boosh
12-09-2006, 20:49
Did anyone work at the commercial garage 1979 until it closed?
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View Full Version : Bentley Brothers attercliffe Road boosh 12-09-2006, 20:49 Did anyone work at the commercial garage 1979 until it closed? Arfer Mo 13-09-2006, 22:30 Did anyone work at the commercial garage 1979 until it closed? savile st was bentleys address boosh 14-09-2006, 18:48 bentleys had a saville street...they used that for cars. Commercial repairs where done at attercliffe road (its the site now used by winchester cars) mikeG 14-09-2006, 23:11 Whatever happened to Andy Bentley. Boss man late 60's/70's I think. Same school in 50's. Joe Cocker as well. Ousetunes 15-09-2006, 09:01 IIRC an ex-employee of ours used to be the accountant (or at least worked in the accounts office) at Bentley's on Saville Street. He came to our business in 1979 to work for my late father. His name (accountant) was John Wright and he worked for us for twenty years. He told me that Bentley's went belly-up after one of the brothers took on a massive loan to finance the new showroom that was built on the site (maybe across the road)? against the interests of the other directors. Guess I ought to add 'allegedly' to these comments. Oh, and didn't Bentley's have a showroom near to where the University tramstop is (when the road was single carriage)? boosh 18-09-2006, 00:26 IIRC an ex-employee of ours used to be the accountant (or at least worked in the accounts office) at Bentley's on Saville Street. He came to our business in 1979 to work for my late father. His name (accountant) was John Wright and he worked for us for twenty years. He told me that Bentley's went belly-up after one of the brothers took on a massive loan to finance the new showroom that was built on the site (maybe across the road)? against the interests of the other directors. Guess I ought to add 'allegedly' to these comments. Oh, and didn't Bentley's have a showroom near to where the University tramstop is (when the road was single carriage)? you are right on the reason for closing. Where do you mean near the tramstop? Ousetunes 18-09-2006, 08:45 you are right on the reason for closing. Where do you mean near the tramstop? Between University roundabout and Glossop Road/Hanover Way (?) junction. It was, IIRC, a single storey building on the left hand side of the carriageway as you travel away from the University roundabout toward Glossop Road. There was a back lane between this building and the barracks (which front Glossop Road and Gell Street). I'm sure there used to be Vauxhalls and Opels in the showroom windows hence leading to my belief that it was part of Bentley's. boosh 19-09-2006, 08:39 Hi dont know about that,was it a long time ago?. The other vauxhall dealer in sheffield was turret motor co could it have been them?. Ousetunes 19-09-2006, 09:46 Hi dont know about that,was it a long time ago?. The other vauxhall dealer in sheffield was turret motor co could it have been them?. I recall going past the place on a bus which took my class to Glossop Road swimming baths. That would have been 1978/1979. (As a side note, the lime drink I used to get from the vending machine in the foyer at Glossop Road baths used to cost 7p!) |