Hello anyone here from Gleadless Valley from 1962 to 1970 if so send message :D :banana: :headbang: :wave: :roll:

Nope from Gleadless Valley 1978 - 1999

they have to be some one in this forum who was living in gleadless valley from 1962 to 1970 :D

I live in the Charnock area which is a stones throw from Gleadless Valley but didn't move here until early 80's tho.
I always liked the estate and used to drive round hoping to find a house for sale, which seemed a rarity then. I knew it was a good place to live if no-one wanted to move away!

We moved to the gleadless valley in 1961 and the family home is still there, what used to be the showpiece of europe is now in the same decline as the rest of sheffield, all the same pubs are still there minus the G V wmc which is now a jehovas witness hall.
we used to have a good saturday night starting in the wyvern, on to the far lees, up to the cutlers, the the wine lodge, stopping off at the nailmakers before heading for the john'o'gaunt, down to the horse & groom before staggering up to the blackstock then back to the wyvern for the last orders.

HI I LIVED ON THE GLEADLESS VALLEY FROM 1956 UNTIL 1967 FIRST ON BLACKSTOCK RD AND THEN MOVED TO GAUNT RD IN 1962. IT WAS A GREAT PLACE TO GROW UP WITH PLENTY OF GREENERY IN GRAVES PARK ETC.
I WENT TO GLEADLESS VALLEY SEC AND REMEMBER MOST OF THE
TEACHERS ROACH,HUGHES (HEAD),CLAYTON, SMEDLEY,PROCTOR(WITH HEARING AID)AND UPERDINE. IT WAS BRAND NEW WHEN I STARTED SADLEY IT IS NOW KNOCKED DOWN MADE WAY FOR LUXURY HOUSES.
AS FOR THE REST OF THE VALLEY WHEN I DRIVE THROUGH IT IS IN A STATE OF DECLINE WHAT WAS ONCE A SHOWPIECE HOUSING ESTATE, WERE VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD CAME TO VIEW IT IS BECOMING AN EYESORE WITH MANY HOUSES AND FLATS BEEN KNOCKED DOWN.

My family lived in Gleadless for a while. We moved there in 1982 and lived there for about 10 yrs or so. We lived on Hollinsend Road, right at the bottom of Gleadless Common in the detached house across from the new Inn pub.

Originally posted by THOMPSON
HI I LIVED ON THE GLEADLESS VALLEY FROM 1956 UNTIL 1967 FIRST ON BLACKSTOCK RD AND THEN MOVED TO GAUNT RD IN 1962. IT WAS A GREAT PLACE TO GROW UP WITH PLENTY OF GREENERY IN GRAVES PARK ETC.
I WENT TO GLEADLESS VALLEY SEC AND REMEMBER MOST OF THE
TEACHERS ROACH,HUGHES (HEAD),CLAYTON, SMEDLEY,PROCTOR(WITH HEARING AID)AND UPERDINE. IT WAS BRAND NEW WHEN I STARTED SADLEY IT IS NOW KNOCKED DOWN MADE WAY FOR LUXURY HOUSES.
AS FOR THE REST OF THE VALLEY WHEN I DRIVE THROUGH IT IS IN A STATE OF DECLINE WHAT WAS ONCE A SHOWPIECE HOUSING ESTATE, WERE VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD CAME TO VIEW IT IS BECOMING AN EYESORE WITH MANY HOUSES AND FLATS BEEN KNOCKED DOWN.
stop shouting:rolleyes:

I lived in Blackstock Drive from 1955 to 1981. When we first moved the nearest bus was at Graves Park and I used to walk there and back every day - not so bad during the summer but murder in the winter.

Used to enjoy going in the Bagshawe when it was a proper pub i.e. before Yates. Spent many happy hours in the Norton Oaks cricket pavilion drinking an excellent pint of Mansfield.

I was born onto Gaunt Close, in 1964, my grandma's immediate next door neighbours were called Dewsnap, and we lived directly behind a family called Palfreyman.

My grnadparents had been moved on there after slum clearance on Fawcett Street, Netherthorpe.

at the age of 2, I and my family moved to one of the top-floor maisonettes on Gaunt road, that was the spring of 66.

My sister arrived in the august of 66.

We lived there until 1974. I went to Constable Road School.

I remember our ceiling coming down, because one of those huge circular brick water tanks, which was situated on the roof of above us, burst, and flooded us out. (the tank was for the district heating system, which served each group of three blocks of maisonettes, by some sort of gravity feed, to the bottom block of the three, which housed the heating mechanism)

names I remember from my childhood are:
the Wells family, who lived in the flat directly under ours. children Denise and Steven

the Fox family, children Alison and Sean.

the Ludlam family, (daughter Julie)

the Steele family, children Jennifer and Mark.

I remember the Deakins, I was in the same class at school as Jacqueline, and I shared my birthday with Jacqi's mum, Brenda.

There was Nigel Potts, (same age as me) mother june, who lived on ironside road.

and I remember a family called Costello, who lived further up the road from us. My parents used to knock around with them,

I also was friends with a girl called Julie Paterson.

There was also the Swain family, Lilian, and Syd, (who were honorary uncle and aunt to me and my sister) their children were Christopher, Peter, and Kay.

I used to go to brownies with a girl in my class, Jane Freeman, I used to envy her hair sooo much, she had a dark, thick long plait, and I had thin, short, blonde hair... lol (isn't it funny what you remember?)

I have quite a few names, like Jane Marsden, who I remember and would like to name but i have to stop here as my OH is needing to get me off out and into the car... :(

PT

I went to live on Blackstock road in 1959 after being rehoused due to slum clearance from Oborne Street, Pitsmoor. The Infant/Junior school on Bankwood was not quite finished so my sister and I had to go to Arbourthorne school for a time,we moved to Middle Hay Close after a couple of years and I then went to Gleadless Valley Sec Modern but left whilst in the first year (1965) and moved to Parson Cross.

It's a long while ago now and I haven't been to that side of town for a very long time but I remember a lot of woodland and wide open spaces,it was very rural compared to Pitsmoor.

I don't have such a good memory, but some names from my early school days are:

Stanley Lake, John Spotswood,Cynthia Spafford,The Drabble family (lived next door)The Dawn Family, Peter Kitson,Anne Theaker,Tony Major,Keith Sykes,Carol Charlesworth,John Cadwallander,Carol Bland, Susan Keyworth and a few more.

What I do remember is the year I got roller skates for christmas, it was the only year we had snow on Christmas eve and on the day itself it was thick with snow, hence useless present,apart from that my memories are all good ones.

Well, isn't synchronicity weird?

a couple of days ago, I had posted the above comments, and memories about families, who lived in close proximity to me as a child.

The really strange thing was, after I had made these posts, on Tuesday, and had brought these childhood friends to mind, Mr pt and I went out for a meal, on Wednesday night.

Lo, and behold, who should walk into the restaurant, but two of the very people I had mentioned in my post, who I had not seen in donkey's years.

It was lovely to have a gossip, and catch up with them. They were in the restaurant, to celebrate the birthday of my honorary uncle (he was also given an honorable mention in the post, too!).

I love it, when something like that happens.

(not strictly Gleadless stuff, but, partly related to the above incident
A similar thing happened, about three weeks ago, now.

I had been thinking ever such a lot, on a friend of mine, another pal whom I had not managed to be in contact with for the longest time. I was stunned, when, trundling through the market, on an errand for work, I bumped into her whilst she was doing some shopping. again, it was lovely to catch up with her.

PT

I went to school in Gleadless Valley, 1987-1992.

Crap school, sorry Dirk.

I was at Valley '92-'94 (I think, lol) and then they closed it in '95 - without a doubt best school I ever went to.

Plowright Drive...1961 - 1970 (ish)

Remember;

Batty family (junction of Blackstock Rd and Plowright Drive), Steve Sorby, Peter Reaney, Steven Neily(sp?), Jolly family, Philip Slack, Peter Keen ..... the greenery, beautiful woodland, Graves Park, the clean litter-free streams.

Heaven to a kid like me.

Went to Herdings Primary...lovely walk there and back through Rollestone Woods, Gleadless Valley Sec Mod...another walk there and back through Lees Hall Woods,...and Central Tech.

VERY happy days indeed.:clap:

Originally posted by markham
Plowright Drive...1961 - 1970 (ish)

Remember; Batty family (junction of Blackstock Rd and Plowright Drive), Steve Sorby, Peter Reaney, Steven Neily(sp?), Jolly family, Philip Slack, ..... the greenery, beautiful woodland, Graves Park, the clean litter-free streams.

Heaven to a kid like me.

Went to Herdings Primary...lovely walk there and back through Rollestone Woods, Gleadless Valley Sec Mod...another walk there and back through Lees Hall Woods,...and Central Tech.

VERY happy days indeed.:clap:

I also remember (names only, not faces)Philip Slack and Peter Reaney, I think they were in my year at Gleadless S.M.

My form teacher at school was called Hilary.G.Pearson,her handwriting was beautiful, isn't it funny the things you remember ?

I lived round the corner from The Jolly's, and used to pal around with their daughter but I can't think of her first name.!!!!

Anyone on or near Spotswood Close 80-86, close to the Wyvern pub?

Originally posted by twinky1


I lived round the corner from The Jolly's, and used to pal around with their daughter but I can't think of her first name.!!!!

Christine Jolly if my memory serves me well?

Originally posted by markham


Batty family (junction of Blackstock Rd and Plowright Drive), Steve Sorby, Peter Reaney, Steven Neily(sp?), Jolly family, Philip Slack, Peter Keen .....

Correction to the above quote by me......

The Batty family lived next door to us (had hots for Lynn!!), and the Drabbles lived at junction of Plowright Drive/Blackstock Road.

Thanks Markham, your memory is spot on it is Christine.

I lived next door to the Drabble's, Michael,Lawrence and Paul, Taggs ice cream van used to pull up outside their house and it was the best I ever tasted.

Originally posted by Modesty
Anyone on or near Spotswood Close 80-86, close to the Wyvern pub?

I lives across the Road on Middle Hay Close but that was in the early sixties.

We lived on middle hay place and played football on the garages opposite the wyvern pub, some of the names we knocked about with were phil booker ( bucket ) stephen wood ( spud ) the anderson twins, the woods from the maisonettes the garages were under, tony slack ( tackman) the ords, websters, endersby, just a few off the top of my head most of them went to hurlfield school, we went to st pauls, the place seems so much smaller now but the memories are still large.

Originally posted by playman
We lived on middle hay place and played football on the garages opposite the wyvern pub, some of the names we knocked about with were phil booker ( bucket ) stephen wood ( spud ) the anderson twins, the woods from the maisonettes the garages were under, tony slack ( tackman) the ords, websters, endersby, just a few off the top of my head most of them went to hurlfield school, we went to st pauls, the place seems so much smaller now but the memories are still large.

What year was that Playman?

I can remember a family called Wood who lived above us in the maisonettes, they used to throw anything from nappies to televisions over the landing, we lived at the side of a family called Dunkley and in the next block I had a boyfriend for a couple of days called Keith Sykes, I think I fancied his brother(I Was only 11 at the time)

Originally posted by twinky1
Thanks Markham, your memory is spot on it is Christine.

I lived next door to the Drabble's, Michael,Lawrence and Paul, Taggs ice cream van used to pull up outside their house and it was the best I ever tasted.

oh, twinky,

Taggy's ice cream was just heaven!

whether in a cone, or a "sandwich" (i loved the chocolate, and the jam wafers that you could get for ice-cream sandwiches, it was sheer bliss.

Taggy's was the only ice cream my mother would eat.

I remember their depot was near anns road school, somewhere between gleadless road and richards road.

PT

Originally posted by twinky1


I lived next door to the Drabble's, Michael,Lawrence and Paul, Taggs ice cream van used to pull up outside their house and it was the best I ever tasted.

Yeah, remember Mick Drabble. About the same age as me. Not very popular with my parents. Forever telling me to stay away from him. Never knew why!!!:confused:

P.T

I remember paying my 3d for a cone and the icecream fell off the top, I went back to his van and he gave me another - what a star.

Markham.

I am also the same age as Mick, we went to school together for a time, either junior or senior school or perhaps both. I went to Bankwood Jnr and GVSM.

Did you know Stanley Lake?

I remember their depot was near anns road school, somewhere between gleadless road and richards road.

PT [/B][/QUOTE]

Would you know if Taggs were still in business??

Originally posted by twinky1
I remember their depot was near anns road school, somewhere between gleadless road and richards road.

PT

Would you know if Taggs were still in business?? [/B][/QUOTE]

I havent seen a Taggy's van since the late 1970's... I don't think that they are trading at all.

I know that the little strip of road that their depot was on is now the grassed land around Heeley City Farm

PT

Ah what a shame P.T, I would just love to taste another cone or sandwich to see if it tasted the same.

As a child, for a treat my mum would buy me a quarter mix of floral gums and cherry lips (quite expensive spice at the time) , I loved them, taste them now, Its like chewing plastic.

Some tastes you never forget.

Hi Twinky,
whereabouts on the maissonnettes were you living ? yes the woods lived on the top floor, we used to spend most of our time on the steps, I left school in 1970 so it would be around 1965-1975, when we started going in the wyvern the landlord was horace williams, there was a girl who lived at the side of the steps on the bottom 2 houses her name was vicky her dad was gorden and she had one brother. on the top with the woods were the taylors at one end and the family at the other end at the top of the steps were in the salvation army and were always practising on their instruments.

Originally posted by playman
Hi Twinky,
whereabouts on the maissonnettes were you living ? yes the woods lived on the top floor, we used to spend most of our time on the steps, I left school in 1970 so it would be around 1965-1975, when we started going in the wyvern the landlord was horace williams, there was a girl who lived at the side of the steps on the bottom 2 houses her name was vicky her dad was gorden and she had one brother. on the top with the woods were the taylors at one end and the family at the other end at the top of the steps were in the salvation army and were always practising on their instruments.

I lived at the side of the steps, the first maisonette our neighbors were called Dunkley, a brother and sister both had ginger hair but I can't remember their names.

We moved from Gleadless when I was 11 or 12 which would be 1964/5.

The family we exchanged with were called Johnson, they were friends of my parents, I don't know how long they lived there but they did move back to Parson Cross, thier kids are Michelle and Mark but will only be 37/38ish.

When I did live at Middle Hay Close my sister and our friends used to play all the time on the steps, we used sing and dance
and pretend we were on stage, we sang "we love you Beatles oh yes we do" etc; we also sat there with the lads,when they weren't playing football.

I might have left the area before you lived there......or you could be the little lad from the next block up who I thought was even better than George Harrison,he used to bang his football on the garage doors.............?????

Twinky.

hi, i was brought up on blackstock road, went to gleadless valley school, left in 1968 - have you been on friends reunited? there aren't many from my year that have registered. why not pm me - see if we know each other? the names you mention are familiar - other names i recall are iris sanby, angela walker, ann grinham, beverly donnelly, vicky leadwood, susan hopkinson - i lved on maisonettes below john o gaunt pub. twinky, you wwill probably know me as you are same age

Originally posted by sally_sheff
hi, i was brought up on blackstock road, went to gleadless valley school, left in 1968 - have you been on friends reunited? there aren't many from my year that have registered. why not pm me - see if we know each other? the names you mention are familiar - other names i recall are iris sanby, angela walker, ann grinham, beverly donnelly, vicky leadwood, susan hopkinson - i lved on maisonettes below john o gaunt pub. twinky, you wwill probably know me as you are same age

Hi Sally,

Vicky Leadwood, thats a name I remember and Iris Sandby.

Did you go to Gleadless Valley S.M, I was only there for the first year, we left to go to Parson Cross to be near my mothers sister.

I am on Friends Reunited but its for Colley S.M, I didn't register for GV as I didn't think anyone would remember me, but I'm sure if I remember names from the long and distant past they must as well.


Will PM you .

Twinky

I moved to Gleadless Valley in 1965, lived on Plowright Way until 1986, some of the people that have posted sound familiar, so hello to anyone that remembers the Harpers.

Hi SHarper.

The name Harper rings a bell.

Would any of your brood have been about 13 - 14 in 1965?

My eldest brother, Robert, would have been 9 in '65. I remember, the Bayliss's, the Jollies, John Bottomley, Ian Brady, Robert Burton, the Jarmans, the Wards, the Deakins, a chap called Craig (who had no legs), Zoe Pashley and many more...
I went to Ashleigh School, had to walk up Gleadless hill / the quarry path every morning!

Originally posted by Modesty
Anyone on or near Spotswood Close 80-86, close to the Wyvern pub?
Overend Road 1978 - 1999 just over the little bridge from Spotswood!

Lived on Gaunt Dr,from 1956 to 1979. I went to Hemsworth Junior school, now demolished, then on to Rowlinson, got married at St John's, now demolished. Then moved to Mosborough.

Some of my family came from and some still live at gleadless.My gran lived in the maisonettes on ironside rd.Her name was lily white and her son lived with her called mick.Her other son lived on next block he was dennis white and his wife was eileen they went in john o gaunt a lot.Dennis has two daughters .I used to go in john o gaunt and hung around with kay crapper and her brother mark.There was another girl called diane who lived above my uncle.I use to watch kay singing along on the pub mike but never had the nerve to try it myself.There was a lovely lady called may who was a regular and often got up and sang.

I remember Kay and Mark, I was in Mark's class at school, and Kay was in the year above me when they lived at Sharrow. they lived on a little street behind the shops at Wostenhlome Rd. it's now the car park for the doctors' surgery.

PT

Thanks plain talker.I havnt seen them for years and everything has changed up there.We went down there a couple of weeks ago i just wanted to see if the gaunt was still there while iwas in the area.I go up the top end a lot to talbot school but never seem to get down other end.

dee, I had Mr PT drive me down gaunt road, about a fortnight ago. someone had told me that the maisonettes were demolished, and I wanted to see for myself.

It made me feel a bit emotional, to see the blank spaces where the maisonettes were all the way down.

At the time we drove past, there was only one of the maisonette blocks still standing, nad that was being torn down. there was nothing left of the other blocks, at all.

The maisonette block I lived in was the third from the bottom of Gaunt Road, opposite the end of Gaunt Way.

I remember what we called the "back-field", which was behind the maisonettes, between them and the wood/ golf course.
It was a nice playing field, with some gorse bushes scattered around, and there was a kidney-shaped, gravelled/ hard-cored area, a sort of "hardstanding" for ball games, bike-riding etc. All I could see of the field area the other day, when we drove past, was a horrid, overgrown mess, and yobboes on trail bikes roaring about all over.

I have memories of that hardstanding, that are a bit painful, too.

I was about 2.5/ 3 yrs old, and Jeanette (Steele) and Denise (Wells) took me on to the hardstanding area.

Some (sightly older, about 5 yrs old) boys were playing with toy cars/ fire engines.

They had built houses/ garages for the toy cars out of brick and stone.

I went to look at the cars beneath the stone, and one of the boys got mad with me. The boy picked up a half house-brick, and hit me in the face with it. He got me smack on the nose, and my nose started pouring with blood. It wasnt pleasant at the time.

As you say, dee you would not recognise the area today, it was so different, that day I went past.

PT

Originally posted by twinky1
Ah what a shame P.T, I would just love to taste another cone or sandwich to see if it tasted the same.

As a child, for a treat my mum would buy me a quarter mix of floral gums and cherry lips (quite expensive spice at the time) , I loved them, taste them now, Its like chewing plastic.

Some tastes you never forget.

Taggy's van stood at the end of Carfield Street on Sundays and sometimes, as a treat, mum would buy us a cone. I adored the raspberry sauce and always asked for a good dollop.
I can still remember the taste of it... absolutely Yummy !
Someone told me that Mr Battle.. the owner of Taggy's, took the recipe to his grave. If it's true.. what a waste !

It was an awful thing to happen to you plain talker .Kids are cruel sometimes.I have happy memories of gleadless though i didnt live on there just some of my family.I enjoyed my time in the gaunt though everyones moved off now except for my uncle.I suppose thats the thing about memories we have our share of the good and the bad.

Originally posted by dee40
It was an awful thing to happen to you plain talker .Kids are cruel sometimes.I have happy memories of gleadless though i didnt live on there just some of my family.I enjoyed my time in the gaunt though everyones moved off now except for my uncle.I suppose thats the thing about memories we have our share of the good and the bad.

Dee, you know, it's just something that happens...

Kids fight, often... I don't think the lad actually *meant* to do as much damage to me as he did... At least, I hope there was no malice in his actions!! i am wondering, now! lol)

I was left with a legacy of frequent, severe nosebleeds, which can be triggered by almost nothing

I can't remember whether the the boy had any aftermath, I just remember howling like mad, Jeanette, who'd only be about seven, herself (IIRC) taking me to her dad, as quickly as she could to be tidied up, and my nose being bloodied as heck! lol. I remember jeanette being upset that i was hurt.

I think it was just a "fit of childish temper" really.

PT

does anyone remember the old G V W M C being built ? and gleadless road being straightened out and by-passing the maisonnettes instead of going round by them, we used to play football at the bottom of gleadless road where newfield farm close overlooks now. We used to live up the hill at the side of the old quarry just above the cutting which took you up to myrtle springs, the old toll bar was at the brow of gleadless road when we moved there and the house was still standing but derelict, where the toll bar estate is now is where we used to play on the old allotment site, we used to climb up the quarry before they filled the bottom of it in and reduced the height by half.

Originally posted by playman
We lived on middle hay place and played football on the garages opposite the wyvern pub, some of the names we knocked about with were phil booker ( bucket ) stephen wood ( spud ) the anderson twins, the woods from the maisonettes the garages were under, tony slack ( tackman) the ords, websters, endersby, just a few off the top of my head most of them went to hurlfield school, we went to st pauls, the place seems so much smaller now but the memories are still large.
I knew Phill Booker when he grew up, he is a very good friend, I have known Tony Slack since he was born as his father is my cousin. The Ords father Mick goes in the Far Lees as I do, hes a nice bloke but sadly last year his son Mick died.
I also remember the alteration of Gleadless Rd. Do you rember the garden hut that was put up to sign up members for the Gleadless Valley Club? it was a pity it had to close through mis-management. I live on Spotswood Close and these Maisonettes were like heaven when we moved here in 1967, it was a time when everybody was house proud not like now with rubbish thrown everywhere, curtains never drawn back, windows never cleaned and most of the residents cannot speak unless swearing is involved. How an Estate like this can sink to such depths is beyond me.

Yes I remember the wooden hut taking subs before the G V WMC was built, did you go in the wyvern when horace williams had it ?. do you remember johnny crocker i think that is right he lived on the slanting houses on spotswood drive and his bro was called rob.

I was bourn at 161 White Lane Gleadless.Does White Lane still exist?

Originally posted by marie1951
they have to be some one in this forum who was living in gleadless valley from 1962 to 1970 :D

I am from Gleadless Valley but from 1990 to 2002. My mum lived there from 1953 to bout 1980 Then again from 1990 to Present. I am wanting to find a man named Kevin Medley whom she married. He now lives Conneticut, USA somewhere but don't no where. He came from a big family at Gleadless Valley. If you know him he will be around 50ish now, just any info bout him would be great. Please pm me if you know or remember him.

Originally posted by missrabbit
I am from Gleadless Valley but from 1990 to 2002. My mum lived there from 1953 to bout 1980

Your mum must have been living in a tent for 3 years because work didn't start on Gleadless Valley until 1956 :D

Originally posted by Plain Talker
It was a nice playing field, with some gorse bushes scattered around, and there was a kidney-shaped, gravelled/ hard-cored area, a sort of "hardstanding" for ball games, bike-riding etc. All I could see of the field area the other day, when we drove past, was a horrid, overgrown mess, and yobboes on trail bikes roaring about all over.

That would be the 'Bean' then, played many a game of footy on there :)

Why has no-one replied to peterdo?

Yes, White Lane still exists but it's got trams running down it! Don't know if you are old enough to remember the old trams, they're nothing like them, much more up to date and 10 times better than the buses.

Are you old enough to remember the old Azena ballroom where the Beatles once played, thats now a supermarket.

The Red Lion is still at the top of White Lane and the Old Harrow at the bottom, they are still much the same as they used to be.

Did you ever go to the library, that's been rebuilt completely and now has a medical centre at the side of it.

peterdo.

Just remembered . Have a look at www.picturesheffield.co.uk it's got two picture of White Lane there as well as thousands of other picture of Sheffield.

Both my parents were brought up in Gleadless and some of my aunts/uncles still live in the area.

My Dad's family moved to Gleadless after getting cleared out of the back to back houses down near the stokes shop (near Moorfoot). My grandma's house was brand new when she moved in and she still lives in the same house now 40 odd years on.

Hi, EXTAXMAN Thanks. We moved from there obout 1948-9 to Walkley . When we moved the only thing across road were fields, belonging to a farmer named fiddler.When I was older went to Old Harrow pub.

Hi
I was born on Constable Road in 1958 and lived there until 1967 when we moved to the Charnock area.

Hi there, just wondering whether anyone remebers Peter Reaney and his family? I'm his son and just wondered if anyone had any old stories bout him?

Originally posted by young_prr
Hi there, just wondering whether anyone remebers Peter Reaney and his family? I'm his son and just wondered if anyone had any old stories bout him?

Hi young_prr.

Yes, I remember Peter. Hung around with him a lot in early to mid 60s. Remember his mum and dad. Wonderful folks.

Went to Central Tech with Peter. Great times!:thumbsup:

Used to play in the quary up Gleadless Rd, Lees Hall Woods and Rollestone Woods. Must have covered miles together in the company of Steve Sorby and Steve Neely.

How's he doing?

Click on this link. He's in this picture (Rollestone Junior School c1962)....second from left, back row:thumbsup:

Our mate Steven Neely is second from left, front row.

http://pictures.friendsreunited.co.uk/pictures/11050162.jpg

Have PM'd you my real name.

Just read through all the string on this topic and recognise quite a few names, Stan Lake, Peter Reaney, used to go to school at Rollestone with Peter, in fact I have a photograph of him, me and Paul Fisher posing in swimming trunks 'NOT A PRETTY SIGHT'
Brought back memories when I noticed one reference to playing in the woods and the old quarry on Gleadless Hill.
I used to live on Leighton road in the maisonettes next the the Wyvern.
Horace Williams and Evelyn were good friends with my parents.
My mother still lives on Spotswood Drive.
Seem to remember that we used to have a lot snow on the valley. I lived there from about 1960 until 1979 with absence to South Africa between 1975 to 1977.
Had a cousin that lived on Gaunt Road.
Also remember Christine Goodlad and Pamela Hewitt from down by the Horse and Groom.
Keith Kidd was also a good friend and we had some great laughs. I also remeber the Sykes brothers and the Ords, Mick Pat, Tony.
Dave Wild from behind the Far Lees was also a friend.
Get back to Sheffield 3/4 times a year and the valley is sadly just does not seem the same anymore.

Originally posted by sally_sheff
hi, i was brought up on blackstock road, went to gleadless valley school, left in 1968 - have you been on friends reunited? there aren't many from my year that have registered. why not pm me - see if we know each other? the names you mention are familiar - other names i recall are iris sanby, angela walker, ann grinham, beverly donnelly, vicky leadwood, susan hopkinson - i lved on maisonettes below john o gaunt pub. twinky, you wwill probably know me as you are same age

Beverley Donnelly, yes I remember Beverley, I used to go out with her at one point. I believe she had a brother Paul.

Originally posted by saxon51
Hi young_prr.

Yes, I remember Peter. Hung around with him a lot in early to mid 60s. Remember his mum and dad. Wonderful folks.

Went to Central Tech with Peter. Great times!:thumbsup:

Used to play in the quary up Gleadless Rd, Lees Hall Woods and Rollestone Woods. Must have covered miles together in the company of Steve Sorby and Steve Neely.

How's he doing?

Click on this link. He's in this picture (Rollestone Junior School c1962)....second from left, back row:thumbsup:

Our mate Steven Neely is second from left, front row.

http://pictures.friendsreunited.co.uk/pictures/11050162.jpg

Have PM'd you my real name.

Looked at the photo and recognised others on there. Keith Kidd Michael Gregory, Dave Rodgers etc Thought I might be on it, but not to be. Great to see them all again.

I lived there from 1958 till 1983 remember a lot of what as allready been said. I lived on Gaunt Close behind 'the Gaunt' went to Hemsworth Infant and junior school then Rowlinson. Be nice to see the real names of people posting so that we can recognise you. I am Jarvo, lol, most people up there know me by that name. Who remembers the Valley Juniors?

Originally posted by Jarvo342
I lived there from 1958 till 1983 remember a lot of what as allready been said. I lived on Gaunt Close behind 'the Gaunt' went to Hemsworth Infant and junior school then Rowlinson. Be nice to see the real names of people posting so that we can recognise you. I am Jarvo, lol, most people up there know me by that name. Who remembers the Valley Juniors?

I lived there from about 1958 too. I seem to remember that none of the schools were finished for the first year or so and I had to go to one on Woodseats until Hemsworth junior school was ready.

When i say lived from 1958 that was the year i was born. Hemsworth School was up and running when I got there.

To answer the original question, Yes I was born on Morland Close at Herdings in 1959 and lived there until 1994 so that covers the years you were questioning.

I went to Herdings Primary & Gleadless Valley Secondary, both gone, was it something I did wrong?

They used to run bus tours out to Derbyshire from Pond Street and deliberatly go through Gleadless Valley to show it off.

When my Mum & Dad (who still live there) got their new council house as they were then, my mum took my Gran up to see it on the 101 bus and she said "what do you want to live out in the wilds for?"

399Leighton did you live upstairs near the ords or downstairs ? we used to play football on the garages opposite the wyvern and when old enough went in the wyvern when horace had it, then was it john williams after horace ? did neely live on middle hay rise ? we used to live opposite the quarry on middle hay place, our family went to school with the ords.
We used to play footie with all the lads off the spotswoods i remember the crockers and tony slack. I remember them building the church and going down and mucking around on the site.

My father in law Mr Dunn was the Headmaster at Gleadless Valley up until it's closure!!

Originally posted by playman
399Leighton did you live upstairs near the ords or downstairs ? we used to play football on the garages opposite the wyvern and when old enough went in the wyvern when horace had it, then was it john williams after horace ? did neely live on middle hay rise ? we used to live opposite the quarry on middle hay place, our family went to school with the ords.
We used to play footie with all the lads off the spotswoods i remember the crockers and tony slack. I remember them building the church and going down and mucking around on the site.

Hi playman.

The Neelys did live on Middle Hay Rise as far as I can remember.:thumbsup:

I remember Philip Slack, but not Tony.

I used to muck around on the Spotswood building site with Philip Slack. Got caught once....by a one-legged nightwatchman!:(

Originally posted by shieshuk
My father in law Mr Dunn was the Headmaster at Gleadless Valley up until it's closure!!
Hey I know Mr Dunn. Was my headmaster at Valley.
Top bloke actually.

Hi thanks for all the replies

My Dad (Peter Reaney) died in 1998 so it was kind of weird but just Googled his name and this came up and thought i'd post a note but no-one would reply, thanks especially for the photo link that is really, really cool.

Cheers

Originally posted by sally_sheff
hi, i was brought up on blackstock road, went to gleadless valley school, left in 1968 - have you been on friends reunited? there aren't many from my year that have registered. why not pm me - see if we know each other? the names you mention are familiar - other names i recall are iris sanby, angela walker, ann grinham, beverly donnelly, vicky leadwood, susan hopkinson - i lved on maisonettes below john o gaunt pub. twinky, you wwill probably know me as you are same age

Hey, Angela Walker is my mum. She is still friends with Iris and Ann Swinburn if anyone remembers that name.

Angela moved to Canada and lived in the US for a while, had 2 daughters and now lives back in sheffield. Iris is happily married with 2 boys and a daughter and now lives in Treeton. Sadly her mum (Flow) passed away at xmas. Ann has got 4 daughters, if my memory serves me right. Anyone wanting to get in touch with Angela just pm me.

Does anyone remember John Parr?

Originally posted by young_prr
Hi thanks for all the replies

My Dad (Peter Reaney) died in 1998 so it was kind of weird but just Googled his name and this came up and thought i'd post a note but no-one would reply, thanks especially for the photo link that is really, really cool.

Cheers

I am very sorry to hear about Peter dying. My condolences!

Take it from me that he was a gutsy kid, loyal as a friend and 'being cheeky' was about as misbehaved as he got.

I recall us both setting off for Rotherham one day - we were about 13 - on foot, with sandwiches and a map. Where did we end up? BEIGHTON!! Didn't have a clue where Rotherham or Beighton were, so assumed we hadn't wandered too far off course.:( We used the few pennies we had on us to get a bus back....ended up in Pond Street....and had to walk back to the Valley.

Like idiots, we told our respective mums about our adventures....and got grounded:mad: They thought we were only going to Graves Park!! God knows what the map was of...knowing us, it was probably of Birmingham!!!

Great days young_prr, made better by the friendship of your late dad:thumbsup:

Keep reading the Forum, and I'll try to recall some other 'adventures' / 'misadventures' for you.

Originally posted by young_prr
Hi thanks for all the replies

My Dad (Peter Reaney) died in 1998 so it was kind of weird but just Googled his name and this came up and thought i'd post a note but no-one would reply, thanks especially for the photo link that is really, really cool.

Cheers

Really very sorry to hear about Peter. I remember him clearly and the time that we were mates was great. As I said in my mail to you I have a photo of Peter at Rollestone school and will gladly email you with it when I search it out. I would be interested to know what he did through his life.

Regards and sincere condolence. Nice Guy!!

Originally posted by playman
399Leighton did you live upstairs near the ords or downstairs ? we used to play football on the garages opposite the wyvern and when old enough went in the wyvern when horace had it, then was it john williams after horace ? did neely live on middle hay rise ? we used to live opposite the quarry on middle hay place, our family went to school with the ords.
We used to play footie with all the lads off the spotswoods i remember the crockers and tony slack. I remember them building the church and going down and mucking around on the site.

Hi,
Yes did all the football thing. Had one of the garages later.
Remember Tony Slack, and the Crockers, Neil and Keith Sykes.
Lived downstairs and knocked around with the Ords.
Horaces son Stan had the Wyvern.
I know the Ords went to St Pauls Catholic School, and I believe that Mick, sadly gone now, married Carol Booker, brother was Phil.
At some point Mick used to see June Leaper who lived in the houses on the bank above the maisonettes. Stephen Hill on the block after the Wyvern was once married to my Cousin.
Also remember Chris and Darryyl Gardener and Martin Laycock

Originally posted by DaBouncer
Hey I know Mr Dunn. Was my headmaster at Valley.
Top bloke actually.

Cool !! I think he's a top bloke too!!

:clap:

Originally posted by Shiesh
My father in law Mr Dunn was the Headmaster at Gleadless Valley up until it's closure!!

Your dad taught me, a really good bloke!

I was born in 1958 and we lived on Constable Road, Gleadless Valley. I went to Hemsworth County Junior and Infant School from 1962 to 1968 then we moved to Gleadless and I went to what was then Thornbridge Comprehensive School. My favourite teacher at school was Mr Turville - anyone remember him?

We moved to Gleadless in 72.I was 10 so Iloved having a house with 3 floors.

The green family Spring Close Mount 96.Anyone remember welived next door to the Kennedys brothers Alan and Jim.

I live in Holland so I am very curious how it is there now .Are the houses still standing.

REmember there was alot of woods around had great time there as a child.

Herdings junior school does it still exist did anybody go there?

I lived in Gleadless from 1958 to 1980 with breaks living abroad. I get back to Sheffield now and again. It's a shame to see the Valley as it is. I remember just about everyone mentioned, and most were friends and schoolmates. I learn't of Peter Reaney's sad passing and I often wonder if I will ever bump into anyone again.
I lived on Leighton Rd. Went to Rollestone and Matthews Lane, used to walk there and back every day, other people I remember are Paul Fisher, Eric Pashley, Dave Rodgers, Ken Gill Les Cunningham. Lynn Ward The Sykes Brothers. Lorraine Transfield, (WoW). Lorraine Askam, Christine Goodlad, Pamela Hewitt. Etc Etc.
Is there anyone out there!!!

Originally posted by expat
We moved to Gleadless in 72.I was 10 so Iloved having a house with 3 floors.

The green family Spring Close Mount 96.Anyone remember welived next door to the Kennedys brothers Alan and Jim.

I live in Holland so I am very curious how it is there now .Are the houses still standing.

REmember there was alot of woods around had great time there as a child.

Herdings junior school does it still exist did anybody go there?

herdings school merged with constable roadschool, recently, and a new school was built on the site of herdings school.

it's now called "Valley Park Primary".

I had a maisonette on Leighton rd, for a while, but it was not pleasant at that time, with the anti social element that we had next door.

Yes, the wonderful thing about the design of the Valley, and the buildings that were put up was that they used the beautiful natural landscape and woodland, and the estate won loads of awards for the design.

it was lovely, growing up on the Valley. really idyllic. I was there from birth to the age of 10, moving off there, in 1974.

It ws a huge pity that the estate was permitted to go to rack and ruin, with the druggies and "Undesireables".

PT

gleadless valley was such a gr8 area to grow up in. gr8 pl gr8 places.. soo much fun!

Originally posted by 399Leighton
Lorraine Transfield, (WoW). Lorraine Askam, Is there anyone out there!!!

Oh yeah, remember them both well:thumbsup:

My tiny legs often went to jelly because of those two:heyhey:

Went out with Lorraine Askam, but really fancied Lorraine Transfield.

moved onto the valley in1956 aged 3 went to Hemsworth infants and juniors then up to the secondary modern at Matthews lane Mr Hughs headmaster Miss uperdine headmistress Mr Roach deputy head but he left and Mr Cooper arrived remember most of teachers recently been in contact with Clive Cooper ( geography) remember him ? met him again whilst he was in Sheffield on a college reunion he hasn't altered at all. Valley was a brilliant school enjoyed all my time there

Originally posted by twinky1
I remember their depot was near anns road school, somewhere between gleadless road and richards road.

PT

Would you know if Taggs were still in business?? [/B][/QUOTE]


taggy's owner died and took the recipe to the grave with him.


I bet some of you lot know my dad and my uncle

geoff and fred Swindells

I knew Fred Swindells, small dark haired guy, went to school with him. In fact I believe he was in my class.
I am correct in assuming he lived on Gleadless Road at the Townend at some point?

Originally posted by 399Leighton
I knew Fred Swindells, small dark haired guy, went to school with him. In fact I believe he was in my class.
I am correct in assuming he lived on Gleadless Road at the Townend at some point?

no my nan and grandad lived on blackstock road just after the big bend lol.

fred is older than geoff, geoff is my dad

Hi all

I went to Gleadless Valley Comp 1974-79 and lived on Morland Road, I used to goto Herdings Youth Club which was run by Ted Jenkins MBE. Anybody that knows me will guess with my nickname and can contact me freely if they wish.

Stodge

On Sunday's I went down to Taggy's for ice cream for my Dad,me my kid brother & my younger sister,my Mum had Turkish Deligt I only lived around the corner so it was nice & quick no waiting for the van to arrive.Taggy's was the best ice cream ever.I told my kid's & grandkids there was nothing to beat Taggy's ice cream.Luvverly.

I lived on Farmstead Close and later Fleury Crescent from 1963 to 1976. I too remember Lynn Batty and cried when they moved. (I later found they had only gone to the top end of Blackstock Road above John o' Gaunt). Names that come to mind include Trevor Fox, Pete Frost (who I believe still lives on Spotswood Road), Mick Siddall and his sister Christine - she was lovely, Alison Thorpe and her cousin Margret Gillespie - coowheeeeee!!!!
Others that come to mind include Alan Fell who was my co-host when we went into DJing in the 70's - Anybody remember the Royal Oak at Intake Tuesday Nights ??? Alan lived on the maisonettes near the Wyvern. Philip Brooke (the rocker), who, I believe went on to become a Doctor.
Mick Dawn lived on Plowright somewhere. I still see him 'cos he goes in the Queens Road Club.
Someone mentioned Fred Swindells. I know Fred from when we both started work at BT back in '68 and his mum still lives on Blackstock Road.
Its amazing how The Valley draws you back, as, following 2 years away, at the beginning of Feb 1979, I was back on the Valley, this time in my own place, and I've been there ever since.
Yes it has gone downhill somewhat, but I can think of an awful lot of areas in Sheffield that I WOULDN'T want to live.

Just a thought, I mentioned Feb 1979. Does anybody else remember that horrible winter when Sheffield was cut off from the outside World and the gritters were on strike???
Mum and Dad escaped to Gibralter on holiday, catching the last available train to London. It took about 7 hours for them to get to Heathrow!!!!!
And muggings moved house that Friday!!! My wife always said I was an idiot, and that move proved it.

Originally posted by davep
I lived on Farmstead Close and later Fleury Crescent from 1963 to 1976. I too remember Lynn Batty and cried when they moved. (I later found they had only gone to the top end of Blackstock Road above John o' Gaunt).

I remember Joanne Batty, who lived in the block above the 'Gaunt. I was at school with her.

PT

Hi Plain Talker. Joanne Batty was probably the younger sister of Lynn and Tony, but I don't remember her. It would be too much of a coincidence to have someone with the same surname living on the same block. Lynn was about the same age as me so she would be about 50ish by now. Tony was a little younger.
Ahhh Memories.

arial : I lived on the Valley from 1963 to 1974 my father still lives there, the place is very run down now, was a great place to be as a kid.:thumbsup:

Does anyone remember Dave Wild from Spring Close Mount, and is he still around?

Update on Fred Swindells.
Saw his mum on the bus this afternoon and told her somebody had mentioned his name. She says he is well and living on Linley Lane

Originally posted by davep

Someone mentioned Fred Swindells. I know Fred from when we both started work at BT back in '68 and his mum still lives on Blackstock Road.


yes she does it's my Gran! and Fred's my Uncle.

did you know Geoff?? He's my Dad

Originally posted by 399Leighton
Just read through all the string on this topic and recognise quite a few names, Stan Lake, Peter Reaney, used to go to school at Rollestone with Peter, in fact I have a photograph of him, me and Paul Fisher posing in swimming trunks 'NOT A PRETTY SIGHT'
Brought back memories when I noticed one reference to playing in the woods and the old quarry on Gleadless Hill.
I used to live on Leighton road in the maisonettes next the the Wyvern.
Horace Williams and Evelyn were good friends with my parents.
My mother still lives on Spotswood Drive.
Seem to remember that we used to have a lot snow on the valley. I lived there from about 1960 until 1979 with absence to South Africa between 1975 to 1977.
Had a cousin that lived on Gaunt Road.
Also remember Christine Goodlad and Pamela Hewitt from down by the Horse and Groom.
Keith Kidd was also a good friend and we had some great laughs. I also remeber the Sykes brothers and the Ords, Mick Pat, Tony.
Dave Wild from behind the Far Lees was also a friend.
Get back to Sheffield 3/4 times a year and the valley is sadly just does not seem the same anymore.


Keith Kidd's Mum lives on Bankwood Close

Hi Littleboo.
Don't remember Geoff, but once went to their house and found that Fred's bedroom was even more of a tip (with bits of radio gear all over) than mine was at home.
Aaah Memories.

Originally posted by davep
Hi Littleboo.
Don't remember Geoff, but once went to their house and found that Fred's bedroom was even more of a tip (with bits of radio gear all over) than mine was at home.
Aaah Memories.

that sounds about right, his wife still moans that their garage and shed are both full of junk, lol
My grandad was the same right up until he died, he used to have his own junk room, he used to spend hours in there fixing things, televisions etc...and then Fred would turn up and they would argue about how to fix it!!

Both very clever blokes,but no time to tidy up, lol.

Littleboo
If you see Fred let him know that Dave has been reminiscing about him.

will do Dave

don't ya just hate it when it says iyour message is too short!!!!

Anyone remember the sunday afternoon footie games on the grass just above and opposite the far lees, all the locals used to come and play, we would also play opposite the middle hay view maisonnettes across leighton, the garages opposite the wyvern and before they altered gleadless road at the bottom where the grass meets the buck wood, this was long before they built buckwood view or the wmc, we would also play up on ashleigh as well with the smell of the pig farm blowing acroos the playing fields.
anyone remember the hinchcliffe's from middle hay place there was quite a few of us, kevin, barry, ian, paul, anthony, jonathan & shaun. ?

I remember playing footy at the bottom of Gleadless Road. Do you recall Trevor Fox, Pete Frost and myself (and others) from off Farmstead Close / Plowright Way.

I used to live there around that time
My parents used to manage the Newsagents opposite the terminus on Blackstock road

[QUOTE]Originally posted by THOMPSON
[B]HI I LIVED ON THE GLEADLESS VALLEY FROM 1956 UNTIL 1967 FIRST ON BLACKSTOCK RD AND THEN MOVED TO GAUNT RD IN 1962. IT WAS A GREAT PLACE TO GROW UP WITH PLENTY OF GREENERY IN GRAVES PARK ETC.
I WENT TO GLEADLESS VALLEY SEC AND REMEMBER MOST OF THE
TEACHERS ROACH,HUGHES (HEAD),CLAYTON, SMEDLEY,PROCTOR(WITH HEARING AID)AND UPERDINE.

What about spot, johnson and bottleneck

Hi Spud
The nickname sounds familiar.

Went to visit my mum Sunday. She was telling me her milkman used to live on the maisonettes on Leighton Rd just past the bottom of Fleury. Name was Hills (or Mills) lived upstairs on end. It turns out he had 2 sisters who were in my sister's class at school, and their next door neighbours were the mother and father of my mum's next door neighbour now. To add to this Deja vous type coincidence, his mum and dad now live on Farmstead Close, on the same block as my Mum used to live !
Small world, ain't it.

Originally posted by davep
Hi Spud
The nickname sounds familiar.

Never had a nickname at school. My brother also went to Gleadless valley school in the mid to late seventies and his name is Neil Williams.
I was only at the school for a couple of years. I'll try and remember the names of the kids I used to knock around with or were in my year Dodds, Furnace Dickenson, Wilde an horrible little weasel called Wombat, Angela Hardwick and her friend called Ann, oh and my names Alan

Hi again Spud.
I must be mixing you up with someone else, as that name does sound familiar, but time can play tricks on anyone, especially me (memory like a sieve etc).

Steve wood who lived next door to the anderson twins was nicknamed spud, phil booker was bucket, dave endersby was known as crocket tony slack was tackman cannot remember the nicknames of rob & dave crocker from behind the wyvern, wasn't one of the ord bros known as blower ? there was popcorn who was steven haywood and his brother mini

bumped into alan king who used to live on middle hay rise the other day, anyone remember him ?

I was at school with Alan King, the last I saw of him was selling christmas paper in the underground, many moons ago.:)

Young_prr mentioned Peter Reaney was his dad. I remember Peter from when we lived near each other on the Arbourthorne. I remember Peter going past our house in the car with his dad & apparently because he was fiddling with the door handle, he fell from the car whilst it was moving.

Just one of many memories of Peter.

I remember him well & he was a good mate.

Originally posted by SHarper
My eldest brother, Robert, would have been 9 in '65. I remember, the Bayliss's, the Jollies, John Bottomley, Ian Brady, Robert Burton, the Jarmans, the Wards, the Deakins, a chap called Craig (who had no legs), Zoe Pashley and many more...
I went to Ashleigh School, had to walk up Gleadless hill / the quarry path every morning!

i work at the same company as Ian Brady!!!!

saxon51
(Batty family (junction of Blackstock Rd and Plowright Drive), Steve Sorby, Peter Reaney, Steven Neily(sp?), Jolly family, Philip Slack, Peter Keen ..... the greenery, beautiful woodland, Graves Park, the clean litter-free streams.)


my sister used to go out with steve sorby many many years ago.

i use to live on bankwood road
then gaunt road (the block next to the bean)
then leighton road (next to the cutlers)
now gleadless road ::clap: :hihi:

I used to live opposite the Wyvern as well and remember very well the games of footie that went on under our window. Very noisy they were, especially when the ball was slammed into the garage doors.
What a pity there werent computers around then then we might have got a bit of peace.......:)

I can remember the Hinchcliffes and I'm Michelles mom.:D
Joan

I never thought this post applied to me......but it does! I have so enjoyed reading it all the way through. I lived on the maisonettes on Mawfa crescent from about 1975. I was a single Mum at that time. Then I married and we did a swap into a house on Gibbons drive in about 1982/83. We left the area in 1985. My eldest went to Constable road infants/juniors and then onto Gleadless valley sm.
I remember so many of the names mentioned on this thread. Many of them went to school with my Daughter. She started school in about 1975/76. I remember the harsh winter when our shops were running out of food and the fuel truck couldn't get to the school. We all went out and "dug" a path through the snow so that the school could have fuel.
They were good days and I loved my maisonette. Everybody pulled together in those days. Neighbours were neighbours and we all helped each other. I remember when the old peoples sheltered housing was built next to us. I think it is called Orpen house. There was a path running between Orpen house and our maisonettes. I used to love to hear the regulars walking up that path on their way home from what was then the Bagshaw (?). They used to shout "nite love" to each other.
I felt safe there and it was a great place to bring children up in.
I have many happy memories of the valley. It is so sad to hear that it has fallen into dis-repair just like so many other areas of Sheffield. I know the school has been pulled down and that alone is a bad thing.
Gleadless Valley worked and it worked well so what went wrong? It used to be a thriving community where everybody knew everybody else and they all pulled together. Everybody who lived there stood a chance......and that is what is missing in today's society. It is so sad and I feel very sorry that it is not like it was when I lived there. All four of my children were born there even if only 2 of them went to school there.
I used to love walking through the back paths with my pram on my way to the library down by the john o gaunt. My Gran used to live in the maisonettes opposite the gaunt. She had one of the basement bed sits. Ironside road I think it was.
If you saw a child doing something he/she shouldn't be doing you wouldn't think twice about stopping them. AND.......there was no swearing or finger language off them because they knew full well that you probably knew their parents and would tell on them. THEN......they would get a clip around the earoles........none of this business denying that their precious Jonny didn't do it back then.
I also remember taggy's............nothing to replace that ice cream ever is there?
Ahhhhhh.........thankyou all for a wonderful trip down memory lane.

A lot of the decent families started to move out after the Council started putting idiots on the Estate, subsequently they atracted there mates then it was a downward spiral from then to now, we now have all night partys with music blaring out without a thought of other people and the ones resposible are people that are either asylum seekers or people re-housed from Pitsmoor ( so I have been informed).
The Estate is in a steady state of decline with druggies everywhere, vandalism is rife by the younger kids who know that if they are caught they will get off scott free. This was a beautiful Estate from the very first time building was started, I worked on the flats near the Cutlers in 1959/60 and i moved on to it 38 years ago and Im still here. I like my home and I will not move because of unthinking Tenants.

Dropped my son off at his mate's house on Overend **** tonight. He's sleeping over as his mate has just moved there so they are 'missing each other'.:(

Anyhow, as I pulled up to drop them off at about 5pm ish, there were kids everywhere. Some carrying golf clubs, some with shovels and some with sticks. They all stopped doing whatever it was they were doing and just stared at us. It was like a scene from Lord of the Flies....unnerving to say the least. After I'd driven off just about everyone I drove past - man, woman, child, pet dog - watched me as I passed. It was similar to the film Deliverance, only there were more of them.

I am now sat here hoping that my 13 year old son isn't 'squealing like a hog', or covered in warpaint and hunting rabbits with his bare hands.

Believe me, that place has changed since 1960 - 1970.

Still looks good, but the natives are scary.:( :help:

Originally posted by saxon51
Dropped my son off at his mate's house on Overend **** tonight. He's sleeping over as his mate has just moved there so they are 'missing each other'.:(

Anyhow, as I pulled up to drop them off at about 5pm ish, there were kids everywhere. Some carrying golf clubs, some with shovels and some with sticks. They all stopped doing whatever it was they were doing and just stared at us. It was like a scene from Lord of the Flies....unnerving to say the least. After I'd driven off just about everyone I drove past - man, woman, child, pet dog - watched me as I passed. It was sismilar to the film Deliverance, only there were more of them.

I am now sat here hoping that my 13 year old son isn't 'squealing like a hog', or covered in warpaint and hunting rabbits with his bare hands.

Believe me, that place has changed since 1960 - 1970.

Still looks good, but the natives are scary.:( :help:
I grew up on Overend **** and believe me it's a world of difference from the nice place I enjoyed growing up.

The kids are not controlled by their parents which has led to a break down of the social structure on that once quite little section of Gleadless Valley.

They need come form of police presence round their constrantly IMO to get things back on an even keel.

Tell me, did you drop your son off up the steep hill section or near the field with the Oak Tree?

Hi DaB,

Dropped him off at the top of the dead-end where there is enough room to swing a car around 180 degrees.

According to my son's mate his mum doesn't park near the house because the local kids play football in that turning area and don't care if there's a car there already.:mad:

Originally posted by saxon51
Hi DaB,

Dropped him off at the top of the dead-end where there is enough room to swing a car around 180 degrees.

According to my son's mate his mum doesn't park near the house because the local kids play football in that turning area and don't care if there's a car there already.:mad:
I can believe it mate.
I know exactly where you mean.

Originally posted by Joanl
I used to live opposite the Wyvern as well and remember very well the games of footie that went on under our window. Very noisy they were, especially when the ball was slammed into the garage doors.
What a pity there werent computers around then then we might have got a bit of peace.......:)

I can remember the Hinchcliffes and I'm Michelles mom.:D
Joan

I lived in the maisonettes next to the Wyvern, the same one as the Ords. Now I live in the New Forest.

I used to live in the other maisonettes next to the Wyvern. Next door to Tony Slack. My parents still live there. Do you remember the tree at the back of the Wyvern before it was cut down? We have a photo with it still up. I was very very young then.

i lived in the tower houses at the back of the Wyvern, my brother's pals all lived on the block next to the pub. There is lots of good memories of the estate and even running through the woods at night because I was late home was never scary, but now I rarely go to see my dad he comes to me instead.

I lived in a tower house next to maisonettes on spotswood close. Remember a Tony Slack and the Crocker family. Was in the same class as Anne Crocker. Moved in1976. Have a lot of good memories of growing up there. Anyone remember the Ford family, dad Harry, Mum Colleen, and daughters Colleen, Carole, Gillian and Julie. We had two staffordshire bull terrier dogs.

I lived on spotswood Place, Carole58 did you live at the bottom end of spotswood before the patio's began. I moved off in 1974 but my dad still lived there

We lived in a tower house at the back of masonettes at the side of wyvern pub. There were no houses at the side of us only fields. The patios ran to the right of us. The cleary family lived in the first patio, the stones in the middle and the dodds at the bottom.

I lived in the block below our house faced the field and the wood, next door was the merrils other side was goodwins and the other was wilkinsons

Cleary's still live at the first patio still and the Dodds still at the bottom one. Only Fords I remember were stephen Ford. He lived in tower house down at the bottom. Do you remember the Gooden's? And the Carnalls?

We were good friends with the merrills, and lived next door to goodens, our house faced fields. Dont know any stephen ford. I just have three sisters. Still see susan cleary a lot. she lives close to where I live now.

Stephen & Richard Ford lived next door to my parents it would have been after Carole58 time there have been 5 families in that property to date.

We lived in the house from about 1965 to 1976, it was the block above the Merrills. Used to know the Crockers, Gibsons, and the Slacks. Not been back much since, now live at other end of Sheffield.

I used to live at the top of Leighton Road in 1962. My aunt and uncle and two cousins Janice and Sandra used to live on Gaunt Road.

It is just possible some of you Gleadless Valley ex pats can help me. Someone has contacted me about a house exchange: she lives on Landseer Drive, near Herdings Park.

If you lived in a house similar to this, could you give me an idea about the size and layout of the downstairs of these 3 bed houses.

Also, whats it like there now?

PS I briefly lived on Abney Drive with my in laws in 1978, my partner grew up there (Mark Mannion, the good looking one!) and remembers the Hinchcliffes mentioned earlier in this thread.

Originally posted by Plain Talker
oh, twinky,

Taggy's ice cream was just heaven!

whether in a cone, or a "sandwich" (i loved the chocolate, and the jam wafers that you could get for ice-cream sandwiches, it was sheer bliss.

Taggy's was the only ice cream my mother would eat.

I remember their depot was near anns road school, somewhere between gleadless road and richards road.

PT
"Taggy" was my mother's cousin. His real name was Jack Battle I understand the nickname "Taggy" came from his school days.

He and his sister Mabel lived together at 27 View Road with brother Ernest a few doors below. The dairy was in the back yard where the ice cream was made entirely from Jersey Milk.

They had a small shop on Gleadless Road which was run by Mabel and several vans which toured the area at weekends. In fact I believe they covered most of Sheffield.
A van or trailer was usually parked at the entrance to Graves and other Sheffield parks.

Hi, my name is brian ozenbrook,i was borne in Gleadles in 1937 in segrave cres. and later at 2 charnock grove my first school in 1942 was ridgway,i remember the red lione pub and the old harrow

Hello anyone here from Gleadless Valley from 1962 to 1970 if so send message :D :banana: :headbang: :wave: :roll:
Hi there !

I have lived on the "Valley" since 1978 - a bit later than you are interested in
but thought you would like to know it's still there and not much changed I
suspect. Loads of people have bought their houses and so not everything
looks the same, but the basics are still there. I live in the dip by the bridge on Blackstock Road, the Horse and Groom not far away. The "John Of Gaunt"
has a chequered history, keeps getting closed down by the police for harbouring the unwanted - but there you g:thumbsup: o that's life.

We lived in the house from about 1965 to 1976, it was the block above the Merrills. Used to know the Crockers, Gibsons, and the Slacks. Not been back much since, now live at other end of Sheffield.
Hi carole58, the slacks was one called Pete.cheers Tosh

Does anyone remember Carol (nee Oke) and Stephen Harris from the early 70's possibly on Gaunt Road ?

Hi carole58, the slacks was one called Pete.cheers Tosh

The Slacks are relations of mine and they have only one son and his name is Tony and I think he would be around 50 now.

The Slacks are relations of mine and they have only one son and his name is Tony and I think he would be around 50 now.

There were Slacks living on Plowright Drive in the 60's. Philip was a mate of mine. Are they related to you lazarus?

I think Pete Slack lived on east bank road on the left hand side going down.

My Uncle Stuart Marshall lived on Gleadless Valley on Gaunt Road in the Maisonettes that have been knocked down. He lived there from 1958-1964 then moved to Hemsworth. He lived at Hemsworth until 1971. He too went to Hemsworth and then Gleadless Valley school. Anyone remember him?

There were Slacks living on Plowright Drive in the 60's. Philip was a mate of mine. Are they related to you lazarus?

No I`m afraid not Saxon51

Although not having lived in Gleadless, I did date a young lady called Caroline Hoskins from that area in the mid 60's. I lived with my parents at Birley Moor, not too far away. At the end of most dates I would often run to catch the last bus at a nearby park, usually missing it and having to walk home.

We eventually got engaged and took a two week holiday to Italy - when overseas trips were cheap! But, our relationship didn't last and we went our seperate ways.

I had a cousin living in Linley Lane. She was married to Dave Allen. Her name was Jean. I haven't had news of her whereabouts for almost 30 years now.