Stephen Fereday was born in 1952 his brother a couple of years later. They lived halfway down the top part of the Road.Yes I am older thats why I remember how Rushdale Road was. I moved there in 1954 until 1961.My Son's both went to Carfield and then Newfield Schools.Didn't you know Christine on Marylin Dobson?

Stephen Fereday was born in 1952 his brother a couple of years later. They lived halfway down the top part of the Road.Yes I am older thats why I remember how Rushdale Road was. I moved there in 1954 until 1961.My Son's both went to Carfield and then Newfield Schools.Didn't you know Christine on Marylin Dobson?

Rhonda were your sons called Martin & John Hunter or have I got you mixed up in the mists of time. I used to play on Rushdale Rd back in the late 60's & remember Miss Carr always being on the warpath even (on the odd chance) when we hadn't done anything!

MEMORIES FROM HEELEY GREEN 1953 - 1981
Semi - retired moved to Spain in September, looking for bits about Sheffield came across this site, brought back some fantastic memories of Heeley Green.
I lived there from 1953 (born on Carfield St) until the council & it's steamroller of "progress" destroyed it in 1981.
Memories of Wileys (now Colins) on Heeley Green corner; the beer off where you could buy a pint of (British ) sherry & take it home in a plastic bottle for granny. Mr Bussey the butchers, always thought to be posh because he had a caravan "somewhere in Derbyshire" everyone said he made his money selling "under the counter" meat during the war (?) Chambers the fishmongers, Frank Woolhouse the newsagents, I was one of his long suffering paperboys, his wife always had a fantastic suntan "they went on cruises." His brother had a betting shop on Gleadless Rd opposite the Heeley Cinema.There was the Law sisters sweet shop, I used to spend ages deciding what to choose from their penny tray & their grandson Kenneth became a school friend at Newfield.
I remember Tingles the drapers, although my mum & the neighbours used to go in to find out the local gossip - sorry news.
Mrs Jackson had the sweetshop on the corner of Gleadless Rd & Carrfield Rd, she sold everything, it was always rather dingy, dark & smelled of cat pee, everyone's mum said not to buy anything in there because you would get THE POLIO... but kids being kids we used to indulge in her penny orange jubblies or frozen orange bottles & then go to bed fingers crossed that THE POLIO hadn't got us.
Great days, The Docker, Cat Lane Woods, all the bits of spare land for kids to play on without any worries apart from the dreaded cries around 8 o'clock "Richard/Steven/Linda/David"...add your name.. from all the mums shouting us in for bed; followed by a howl of "aaaww can't I stay out a bit longer, Andrews mum says he can" the lies we told to stay out playing for an extra ten minutes.
Truly a fantastic place to grow up in. Lots more memories but for now I' ll just say who remembers the tripe shop opposite Taggy's
Best wishes to all
If anyone remembers me Richard Jorda, My mum was Mary & my dad, from Spain was Francis, leave a message.

I remember you very well Richard. I knew your Mother and Father,he used to help me with Spanish.I had just stated to have lessons at that time. Martin has been in football all his life he is now head coach for Watford.John is abroad most of the time.Both married with kids.What have you been doing? Your memories of Heeley strike lots of cords. How long is it since you were in Heeley?I'll tell Martin and John about this. Best Wishes Joan Hunter aka Rhonda.

I remember you very well Richard. I knew your Mother and Father,he used to help me with Spanish.I had just stated to have lessons at that time. Martin has been in football all his life he is now head coach for Watford.John is abroad most of the time.Both married with kids.What have you been doing? Your memories of Heeley strike lots of cords. How long is it since you were in Heeley?I'll tell Martin and John about this. Best Wishes Joan Hunter aka Rhonda.

Hi Joan
Many thanks for your reply, what a fantastic coincidence that I visited the forum at the same time your message was on it. I spoke to my long time friend on the 'phone (& your ex neighbour) Keith Allen about it & he said it had to be you because there were too many similarities - 2 sons, Carrfield, Newfield, Rushdale Rd, Miss Carr... small world.
My partner & I moved over to Spain last September to the actual house my dad was born in after spending 8 -10 years rebuilding, remortgaging, then remortgaging again, with lots of blood sweat & gallons of tears.
Regarding Heeley; the irony is after I left in 1981 I went to work with adults with learning difficulties at the back of the old school house on Gleadless Road, somewhere I used to play as a kid. I then worked for the NHS as a manager of a mens health centre, and then as their lead trainer in diversity & equality before starting my own training & consultancy business.
Decided a coupler of years ago that although I used to love Sheffield I no longer felt the same, it had changed & so had I. Also working all over the country had lost the buzz that it originally gave me & I realized I needed to start thinking about ME for the first time in my life. So now I am freelancing teaching English in Spain.
SO... I put one post on the forum & here we are.
I have so many memories of Heeley Green & all the happy times spent playing on Kent Hill, around the scout hut, avoiding the dispeasure of Miss Carr who seemed to want Keith, your Martin & me sent to borstal just for walking past her window!!! (She may have had a point)
I do hope you are well, great to hear Martin & John are doing fine; I remember Newfields Mr Wilson (chinney) back in 1970 telling all of our class that we would never amount to much because we had an "attitude" - we also had longish hair, trench coats & liked the new rock music that was so important to us - well I think we proved him wrong many times over.
Best wishes & I will tell Keith we have "spoken"
Keep reading the forum I have lots more memories to share.
Richard

Hi,Rhonda Ive not been to Rushdale for years keep threatning to but not got round to it yet. Did you notice whether the scout hut is still there. I well remember the old wooden footbridge we use to walk across the hand rail, Ive fell off many a time and gone with a splash. The old house that Duffens mentions has always been a eyesore the owner used to keep old motor cars on the land in front of it. They had a few summonses from the council but it didnt make any difference. I can remember the old gas lamp with a cross on it. Can you remember anyone called Christine Hunter who went to Carfield ive tried to trace her but got nowhere.
DAVIDED

Hiya Matey, as you can see I've been re-reading a few back pages and wondered if you've got back to Rushdale yet cos' I had the opportunity to have a sneaky look round earlier in the week.
Yes the Scout hut is still there but not the one we knew, it's built of bricks these days, smaller than the original and looking at the weathering of the bricks it's been up some time. Canterbury Ave., has'nt changed at all i.e. never seen asphalt.
What tickled me were the long yards like the ones Lol Richardson and the Freemans lived in, well there not so long now because everyone has fenced off their little bit and put gates up etc., they look like stockades one after another, I can see Davy Crocket and his mates as I type. Mine was a short visit, it was fascinating, what was said by the girls re Dr. Thompsons place is spot on, whoever did that to it should be ashamed, it's a disgrace and we all know about the place next to the old bridge, it's just got worse.

Overall you think My God what have they done to the place but then you think again, it's still got the atmosphere, places could do with a lick of paint and will probably get one when the weather gets better, No.120 (yes, your old place) needs a new number plate or the old one needs a screw in one side. I came away feeling that with a little bit of TLC, Meersbrook could be as nicer place as the one we grew up in.

I suggest you and I get together one day and have a good amble round before going for a pint and a sarny. When you're ready, give me a nod.

Hi Neil,
I would very much like to have a pint and an amble round as you can see Ive got my priorities the right way round. Anytime suits me Neil, ill leave it up to you
regards
Davided

Hi

I attended Annes road from 1952 to 1958 then on to newfield boys.
We lived at 160 prospect road about 5 houses above the sheaf view hotel the put is still open but totally changed over the years.
we lived in back to back houses they were very small and only had one downstairs room one bedroom attic and a cellar.
Yes thats right no toilet or bathroom in those days just a zinc bath once or twice a week if you were lucky.
Just a coal fire to keep warm in the winter people used to warm a metal plates in the oven and then wrap it in a sheet and put it in bed to take the cold chill away.
Thankfully those days are long gone and we all now hopefully have a good standard of accomidation.
My cousin also went to annes road and carfield about the same time is name is Keith Ferris.
Hope you enjoy your visit I have been to Aus and it's wonderful
Ian


Hi Angela !
Thanks for your response to my notice. You are obviously much younger than I. My sister Rita and her friends Ann and Kathleen Adams went to Anns Road and Newfield Green Schools, maybe you know of them.
I am interested to know where you lived in Heeley and what your name was back then. We lived in the row of houses at the side of the Heeley Green Pictures, opposite the shops.
Bye for now. :D

Hi

My cousin also went to annes road and carfield about the same time is name is Keith Ferris.
Hope you enjoy your visit I have been to Aus and it's wonderful
Ian

Would his Dad's name be Walt ?
I worked with Walt at Laycock's in the cutter grind department and I think I also knew Keith.

Hi

I attended Annes road from 1952 to 1958 then on to newfield boys.
We lived at 160 prospect road about 5 houses above the sheaf view hotel the put is still open but totally changed over the years.
we lived in back to back houses they were very small and only had one downstairs room one bedroom attic and a cellar.
Yes thats right no toilet or bathroom in those days just a zinc bath once or twice a week if you were lucky.
Just a coal fire to keep warm in the winter people used to warm a metal plates in the oven and then wrap it in a sheet and put it in bed to take the cold chill away.
Thankfully those days are long gone and we all now hopefully have a good standard of accomidation.
My cousin also went to annes road and carfield about the same time is name is Keith Ferris.
Hope you enjoy your visit I have been to Aus and it's wonderful
Ian

Hi Ian, When you lived on Prospect Road, do you recall a family named Goodison please. I'm tracing my family tree and I remember a brother & sister, may be Susan Goodison. I lived in Meersbrook then Alexandra Road and went to Carfield School around the same time as you lived on Prospect Road.
Regards,
Duffems

Hi Neil,
I would very much like to have a pint and an amble round as you can see Ive got my priorities the right way round. Anytime suits me Neil, ill leave it up to you
regards
Davided

What you got in your diary for next Monday David, that being the 14th, if your free what about a meet at Robboe's around 10am and the rest of the day (given time) should fall into place by itself.

Hey, another bit of nostalgia for you i.e.

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh308/neil_memmott/60s-SUT-Panorama.jpg

Pity it's in B & W but what the heck.:hihi:

Regards

N

High Neal,
Sorry I cant make Monday ,I have to Chair a Residents and Tenants Meeting and also a Parish Council Meeting .I do apologize as i was looking forward to the outing.
Regards
Davided

Does anyone remember the Turtons who lived on Gleadless Road in the 40's & 50's?
Well a few months ago Christine was on Deal or no deal, and now Betty is on, she looks really well, and I hope she has more luck than those who have been on this week. Good Luck Betty

Well I have to say Congratulations Betty & Tony, your "Boat" has not only come in, it's cruised in big style, you deserve every penny of the £100,000, you won. Your Brenda and your mum will be watching over you.I will never forget your promise to take care of my mum when she was in the "Lees" and your Christine brought your mum to see her,
Betty enjoy your retirement years and give the ball a mighty kick.Well Done!

hi tosh just joined hope your still out there my sisters name was julie and i remember all your family. If you remember we lived next door to vera & chris walls and roy armstrong at the other side. Can you remember the field at the back of our house you must have spent some time in it. If there are some heeley folk out there get in touch.

Hi JC did you live near the Yeates across from our house number 21.Cheers Tosh

Hi tosh good to here from you it's been a long time, in answer to your question I lived across the road from the Yeates a bit further on i would say across from shaws corner shop. I think the foxes lived across from lenny do you remember Ralph and Bob not sure of the sister's name they lived with there grandmar.

Hi JC The names sound familiar,do you remember the Andrews family next to us at 19 & the Cantrills at 23,are you Johnny Cartlidge .cheers Tosh

Hi tosh that's not a bad guess but you spelled my name wrong. I was looking through some threads and eelylad posted some names from the passed he knows me and you have you any idea who he his. I think you will remember this name from the passed Robo or John robertson as he was known at school.

Hi JC Sorry for spelling your name wrong,yes I do recall robbo, eeylad said he knew our John & Malcolm ,but it was some time since he told me I could be wrong,how's Julie keeping,I will tell our Jayne that I have heard from you.

Hi tosh our julie's fine in fact i will see her this saturday it's our Abbey's 18th birthday thats our julies youngest, she has two girls and all are doing fine. I was sorry to here about your john he was a good bloke always had time for a chat. saw him many a time at Manor club on sunday when i was there with my dad. On a previous thread some one was asking about Gregory road i can remember John Baker (nick name billy) and two sister's carol and pauline do you remember them dont remember surname but they lived on Gregory.
Catch ya later mate take care. J.C.

Hi tosh our julie's fine in fact i will see her this saturday it's our Abbey's 18th birthday thats our julies youngest, she has two girls and all are doing fine. I was sorry to here about your john he was a good bloke always had time for a chat. saw him many a time at Manor club on sunday when i was there with my dad. On a previous thread some one was asking about Gregory road i can remember John Baker (nick name billy) and two sister's carol and pauline do you remember them dont remember surname but they lived on Gregory.
Catch ya later mate take care. J.C.

Hi JC sorry can't recall them ,but then it's been some years,I recall the Shackleton's Craig & Shaun they lived on the right hand side of Gregory Road on the way up.Tell Julie Hi & our Jayne sends her best.Cheers Tosh

Anyone out there, preferably with parents / grandparents who were Heeley residents. Help please in finding out about Stella Hemmings, an old school days friend of my Mom.
Stella would be born approx 1910, could still be alive, now that would be something !
Any info please would be most appreciated.

Rhonda, was Connie the one who used to deliver milk on a bike with a big basket on the front (not Connie the bike) i think this was before she started using her car.Wasnt it someone called Warns that had the milk round. Are you from Rushdale Rhonda im curious to know how you knew my dear old Mom she`s 83 now and still going strong. Shes just had a load of workmen in her Bungalow refurbishing it and loved every minute of it

i remember connie of rushdale road in the 70s she used to look after my old black lab for me when i went to work we became great friends she told me some great old tales of life on rushdale road

There was a milkman named Frank Wornes who lived on Albert Road, he used to deliver the milk on a pushbike with a "barrow" on the front. He was well known for calling at several hostelries along his route so customers at the end of his round could receive their milk delivery rather late! You could see his bike parked up outside the Red Lion, Crown (Chesterfield Road) and the Myrtle on Alexandra Road.

hi, jonh c and tosh, ilived on tillotson rd a bit younger than you two, dave turley used to babysit for me, my gram ahd grandad lived next door to mcateers on midland rd, we lived opposite bill robbo `s family, my mum still doing well(ann pinder), love to hear from any people from around that era,( what days).

Does anyone remember St Stephens on Gifford Road.
It was a sunday school and a youth club on I think Tuesday nights.
It wasnt a church, just a house with a large room upstairs.
Gifford Road was just off Chippinghouse road but at the bottom close to Heeley bottom.
Carol

I was born in Heeley in 1966 (cambridge place) both my parents were born there as well - dad on kent road (tony gill
)mom on walden road- june marshall, my grandad was a coal merchant- edwin marshall. My parents both met at Tyzacks on Valley Road which strangely enough is where I bought my first house - right opposite!!! Apparently a few houses on Valley Road were fish and chip shops as well as houses and sold the food from the front windows!! I also remember the little terrace house on Heeley Green that was between 2 shops (one of which was the Herbalists where as a treat mom would take me for a drink (I think it was Vimto or Saspirella) out of the pump on the counter. And Tingles drapers - when I was little that place used to amaze me with all the wooden drawers. Does anyone remember Deans shop on Cambridge Road and Jims fish and chip shop????

born and bred in heeley lived on foster rd 21,my mom used to send me to (Jims) we used to call (Sammy Fishcakes)on friday t/time with tick note (pay next week).Deans sold everything from a real of cotten to a pair of shoes.foster rd had so many shops for sutch a short rd.every shop u needed ,butchers,fruit shop ,hardware shop,hair dressers,stayleys paper shop,gowers & birgins,dots launderette,shaws sweet shop,went through that shop window, cost my mum £2.00 for new glass.used to go to drinks shop for a hot horliks or hot vimto in winter cold sasperella in summer.thanks.

hi, jonh c and tosh, ilived on tillotson rd a bit younger than you two, dave turley used to babysit for me, my gram ahd grandad lived next door to mcateers on midland rd, we lived opposite bill robbo `s family, my mum still doing well(ann pinder), love to hear from any people from around that era,( what days).
remember u well pal and ur family mom ,grandad,grandma,dave was a good freind,is it dean i am replying too.my name is barrie siddall of foster rd .Robbo wat a nutter mad as a hatter.remember craig &shaune,bob fox,the bullens of tillotson rd,knew everybody visa versa,HAPPY DAYS,

born and bred in heeley lived on foster rd 21,my mom used to send me to (Jims) we used to call (Sammy Fishcakes)on friday t/time with tick note (pay next week).Deans sold everything from a real of cotten to a pair of shoes.foster rd had so many shops for sutch a short rd.every shop u needed ,butchers,fruit shop ,hardware shop,hair dressers,stayleys paper shop,gowers & birgins,dots launderette,shaws sweet shop,went through that shop window, cost my mum £2.00 for new glass.used to go to drinks shop for a hot horliks or hot vimto in winter cold sasperella in summer.thanks.

I remember it well bazzi89 I was there at the time.???

i remember you barry how are you, i vaguely rember your tony (tosh) and also your julie, i remember you lot used to call yourselves foster mob, all the names you mentioned also ,( bud " steve sainsbury" still see him also shaun shacks and pembs," craig and steve", albi mottershead,bob fox,lint, sully, pom-pom,butch bullen, remember when bill robbo jumped off the advertising boards at bottom of gregory rd and bust his ankle, proper nutcase can still picture him coming down tillotson with german helmit on. After living away from sheffield for a few years,( joined royal marines did 6 years) , i am now back near the old stomping ground living at meersbrook, i sometimes walk the dog round where we were brought up and show my two boys the area , nice to hear from you baz and your tony, best regards deano.

i remember you barry how are you, i vaguely rember your tony (tosh) and also your julie, i remember you lot used to call yourselves foster mob, all the names you mentioned also ,( bud " steve sainsbury" still see him also shaun shacks and pembs," craig and steve", albi mottershead,bob fox,lint, sully, pom-pom,butch bullen, remember when bill robbo jumped off the advertising boards at bottom of gregory rd and bust his ankle, proper nutcase can still picture him coming down tillotson with german helmit on. After living away from sheffield for a few years,( joined royal marines did 6 years) , i am now back near the old stomping ground living at meersbrook, i sometimes walk the dog round where we were brought up and show my two boys the area , nice to hear from you baz and your tony, best regards deano.

Hi nerosun I am Tosh ,my sister is Jayne,Bill Robbo broke into our house during the day & pinched a fiver out of my Mum's purse,he got caught,but he was a crazy lad,but he suffered from depression.He used to walk around singing wandering star,with big holes in his shoes. I have lived in Barnsley for nearly 30 years,still miss our old haunts in Heeley & our mate's,remember me to Shaun & Steve Sainsbury and any of the other lads.Cheers Tosh13

Hiya tosh, my mum was friends with maureen robertson (bills sister), and when he and his mum (eva), moved to eastern ave (arbour) i used to accompany my mum sometimes , one particular time bill was in their back garden round a little fire, when i got nearer he was cooking a hedgehog ( on my life) anyone who knew him would know i`am not telling lies, anyway when he was on his own you would not believe he was the same person, i do`nt know if it was because i was younger but he came across has a nice bloke, sadly not long after that i heard that h`ed been out had a skinfull and unfortunately choked on his own vomit, sad end.

hi, jonh c and tosh, ilived on tillotson rd a bit younger than you two, dave turley used to babysit for me, my gram ahd grandad lived next door to mcateers on midland rd, we lived opposite bill robbo `s family, my mum still doing well(ann pinder), love to hear from any people from around that era,( what days).sorry to break in,but would that be billy robbo who died in the early 70's ? used to drink in the shakey on well road?

sorry to break in,but would that be billy robbo who died in the early 70's ? used to drink in the shakey on well road?

Yes it was depoix,he was always good for a laugh,he made us all laugh at his daft jokes & he loved Clint Eastwood ,he used to tell us about the films he had seen because we were too young to go & see them.

Yes it was depoix,he was always good for a laugh,he made us all laugh at his daft jokes & he loved Clint Eastwood ,he used to tell us about the films he had seen because we were too young to go & see them.i had some great laughs with billie, we once came out of the shakey and were heading for beauchief, he found a frog.he went round the back of the shops and came out with a large cardboard box that at one time held packets of park drive ciggies, then he put a brick in the box and the frog

when we got outside woodseats cop shop the copper shouted, robbo, what you got in that box ?

a frog he called back, they waved him in, a minute later the box came flying out,the frog and the brick,and robbo..:hihi::hihi:

another time we were in the chippie at heeley green robbo walked in and the kid in front of us pulled out a knife saying he would kill him as he hated him

robbo opened his shirt and said...stick in here big man...the kid did,then legged it..

billie was a great artist,he could draw anything and make it look like a photograph,he also knew a lot about nature,he would always come with us if we fished the river sheaf and would name all the birds ,and in autumn would collect pockets full of nuts for us to eat on our way home

he was a joker, but a great bloke, god bless him..:)

yes the saccos were a lovely family havent seen them for ages but i have moved so thats probably why :suspect: :hihi:

gary saccomandos 2 sons now run the garage on wilson place

depoix who are u.i lived in heeley 1959-1975 foster rd.robbo was a nutcase,never washed,long greasey hair always singing rolling stones or johnny cash songs.always getting his head kicked in as he was for ever ******.he once drank a crate of cough medicine he stole of the back of a lorry.he ended up in hospital and nearly died.he jumped of the roof thinking he was batman and broke his ancles:hihi:,thats the bill robbo i knew.do you remember ( ches)he was the local **** head who always drank in the shakey,he frightened all the kids.good memories.

depoix who are u.i lived in heeley 1959-1975 foster rd.robbo was a nutcase,never washed,long greasey hair always singing rolling stones or johnny cash songs.always getting his head kicked in as he was for ever ******.he once drank a crate of cough medicine he stole of the back of a lorry.he ended up in hospital and nearly died.he jumped of the roof thinking he was batman and broke his ancles:hihi:,thats the bill robbo i knew.do you remember ( ches)he was the local **** head who always drank in the shakey,he frightened all the kids.good memories.i wasnt from heeley bazzie,but a few of my mates were,thats how i met billy,we used to drink in the shakey when dave ran it mid 70's, also the myrtle and now and again have a walk up the bottom road and do the red lion and a few others,did ches have curly hair ? i drank with taffy williams,harry hewitt,stuart and one or two more of the local lads,i remember robbo taking lead of the factory roof, a detective saw him,asked him if he wanted a hand,billy said ok,they loaded up the unmarked car and drove off.straight to woodseats nick..:hihi:
billie died through drink and an overdose, we were with him the night before,he drew me some pictures of the hollies and the rolling stones,they were brilliant, we heard he was arguing with his brother,threw something at him,the brother ducked and slipped down the stairs, billy thought he had killed him and took the tablets on top of the beer and that was that

I recall Bill showing some drawings he had done on a small writing pad,he had talent no doubt,it was a shame how he ended up,he used to say crash & burn ,I didn't understand the meaning of those words when I was a kid ,certainly do now.I remember the Red Lion I put my hand through the glass door on the way to the toilet,I tripped over some new marley tiles they had put down ,one corner was stuck up & my hand was a right mess & to top it all I got sodding barred.

Hi,Does any one remember a lad called Clive barber,his sisters name was Carol who used to live down valley road on a side road called Bradbury street,which i don't think exists any more,the last time i heard from him was a long time ago and i heard he had moved to the batemoor estate,he was a Great friend and we used to hang around together at heeley green.

Clive barber used to be at Carfield School with me and my husband.

Duffems

Well I have to say Congratulations Betty & Tony, your "Boat" has not only come in, it's cruised in big style, you deserve every penny of the £100,000, you won. Your Brenda and your mum will be watching over you.I will never forget your promise to take care of my mum when she was in the "Lees" and your Christine brought your mum to see her,
Betty enjoy your retirement years and give the ball a mighty kick.Well Done!
Just logged onto the forum today for the first time for ages and read your loveley comments. Thanks for your good wishes. Hope you are well!

Thorpy, Well in case you missed it the first time, it was on again last Saturday, and I watched it through again from start to finish as though I didn't know the outcome!!

I just looking at heeley memories i also lived in heeley on albert rd near the bottom from 1956/67 i went to carfield schl until 1962 when crfld snr shut down .ifinished my last two yrs at newfield schl i remember some teachers names also the picturehouses/ shops i spent a lot of time in meersbrook park playing footy with friends. it would be nice to find out about any old school mates or people who i knew from heeley here are some names i remember john holland,alan howson,alan turner,glin eastwood,george dodo who lived just below me in albert rd alan norman sister betty, jane /steven woods,ian benton who i believe went to live on the east coast . jane kershaw,christine hawley,:thumbsup:

Clive barber used to be at Carfield School with me and my husband.

Duffems

blade fan i also new clive barber as a school boy also i worked whith him on the sheffield buses i believe he lives in eckington now havent seen him for a few years now. i have put a small note on page 28 i hope someone can help with the names i have ask about. :thumbsup:

hello everybody! LEN

Hi Len and welcome to the forum.Tosh

Hi again,
We both attended Carrfield Schools as we both lived on Upper Valley Road . We later moved to Alexandra Road & Albert Road respectively and still attended Carrfield Secondary but were sent to Anns Road which had an Annexe for the overspill from Carrfield. In 1962 when Carrfield closed down we went to Newfield Boys and wifey (cleverclogs) to Brincliffe Grammar School. Wife lived next door to George Bowers milkman on Alexandra Road and I lived next door to Frank Wornes milkman on Albert Road, he was always in the pub , a very obvious sign was his three-wheeler bike with the milkcrate-front parked outside! We moved from Heeley when we married in 1970.
We remember Drakes shop on Anns Road, Drakey had 2 daughters who went to school with us.The other local shops we recall are Thorntons greengrocers, Beets greengrocers (corner of Alexandra & Anns Road) Woolhouses newsagents on Anns Road, Schofields barbers whose son went to school with us and many more! Spent many an hour walking up and down 49 steps, cross Plantation Road and up past the Shakespeare when "courting" as it was then and also many a cold snog in passages!
I DUFFEMS I lived just down from u at72 albert rd 1956/67 went 2 carfield school then 2 newfield when carfield snr shut down. my family lived there for a few yearslonger when my family moved. i rember franks worns jims corner shop i have a piece asking 4 info on people i used to go to school with if u have any info please let me know.

I just looking at heeley memories i also lived in heeley on albert rd near the bottom from 1956/67 i went to carfield schl until 1962 when crfld snr shut down .ifinished my last two yrs at newfield schl i remember some teachers names also the picturehouses/ shops i spent a lot of time in meersbrook park playing footy with friends. it would be nice to find out about any old school mates or people who i knew from heeley here are some names i remember john holland,alan howson,alan turner,glin eastwood,george dodo who lived just below me in albert rd alan norman sister betty, jane /steven woods,ian benton who i believe went to live on the east coast . jane kershaw,christine hawley,:thumbsup:
Hi I lived on Valley Rd opposite the butchers, I also went to Carfield and then two years at Newfield. I remember all the names you mentioned apart from a couple do you remember Nina Hughes Jean Watt and Joan Miller what about George Webster, I finished my two years at Newfield with Christine Hawley and Jane Kershaw.

I alan i can't remember your name or joan, george I remember nina, jean, christine,jane they was in the same class as me at carfield. My name is john hayway i used to go in meersbrook park a lot to play footy we always played at the bottom near the old nursury. If u come up with anything else please get in touch

Hi I was married to Cliff, 1970 lived on Richards road untill we split up he now lives on Tillotson rise with his wife Jackie.

HI Chrys,

Not been on this for ages, but i take it was cliff beck. He was the oldest i think?

HI Barry, Ihave not been on this for ages,don't know if your tony told you we had chatted once. Just thought i would say hi, and hope you are keeping ok. I like to look on here now and again as it brings back so many memories.

PLEASE!! If anybody can contact Sandy1 on this forum I would be really grateful if you could tell her I am trying to contact her. She is trying to trace my family "Garbutt" but she has not responded to postings on here. For some reason, I am unable to send PM's or emails to her! Very grateful if anyone can help.

PLEASE!! If anybody can contact Sandy1 on this forum I would be really grateful if you could tell her I am trying to contact her. She is trying to trace my family "Garbutt" but she has not responded to postings on here. For some reason, I am unable to send PM's or emails to her! Very grateful if anyone can help.
Hi JD&Coke.
You need a total of 5 posts and you will be able to use PMs,
so you just have to post one more.
m&p

Hi, I remember jimmy fishcakes,I lived in alexander road then. Me and my mate would call in shaky pub for a couple of pints lol. then call at jimmy fishcakes for chips & fish. By the time we got to anns road we had eaten them all. So we would walk back for some more. By the way jimmy fishcake
moved to valley road, And is still selling top quality chips & fish. Roy.I was born in Heeley in 1966 (cambridge place) both my parents were born there as well - dad on kent road (tony gill
)mom on walden road- june marshall, my grandad was a coal merchant- edwin marshall. My parents both met at Tyzacks on Valley Road which strangely enough is where I bought my first house - right opposite!!! Apparently a few houses on Valley Road were fish and chip shops as well as houses and sold the food from the front windows!! I also remember the little terrace house on Heeley Green that was between 2 shops (one of which was the Herbalists where as a treat mom would take me for a drink (I think it was Vimto or Saspirella) out of the pump on the counter. And Tingles drapers - when I was little that place used to amaze me with all the wooden drawers. Does anyone remember Deans shop on Cambridge Road and Jims fish and chip shop????

Hi I lived on Valley Rd opposite the butchers, I also went to Carfield and then two years at Newfield. I remember all the names you mentioned apart from a couple do you remember Nina Hughes Jean Watt and Joan Miller what about George Webster, I finished my two years at Newfield with Christine Hawley and Jane Kershaw.

Hi Alan. Is Christine Hawley the sister of Kieth hawley ? Kieth and i used to be best pals at C/Field in the early fifties. I am Terry Puttrell from Rushdale Rd. Anyone out there, would lover to hear from you !

We knew Johnny Hill who lived on Rushdale, he went to Carfield with us then on to Newfield.

Duffems.

Hi Duffems. If you knew "Johnny Hill" he would be aged about 68 or 69 . His name is really Ronnie Hill, his father was a lorry driver for Arnold Lavers on bramall Lane.He lived in the same yard as me on Rushdale Rd, i lived at 142 and he lived at 146.
If this is the same bloke we are talking about, we hav'nt met for 50 years. So find out where he is for me , i will be greatfull
Rgs Terry Puttrell

The Johnnie Hill we knew would only be 60 now so, may not be the same one. He had a sister, not sure but, I think she was older. Johnie was a "bit of a lad", even though his father was very strict with him. He was always in trouble at school but, we always felt that there were particular teachers who had it in for him as we never had a bad word for him, he was a good mate.

Hi Duffems. Thanks for info, you are right.
How ever you may still be able to help me. I have lived down south for 50 years and i lost my brother in law's address and contact, i believe he still lives in sheffield somewhere up Beachuff / Ecclesaw Way. Peter Thompson and Joy, they had two children, he would be 65 ? would appreciate some help from your end possibly via Sheffield Enrollment. I cannot get it from here. Many thanks Terry.

does anyone remember the mansell family from clyde road my grandad was a chimney sweep

I was there in about 1957 we lived on Tilletson Road

This site seems to have been running for some years and I have only just found it so I might be too late to warrant a reply. However, I lived at 129 Rushdale Road and attended Carfield School and Annes Road before going to the Central Tech. I remember Terry Putrell, but doubt he remembers me! I lived next door to Brian Furnis and two doors away from Barry Howles. Davided I think lived across the road from me and we played football and cricket on "the back". I remember Miss Carr and Miss Rowley the music teacher. The Memmotts lived across from us I think? I still keep in touch with Carol Wilkinson (maiden name). I left Meersbrook many years ago. Lived in Hong Kong for 20 years or so and now in Dubai and based in South of England. Great site and brings back many memories.

This site seems to have been running for some years and I have only just found it so I might be too late to warrant a reply. However, I lived at 129 Rushdale Road and attended Carfield School and Annes Road before going to the Central Tech. I remember Terry Putrell, but doubt he remembers me! I lived next door to Brian Furnis and two doors away from Barry Howles. Davided I think lived across the road from me and we played football and cricket on "the back". I remember Miss Carr and Miss Rowley the music teacher. The Memmotts lived across from us I think? I still keep in touch with Carol Wilkinson (maiden name). I left Meersbrook many years ago. Lived in Hong Kong for 20 years or so and now in Dubai and based in South of England. Great site and brings back many memories.

I thought the music teacher was Miss. Cowley, maybe it's a different music teacher.
Duffems

Hi I've just found this thread as well, just been reading some of the old one's and dying to get in but years to late...
Went to Heeley bank 1952/55, lived on Alexander Rd/ Heeley Green road Were the shops were, two green grocer a chip shop and a fruit shop for about a year.
Moved down to Carter road, top half,same side as the Sally Dash and stayed there till 1964

Hi I've just found this thread as well, just been reading some of the old one's and dying to get in but years to late...
Went to Heeley bank 1952/55, lived on Alexander Rd/ Heeley Green road Were the shops were, two green grocer a chip shop and a fruit shop for about a year.
Moved down to Carter road, top half,same side as the Sally Dash and stayed there till 1964

Where abouts on Alexandra Road did you live?

Duffems

At the top, you crossed Heeley green road and you were on Denmark Rd ?
Any way I lived in one of the Back to back houses in the yard at the back of the top Green grocers...

I lived half way up Alexandra Road and went to Carfield School but, that was because I attended there when I lived on Upper Valley Road before we moved to Alexandra Road.

Duffems

Carfield was that the little school off to the right on Denmark ?..
Remember going there at night for a few weeks training for the St Johns Ambulance brigade till it fell through...

Or was it the Grammar school ?

Carfield School was in Meersbrook on Argyle Road, there was the infants, juniors then secondary which closed in 1962. When Carfield Secondary closed the pupils were transferred to Newfield but, I went to Brincliffe Grammar School after Carfield.
Duffems

Sorry, Haven't got the hang of this yet, I have to go off line and come back on again to see any new postings !!!!! That can't be right...
I must be quite a bit older than you then I was 22 in1962 so I doubt we moved in the same circles
And I didn't have any Brothers or sisters

I was born in '48 so, quite a bit younger than you and probably not moved in the same social circles then (this all sounds a bit posh for Heeley folks don't you think!).
I don't know what you're doing wrong if you're having to go off line then back on again.
I'm trying to recall anyone from that neck of the woods but, I can't think of anyone.
Duffems

Ay up sithee al set mi ferrits on thi if tha wants...
Is that better I was trying to sound posh course I was talking to a Grammar school bod..

No I can't remember any names, Faces yes but names no, Carter road is a different proposition

Tha's got ferrits, tha must bi one ot newcummers then! we 'ad rats as big as tomcats!
Gooin to eight mi tea nah, I'll si thi later. I'll try to remember some names of folk around that area.
Duffems

Di warn't any rats weer ah lived, wid et'n em all.....

See you and thanks..

Carfield was that the little school off to the right on Denmark ?..
Remember going there at night for a few weeks training for the St Johns Ambulance brigade till it fell through...

Or was it the Grammar school ?
How do grinder,
is the school you refer to between Denmark Rd & the main road
(Gleadless Rd )?

That's the one, the last time I passed it looked like it had been abandoned.
A pity really it looks like it has been a big part of Heeleys past....
A lot had changed, no Heeley green picture house, and a lot of the roads altered almost beyond recognition, clubs and pubs vanished,
Sorry but to me the real Heeley green has gone...

Heeley National School, Gleadless Rd,
built in 1801.
Link (http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k265/SteveSheff/heeley_school_crop.jpg)

Read recently that Sheffield was an area of little Historical interest.. wonder why ?

Hi Duffems
The music teacher I'm referring to was definitely a Miss Rowley. I attended her house for about three years and she was a friend of my parents. She lived just above where Miss Carr lived and near to the Vaughan's. As you say maybe a different lady. On Upper Valley Road, I also went to school with Sylvia Storey and was saddened to read in a previous posting that she had passed away. David Travis - I bought a track bike off him for 10 shillings. The Wrights. I also remember most of the teachers at Carfield. I was born in 1947 and so we must have a number of mutual acquaintances.

Sorry I can't join in the on-line chatting but the time difference makes this difficult.

Sorry about the music teacher's name, I thought you meant the teacher at Carfield who was Miss. Cowley, she was very old as she'd taught my mother at Annes Road School in the 1920/30's.
You mean Jasper Wright (as my brother nicknamed him!).Gosh, they were a rough family, we never knew who was the husband and who was the boyfriend!
Upper Valley Road was a very nice area, typical working class families with morals and principles. David Travis was a neighbour, nice lad, my brother's seen him recently, he's still the same.
I believe that all the Storey children have passed away, Michael was only young then Sylvia followed by Malcolm. Do you recall Keith Greatbatch who was also born in 1947?
Duffems

I do remember Keith Greatbach, he was in my class for a while. In the same year was Glyn Sands and Paul Raynor who both lived on Rushdale Road. Tommy Kendal was another. Crikey my barin is working overtime now with all these names from the past.

Hi Duffems
From some of your previous postings, you mentioned you lived on Alexandre Road. Did you know Dave Bailey. He was a tall lad who became a fireman. He had a mate called Brian Smith who also lived in Heeley.
What about Sellars newspaper shop on Sturge Street? Did you know Joan? Elizabeth Wislon from Moffat Road and Mike Widgoose? Also on there was Dave Foster. He had a sister called Susan. She was a nice girls but who contracted diabetes and became totally blind and had to have amputations. She passed away last year I think. She was quite a bit younger than me.

Hi Haydn F,
David Bailey, that's a blast from the past, blimey, I could never work him out as he had more than one name, I suspect that one was his mother's and the other his father's though, I lived there until 1970 and I never saw a father. I lived next door to George Bowers & Stanley Quincey the milkmen.
If you remember Keith then you'll also recall David Betts, he went into the navy.
Other names I remember from your year were ? Bussey, Neil Schofield, Neil Oldham and Josie Gladwin.
Duffems

Hi Duffems
Your're spot on. Dave did have two names, his mother's and father's.
I do remember Davis Betts, he lived on Upper Albert Road. I also remember all the others mentioned. The one missing is Trevor Bussey. Do you rmember Sally Shearman? She lived on Cross Myrtle Road. How about the Broomheads shop at the junction of Cross Myrtle and Alexandre? That might have gone by the time you lived on Alexandre Road as I recall that being there when I was a young lad!!
On Spencer Road lived the Hill sisters. Robert Frith lived on Fitzroy - he married Sally. Robert was a friend of Neil Schofield. Neil had a brother, Roy? Good heavens Duffems, they're all coming back to me now!

hiya no one will know me growing up as my wife and i only lived there for 5 years or so before the houses on gleadless rd were pulled down. we spent five good years in heeley we started our family in that house happy days we lived at no 49 next door were the larkins tommy one son i dont remember the other ones name. below were the wilds, i knew barry from when we worked to gether ont corp also was barry fox, son of the landlord of the bridge inn i found out later.
further down was mrs sayles sons tom and dennis above us were bill grace and wife connie i think she was a relative of david shaw he died in a fire at manchester airport i worked with david along with the two barry's wild and fox, david shaw and barry fox were apprentice bricklayers at the time 1958. we moved in 49 in 1962 it was i'll never foget the first sunday my wife said " shall we have an ice cream from across the road" i said why not., when i got in taggies (his name was ernest battle)
he said "youve moved into no 49 havent you" i sad "yes" he the told me he owned 49/51 i said i know, your name is on the deeds i bet you dont know how much they cost me i said i did( he'd paid £20 the pair at auction, some old lady had died and her family were getting rid of her houses he said she'd left dozens of properties all over sheffield.

I was born & lived in Well Rd, Heeley 1960 to 65. My family also occupied most of the block of 6 back to back houses/shops. My grandmother & grandfather Sid & Nora Fry had the bakers/tripe shop, my aunt Olive & Arthur had the hairdressers & greengrocers. My Grandad Sid had a workshop above a shop or something down London Rd. He did a lot of work for cinemas & also did work for some of the gangs venues & clubs, so didn't make a great profit.

I well remember Taggy's ice cream & bands marching by one day, going down the yard to the outside toilet, newspaper squares nailed on the door to wipe.
The Lump across the Rd from us, Mr Kendall's yard just up from us (I saw his chimney fall down in the gales on night, from my mum & dad's bed, as the storm had spooked me too). The boy next door to grandma's was called Broderick & always wanted to set fire to things!!!.

I loved Heeley, visiting my family regularly until they were forced out by compulsory purchase order.

I have only just found this thread, it has sparked off great memories, thanks to all that have posted & made this a great site.

Anyone ever heard of the Mangling Steps?
A elderly lady mentioned this local name to me,
and apparently they lead up to a womans house or yard.
She would have been a local woman who did washing for others,
the steps were somewhere in the regeion of Jeffrey St/Penns Rd or Edwin Rd,
Off Gleadless Rd.
M&P

This a fascinating thread and one that must be kept running !!

I wasn't born in Heeley, but here are a few Heeley people, some family, others school friends.

My cousin Roy Hartley, lived on Slate Street and his sisters Eileen and Maureen.
Richard Atkinson, Richard Perks, Alan Anderson and Mick Cunningham, all lived on
Alexandra Rd.
David Nicholson lived on Jeffrey St, used to play with him when I went to my Grandparents.
Mick Brookfield lived on Gleadless Road, almost opposite Jeffrey St.
John Osborne, whose Dad was Caretaker at Anns Rd.
Mick Harrity lived at the back of Heeley Church.
Peter Wilson lived on Well Road.

Richard Atkinson was a neighbour of ours, so was Peggy Perks. Do you recall George Bowers & Stanley Quincey the milkmen of Alexandra Road?

Regards,
Duffems

Hi Duffems

No I don't remember the milkmen because I wasn't a local, although I feel a great affinity for the area as my Dad lived on Slate St and Mom lived on Gleadless Rd. They were married at Heeley Church in 1936. I attended Newfield from 1958 to 1963 and made pals with many of the lads from Heeley.
Once remember spending an evening in the company of Keith Greatbatch, Dave Betts and Richard Atkinson, telling tales of school experiences, with Dave Betts having us in fits of laughter as he spoke about a teacher at Carfield who moved on to Newfield. A geography teacher whose name I think was Vickers.
Richard Perks father was a staunch Unitedite, whereas Mick Cunninghams Dad was a Wednesdayite. The ribbing that went off was merciless but always good humoured.
2 uncles of Mom's lived on Myrtle Rd, both cutlers and they were among many from Heeley who emigrated to the States in the early years of the 20th century, taking their skills with them and leaving the dirt and grime of Sheffield for a completely new life.
Mom and Dad and their brothers and sisters were lucky as kids in being able to walk 10 mins up the road and be in open countryside.
I could go on forever !!

I know Keith Greatbatch very well, he's now widowed. David Betts, his best school mate went into the Navy, don't know where he is now. Richard Atkinson was a very humorous lad.
Mr.Vickers was an excellent geography teacher, Mr.Cartwright affectionately known as Joe was a really good Maths teacher but, Mr. Roach was a so-and-so of a a teacher and even worse as a human being, there were some excellent teachers generally in Carfield School.
Duffems

I'm still alive and kicking,Ray Shackleton,my brothers names were Alan, Brian, Tony,sister
Maureen. If you want to know anything about 'Heeley' let me know.

i am currently researching my family tree, and i have found that my families link to heeley go back to at least the 1890's we have found some relatives living on sturge street in 1901 but we dont know where sturge street was could someone please point me in the right direction (and i am embarassed about asking as i lived at heeley green for about 15 years)

Sturge Street was (is?) located at the bottom of Heeley Bank Road opposite the Little Sisters of the Poor Home. It runs parallel with Olive Grove Road. An ex-girlfriend of mine lived at the newspaper shop which her father ran for many years, his surname was Sellars.

I thought Sturge Street ran from Gleadless Road more or less opposite the shops on Forster Road/Gleadless Road. It ran alongside the back entrance to Ann's Road School on Hartley Street and joined Ann's Road, in effect it ran parallel to Gleadless Road and was accessed via a "cut-through" from Gleadless Road. I may be wrong!

Yes Duffems is right about Sturge Street, it was in between Richards Rd and Gleadless Rd, its no longer there, but there is a small rd called Sturge Croft.

Haydn F is refferring to Slate St I believe.

Yes Duffems is right about Sturge Street, it was in between Richards Rd and Gleadless Rd, its no longer there, but there is a small rd called Sturge Croft.

Haydn F is refferring to Slate St I believe.

mikey, didn't you get to it from Anns Road one side or Hartley Street the other?
Just remembered that there was a "gennel/snicket" which came from Gleadless Road towards the Heeley Green Cinema/Tudor Picture House onto Sturge Street (I think!).

Duffems

Sturge Street was (is?) located at the bottom of Heeley Bank Road opposite the Little Sisters of the Poor Home. It runs parallel with Olive Grove Road. An ex-girlfriend of mine lived at the newspaper shop which her father ran for many years, his surname was Sellars.

Yes your'e correct. My friend was a paper-boy for Sellars. To save time I delivered some of his Star's and he mine, I delivered for Marples at Bramall Lane/Shoreham St lights.

Yes your'e correct. My friend was a paper-boy for Sellars. To save time I delivered some of his Star's and he mine, I delivered for Marples at Bramall Lane/Shoreham St lights.

The newsagents Sellars was on the corner of Slate Street.

The newsagents Sellars was on the corner of Slate Street.

Hi Duffems, Slate Street it is. I looked at Sellers and moved in .. Between Richards Road & Alexandre Road ran Sturge Street I should have known because it was part of my paper round.:loopy:

It's so easy to forget these roads. I lived there for many years and walked all the roads without thinking of their names, now I struggle to recall them and sometimes I have to 'phone mum who's now 83 which puts us young 60+ to shame!

Duffems

Oops, you're right. I was referring incorrectly to Slate Street and not Sturge Street. Sorry for the confusion!

It's no longer there now, apparantly there's a small road called Sturge Croft but, Sturge Street has gone. I haven't been around there for many years, it's like most places, it doesn't look anything like it did when we were young!

It's no longer there now, apparantly there's a small road called Sturge Croft but, Sturge Street has gone. I haven't been around there for many years, it's like most places, it doesn't look anything like it did when we were young!

I often go down Gleadless Road. Can't turn on to Annes Road now, so dont know much about the area as is. Oh it was Spur Street I was thinking of, when I referred to Sturge Street

married aneely lass,Irene Garnets er name,Me? a cumt fromt bar , unters that is, but a ran oam throot genel evry neet from valley rooad oart sheaf,cummin ahrt at eely baths,then t tedge,nether that is,then throot posh bit t unter ouse rooad.still married t aneely lass,shi sez 35 *******years.magic stuff.
up the blades

thanks for the help with sturge street, me mam said it must have been somewhere round where struge croft is now, been checking out the census on family search found that my great great grandfather lived on nicholson road in 1881 so that now means that for 128 years some part of my family have lived at heeley..

The newsagents Sellars was on the corner of Slate Street.

This brought back some memories of Mr and Mrs Sellars shop, seemed to sell everything back then as a kid. Mr Sellars reaching for the tins and packets on the higher shelves with a walking cane, and catching them as they fell.

I delivered the morning and evening papers in a canvas Star bag with a giant knot tied into the carrying strap, still have the red mark today where the knot digged into my shoulder. Always hated Thursdays and Fridays when the Star was always was thicker and heavier .

Drove past recently, and the shop is now a house which looks so small now. As a kid in the early 60s i seem to remember a really old car (with running boards etc) which was always parked in the gennel next to the shop, which i assumed would have been Mr Sellars

married aneely lass,Irene Garnets er name,Me? a cumt fromt bar , unters that is, but a ran oam throot genel evry neet from valley rooad oart sheaf,cummin ahrt at eely baths,then t tedge,nether that is,then throot posh bit t unter ouse rooad.still married t aneely lass,shi sez 35 *******years.magic stuff.
up the blades

Nowt wrong wi' bein' aneely lass (or lad!) this couple o' eely fooark ev been wedded for neerly fotty years, made o' strong stuff! Just one fly int' ointment, we lived sum orr us early years in Meersbrook so we ev a leg in both camps!
Duffems

thanks for the help with sturge street, me mam said it must have been somewhere round where struge croft is now, been checking out the census on family search found that my great great grandfather lived on nicholson road in 1881 so that now means that for 128 years some part of my family have lived at heeley..

We're probably related as both our lines are in Heeley/Meersbrook. I'm trying to research my paternal side of Goodison which isn't going too well, they apparently lived on Florence Place, Heeley until 1923.

Duffems

We're probably related as both our lines are in Heeley/Meersbrook. I'm trying to research my paternal side of Goodison which isn't going too well, they apparently lived on Florence Place, Heeley until 1923.

Duffems

up to now i have not found any goodison's in the family tree, i have dean's allen's harvey's and the odd key's but no goodison's im afraid.

I was born on Walden Rd then moved to Spurr St until i was 5, then Crooksmoor area until i was 20 then back to Heelybank rd .

Anybody remember the plumtree family in molloy place.

They were my cousins.

We lived on Carfield Road before we were bombed out in 1940

H JUST FOUND THIS THREAD
I was born on gregory road lived there from 1958-1973
My name then was Carole Buckley I knew most of people mentioned on
here I went to Anns road School remember Mr Golding I got the slipper once
For letting my pencil roll down the desk while he was talking god I was terrified of him
I remember Mr Tigwell who taught at Newfield his child got killed on Heeley bottom
Also remember the Milligins I worked with Jackie Milligin till she retired from Loxley prints earlier this year
My grandparents lived in thirlwell rd with My Uncle Philip
I remember Linda Bower I pinched her roller skates and Jaqueline and Janet
I cant renemember there secound name

Anybody remember the plumtree family in molloy place.

They were my cousins.

We lived on Carfield Road before we were bombed out in 1940

We recall Roger Plumtree, nice lad, think there was a sister can't remember her name. We think that they had or were connected with a haulage company.
Weren't they cousins of the Metcalf family?
Duffems

We were put up for the night at Ann's Road school on the night of the Sheffield blitz.

There's aphoto taken there on that night in Grindleford station cafe.

Anybody remember the plumtree family in molloy place.

They were my cousins.
We lived on Carfield Road before we were bombed out in 1940[/I] Remember them very well. Use to play 'Dominoes/Crib with Jack (now deceased), for quiet a number of years. When 'United played Middlesborough first match of the season, I watched the match on TV in the 'Sportsman Inn' Warminster Road, his son 'Ray' was sat at the same table, I had'nt seen him for some years, we a fair old natter about the good old days mainly in the 'Shakespeare Hotel, Well Road.

Some sad news.

June Middleton, daughter of Maureen and Roy, sister of Sandra, died on Sep 16th age 52 in Lichfield.
A Heeley girl who lived on Myrtle and Midhill Rd. Married name was Hartshorne.

Please give our condolences to Maureen & Roy. We knew them very well. Tell them that we lived on Midhill Rd. and that many years ago my mother had the fruit shop on Havelock Bridge.

Hi Cynthia and thanks for your kind reply

The funeral is Monday. I may be looking after Roy for the day. Poor guy is extremely ill, but is determined to go. Maureens health isn't too good.
Eileen her sister has Parkinson's and to make matters worse, Chris, Maureens grandson
( Sandra's son ) is riddled with cancer and only 30 yrs old. What a situation for one family, I feel dreadfully sorry for them all !

Hi RayS a friend of mine said she has seen Shaun & told him I send my best,we used to be big mate's in the 70s ,he was a top lad,craig was a little sod though,my kid brothers was as well so nothing changed.If you see him just tell him if he remembers Skeggy in the early 70s.

If that is TONY writing, I just want to say that nothing has altered, our Shaun is still angelic whilst our Craig is not a little sod anymore, he's a great big sod. I go and visit our Shaun every week and he's as well as can be. Our Craig lives quite a way off, so I don't see him as often as I would like. Someone told our Shaun that you had been on the 'Net' asking about him, both my lads are fine, if you want more info, I'll reply if you want to. We use to live on Gregory Rd.

[QUOTE=raymondo;5481958]If that is TONY writing, I just want to say that nothing has altered, our Shaun is still angelic whilst our Craig is not a little sod anymore, he's a great big sod. I go and visit our Shaun every week and he's as well as can be. Our Craig lives quite a way off, so I don't see him as often as I would like. Someone told our Shaun that you had been on the 'Net' asking about him, both my lads are fine, if you want more info, I'll reply if you want to. We use to live on Gregory Rd,the council said they were going to re-build on Gregory but all the land is stiil vacant.

Hi Duffems
The music teacher I'm referring to was definitely a Miss Rowley. I attended her house for about three years and she was a friend of my parents. She lived just above where Miss Carr lived and near to the Vaughan's. As you say maybe a different lady. On Upper Valley Road, I also went to school with Sylvia Storey and was saddened to read in a previous posting that she had passed away. David Travis - I bought a track bike off him for 10 shillings. The Wrights. I also remember most of the teachers at Carfield. I was born in 1947 and so we must have a number of mutual acquaintances.

Sorry I can't join in the on-line chatting but the time difference makes this difficult.

Hi Haydn F Davided here.
I presume the F stands for Fern sorry If its not the correct spelling it might be Furn. The music teacher was Miss Rowley, I used to cut her privet edge, she had a piano in the front room. I remember the Vaughans courted Irene for a while but it didnt last. We all used to play football and cricket on the garages David Farebanks, Neil Memmot Howard Blackwell Lol Richsrdson to name but a few .Where are the now. I still talk to Neil Memmott, we were and still are great friends, he lives out Totley way. Nice to hear from you Haydn after all these years , keep in touch.
regards
Davided.

Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere but its probably of interest to viewers of this thread. Has anyone seen the very sad state of Anns Road School? (the old buildings that many of us would have attended not the new parts). I drove past the other day and it seems that the school is being left completely at the mercy of the elements. There are very large holes in almost all of the different buildings roofs. The old schoolyards have a large spread of plantlife and weeds growing in them. There are very few windows left which have not been smashed. It appears that the old school is being left to fall into such a state of disrepair that it will be unsalvageable soon. What a sad state of affairs for a school which I have very happy memories for. Does anyone know what the LEA/Council have planned for the old buildings. I would have thought they would have been classed as listed buildings due to their age and history.

Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere but its probably of interest to viewers of this thread. Has anyone seen the very sad state of Anns Road School? (the old buildings that many of us would have attended not the new parts). I drove past the other day and it seems that the school is being left completely at the mercy of the elements. There are very large holes in almost all of the different buildings roofs. The old schoolyards have a large spread of plantlife and weeds growing in them. There are very few windows left which have not been smashed. It appears that the old school is being left to fall into such a state of disrepair that it will be unsalvageable soon. What a sad state of affairs for a school which I have very happy memories for. Does anyone know what the LEA/Council have planned for the old buildings. I would have thought they would have been classed as listed buildings due to their age and history.
www.rotherham-images. (http://www.rotherham-images.co.uk/sheffield-gallery-three.htm) Anns Road School,
the latest news that I have heard is that it's now occupied by squatters.

Jim From the fish & chip shop died some time ago but his wife Mavis and son Steve have the chippy on Valley road.

Pardon me correcting you but it was Staley's newpapers. I had an account with them for years when I lived on Gleadless Road.
I certainly remember Amy Mortons shop. We would take in the soap power coupons and trade them for lemon fizz or some such like. A girl I went to school with called Susan Marshall lived in what used to be a shop opposite the school. It was on the corner of Gleadless and another street, the name of which I cannot recall, the large windows were all blacked out with paint, ring any bells ?

hi banksia i am new to the site - re amy mortons shop it was the only place us young smokers could buy one cig. she also sold some thin coated wire we used to make in to braclets etc i was born in 1936 is this too far back???

Yes Roughy101,
I remember Lol Knight, He lived at the top of Thornborough Rd, never knew him personally but my cousins used to live there and talked about him. I heard he was the local hardman. I knew someone who fought him on the field opposite where he lived and won or so they said.
Hazel

hazel every one in heeley new lol knight_ we just kept out of his way. we dident want black eyes

We used to sledge down Carter Road till my gran always came out with a shovel full of ashes from the fire, which stopped us in our tracks as she lived opposite Mrs Maltbys which was right in the middle of our "run" and everyone used to blame me because it was my gran, although no one dared to say anything she was a real tarter.

hi applegrim and tinker I lived on the little hill 3 doors up from mrs maltbys.she had 2 daughters mary+ dorothy _ also mrs moore also came out and put ashes across the road. heres some more names for you-no 6 ron + ellsie humphries+ wendy no10 was us . no 14 arnold argate no 16 norman hutchinson who wed a girl from boynton rd . brian coleman- mick baker. no9peter foreman-no11 Ivy redfern- corner of nicholson place +carter place were -maureen-brian -jack -pauline. Drew.---keith magrath.---barry bagshaw---corner carter place -carter rd -was Chopper--then toney simonite--duggy wells --corner shop was --jimmy hurst

I remember Robbo moving in to the shop but, I can't remember who had the shop before. We went to school with the son of the lad of the greengrocer whose shop was opposite corner to Robbo's, the shop was named Shaw's Greengrocers, the son was called John Shaw. They had a grey Hillman Huskey, the one with the back opening, it was the first time we'd ever seen anyone with a brand new car! There weren't many cars on any of the roads around Meersbrook/Heeley which is why we were able to play rounders in the street especially at the top of our road Upper Valley until the ball went over into Upper Albert Road then we all had to leg round to try to find the ball before it disappeared down Upper Albert! Some of us used to scramble over the wall at the top of Upper Valley into the Doctors (can't remember his name) garden, didn't do it very often as we "got done" by him then our mothers!
I still can't believe that when we played a game of "hide & seek" which went under a different name (which also eludes me, I hate getting towards 60!) we would venture as far afield as Meersbrook Park which, from Upper Valley Road was a fair diistance. The funny thing was that we all forgot what we were supposed to be doing, got distracted in the park then proceeded to start another game. It was only when we come home yonks later that some of the kids were still in the street looking for us, it was usually almost dark, then we'd ask our mums, "Can we stop out a bit longer, it's not coming in time yet!" The mums would then carry on a conversation witht the other mums so we would take advantage of that fact and run off with our mates again, no fear of dark, pervies (weren't heard of anyway), muggers etc. We always came home tired out, mucky, happy and glad to be alive, never heard the word "bored", didn't have time to be bored!
Oh, happy days, Meersbrook/Heeley was a wonderful place in a wonderful era, full of hope.

Sorry for the ramble, put it down to New Year!

Duffems.
hi duffems re hide &seek --kick can or deledo any thoughts???

hi duffems re hide &seek --kick can or deledo any thoughts???

Wasn't it something like "de allio", no idea how it's spelt but that's how we pronounced it.
We used to run off in all directions then try to get back to base by kicking the can?
Duffems

hi applegrim & tinker --I lived on the Little Hill from 1936 to1960 we were 3 doors up from Mrs maltbys who had 2 daughters called Mary & Dorothy-- here are some more names--ron & elsie humphries & wendy-mick mc.namaras-arnold argate--norman hutchinson -who married a lass from boynton rd --Mrs moore- peter forman who moved to nicholson rd --brian coleman-- Ivy redfern --mick baker-& at corner carter place&nicholson place was the Drews --maureen-- brian-- jack --pauline?--- at the corner of carter rd &carter place was Chopper shirtclife-- tony simonite- duggy wells- corner shop was jimmy hirst--more names--keith magrath --peter blyth -trevor duncam --barry bagshaw - wow what memories---

hi Blackadder---how nice it was for me to see the Cartrights name--Alan was one of my mates we used to swim together at heeley baths .He was avery good diver he always put me in 2nd place -we started work together at C&R.walls. bar fitters he went in the woodworking machine shop &I went in the joiners shop --they were at broomhill--I left after 6 months-to abuilding Co in town- we lost tutch after that---Has that put a smile on your face?? hope you are all well---Dave

Hi heeleygirl--- yes I remember the teen bar at the side of the rail way bridge--also the train to castleton--lights out ?? we might have been on the same time///

hi there monkskirby/ alan52---Norman hutchinson lived at 16 carter placeup to may be 1960/

hi terry.jan@nt miss Tesh theres a name you dont forget--she must have been one of the youngest teachers in the school ---also if I am right,wasn't Mr Barnard the head teacher?

hi Runningham-Iam a hartley +I have been doing my family tree. There has been a lot of Hartley's in heeley- they have even named St after us - Ha-so having seen you have a cousin called Roy Hartleyin heeley +wondered if he was one of my thread's-In the 1911 census at 78 Myrtle rd lived my gran Emma -with sons +daughter. Frank -20 -albert -17-Fred -15 - Annie -13 -John-2- My dad-+ Fred-6-month's--I can not find where they went after about 1914-- My dadtold me he was brought up the THORPE'S who also lived on Myrtle rd -- can you help ? --Or can any one else///---I have never met -Gran or any one else from the family---Hope you dont mind this question-many thanks

Hi duffem you are right -De allio sounds just rlght ---Here's another one for you --you have heard of name that Tune --Well name that chip shop--ON Cambridge rd -opposite bottom Carter rd- used to open up the shop after the ' all clear' [war]- then later took over the Shakey - name ???? - bye.

Lots and lots of chlorine! I was something of a diver, loved that high board, till it wasn't high enough and dive off the viewing gallery, one slip would have been instant death!! I'd be in all Saturday morning from breakfast to dinnertime, crowd into those warm fiootbaths to get warm and get into competition for who could create the noisiest smelliest bubbles by flatulence, winner cleared the bath. Great days indeed do. Do the baths still exist?

Yes, they do. Just had a refit and still well-used. The rest of Broadfield Road is a desert, though. What used to be Express Dairy is now a few odd workshops, not a house in sight and the club folded in 1980.

I lived with my grandparents at the bottom of Chippinghouse road just up from Healey Bottom I was actually born there in 1948.
I went to Ann’s rd school and Low fields school for a short time (and I do remember the dreaded Mr Golding)
Does anyone remember anything at all about Milligan’s Mansions(spelling) on Woodseats Road and who lived there round about early 60s.

I lived with my grandparents at the bottom of Chippinghouse road just up from Healey Bottom I was actually born there in 1948.
I went to Ann’s rd school and Low fields school for a short time (and I do remember the dreaded Mr Golding)
Does anyone remember anything at all about Milligan’s Mansions(spelling) on Woodseats Road and who lived there round about early 60s.

I thought it was Mulligans Mansions but, kids misinterpret things. I can recall looking up towards the said house from Woodseats Road and being scared as it looked an eerie place.
I remember there being lots of Milligan/Mulligan kids.
Duffems

I lived with my grandparents at the bottom of Chippinghouse road just up from Healey Bottom I was actually born there in 1948.
I went to Ann’s rd school and Low fields school for a short time (and I do remember the dreaded Mr Golding)
Does anyone remember anything at all about Milligan’s Mansions(spelling) on Woodseats Road and who lived there round about early 60s.

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=355922&highlight=mulligans+mansions
Some info here.

I thought it was Mulligans Mansions but, kids misinterpret things. I can recall looking up towards the said house from Woodseats Road and being scared as it looked an eerie place.
I remember there being lots of Milligan/Mulligan kids.
Duffems

hiya around 1958/9 i worked for the city engineers dept and my mate ted and me he was a bricklayer worked on the steps at the side of mulligans mansions, we were renewing the stone steps from chesterfield rd to woodbank crescent, opposite smithywood crescent it was an eerie place, it was it seemed full of kids but i bet there were only five or six, we had a daily ritual, it went like this the women would come down " have you got any parrifin as we have just run out ,or have you got any coke for the fire" the best of all half the roof slates were missing, there were windows missing, but the job i didn't like was to light the fire first thing for a cup of tea i had to clean the chimney pipe in the hut coke fire as somebody always filled it with grass and dirt after we had gone home

I have been on hols for a couple of weeks ,and looked forwards to a bit of reading on the site when I came back but alas nothing to read-- .Where have you all gone?? . Have i joined too late?? . As the car advert says " COME ON"-, Lets keep the thread going///----

Ah,old Heeley,Anns Road school,The Field just off Gleadless Road,The Garages further up,The Docker off Carfield Road,Drink shop on Heeley Green,Cuckoo pub up from the Upper Heeley club.
I remember Tony Thorold from Newfield,and his famous "Don`t wear a green cloke with me lad," quote.
I`ll remember more when I`m sober.
:roll:

Hi HeeleyBloke,
I wonder if your Mr Thorald is the same teacher that taught me at Beaver Hill School, in 1955!
Cal.

My elder brother and me were in the pictures on heeley bottom near the railway arches on the night of the first blitz ( thursday ) and we stayed in the air raid shelter under the bridge till morning. My grandmother had a large house on Broadfield Rd where an incendiary bomb went straight through the 3 floors into the cellar. She was in her 70s then and laid in bed singing the praises of how she could see the stars through her ceiling, she died a few months later.

Hi everybody

I am lot older than all of you. I was born in Rushdale Road in 1932 and we moved to a new house in Carfield Road about 1936. We were bombed out in the blitz and stayed the night in Anns Road school. I went to carfield school until 1940,and we then to the highlands of Scotlland after the blitz.

I always used to play on the docker and broke my arm there playing cowboys and indians. We used to go to the Chantry pictures on Saturday twopenny rush. Is the CoOp still on the corner of Carfield Road and Gleadless Road.

Anybody remember Cat Lane woods and Earps Farm. It's all Gleadless Valley estate now I believe.

Cheers

Rockhopper

Rockhopper we must have been at Carfield at the same time just 1 year before you ! I was always late and getting the cane but they must have drummed something into us because getting to High Storrs was a character builder although not realised at the time.
Talking about the CO-op at Heeley Green my aunt off Northcote Ave. queued up there every morning to get what bits were on offer off the ration book. When my cousin emptied her house the tins and packets were still there in the cupboard 30 years after.
I was going to enquire of a present local what has happened to the Wesleyan Chapel on Plantation Rd. On reflection I can't honestly say that the bible classes nor the Boys Brigade were particularly happy times, in fact the annual camp in Derbyshire cured me for life of being in a tent.
And what about Cat Lane woods, now that was something else !
I asked somewhere else on this forum about touchburners but no-one yet has picked up on it.
Bob.

Rockhopper we must have been at Carfield at the same time just 1 year before you ! I was always late and getting the cane but they must have drummed something into us because getting to High Storrs was a character builder although not realised at the time.
Talking about the CO-op at Heeley Green my aunt off Northcote Ave. queued up there every morning to get what bits were on offer off the ration book. When my cousin emptied her house the tins and packets were still there in the cupboard 30 years after.
I was going to enquire of a present local what has happened to the Wesleyan Chapel on Plantation Rd. On reflection I can't honestly say that the bible classes nor the Boys Brigade were particularly happy times, in fact the annual camp in Derbyshire cured me for life of being in a tent.
And what about Cat Lane woods, now that was something else !
I asked somewhere else on this forum about touchburners but no-one yet has picked up on it.
Bob.

We lived on Upper Valley Road in the early 60's and usually made touchburners down by the scout hut on Rushdale Terrace where no-one could see us as it was unlit, the nearest gaslamp was the one on the bridge going over the river at the bottom of Kent Hill.

Hello Duffems

I remember making touchburners from clay in Cat Lane woods.

Regarding the bridge over the Meersbrook, I remember coming home from Sunday school in my best clothes. I went down to the stream to play,(I must have been about six at the time), I fell in. Did I get a hiding from my Mother when I got home.Interesting to hear about High Storrs. After spending the war in Scotland we returned to Sheffield and I went to Sheffield City Grammar school when it was just off Leopold Street.As you mentioned,they must have got something right at Carfield School.

Great to have a chat about those days.

Cheers

Rockhopper

I'm glad somebody remembers touchburners, I was beginning to think it was my imagination. Looking back on it Cat Lane woods were just a great adventure playground for us not least sledging down the banks and in the field every winter. Who says there is no global warming !!
My father, who would now be regarded as an excentric, made a snowplough out of car tyres and wooden boards, not for the benefit of traffic but to make us a sledging track. Maybe nowadays they would call it parenting.
City Grammar eh!, Roy Hattersley and all !
Bob.

Hi Bob

Looks as if we have started something. I seem to remember that we use to put tinder and charcoal into the burners. light them then whiz them round on a piece of twine to get them glowing. Yes I do remember Roy Hattersly, I think we were in Miss Dixon's form . I seem to remember he was a pretty good cricketer.I think he's done a bit better for himself than me though.

Good to chat.

Regards

Rockhopper

Went to lowfields when i was a kid & had a few friends that lived on heeley
green & we used to hang around skellys bridge.

Lowfields !! the dreaded children's dental clinic !! they treated us like cattle knocked us out with gas, I had nightmares about it for years !!
As for Roy Hattersly, I took against him when he advocated the abolition of Grammar Schools. Maybe too controversial a subject for this forum, being a newcomer I can't judge.
Ah ! touchburners, the simple pleasure of fire and smoke. I wonder if the Museum of Childhood knows about them.
Bob.

Hi everybody

I am lot older than all of you. I was born in Rushdale Road in 1932 and we moved to a new house in Carfield Road about 1936. We were bombed out in the blitz and stayed the night in Anns Road school. I went to carfield school until 1940,and we then to the highlands of Scotlland after the blitz.

I always used to play on the docker and broke my arm there playing cowboys and indians. We used to go to the Chantry pictures on Saturday twopenny rush. Is the CoOp still on the corner of Carfield Road and Gleadless Road.

Anybody remember Cat Lane woods and Earps Farm. It's all Gleadless Valley estate now I believe.

Cheers

Rockhopper

Hi rockhopper,

I wondered if you knew any of my forebearers. My great grandfather Marshall lived on Carfield Street, he was a baker and worked for his good friend, a Mr Fletcher (yes the Fletcher).

My great grandfather Ring lived somewhere near Richards Road. He was an imposing man who worked as a guard (I think) at Heeley Station, and was a commissionaire at the roller skating rink. From photographs that I have seen he looked like Kitchener.

If Earps farm was on the right of Cat Lane allotmens, if you entered it from Cat Lane, it was a former monastery, my grandfather, Ernest Marshall, pointed out an alter in the cow shed with the word Peace carved in Latin on it.

Hi Crookesy

I remember there was a duck pond at Earps farm and there was always lots of scrap mother of pearl buttons covering the ground round the pond.

If you walked up over the golf course toward Norton you eventually came to a little pub called The Bagshaw Arms. My Dad and mum used to take us up there for a walk on summer evenings where my sister and I would sit outside and have a lemonade and a packet of crisps.Happy days! What a treat it was in those days when money was short.

I'm afraid I dont remember any of your grandparents as I was only eight when we were bombed out and moved to Scotland to be with my father in the army after he escaped from Dunkirk.

Cheers

Rockhopper

Short note for David H - and any one else interested. The family that lived at #13 Carter Place were the Rastrick's. The famiy lived there from just before 1939 when my older brother Tony was born, until our parents split up around 1947. My brother went to Anns Road school for a while, then over to Heeley Bank.

With respect to the "clay torchburners" memory, I remember there was a bomb site with a deep crater, on the corner of Carter Road and Cambridge Road which was filled with water and had lots of clay - perfect! Also I recall my brother trying to float on a piece of corregated iron left over from a bomb shelter, and nearly drowning when he fell off - thanks to the like's of the Baker's and Drews's he's still here today to talk about it. lol !!

Funnily enough long after we'd moved away, I started playing for the Heeley Athletic's football team that Terry Neath and his brother Allan Neath had help put together around 1955. I had met Allan through the YMCA in Fargate where we had all been recruited to play football - he was a pretty handy footballer. We had Tony Asquith and Billy Drew amongst others, and played in a Sunday league up in Graves Park. Our club house was Mr. Neath's front room!!

There are many more memories to relate if anyone's interested, but I'll try and get my brother to "sign on" as he spent a little more time at Carter Place, staying with John my father for economic reasons after the split. Lastly he often tells me when we're reminiscing his first love was the older Maltby daughter whose family had the shop at the bottom of Carter Place.

To close off I suppose now that we are in December I should wish all "Heeley Memories" along with all forumites, a Happy Xmas and a great holiday season from Canada. Keep the good stories coming!!!

Hi just started with forum ,dont think you will rember me used to knock about with your john, he worked on pwd bricklayer and your malc started work at a tailors mackleys i think. Used to pick john up in my taxi lived just off lindley lane. So sad when i heard about john,saw malc about 18 yrs ago on the moor. Spent some happy times on forster rd at your mum /dad house. I lived on cambridge rd number 1o opp deans shop. Anyway thats all for now,roger harrison

Hi doger

Mackleys tailors!!" How about that. When I was demobbed from the R.A.F. in Egypt in 1953 I had my first civvy suit made at Mackleys. I seem to think that it was in either Eyre Street or Carver Street. Nice to hear from one of our expats in Canada. I had the opportunity to go there in the 50's. Wish I had now. I htink the suit was about £20, that was a lot of money in those days.

Merry Christmas to all Heelyites.

Rockhopper

Hi just started with forum ,dont think you will rember me used to knock about with your john, he worked on pwd bricklayer and your malc started work at a tailors mackleys i think. Used to pick john up in my taxi lived just off lindley lane. So sad when i heard about john,saw malc about 18 yrs ago on the moor. Spent some happy times on forster rd at your mum /dad house. I lived on cambridge rd number 1o opp deans shop. Anyway thats all for now,roger harrison

Hi doger Not sure if you were replying to the thread immediately above your post re Heeley and the Rastrick's. As far as I'm aware non of the names you mention are familiar, but I'll certainly get out the old family tree just in case Thanks

Hi yes used to live next door at no 34,and abit higher up ray stewart dj radio hallam ttfn doger

Hi royston sorrygetting mixed up must be age was trying to reply to tosh 13 hopefully he will know what im on about cheers doger

Hi all Heelyites
Does anybody remember the Plumtree family who lived on Molloy Street and Molloy Place. Fred was the coal merchant and he was my Uncle. Jack,Roy, and Kathryn were my cousins.

Cheers

Rockhopper:

Hi all Heelyites
Does anybody remember the Plumtree family who lived on Molloy Street and Molloy Place. Fred was the coal merchant and he was my Uncle. Jack,Roy, and Kathryn were my cousins.

Cheers

Rockhopper:

I remember Roger Plumtree from Molloy Street/Place, was he one of their children?

Ray Plumtree and I were in the same class at Carfield together and I think it was Ray who took over from his father in the coal business.

Hi duffems

I have lost touch With the Plumtree family over the years, but I seem to think That Roger must be Jack's son. I do know that the family used to frequent either the Red Lion or the White Lion on Heeley Bottom. Does anybody remember Heeley Palace and the snooker hall above the Coliseum.

Another uncle of mine used to have the Plumtree Cafe on the corner of Broadfield Road. ( Great cheap food).

Cheers

Rockhopper

The last time I saw Roger Plumtree was a few years ago playing golf at Lees Hall Golf Club.
I thought that the Metcalf family were also related to the Plumtree family but, I can't be sure. Not seen any of them since Carfield School, many years ago!
I believe that the snooker hall is still there owned by Langtons (used to be the shoe shop), the shop is now an antiques shop.
The Heeley Palace was demolished many years ago and is now an extension of Ponsfords furniture.

Hi duffems

I remember langtons. whenwe came back from Scotland in 1945 we Lved on Mushroom Lane at Upperthorp. I had to leave school at 14 for family economic reasons and eventually worked on the vans at the Abbey Glen Laundry on Coniston Road, Abbeydale so I was almost back to my roots in Heely. I used to knock about about with Roy Fearn , Mary Warburton, Netta Woscoe all from the Broadfield Road area ,Heeley palace,Heeley Coloseum and snooker hall, when we got a bit older we went dancing at the Abbedale ballroom, (heady and happy days eh )

Hello there in CANADA

That sounds a bit like the " Euro Vision song contest",--So lets have your points for Heeley Memories,/// 100 ??

Thank you for your reply Re no 13 .I was begining to think every one had passed on who new me. I could not rember who was at 13 when I sent that message, or the name of the lad who lived at the top opposite the Drew,s.- Behold my memory has come back- and it was Graham Whittaker-he was more your age, and also I had forgot young Billy from the Drew,s.

Hope you get Tony to sign up.we might find a few memories.

I will leave it at that for now. as it takes time with one finger-. AND a HAPPY CHRISTMAS from all HEELEYITES/// Bye Dave

Hello Mark . When we left Anns rd school to go to the heeley baths , the teacher used to take 1 d from evry one who wanted a bread cake and leave the order on our way down, all lovely and warm// -gorgeous---

Bye Dave

Hello Mark . When we left Anns rd school to go to the heeley baths , the teacher used to take 1 d from evry one who wanted a bread cake and leave the order on our way down, and collect on our way back all lovely and warm// -gorgeous---

Bye Dave

Hi david do you remember jimmy jarrett who went to anns rd cheers doger

Hi Doger,

You have got me stumped with that name- Jimmy jarrett/- did he come from round carter rd area ?. Give it a few days and my brain might ckick in.
bye for now Dave---

I'm still alive and kicking,Ray Shackleton,my brothers names were Alan, Brian, Tony,sister
Maureen. If you want to know anything about 'Heeley' let me know.

Hi Ray
Harry Nowill here. I only visit this site infrequently so I've only now seen your posting.As I've lived away from Sheffield since 1958 I've lost track of anything or anybody I knew. I did once reply to a posting regarding was it Shaun and Craig Shackleton and pointed out both yours and Brians history but it seemed to go unnoticed. I'd appreciate any info you could give me about some of the boys, hopefully, most if not all are still around and kicking. Hope you are in good health as well.

hi applegrim and tinker I lived on the little hill 3 doors up from mrs maltbys.she had 2 daughters mary+ dorothy _ also mrs moore also came out and put ashes across the road. heres some more names for you-no 6 ron + ellsie humphries+ wendy no10 was us . no 14 arnold argate no 16 norman hutchinson who wed a girl from boynton rd . brian coleman- mick baker. no9peter foreman-no11 Ivy redfern- corner of nicholson place +carter place were -maureen-brian -jack -pauline. Drew.---keith magrath.---barry bagshaw---corner carter place -carter rd -was Chopper--then toney simonite--duggy wells --corner shop was --jimmy hurst

Crikey! You probably don't know of it but your dad took me and my new wife on our honeymoon in 1958! He was going fishing on the Witham and he dropped us off at Dogdyke where we stayed for a week at the Ferryboat Inn. How romantic! I lived on Carter Road at the time.

Hi duffem you are right -De allio sounds just rlght ---Here's another one for you --you have heard of name that Tune --Well name that chip shop--ON Cambridge rd -opposite bottom Carter rd- used to open up the shop after the ' all clear' [war]- then later took over the Shakey - name ???? - bye.

It was owned and run during the war years by Joe Fox and his family including his son David who was a friend of mine. Do you remember the 'blackout curtain' across the door during the war. The number of times I've been in there for threepennorth o' chips an a fishcake with plenty of scraps please!

Hi duffems

I have lost touch With the Plumtree family over the years, but I seem to think That Roger must be Jack's son. I do know that the family used to frequent either the Red Lion or the White Lion on Heeley Bottom. Does anybody remember Heeley Palace and the snooker hall above the Coliseum.

Another uncle of mine used to have the Plumtree Cafe on the corner of Broadfield Road. ( Great cheap food).

Cheers

Rockhopper

Sorry for the late response Rockhopper but I only visit this site rarely. Re the Heeley Palace.Do you remember where the Projection Room was located it had a small raised 'gallery' of about sixteen seats immediately outside it - I remember going to see 'Gone with the Wind' in 1939/40 where there was only one showing due to the length of the film. Normally we would expect to see a short comedy say Andy Clyde or the Three Stooges then the Gaumont News followed by the main feature - hopefully Johnny Weismuller or Hopalong Cassidy! I also remember waiting in the queue with my mother (there were always queues) to go into the Stalls at 7p and seeing the commissionaire walking down the queue counting the people then getting to us and saying that it was full. As it happened old Colley was working the queue selling the Star and my mum went to him and asked if he would loan her the difference in cash to go Upstairs (no one called it The Gallery) which amounted to 2p and I'll leave you to guess what Colley said!

Yes I remember all of them,although I know Trevor Bingham was younger than me, did you know the Wards, or the Marshalls?

my mum is hazel marshall, nan and grandad were lily and ronnie!!!!! we all lived on carfield street until they knocked down!

Still on the subject of Anns Road School, as you all know it was on Hartley Street, can any of you remember the shop on the corner Hartley Street/Sturge Street, that sold lolly's, Lucky Lolly sticks, he made them himself, and on the part of the stick under the lolly, he stamped his name, and if you got one he'd give you another free, this must have been the original B.O.G.O.F.
Thinking back about names, does Shirley Cooper,Robert Nelson,Peter Thompson, Alan Reaney, Derek Land, Mary Mitchell, Cynthia Flint,Linda savage, Shirley Tingle, Pat Brightmore,Linda Monks, Susan marshall, Brenda hill, Valerie Dunn,Graham Jepson, Alan Rose,Pat Johnson,Ann Islip,ring any bells, and can anyone think of anymore?Where are they all now

susan marhall was my uncle paul wife!

This one might be too far in the past. My two great grandfathers came to live in Heeley, sometime between 1880 1890. One came from Bath and was named Ring, the other came from Horncastle and was named Marshall. Great grandad Ring married an Irish girl named Brearden and great grandad Marshall married a girl fron Grenoside named Bower.

They produced a bus load of children between them and lived in Heeley well into the 1930's. My grandad Marshall played football for Heeley Friends and his best mate was Albert Hunter of Sheffield United, Arsenal, Brighton and England fame. Great grandad Marshall was a baker who came to Sheffield with a guy called Fletcher who started a bakery, yes it was the Fletcher that you have heard of.

Great grandad Ring was very well known as a platform guard at Heeley Station and as the doorman at the roller skating rink.

You never know I might have some relatives that I don't know about who still live in Heeley.

did your g grandad who married the bower girl hve a son called ronnie?

Hi MonksKirby I have tried twice to send you a message- I dont know if they have changed the format for sending messages - but Iwill try again -It may be a P M - dave Hartley

Hi david do you remember jimmy jarrett who went to anns rd cheers doger

Hi there !
Reply a little belated but I knew a Jimmy Jarrett who lived on Forster Road and went to Ann's Road school.
He moved up to Crookes for a while but then came back to live in the same yard as deaf and dumb cobbler on Ann's Road itself.

Hi MonksKirby I have tried twice to send you a message- I dont know if they have changed the format for sending messages - but Iwill try again -It may be a P M - dave Hartley

Hi David
I haven't ignored you in fact I've just reponded to three recent messages but unfortunately none of them were yours. Once you've mastered the system (which I don't totally understand either) I'll be glad to reminisce with you.

Hi David
I haven't ignored you in fact I've just reponded to three recent messages but unfortunately none of them were yours. Once you've mastered the system (which I don't totally understand either) I'll be glad to reminisce with you.

[Quote=davidhartley]
Hi Harry I think I may have sorted my problem out with the admin team- but I have just tried to send a quick message - but it is saying I dont have permission.- but I see the quick reply I sent yesterday [ which said I could not send] ,got through to you --So now I am going to try a P M .
bye for now dave--

susan marhall was my uncle paul wife!
Debsy, I think you may be mistaken about Susan Marshall. I think the Susan Marshall that Applegrim mentions lived on the corner of Gleadless Road and Wilson Place. She had two sisters, Monica and Vicky. I know Applegrim knew Sue and went to school with her. I was engaged to Sue and would have married her at Christmas 1963. Tragically she died in October 1963.

I have just found that my grandfather lived at 67 Heeley Green - any of you ex Heeleyites have any photos of the place. I have tried SheffieldPics but limited on there.

Still on the subject of Anns Road School, as you all know it was on Hartley Street, can any of you remember the shop on the corner Hartley Street/Sturge Street, that sold lolly's, Lucky Lolly sticks, he made them himself, and on the part of the stick under the lolly, he stamped his name, and if you got one he'd give you another free, this must have been the original B.O.G.O.F.
Thinking back about names, does Shirley Cooper,Robert Nelson,Peter Thompson, Alan Reaney, Derek Land, Mary Mitchell, Cynthia Flint,Linda savage, Shirley Tingle, Pat Brightmore,Linda Monks, Susan marshall, Brenda hill, Valerie Dunn,Graham Jepson, Alan Rose,Pat Johnson,Ann Islip,ring any bells, and can anyone think of anymore?Where are they all now

hi there was the shop at bottom of richards rd ? if so i think it was called drakes

think the shop was called drakes

I have just found that my grandfather lived at 67 Heeley Green - any of you ex Heeleyites have any photos of the place. I have tried SheffieldPics but limited on there.

I don't have any old photos of the area around Heeley Green but have a couple which I took on a visit in 1994 if that is any good. PM me if you want them.

think the shop was called drakes

Yes, it was Drakes, the owner was a rather corpulent chap. His daughter went to Carfield School where she excelled in sports, I recall that one year she held the Victor Ludorum (us non-sporty types didn't even know what it meant!).
Regards,
Duffems

Do you remember the ' Beer Off ' that divided Richards Rd. and Spencer Rd. They called them Duckering and they had the shop for many years. She was my Aunt. I lost touch with their daughter many years ago, her name was Doreen. Anyone know her ? ?.

Do you remember the ' Beer Off ' that divided Richards Rd. and Spencer Rd. They called them Duckering and they had the shop for many years. She was my Aunt. I lost touch with their daughter many years ago, her name was Doreen. Anyone know her ? ?.

This was opposite the Doctors . Dr McCullum ? any one remember him ....

Hi duffems

I remember langtons. whenwe came back from Scotland in 1945 we Lved on Mushroom Lane at Upperthorp. I had to leave school at 14 for family economic reasons and eventually worked on the vans at the Abbey Glen Laundry on Coniston Road, Abbeydale so I was almost back to my roots in Heely. I used to knock about about with Roy Fearn , Mary Warburton, Netta Woscoe all from the Broadfield Road area ,Heeley palace,Heeley Coloseum and snooker hall, when we got a bit older we went dancing at the Abbedale ballroom, (heady and happy days eh )

Did you know of a Joseph Ernest Gill who used to drive the van's at Abbey Glen?or Twin sister's who worked there?

[QUOTE=davidhartley;5708345]Hello there in CANADAThank you for your reply Re no 13 .I was begining to think every one had passed on who new me. I could not rember who was at 13 when I sent that message, or the name of the lad who lived at the top opposite the Drew,s.- Behold my memory has come back- and it was Graham Whittaker-he was more your age, and also I had forgot young Billy from the Drew,s.

Hope you get Tony to sign up.we might find a few memories.]

Hi David, Tony R here.

I could fill in some gaps for you on Carter Place.

Shircliffe at the bottom, opposite Maltby's, then Mrs Moore, then the Formans, then you, then the Redferns, then us, then Gomersalls ("Piggy" Argot), then Cooks, then Graham Whittaker. I left there when I was about 8 or so.

Do you remember Mick Baker running down the hill shout something like "widge widgechoo?" He thought he was whistling!

Stan Porter, the coal man? Ivy Redfern? Peter Forman, Norman Hutchinson?

Lots more memories from there.

Does anyone remember the Turtons who lived on Gleadless Road in the 40's & 50's?
Well a few months ago Christine was on Deal or no deal, and now Betty is on, she looks really well, and I hope she has more luck than those who have been on this week. Good Luck Betty

My Mum's maiden name was Turton, she is a twin, lived on Richards Road, also my Great Grandma lived in the cottages behind the church where the nursery is now........I don't recall a Christine Turton being in the family though.....

I know most people on here remembers Gleadless Road, but do you remember the Turton Family,they lived in the little cottages opposite Heeley church, Mary Turton was probably the most famous "Buffer girl" Sheffield ever had, she was a wonderful lady and she raised a big family in that little cottage,and she was so proud of her children, I have met a few of the children since and all of them are a credit to her,now if anyone on here remembers who I'm talking about, next time you see "Deal or no Deal" I'm sure you'll see Christine see if you remember her.

My great grandma lived there.....here name was Edwards, however my Mum's name was Turton.....My Nannan Gladys Edwards (married name Turton) was one of 13 children.....

Hi Ian, When you lived on Prospect Road, do you recall a family named Goodison please. I'm tracing my family tree and I remember a brother & sister, may be Susan Goodison. I lived in Meersbrook then Alexandra Road and went to Carfield School around the same time as you lived on Prospect Road.
Regards,
Duffems

My maiden name is Goodison.....my Dad lived on Sturge Street.......

Hi Twitcher,Not sure about this but I think Gladys was my aunt Im an Edwards from Rushdale Road, My fathers name was Charles moms name Myra.
Jacksons ring a bell as well We used to visit a uncle Turner who had the first cottage below the steps where the nursery is now At the other end of the cottages I think were JacKsons, I remember they had a Great Dane, sandy coloured because I used to sit on its back and ride around the garden at the side, think they called it Bess.
regards
Dave Edwards

Yes Roughy101,
I remember Lol Knight, He lived at the top of Thornborough Rd, never knew him personally but my cousins used to live there and talked about him. I heard he was the local hardman. I knew someone who fought him on the field opposite where he lived and won or so they said.
Hazel

hiya i never spoke to lol knight but i'd heard the same as you, anyhow to what i was going to write is this, i was looking through one of my books about sheffield memories' there was a picture of dixon lane and who was in the centre of the photo none other than lol knight, he looked just as i remembered him around late 50s.

Hi Twitcher,Not sure about this but I think Gladys was my aunt Im an Edwards from Rushdale Road, My fathers name was Charles moms name Myra.
Jacksons ring a bell as well We used to visit a uncle Turner who had the first cottage below the steps where the nursery is now At the other end of the cottages I think were JacKsons, I remember they had a Great Dane, sandy coloured because I used to sit on its back and ride around the garden at the side, think they called it Bess.
regards
Dave Edwards

Hi Dave, yes we will be related! I remember visiting Uncle Turner and Auntie Alice when they lived at Callow Mount flats when I was a small child, Jacksons is also a family name too! I will tell my mum Jean!

Hi there

If you used to go to Anns Grove/Gleadless Road School in Heeley and your interested in whats planned for the future use of the old buildings, have a look at this website (http://annsgrovecommunityhub.wordpress.com/).

Some of the current images dont make good viewing so beware if you have fond memories of what it was like inside!

The buildings have the potential to be a fantastic community resource for Heeley but we need to show support for the plans. If you are in support it would be great if you could let us know by leaving comments on the site.

Thanks

Hi Twitcher,
I have been thinking and thats hard for me is your mom Jean the twin of Joan, if so then aunt Gladys was my grandad Arthers sister. I think I have got that right.Joan and Jean when they were kids used to go to Meersbrook park and call to see mom and dad on there way home. Oh happy days.
regards
Dave

My Mum's maiden name was Turton, she is a twin, lived on Richards Road, also my Great Grandma lived in the cottages behind the church where the nursery is now........I don't recall a Christine Turton being in the family though.....

Hi Twitcher,
The Turtons Aplegrim refers to lived in the cottages on Gleadless Rd. opposite the church. Mum and Dad were Fred and Mary then there were eight children, Fred, Brenda, Christine, Betty, Margaret, David, John and Paul, who was born after the family had moved first to Low Edges, then to Grindlow Mount.

I was born and brought up on Artisan View, remember Bamfields corner shops on the corner of Thirlwell/Goodwin Rd, we used to get those coloured crystals from there that were supposed to make lemonade! and jap squares, they had lots of bigs jars of sweets in the side window, Ben and Beattie Woods shop at the corner of Artisan View, Mrs Newcombe's shop by the steps at Well Rd, used to get 4 chews for a penny and liquorice root there, her son Tommy used to deliver milk all around the area. There was another shop at the corner of either Spencer or Tillotson Rd/Well Rd and a fruit and veg florist on the other corner, Mrs Scales fish and chip shop on Boynton St, "threepennorth of chips and don't forget to give me some scraps please", a wool shop on the corner and the the Boilers on the other side of the road almost opposite the Shakey ... that was the furthest we were allowed to go by ourselves.

There was a woodyard on Well Rd, i used to get sawdust for my mice's cage from there, had big double gates and a big tree in the yard. A newsagent up some steps at the bottom of Well Rd and the Heeley Palace where we used to go on Saturday for the Kids Cinema, Tobor the Robot starting an early interest in Science Fiction ... also remember my mother taking me to see "Rock Around the Clock" there and some people being carried out twitching and jerking by the manager and an usher! they'd been "sent" by the music roflol. I could go on and on ,,, but i won't!

My family were from Artisan View (76) there was 11 of us and my mun n dad. The websters lived near the top. The Fosters bottom end, another big family. I loved my life there

Hi Mike Greatbatch,
Just wondered whether you know of any connection between the Greatbatch family and Goodison family (also from Heeley, Prospect Road/Florence Place ) in the1920's. The reason for my interest is that my father (no longer alive) was the illegitimate son of Ethel Goodison (married name Wildgoose of Florence Place ) and was adopted by Thomas & Elizabeth Greatbatch when Ethel died when he was only 5weeks old.
In consequence, I was a Greatbatch 'til I married and I have never been able to find the connection between Heeley and Crookes where his "adopted" parents lived. I have tried genealogy searches but 1923 is still recent history.Please don't feel obliged to reply as someone may still have some skeletons in cupboards but it's something which has always intrigued me as a Greatbatch (who dislikes the name!).

My mum often mentions greatbatch family. One name was either Tommy or Tony

yes i remember the sweet shop now as being phonetically connors, I lived at the shops next lot down from those. Originally dad had the greengrocers which he later turned into a chippie. We were on the edge of a wide drive that led to some garages at the back of us and shred this with David Dilks who was a barbers, then there was Bamfords? sweet shop and then the post office Shemmel i think they were called, down from us the other two shops were closed and the last was a ladies haidressers and the Becks lived behind that shop.
There was some open land where cottages once stood and Garages made of asbestos and corrugated steel that i can remember climbing up on to and running and jumping from roof to roof. Next to this and opposite the vicarage was a large house, very mysterious to me back then that had a huge garden. What you would give to have a house like that nowadays??
Then more open land where houses once stood and this is the open area which tosh's house would have backed onto.


I can remeber pinching wood from thier bonfire to make ours bigger than thiers and sure they did the same to us. We used to have what seemed to be massive bonfires of anything we could find to burn and spend weeks building them in time for November 5th.

Can anyone else remember the bonfires?

I remember the Becks & the bonfires. people were always nicking stuff off each others when we were kids wherever you lived :-)

www.rotherham-images. (http://www.rotherham-images.co.uk/sheffield-gallery-three.htm) Anns Road School,
the latest news that I have heard is that it's now occupied by squatters.

I went to that school, infants & junior fabulous building, shame if its left to rot

Short note for David H - and any one else interested. The family that lived at #13 Carter Place were the Rastrick's. The famiy lived there from just before 1939 when my older brother Tony was born, until our parents split up around 1947. My brother went to Anns Road school for a while, then over to Heeley Bank.

With respect to the "clay torchburners" memory, I remember there was a bomb site with a deep crater, on the corner of Carter Road and Cambridge Road which was filled with water and had lots of clay - perfect! Also I recall my brother trying to float on a piece of corregated iron left over from a bomb shelter, and nearly drowning when he fell off - thanks to the like's of the Baker's and Drews's he's still here today to talk about it. lol !!

Funnily enough long after we'd moved away, I started playing for the Heeley Athletic's football team that Terry Neath and his brother Allan Neath had help put together around 1955. I had met Allan through the YMCA in Fargate where we had all been recruited to play football - he was a pretty handy footballer. We had Tony Asquith and Billy Drew amongst others, and played in a Sunday league up in Graves Park. Our club house was Mr. Neath's front room!!

There are many more memories to relate if anyone's interested, but I'll try and get my brother to "sign on" as he spent a little more time at Carter Place, staying with John my father for economic reasons after the split. Lastly he often tells me when we're reminiscing his first love was the older Maltby daughter whose family had the shop at the bottom of Carter Place.

To close off I suppose now that we are in December I should wish all "Heeley Memories" along with all forumites, a Happy Xmas and a great holiday season from Canada. Keep the good stories coming!!!

I am a 'Baker'. younger end. you might have known theolder ones Hazel Roy Lesley etc

I just read a link re Anns Road School. So sad to see it got into such a state. What a beautiful building it was and I have such fond memories of my time there. Hopefully the plans by the HDT will go ahead and the lovely building have life in it again

hi i've just found this site i lived in heeley from 1949 until 1976 i lived on albert rd,boyton st and finally tillotson rd.miss it very much.

So glad you mentioned Boyton Street. My grandparents used to own the shop at the top of Boyton Street. I was born in 1949 & remember goingto the shop as a child . It was right at the top of the hill & must have been at the end of a row as the back yard to the living accomodation from memory had other houses in it. I think it was also an off licence. My grandparents were called Dyson. My aunt & Uncle also lived on Artisan View for many years & there name was also Dyson. I visited the UK 10 years ago & tried to find my way to both those places only to find they had been demolished I have no idea when that happened.

So glad you mentioned Boyton Street. My grandparents used to own the shop at the top of Boyton Street. I was born in 1949 & remember goingto the shop as a child . It was right at the top of the hill & must have been at the end of a row as the back yard to the living accomodation from memory had other houses in it. I think it was also an off licence. My grandparents were called Dyson. My aunt & Uncle also lived on Artisan View for many years & there name was also Dyson. I visited the UK 10 years ago & tried to find my way to both those places only to find they had been demolished I have no idea when that happened.

I was born in 1964 but my family lived at Artisan view for many years before and Me until I was a few years old. My brother set our kitchen on fire and we moved to Duchess Road (off Queens Road). Our house was then knocked down and built into some modern looking flats/apartments. Life in Heeley was different to now. People were very close as neighbours and friends and the whole street of kids played together. it was a lovely life

We lived in tillotson rd.up to the houses being pulled down in1976 then we moved to norton lees,originally we were going to move back when new houses had been built but ended up staying put.

hi mikey,
yes i do still live in sheffield, i lived at meersbrook for 14 years but have moved to crystal peaks now.
i went to what was then bluestones infants and then ashleigh which is now no longer there.
my mom and dad got married at heeley church and i can still remember all the terrace houses that were accrss the road (obviously they were married b4 i came along!!)


I was born in heeley 1964 went to anns road sbhool then ashleigh. i reckon you might know my sisters Cindy and Alexandra Baker. We left heeley early 1970s I think

I remember lynne shaw. I went to Annes road in the mid 50s to early 60s then to newfield school,lynne was in my class!Ilived on gregory road for 24 years ,any one from that area.Oh happy days!I am not living in Sheffield anymore ,but not so far away.Does anyone have any pictures of the street,I can only find one on the net.The area looks so small now for all the houses that were pulled down.I have lots of happy memories of places ,and people.The weekly trek with the school(Annes rd) on Friday afternoons to the park at meersbrooke,down the 49 steps!The whit sunday marches from oak street sunday school.Does anyone remember the after school club at St andrews church ?I think this was in the early 60s.

wow i remember the 49 steps to meersbrook park. wonder if they still there. we loved em and used to race up and down them

wow,sorry but i was at annes road school about 1974/76 where there used to be a large tree in the middle of the playground & we used to have to buy buscuits at break(half a pence a time)many memories from a long time ago

i was at anns road junior around 1972-1976. There were 3 marks, Roebuck, Platt & Stone. Are you by chance one of them?

Didnt their family have the chip shop at the bottom of Spencer Rd?

How about the corner shop on the opposite side called Drakes?
Corner of Spencer Rd and Anns rd.

Dorothy Quantrill & Family , Fosters, Stephen & Danny Webster, Schofields all lived on Artisan view. Williamsons, Mitchells-twin girls I seem to remember were called Julie & Michelle.Catwells lived closer to anns Road school & Becks who lived over the top back way of heeley. There was a garage on the right at the bottom of Artisan View where my mum says Tommy Greatbatch 7 Cilin Gillman used to work

Hi Chumpy,

How very kind of you to reply and thanks for the offer of a copy, I would like to take you up on that. I do know that my father's "adopted" father was Thomas Greatbatch and his mother was Elizabeth (nee Hayes ) as I have their marriage certificate. They had no children and, as Elizabeth was about 56 when they adopted my dad, I really cannot understand why, especially as they lived in Crookes and my dad was from Florence Place in Heeley (no longer there but I remember it from when I was a child in Heeley). My dad didn't have a birth certificate,again, I don't know why, just a baptism certificate but it's in his Greatbatch name. When I lived in Heeley ('til 1970) I can't remember any other Greatbatches and I really used to get a lot of stick about the name so I was glad to get rid of the name which I always thought didn't belong to me anyway! Sorry to be insulting about your surname and in later years when I explored it's origin I think you can be quite proud of it as it has a lot of good connections with the pottery industry. Anyway, sorry to ramble but thought I'd fill you in on why I'm trying to find the Goodison/Greatbatch connection. Many thanks,Duffem.

My Mum mentioned Tommy Greatbatch today wonder if he the same one

Have just found this site, and can remember all the places talked (left in 71 to join the merch. and now live iin Halifax).
Does any one remember Martin Devily landlord of the White Lion, people used to call him mr Wilkes because of his lamb chop sideburns, and he served the best pint of Tetleys in Yorkshire. As kids in the winter (early 60's) we used to sledge down Artisan View in a long snake of sledges fastened together then all end in a pile up at the bottom, which used to upset some of the older residents. Its a wonder we didnt all end up in the infirmary.

my family and many others from the street used to sledge down Artisan View

Hi Adviser, I was in the same class as Andrew Beck, were you too?

we knew the becks. we are the bakers

i lived at meersbrook on bishopscourt road,my brother hung around with loads of people from all round the area
david findlay
gary and norman robinson
stephen mackinson
steven osullivan
and many more i cant recall all there names,i hung round with
jane wood
jane white
jill burgin
wendy goddard
catherine goddard
paul ballin
lola de luca
glynis radford
jill cole
mark wolstenholme
kevin glaves i knew from newfield school
also many more from the area,there are alot registered on friends re united , wostnholme

i went to school with shaun

yes i beleive the 39 step are still there and in use

yes i beleive the 39 step are still there and in use

i think next time im in sheffield i will go there and take a look at what HDT have done to anns road school

Bonjour Mes amis
I believe I could share some of my memories with some of you. At my age, I think I could find lots of them. I lived at no.41 Spencer Road from 1941 to 62,next but one to Charlie and Irene Mitchell (kids: Kieth Robert Mary Warren ). Charlie made his own Bovril crisp in the chip shop. What a treat they were.There was a ladies hair-dresser between us, Lily and Horace Burrows. He wore bracers and always had his fly open, going across the yard to the outside loo. I remember Charlie Mitchell always wore his jarma jacket to the same place. he was refered to as jarma jacket.Barry Robinson lived over the wall Next to Joe Schofield The barber. I went to Ann's Road School from 45 to 51 and from there to Nether Edge Grammer. Dave Fox went to Nether Edge.We did our homework on their pyramid table, in the pub. I have a class photo from 47/8 with kids Derek Walker, Georgie Ducker, Neil Cooper, Jimmy Jarret, Graham Binney, Tony Johnson and a few more. Lots of girls but finding it hard to remember their names. This was from Miss Humberstone's class. Big Miss Haird was the Head. Her sister who was small (a real Tyrant)was a teacher too. Must have had a Dad with a bike.They were the best times of my life in Heeley. Can forward picture if of interest.

Lisascrap.
Yes,I remember David Mansell. We went to Abbeydale Sec together though he was in a different year.
Bit of a hard man but I liked him.
They had a big semi-circular back yard. A girl named Rose live there as well. It's a long time ago now and memories have a funny way of becoming what you would like them to have been.
I lived round the corner from him on Saxon Rd/Copley St.
Only seen him once since then,he mentioned he'd been working on cruise ships as an entertainer or something similar.
He's on Friendsreunited in the Abbeydale Infants/Juniors section.

Bonjour Mes amis
I believe I could share some of my memories with some of you. At my age, I think I could find lots of them. I lived at no.41 Spencer Road from 1941 to 62,next but one to Charlie and Irene Mitchell (kids: Kieth Robert Mary Warren ). Charlie made his own Bovril crisp in the chip shop. What a treat they were.There was a ladies hair-dresser between us, Lily and Horace Burrows. He wore bracers and always had his fly open, going across the yard to the outside loo. I remember Charlie Mitchell always wore his jarma jacket to the same place. he was refered to as jarma jacket.Barry Robinson lived over the wall Next to Joe Schofield The barber. I went to Ann's Road School from 45 to 51 and from there to Nether Edge Grammer. Dave Fox went to Nether Edge.We did our homework on their pyramid table, in the pub. I have a class photo from 47/8 with kids Derek Walker, Georgie Ducker, Neil Cooper, Jimmy Jarret, Graham Binney, Tony Johnson and a few more. Lots of girls but finding it hard to remember their names. This was from Miss Humberstone's class. Big Miss Haird was the Head. Her sister who was small (a real Tyrant)was a teacher too. Must have had a Dad with a bike.They were the best times of my life in Heeley. Can forward picture if of interest.

Hi there,
Lovely to read your post - I have sent you a Personal Message.
I remember most of those kids and the teachers you mention.
Also remember Miss Hargreaves and Miss Knight (what a lovely lady - I went back to visit her many times after I left in 51 and went to Carrfield whilst awaiting completion of Rowlinson.
Can't remember at the moment any more of our class mates but some may come to mind after some thought.
Often take a trip down Heeley but it's not the same these days - the School was a disgrace when I last saw it - such a shame.

My family were from Artisan View (76) there was 11 of us and my mun n dad. The websters lived near the top. The Fosters bottom end, another big family. I loved my life there

Hi Vicky.. I was browsing the net trying to find my ancestors. Bagshaw family. they were living at 76 artisan view, heeley around 1916. Does this ring a bell to you, or were your family living there long after. It's a long shot, but I thought it was worth a try. My fathers' great grandad was living there, Albert Bagshaw, who was the father of Mary Ann Bagshaw, my great grandma, and her brother Walter Bagshaw who was killed in Belgium in 1916.

I hope you can help me..

thanks for your time...

Greg

I was born in 1964 but my family lived at Artisan view for many years before and Me until I was a few years old. My brother set our kitchen on fire and we moved to Duchess Road (off Queens Road). Our house was then knocked down and built into some modern looking flats/apartments. Life in Heeley was different to now. People were very close as neighbours and friends and the whole street of kids played together. it was a lovely life

Hi Vicky.. I've already tried writing a post here, but without success I think. I saw you lived at 76 artisan view, heeley.. and i came across this page browsing the net in search of my ancestors. Bagshaw family. Does this surname mean anything to you? My great great grandfather lived there in 1916 for sure. (Albert Bagshaw). I know two of his children, Walter killed in action in belgium in 1916, and Mary Ann, my great grandmother. If these names mean anything to you it would be great to know. If not.. thanks for your time...

best regards..

Greg

Hi Greg

I remember my mum frequently talking about the bagshaws and it will be the same house as I know they bought it whilst Dad was in the army. I will speak to my Mum and see what she can remember and get back to you. our surname was Baker

Vicky

Hi Greg

I remember my mum frequently talking about the bagshaws and it will be the same house as I know they bought it whilst Dad was in the army. I will speak to my Mum and see what she can remember and get back to you. our surname was Baker

Vicky

Hi Vicky..

wow... thanks so much for your reply. It would be great if your mum has any memories of who lived there from the Bagshaws. I was hoping that maybe you were a continuation of the family... but... I very much appreciate your help...

my kindest regards.

Greg

Hi Greg

I remember my mum frequently talking about the bagshaws and it will be the same house as I know they bought it whilst Dad was in the army. I will speak to my Mum and see what she can remember and get back to you. our surname was Baker

Vicky

I have an uncle who was born at number 86, Artisan View but, I don't know who lived there at the time, maybe some of my Norton family, small world.

Hi Greg

I remember my mum frequently talking about the bagshaws and it will be the same house as I know they bought it whilst Dad was in the army. I will speak to my Mum and see what she can remember and get back to you. our surname was Baker

Vicky

Hi Vicky i just read your private message. It won't let me reply because I haven't posted 5 comments yet on the forum..
So I just wanted to thank you here and it was worth a try...

thanks again..

kindest regards
Greg

Is there anyone out there who attended Anns Road school between 1951 and 1955 and Carfield School between 1955 and 1959. I am visiting from Australia in July and would love to catch up with old school friends. Yes I have registered with "Friendsreunited" but only a couple of people I know have also registered. I was born and lived in Heeley until 1972.

I attended 'Annes road' school 1941=1951. I knew quite a few characters from that period. I was born and bred in 'Heeley', and lived there until 1976.
If I can help with any information that anyone wants during that period I will gladly supply.

I have an uncle who was born at number 86, Artisan View but, I don't know who lived there at the time, maybe some of my Norton family, small world.

Does anyone remember the Bell family who lived at no. 63 Artisan View? Arthur & Elsie, my uncle and aunt, and cousins Brian, Terry, Kenneth, Keith and Linda.

I attended 'Annes road' school 1941=1951. I knew quite a few characters from that period. I was born and bred in 'Heeley', and lived there until 1976.
If I can help with any information that anyone wants during that period I will gladly supply.

Any of these ring a bell?

"Quack" Staley, "Huskey" Fox, Dougie Wilkinson, "Keg" Turner, Ted Ellis ?

[QUOTE=davided;3362879]High Neal,

Hi David,

Another year on. I hope you have a good day today on your 67th, mind you, the weather could be kinder for you.

Av a Gud Un,

Neil

Hi,i'm just wondering if what i was told was true?.I was told by my late father that as a young child the famous actor, patrick mcgoohan,who played in [Danger man-the Prisoner-and many films] used to sit many times on the steps of the Round House pub,if anyone knows this to be true can you please confirm it,thanks.I grew up on cross carrfield street and also played on the Docker,we made touch burners out of the clay which today would be classed as dangerous as you had to burn the contents....

Does anyone remember the Bell family who lived at no. 63 Artisan View? Arthur & Elsie, my uncle and aunt, and cousins Brian, Terry, Kenneth, Keith and Linda.

Its interesting you say arthur and elsie @ 63 artisan view as my mum and dad are called arthur and elsie:|

Its interesting you say arthur and elsie @ 63 artisan view as my mum and dad are called arthur and elsie:|

What a small world!!

Hi,i'm just wondering if what i was told was true?.I was told by my late father that as a young child the famous actor, patrick mcgoohan,who played in [Danger man-the Prisoner-and many films] used to sit many times on the steps of the Round House pub,if anyone knows this to be true can you please confirm it,thanks.I grew up on cross carrfield street and also played on the Docker,we made touch burners out of the clay which today would be classed as dangerous as you had to burn the contents....

I was also told that by an ex neighbour. It was said that his family were that poor that they could scarcely afford shoes for him.