Lol.

Lots use to walk in and buy their things on strap (as my dad called it) until pay day.
I remember once getting some smarties and telling George to put them on my dads bill,
I darent go home when pay day came .

Gethro you have stopped me beginning to think i was imagining things.
I was so sure of the vicinity of that shop. So it appears it was probably where the hairdressers was later. Thanks for that.
I went to wincobank last year to deliver some bad news to my mums cousin who now lives on Newman Rd just up from where challoners use to be, and it was like a different world.

I bought a photo from picture library the one of Merton Lane and a coal truck on it, must have been challoners. just for a memory keepsake.

Did anyone use the loan man round about early 60s i think his nick name was piggy or something. Must have been well known there.
A Mr Jackson took his round over i believe.

Also I remember Mr Movely putting names in his shop window of all the people who hadn't paid their shop bill Lol.

Lots use to walk in and buy their things on strap (as my dad called it) until pay day.
I remember once getting some smarties and telling George to put them on my dads bill,
I darent go home when pay day came .

I remember Mr Movely used to sell these home made ice lollys made in tea cups as moulds. There was a white milky flavoured one that was my favourite. I also clearly remember some of the older kids asking for stuff that was in the back to divert him and then nicking stuff off the counter - I just stood gorping, totally gobsmacked.

Jublies/jublees and freeze ups in a bottle.
There was also bubble gum packs with a different beatles badge in every time.
cocoa and sugar in a grease proof paper, and fizz.
George was always repeating the rhyme Gertie Gatarna, for the young ones.
I also remember my mum telling me about the girl in his yard throwing something at karen Movely which badly stained her brand new coat, she had only just bought. The girls mum denied it was her when everyone saw her.
I remember my Grandfather always arguing with the girls mother they would shout to each other over the yard, i think he once called her a volga boat woman lol.
Not sure what one is.
I remember my mum with the box brownie, taking a picture of all the kids in the Makins yard.
Little Christopher was posing like a superstar, and the picture never came out. Very sad
it would have been a good keepsake.
I remember all the kids using the tin bath for a paddling pool in their yard.
Also playing filmstars and something like british bull dog.
Does anyone remember Diane Mason, she was related to someone in that yard.

People use to put their old stuff across the road in front of challoners and it wasnt there for very long, someone would adopt it very quickly lol.

I remember the tips on standon, jumping across one giant tip to the other.
There was also loads of paste jewellery found there. People had just thrown away.

Remember the second hand furniture shop on merton lane?
Wasn't there also one at the very top of newman Rd.

Does anyone remember the sports days, at wincobank school. some were held on a field at the beginning of wooley woods, and the winners recieved ice lollies.
The swings use to be further up the woods at first, before they moved them near the main road.
Does anyone remember mr Ball who was the park keeper in a little hut, he use to put plasters on the kids when they fell down.
He had very strong antiseptic that stung like hell.
Mr Ball later moved to shiregreen.

I am trying to find an old friend Jill Brown who used to live in Coal Aston.

Tara, I believe you may have known her (she had a golden retriever).

Could anybody help me with contact details?

Jublies/jublees and freeze ups in a bottle.
Does anyone remember mr Ball who was the park keeper in a little hut, he use to put plasters on the kids when they fell down.
He had very strong antiseptic that stung like hell.
Mr Ball later moved to shiregreen.

I remember him well. One day we were playing at being commandos or something similar and some us ran into that toilet block nearby to do a "raid". I kicked the door open on the cubicle (getting a bit too much into role I think) and he was there on the toilet! He went absolutely ape and I ran away before he could get his trousers back up.

Sparkey you have the sweetest memories lol.
Poor Mr Ball.

GTstripe
Jill Brown was a very good friend of mine in the 60s. Her dog was called Bruce. (Could be wrong as Sandy springs to mind) She had a friend who lived near the vicarage, was it Eccles street. I remember her taking me there when it was pelting down with rain one day, we went to play in this giant loft with all sorts of toys, it was like having christmases all at once. Wasn't your house was it.

Im afraid we lost touch after the Back to Backs got knocked down and we all had to move.
Im not sure though if Jill left just before then.
Jill had long Blonde hair in a pony tail then.

Im afraid we lost touch after the Back to Backs got knocked down and we all had to move. ...
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When did they get knocked down in the end? We were one of the first to move I think in 66.

sparkyfred You remember me!, Moira Fearnley and yes Mum did shout Kevan, thats how it was spelt, I have memories of Newman Road we moved out when the back to back houses were being knocked down and went to live in the countryside, well thats how it seemed to me. We lived in North Anston and actually had a bathroom then! Now living in the top of Scotland.
I was recently in contact with Karen Moverley after Maud sad passing.

Sorry Moira Most people assumed it was Kevin.
I do apologise.
Ive asked about you for years , with no response from anyone.
I use to play with you in the yard, we sometimes made sculptures on the wall out of all the ice that collected after the snow.
Do you also remember Jill Brown?
I remember you coming along with us to the so called gang fight round the corner, we took spoons and sand lol.

I once got in to trouble for taking you with me to the sand tips on standon Road.
Your mum didnt agree. We came back with shell collections and bits of paste jewellery.

Do you remember.

sparkyfred You remember me!, Moira Fearnley and yes Mum did shout Kevan, thats how it was spelt, I have memories of Newman Road we moved out when the back to back houses were being knocked down and went to live in the countryside, well thats how it seemed to me. We lived in North Anston and actually had a bathroom then! Now living in the top of Scotland.
I was recently in contact with Karen Moverley after Maud sad passing.

Hi yes I do remember you. Moving to a house with a bathroom and a garden did seem like another world after the back to backs didn't it!

I remember when Fife street consisted off just a hand full of houses backed by Maycocks field. Sheila Brookes shop where we used to by our fireworks and oglesby's fruit shop.

Jublies/jublees and freeze ups in a bottle.
There was also bubble gum packs with a different beatles badge in every time.
cocoa and sugar in a grease proof paper, and fizz.
George was always repeating the rhyme Gertie Gatarna, for the young ones.
I also remember my mum telling me about the girl in his yard throwing something at karen Movely which badly stained her brand new coat, she had only just bought. The girls mum denied it was her when everyone saw her.
I remember my Grandfather always arguing with the girls mother they would shout to each other over the yard, i think he once called her a volga boat woman lol.
Not sure what one is.
I remember my mum with the box brownie, taking a picture of all the kids in the Makins yard.
Little Christopher was posing like a superstar, and the picture never came out. Very sad
it would have been a good keepsake.
I remember all the kids using the tin bath for a paddling pool in their yard.
Also playing filmstars and something like british bull dog.
Does anyone remember Diane Mason, she was related to someone in that yard.

People use to put their old stuff across the road in front of challoners and it wasnt there for very long, someone would adopt it very quickly lol.

I remember the tips on standon, jumping across one giant tip to the other.
There was also loads of paste jewellery found there. People had just thrown away.

Remember the second hand furniture shop on merton lane?
Wasn't there also one at the very top of newman Rd.

Does anyone remember the sports days, at wincobank school. some were held on a field at the beginning of wooley woods, and the winners recieved ice lollies.
The swings use to be further up the woods at first, before they moved them near the main road.
Does anyone remember mr Ball who was the park keeper in a little hut, he use to put plasters on the kids when they fell down.
He had very strong antiseptic that stung like hell.
Mr Ball later moved to shiregreen.

Wow. I've just stumbled across this thread and I'm bowled over.

I'm the grandson of Maud Moverley and the son of Karen. It's lovely hearing all the nice memories of george and Maud. My mum always speaks fondly of her time growing up in Wincobank.

Sadly, we laid my Nan to rest in December last year aged 97. she was a very special lady and the best Nan in the world. I never got to meet my grandfather George as he died before I was born but Its nice to hear people speak fondly of him. My mum has told me all about his homemade lollies and the shop she grew up in. she always says I have a look of him as well.

If anyone has any more memories of maud or george I'd love to hear them.

Hi Gethro, I knew Eric Leversidge. He was mad on biking. Joe was the National
24 hour time trial champ. Did either 460 or 480 miles on a fixed wheel bike ( Claude Butler). Went to school with christine Copley, June Allen. Other lads were Ray Muress, Robert Hardwick, Freddie Sporn, Mick Duffy, Eric Dalton,
Paul Bates, all Wincobank School.

Ive just spoken with my dad and one of his best mates was Mick Huckles/Duffy.
Is this the same one you have listed.

My dad went to school with Joan Broad.
Johnny from Heaven who i mentioned earlier was John Edlington, who's poor wife died in tragic circumstances.
years later he courted Aggie Wayne.
There was a big argument over Mrs Wayne between John and someone called Bert Cawthorn, John was heard to shout "she's mine all mine"

Two of The Edlington sons were Frank and Tubby (real name forgotten.)
They lived across from the Broads.
They use to sell their comics (Rover and Wizzard )to my dad for a halfpenny after they had read them.
He mentions Daddy Hughes , shop and the strap books Daddy Hughes issued.
He once took his mums book and spent it on sweets for days and when she went to pay the bill was enormous.
Sounds like we all did something like that ,me with the smarties.
He once took an egg from Nancy's and was frog marched back down to return it by my grandfather who'se nick name then was Gull.
The chipshop use to be owned by Liza Crump, before Hughes.

Does anyone remember the Leighs or Lees, Jack and his son were swimmers.
They lived just past the entry going down on the front of whittingtons yard.
I went to school with David Leigh.

Does anyone remember the Leighs or Lees, Jack and his son were swimmers.
They lived just past the entry going down on the front of whittingtons yard.
I went to school with David Leigh.

Tara, you sure? I thought first house below the entry on the front of whittingtons yard was our house.
David Leigh went on win a medal for the UK in the Commonwelath games didn't he?

If anyone has any more memories of maud or george I'd love to hear them.

Hi there, I remember your grandad - very friendly man, always joking with us kids. He had silvery hair, and always wore a white overall in the shop I recall. And those lollies he made were great, specially the milky ones which he used to kid us were made from soap powder !

Tara, you sure? I thought first house below the entry on the front of whittingtons yard was our house.
David Leigh went on win a medal for the UK in the Commonwelath games didn't he?

Of course, you're asking in relation to what your Dad's told you, ie from earlier days, and it's just come to me - I remember now being told that the Leighs lived in our house before we did (ie before I was born cos I was born in that house). Then they moved up to Robin Hood's Rd.

Wow. I've just stumbled across this thread and I'm bowled over.

I'm the grandson of Maud Moverley and the son of Karen. It's lovely hearing all the nice memories of george and Maud. My mum always speaks fondly of her time growing up in Wincobank.

Sadly, we laid my Nan to rest in December last year aged 97. she was a very special lady and the best Nan in the world. I never got to meet my grandfather George as he died before I was born but Its nice to hear people speak fondly of him. My mum has told me all about his homemade lollies and the shop she grew up in. she always says I have a look of him as well.

If anyone has any more memories of maud or george I'd love to hear them.

I lived at no 77, five houses above your nan & grandads shop. Your uncle Brian is one of my best friends.Still see him now and again. The last time I saw him was at your nans funeral, also said a quick hello to your mom. It was a sad day, Your nan was one the nicest persons you would wish to meet. She was real lady. Now your grandad was a real character,- had a lot of laughs with him. We were all keen cyclists in the 50s/60s. Your nan and grandad were out on their bikes most weekends, then when your mom came along, they got a tandem with a small side-car fitted to it for your mom to travel in. Later, when your mom was a bit bigger ,your grandad had a small seat fitted to the back of his bike, where your mom sat in and travelled with them. Your mom must have traveled thousands of miles on those bikes ,- and never peddled one of them,!!!!. Next time you see your mom, please pass on my best wishes, I tink she will know who I am.?.

List of best places to play in Wincobank when I was there, anyone got any more?:


the "rec"
in the trees in Challoner's
riding down Merton Lane sitting on a roller skate with a book on it (yer can keep your skateboards)
jumping off the tip at the top of Tansley St
the haunted house on Merton lane
on the building site when they built those new houses in about 65/66 on Vauxhall Rd

The old house at top of Standon,had many good times playing in it,got a clip off Jack Timms for messing in his houses.

I lived at no 77, five houses above your nan & grandads shop. Your uncle Brian is one of my best friends.Still see him now and again. The last time I saw him was at your nans funeral, also said a quick hello to your mom. It was a sad day, Your nan was one the nicest persons you would wish to meet. She was real lady. Now your grandad was a real character,- had a lot of laughs with him. We were all keen cyclists in the 50s/60s. Your nan and grandad were out on their bikes most weekends, then when your mom came along, they got a tandem with a small side-car fitted to it for your mom to travel in. Later, when your mom was a bit bigger ,your grandad had a small seat fitted to the back of his bike, where your mom sat in and travelled with them. Your mom must have traveled thousands of miles on those bikes ,- and never peddled one of them,!!!!. Next time you see your mom, please pass on my best wishes, I tink she will know who I am.?.

Hi Gethro.

thanks for info. Its great to hear the stories about my grandparents. My mums told me about all the cycling they did. she never mentioned she didn't have to pedal :hihi: funnily enough I'm a keen cyclist myself. It must be genetic.

We may have met at Maud's funeral. Although it was a sad day it was nice to see the extended family and friends in one room. I'd not seen my uncle Brian since my wedding in 2008 so it was nice to catch up with him and Shirley.

I'll pass on your regards to my mum :)

Hi there, I remember your grandad - very friendly man, always joking with us kids. He had silvery hair, and always wore a white overall in the shop I recall. And those lollies he made were great, specially the milky ones which he used to kid us were made from soap powder !

Thanks for the info sparkyfred. It sounds like George was quite a character. I had to smile at the post from Tara about my Nan putting the names of people who owed money in the window :hihi:

Thanks for the info sparkyfred. It sounds like George was quite a character. I had to smile at the post from Tara about my Nan putting the names of people who owed money in the window :hihi:
You're welcome. Think I may have exhausted what I remember of him and the shop on here now though. Tara's about the same age as me and seems to remember some things a lot better than I can :(

I once went in pretty late at night, for a penny arrow bar, opened the sneck on the shop door , went in but no George. After i shouted Hello he came rushing in from the back and told me he was closed but had forgotten to lock the front door. ( so unlike George Lol)
I was rewarded with lots of sweets the next day because he said i saved him from being robbed. Im sorry sparkyfred, I didnt share them with you Lol.
Does anyone remember doing little jobs for Maud and being rewarded with sweets.
Equaliser, I remember going down to someones house on or near Wooley Wood Rd, Im sure it was a relative of yours her name was Susan would it be Karen's Cousin. This was in the 60s.

Hi Tara.

Yep, Susan is my mums Niece. she's the daughter of Brenda.
Thanks for the stories. I'm enjoying reading them. it sounds like wincobank was a real community back than :)

I remember when Fife street consisted off just a hand full of houses backed by Maycocks field. Sheila Brookes shop where we used to by our fireworks and oglesby's fruit shop.

Hi Exhausted I remeber Fife St i lived there from 1964-to 1985 after moving from Barrow road.I used to buy all my meat from Burt Maycock, we lived in the bay window houses opposite. I remember Oglesby's shop but i also remember Irene Wildsmith before him ,I have lots of memories of Wincobank I remember mrs Richardsons second hand shop on Barrow Rd also the bakery on Merton Lane, Barnetts cycle shop and Amy Higgins butchers on Barrow Rd Is there anyone out there who lived on Barrow Rd or Fife St.