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.

Hi there!
I attended Anns Road School Heeley in 1959.
From there to Newfield Girls.
My family born & bred in Heeley.
Have a good trip down memory lane!

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

I also was born and lived in Heeley for a good part of my youth.

I went to Annes Rd School and Heeley Bank, I have lived on Spencer Rd, Richards Rd, Alexander Rd, and Gleadless Rd, I think my parents must have some nomadic blood in them.

I also went to Newfield school but it was fully mixed by then, but it still had the blue and red bulidings (Boys and Girls). Was Chinney there when you were there (Mr Wilson). I am also interested in your family name as you may know some of my relatives as they all lived around that area and some would be your age. Send me and Banksia a private mail to discuss.

Hi Banksia
Can’t remember Adams. I left Newfield Girls in 1969ish
Certainly remember Heeley Picture Palace and I think I can visualize where you lived, I think the Spinks (Yvonne) lived at the top of that road.
My family (the Gillotts) lived on Carter Road behind the Waggon & Horses.
I have done quite a bit of family history tracing and have accrued a few photos of old Heeley if you’re interested.

Hi Mikey
Newfield went comprehensive in my last year.Yes I remember Chinney Wilson thundering ‘YOU, BOY’ down the corridor at some poor little waif who’d let his hair grow onto his collar. He was a former sargent major wasn’t he? He was deputy head, Mr Thorold was head I think.
Were Mrs Fletcher (Flea-bag) the maths teacher, Mr Phillips (physics), Mr Hedley (PE) Mr Fisher (biology) there when you were there?
My family, the Gillotts, lived on Carter road, behind the wagon & Horses
Some of my schoolfriends lived on the same roads as you ; Susan & Paul Eddison on Richards Rd and Trevor Sugden on Spencer Rd.
PS
(haven't sussed how to send private mail yet!!)

Just click on the middle button labelled PM and it does it all for you.

I remember Mr Thorold and Mr Phillips and Mr Hedley, I dont remember those friends of yours, when did you leave Sheffield?

I guess I am a bit younger than you, but my brother and sister may know the names, what year did you leave, my sister is 50 this year and she went to Newfield.
What life like in Skeggy?

Banksia

Nice to read your notice re. Anns road school I was there from 1952 to 58
You will remember Miss Hargreaves and Mr Eyre and Mr Hooper he also ran the play centre (happy Days)

I then move to Newfield School left in 1962, and revisited this year for the first time.
We walked all the way around the school, and nothing as changed, all the rooms are same with the original doors seems a little run down.
The tennis courts are all over grown,but we had some happy times.
I went to school when Barry Wilkinson Roy Jepson Trevor Bingham all lived around your area.

BET YOU PLAYED ON THE DOCKER!!!

We lived on Prospect Road near Silcocks Pub

Been to Australia (Wollengong) NSW Great going again next year

Regards

IAN

Originally posted by Banksia
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. what was your name i might know you :D :wave:

Originally posted by Angela
Hi Mikey
Newfield went comprehensive in my last year.Yes I remember Chinney Wilson thundering ‘YOU, BOY’ down the corridor at some poor little waif who’d let his hair grow onto his collar. He was a former sargent major wasn’t he? He was deputy head, Mr Thorold was head I think.
Were Mrs Fletcher (Flea-bag) the maths teacher, Mr Phillips (physics), Mr Hedley (PE) Mr Fisher (biology) there when you were there?
My family, the Gillotts, lived on Carter road, behind the wagon & Horses
Some of my schoolfriends lived on the same roads as you ; Susan & Paul Eddison on Richards Rd and Trevor Sugden on Spencer Rd.
PS
(haven't sussed how to send private mail yet!!) what was your name do you know the shaws lynn lived on richards rd tell me some names you know :D :roll: :wave: :wow:

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:

what other names do you remember :roll:

Marie check your PM inbox, do you have a mail I sent?

Hi
i attended annes rd 1958-64 then newfield boys 1964-68,lived in tillotson rd till 1966

There was an organist at either the Heeley Palace or the Coli pre-war and I can no longer remember his name. I think it was Bertram Brennan or something like that. It's a long time ago and my memory is failing. I do remember going to the Heeley Green before it was a cinema where I saw Gypsy Petrulengo and a man who whistled (could it have been Ronnie Rinaldi?) and also the strongest man in the world. For a publicity stunt he pulled a double decker bus up Gleadless Rd with his teeth!

do you remember any names of old friends who lived there on gleadless rd

I was schoolfriends with a girl called Joyce Wragg who lived in a back to back behind Taggy's ice cream shop in Gleadless Road. About 1942.

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 debsp I remember all the shops you mentioned, especially the Drinks shop, saspirella mmmmmmm. Tingles - they used to sell all balls of wool and stuff like that, not much call for that stuff now.

Do you remember the newsagents called Woolhouses?

also the Wagon and Horses and the Round House?

I was born around that time, which school did you go to?
I went to Heeley Bank, and for a little while Annes Rd before Newfield.
My gran used to live on Walden Rd - 27 I think.
Do you still live in sheffield?

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!!)

Ronnie Ronalde at Heeley Green
Apparantly this whistling wonder of 1950's wireless is still
alive.Mercifully he now lives in New Zealand where his avian
outpourings go unnoticed amidst the wildlife..however a birdnote of warning to the UK "Mister Monastery Garden " is
currently on tour in the North.

We used to drink dandelion and burdock with our Sunday dinner. Sometimes Tizer. Has anyone got the reci[e for making dandelion and burdock?

Originally posted by mikey
I also was born and lived in Heeley for a good part of my youth.

I went to Annes Rd School and Heeley Bank, I have lived on Spencer Rd, Richards Rd, Alexander Rd, and Gleadless Rd, I think my parents must have some nomadic blood in them.

I also went to Newfield school but it was fully mixed by then, but it still had the blue and red bulidings (Boys and Girls). Was Chinney there when you were there (Mr Wilson). I am also interested in your family name as you may know some of my relatives as they all lived around that area and some would be your age. Send me and Banksia a private mail to discuss. my parents lived behind ponfords in rooms,my grandparents lived on well road,as did my auntie and uncle,can you rember DR McCULLUM?he had a surgery on spencer road and upper albert road,he brought all my children into this world,my sister went to anns road school too.

Heres a link that might interest a few of you Heeley folk -

Heeley History Workshop (http://www.oldheeley.supanet.com/)

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.

I remember Heeley very well, used to live on Derby Street, top of Penns Road from 1967 to 1970. Went to Heeley Bank Junior School. My nan lived on the maisonettes on Abney Drive, near the Upper Heeley Club. The picture palace was a bingo when I remember it, there used to be a herbalist shop on Heeley Green where my grandad would take me for a glass of sasparella.

The grocer on Heeley Green had a a black poodle as did my grandad. He asked the owner of the shop if the 2 dogs could mate and the shop owner said no. So one day when my grandad was out walking the dog, he saw the shop owners dog in the back yard alone. Yes, my grandad without the dog owners consent pushed our poodle in the yard and low and behold 6 pups were born. The shop owner never did find out.

AAh, Taggy's icecream.

The only ice cream my late mother used to eat. she would not entertain any other companies' product.

yellow, creamy and firm, not that whipped rubbish, fabulous!

PT

I remember Taggys ice cream for the little lumps of ice in it. I could see Taggys yard from where we lived, think its been demolished now.

Can you remember Elliots chippie, there was alway a queue stretching outside the shop on Saturdays. They were the best chips in Sheffield.

I went to anns road school from 1961 to 1967 I lived on foster road,taggy's ice cream the best ice cream in the world,I was in hospital from 23rd jan to 12th dec 1967,spent 6 months at whiteley woods special school ,then I was at newfield until 1971.does anyone remember Staley's paper shop & the washerette & the hairdressers & amy morton's on foster road.my old mates were Len Yates,Shaun Shackleton,Phil Buckley,Terry Hall.Andy (Butch)Bullen.All the best to anyone who remembers me ???

Originally posted by HeeleyBloke
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 heelybloke I lived on Foster Road for 20 years do I know you

Originally posted by tosh13
I went to anns road school from 1961 to 1967 I lived on foster road,taggy's ice cream the best ice cream in the world,I was in hospital from 23rd jan to 12th dec 1967,spent 6 months at whiteley woods special school ,then I was at newfield until 1971.does anyone remember Steeley's paper shop & the washerette & the hairdressers & amy morton's on foster road.my old mates were Len Yates,Shaun Shackleton,Phil Buckley,Terry Hall.Andy (Butch)Bullen.All the best to anyone who remembers me ???

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 ?

Originally posted by Banksia
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 apologies you are right it was Staley's but it was a long time ago mate,I lived bang across road from Amy Morton's Shop,was the shop near the Shaky,the road where anns road school is or was called Hartley Street.

Originally posted by tosh13
Hi apologies you are right it was Staley's but it was a long time ago mate,I lived bang across road from Amy Morton's Shop,was the shop near the Shaky,the road where anns road school is or was called Hartley Street,my brother lived on there for a few years,my eldest brother was called John Siddall
The old shop I mentioned was on the same side as the Shaky but further up. There was Staley's and below that a few more shops, one was a butchers and a fruit shop I think, and then this side little street ran off to the left. I think there was a joinery business on there. The house/shop was on that corner.

Originally posted by tosh13
Hi apologies you are right it was Staley's but it was a long time ago mate,I lived bang across road from Amy Morton's Shop,was the shop near the Shaky,the road where anns road school is or was called Hartley Street,my brother lived on there for a few years,my eldest brother was called John Siddall
Sorry, forgot to ask how old your eldest brother is as his name rings a bell I think.

Originally posted by Banksia
Sorry, forgot to ask how old your eldest brother is as his name rings a bell I think. my brother John would have been mid 50s he died in 1992 Cancer aged 45,the fruit shop you mentioned I used to work for the guy going around estates selling fruit,there was a foundry at the side of the shakey & across was the boilermakers pub,on the side street which you are talking about I vaguely remember some small shops.

tosh,do you know michael siddalL?I remember him from about 1956-1963 roughly we use to hang about with other kids,he was a very kind kid.I think you are younger than me though!The Bells had a shop on the corner of annes road near st. peters church Denise and David Bell where the kids I remember,also Eades they lived in the last yard on Forster road,the shop on the corner was a fruit shop owned by Dawson Heaths mum and dad.I remember Amy Morton,I mentioned this in a previous thread,I lived up Gregory road.It is a shame its all gone,it was a good freindly area.If you want more info on the area get in touch through this site and I wll reply,Kath

Remember Sacamando's? it was a scooter repairers, on Wilson Place
Just off Gleadless Rd and at the back of the Shakey.

Here is a map for all you ex pats to drool over

Street map (http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=435500.999999454&Y=385250.929798697&width=500&height=300&gride=435515.999999454&gridn=385189.929798697&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=GB&addr1=&addr2=anns+rd&addr3=sheffield&pc=&advanced=true&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&scale=5000&down.x=184&down.y=2)

and an aerial photo here (http://www2.getmapping.com/affiliates/gateway.asp?td_topheight=&submit=Continue&affId=308757&td_placename=&td_postcode=s23du&td_product=CERT&td_topframe=&td_bottomframe=http://www.multimap.com/share/ecommerce/getmapbr.htm&td_bottomheight=80)

see the triangle in the middle, that is where Spencer rd meets Richards rd and Anns rd at the bottom crosses them.

Wife's Grandad used to have a bakery on Annes Road I think.

Originally posted by mikey
Remember Sacamando's? it was a scooter repairers, on Wilson Place
Just off Gleadless Rd and at the back of the Shakey. good grief Mikey,that's a blast from the past ,me & my mates were alway's hanging around there.

Hi Banksia, the shop was on the corner of Wilson Place and Gleadless Road, and you're right it did have windows that were blacked out, the reason I think was that it was a pawn shop. Susan lived in the back of the shop,it could have been a back to back house,I don't think her family had anything to do with the
"pop shop"

Originally posted by marycrookes
Hi Banksia, the shop was on the corner of Wilson Place and Gleadless Road, and you're right it did have windows that were blacked out, the reason I think was that it was a pawn shop. Susan lived in the back of the shop,it could have been a back to back house,I don't think her family had anything to do with the
"pop shop"
Thanks Mary. it was Wilson Place and now you mention it I remember it was a pawn shop way back. Funny how when the memory is jogged it all comes flooding back.

Originally posted by kath
tosh,do you know michael siddalL?I remember him from about 1956-1963 roughly we use to hang about with other kids,he was a very kind kid.I think you are younger than me though!The Bells had a shop on the corner of annes road near st. peters church Denise and David Bell where the kids I remember,also Eades they lived in the last yard on Forster road,the shop on the corner was a fruit shop owned by Dawson Heaths mum and dad.I remember Amy Morton,I mentioned this in a previous thread,I lived up Gregory road.It is a shame its all gone,it was a good freindly area.If you want more info on the area get in touch through this site and I wll reply,Kath Hi Kath my brothers are John,Malcolm, Barrie & sister Jayne & me Tony

hiya tony think i know you have you sussed who i am?Ialso have 2 sisters they are older than me.not that that matters!My love of heeley is still there after 20 odd years living away, it was my childhood.As I said before its a shame its all gone.I have a son living on myrtle road though I cant really recognise the area now,there seems not enough land for the amount of houses that were there.There was so many shops it is good to hear some people have not forgot their upbringing.We shall have to start another thread this ones nearly full.Bye for now Kath

Originally posted by kath
hiya tony think i know you have you sussed who i am?Ialso have 2 sisters they are older than me.not that that matters!My love of heeley is still there after 20 odd years living away, it was my childhood.As I said before its a shame its all gone.I have a son living on myrtle road though I cant really recognise the area now,there seems not enough land for the amount of houses that were there.There was so many shops it is good to hear some people have not forgot their upbringing.We shall have to start another thread this ones nearly full.Bye for now Kath Alright Kath,tell me who you are the 3 sisters I remember are the Blair girls on Boyton street,c'mon kath put me out of my misery,cheers Tony 1

I didn't live in Heeley,I lived in Abbeydale but used to go down Broadfield Road to Heeley Baths where I seemed to spend half my days. Then to the Heeley Coli or palace if I had a tanner in my pocket. There was a billiard hall at the end of the road, where we'd gamble for the price of the table, and later when I was in the Navy go to the working men's club in uniform cos folks would always buy a poor sailor a pint!

Originally posted by buck
I didn't live in Heeley,I lived in Abbeydale but used to go down Broadfield Road to Heeley Baths where I seemed to spend half my days. Then to the Heeley Coli or palace if I had a tanner in my pocket. There was a billiard hall at the end of the road, where we'd gamble for the price of the table, and later when I was in the Navy go to the working men's club in uniform cos folks would always buy a poor sailor a pint! Hi mate I used to go down to the Heeley Baths on saturday morning with my mate's & get in for free ,we used to put the chlorine around the swimming pool,great days.

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?

Originally posted by buck
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? Haven't the foggiest mate I have not been to heeley since I left in 75,lived there for 20 yrs some great memories

Yes, Heeley Baths. A place I frequent regularly. Excessive chlorine aside, it's more or less the same now.

The point I would like to make though is Heeley's impressive attempts to extend its boundaries.

Heeley Baths in Heeley? No way. The Heeley and Sheffield pub in Heeley? Not a chance.

During the terrifying Thatcher regime, the joke was about forming the Socialist Republic of South Yorkshire.

Beginneth the Heeley Empire.

Originally posted by buck
I didn't live in Heeley,I lived in Abbeydale but used to go down Broadfield Road to Heeley Baths where I seemed to spend half my days. Then to the Heeley Coli or palace if I had a tanner in my pocket. There was a billiard hall at the end of the road, where we'd gamble for the price of the table, and later when I was in the Navy go to the working men's club in uniform cos folks would always buy a poor sailor a pint!

Ah! Heeley Baths. I was a regular visitor along with my brother when we were kids. It's the place where I was pushed in and forever more had a terrible fear of water. I was 55 before I eventually overcame that fear but now you can't keep me away from the pool. I would love to go back and swim in Broadfield Road Baths for old times sake.

tosh sorry mate I am not prpared to divulge everything on the net ,but as I said prev I lived on Gregory road,and was born in 51,so I think you are younger than me,really enjoy the e.mails about heeley,and wish you the best.I havent had much luck with Gregory road no one seem to have lived on there,either that or people have moved out of the area altogether.Although I will keep trying .

Originally posted by kath
tosh sorry mate I am not prpared to divulge everything on the net ,but as I said prev I lived on Gregory road,and was born in 51,so I think you are younger than me,really enjoy the e.mails about heeley,and wish you the best.I havent had much luck with Gregory road no one seem to have lived on there,either that or people have moved out of the area altogether.Although I will keep trying . ok K a couple of my friends lived on gregory road the shackletons shaun & craig & yeah i am slightly younger.I loved heeley & still miss it.

Originally posted by tosh13
I went to anns road school from 1961 to 1967 I lived on foster road,taggy's ice cream the best ice cream in the world,I was in hospital from 23rd jan to 12th dec 1967,spent 6 months at whiteley woods special school ,then I was at newfield until 1971.does anyone remember Staley's paper shop & the washerette & the hairdressers & amy morton's on foster road.my old mates were Len Yates,Shaun Shackleton,Phil Buckley,Terry Hall.Andy (Butch)Bullen.All the best to anyone who remembers me ???

Hi I lived on Forster Road way before your time I think. I remember Amy Morton dresing up her Boynton Strret window with cotton wool and a large Father Christmas. It wasn't Christmas until that appeared. I lived dead across the street from Morton's and Dyson's (previously Stanley's) Good memories

Originally posted by chuffinel
Hi I lived on Forster Road way before your time I think. I remember Amy Morton dresing up her Boynton Strret window with cotton wool and a large Father Christmas. It wasn't Christmas until that appeared. I lived dead across the street from Morton's and Dyson's (previously Stanley's) Good memories Hi C I lived at 21 forster road from 1957 bang across the road from amy mortons.

Yikes Tosh ! It's a small world. I lived at 19 Forster Rd until about 1953/54. My best friend, Barry Waterhouse lived at number 21. He was killed shortly after that, on Shoreham Street when his bicycle tires got caught in the tram tracks and he was thrown off in front of a car. When I lived there the Parkinsons lived at number 17, we were at 19, the Waterhouses at 21 and my grandad lived at 23 until he died round about 1950 and the Cantrells moved in. Another friend of mine called Pete Mitchell lived across the street next door to Dysons corner shop (other corner from Amy Morton's)

Yes I remember the Cantrells I think they had a son cannot recall his name,the Andrews live to the right of us on the back ,Salvation Army Family.I tell you mate the houses were awful,but what great times & memories.

hiya kath i think i remember you from gregory road did you live at number 31 milligans at 35 do you remember susan eades at 37 in the same yard i think she was one of your friends she will now be about 52 ..tinker

Hi Tinker do you remember a family called the Shackletons,the young lads were called Shaun & Craig they lived at the beginning of Gregory Road I recall a big backyard they lived on the right hand side going into the yard.

i lived on hartley st across the road from annes rd school , i lived there from 1967 when i was first married.
i remember going to the launderette on gleadless rd , listening to all the old ones gossiping about all us young ones, i was 18 at the time i remember when they pulled the houses down on gleadless rd ,the school was overun with cockroaches and the rats were as big as cats ,so the old ones said, i dare not go out after dark because i remembered one of them saying the roaches crunched under your feet. there was also a little co op on the corner where i used to do the weekly shop.
i also worked at the ball inn pub on myrtle rd , thats where i got the taste for being a landlady ,those were the days when you could walk home at midnight and still be safe.
also does anyone remember lol knight, i remember getting my baby daughter to sleep and lol knight walking up hartley st drunk as a lord singing at the top of his voice

Originally posted by roughy101
i lived on hartley st across the road from annes rd school , i lived there from 1967 when i was first married.
i remember going to the launderette on gleadless rd , listening to all the old ones gossiping about all us young ones, i was 18 at the time i remember when they pulled the houses down on gleadless rd ,the school was overun with cockroaches and the rats were as big as cats ,so the old ones said, i dare not go out after dark because i remembered one of them saying the roaches crunched under your feet. there was also a little co op on the corner where i used to do the weekly shop.
i also worked at the ball inn pub on myrtle rd , thats where i got the taste for being a landlady ,those were the days when you could walk home at midnight and still be safe.
also does anyone remember lol knight, i remember getting my baby daughter to sleep and lol knight walking up hartley st drunk as a lord singing at the top of his voice Hi R my brother lived on Hartley Street across from Anns Road School & I lived on Foster Road for 20 years & I never saw rats or cockroaches,some of the oldies must have had a drink too many at the Shaky LOL

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

hi tosh .in replyto your question i dont remember shackletons ..i think you may be interested to know that i used to know your john and malcolm i also remember your mom and dad .i started a new job in the autumn of 1966 and john also started on the same day we worked together for about 2 years he had a lambretta li 150 scooter i also bought a bike we used to go out together on runs .i remember he used to say he was visiting a hospital from work i think it was king edwards at rivelin to visit someone .he was saving to get married . he was great to work with and a great mate i was shocked to hear he had died .

hiya tinker you have me wondering who you are?you have sussed me although i am not living in sheffield now,I remember the milligans very well,and sue was indeed a good freind,but we lost touch in the early 70s.We moved to shirecliffe when the houses came down.Then we moved to norfolk for 9 years.Now I am in lancashire,still married after 30 odd years,with 2 kids.Dad died in the early 80s but Who are you?

Originally posted by Angela
Hi Banksia
Can’t remember Adams. I left Newfield Girls in 1969ish
Certainly remember Heeley Picture Palace and I think I can visualize where you lived, I think the Spinks (Yvonne) lived at the top of that road.
My family (the Gillotts) lived on Carter Road behind the Waggon & Horses.
I have done quite a bit of family history tracing and have accrued a few photos of old Heeley if you’re interested. Hi Angela my last name is also Gillott

Originally posted by tinker
hi tosh .in replyto your question i dont remember shackletons ..i think you may be interested to know that i used to know your john and malcolm i also remember your mom and dad .i started a new job in the autumn of 1966 and john also started on the same day we worked together for about 2 years he had a lambretta li 150 scooter i also bought a bike we used to go out together on runs .i remember he used to say he was visiting a hospital from work i think it was king edwards at rivelin to visit someone .he was saving to get married . he was great to work with and a great mate i was shocked to hear he had died . Hi Tinker yes our John was visiting me I was in there for a year,yeah he married a lass from Hackenthorpe but it did not last,but he married again has 2 great kids & he was a great brother & to die so young was a tragedy not only for his wife & children but all his family it's great to hear from someone who remembers him.The scooter I remember he bought a union jack leather seat for it, he loved that scooter.

Don't come from Heeley myself but used to go down there a lot in the 50's and 60's :--Plumtree cafe ; Oaktree cafe ; Teenbar ; Rendezvous ; the Bridge ;White Lion ;Red Lion ; Shakespeare.
Some still there but the caffs have gone.
I think the Teenbar was almost unique.As far as I remember,they started 2 Teenbars---one in the East End of London and the Sheffield one.The idea was to combine a coffee bar and a Youth Club. One of the early efforts to stop kids hanging round the streets.!
I had a mate from school who lived about half -way down Slate Street in the mid-50's but had left that address by 1960 [according to Kelly's Directory] His name was John Barrett. Anybody know what happened to the family or remember them at all ?

I used to live on Foster Road up until I was 5. I remember that our backyard was a big shared affair. I used to go into Mr & Mrs Yates house for jam sandwiches - I remember their son Len too.

I went to Anns Road School too. I left Sheffield nearly 20 years ago - I think Foster Road is long gone now isnt it?

Originally posted by Galfie
I used to live on Foster Road up until I was 5. I remember that our backyard was a big shared affair. I used to go into Mr & Mrs Yates house for jam sandwiches - I remember their son Len too.

I went to Anns Road School too. I left Sheffield nearly 20 years ago - I think Foster Road is long gone now isnt it?
Hi G Len was one of my best mates we used to play football outside Millers shop & the bottom of Boynton Street when the old houses were knocked down & made into fields with small new tree's planted,we used the trees as goals. I lived across the road at no 21 Foster Road & The Brays lived in the same yard they had chickens if my memory serves me right,could be wrong though it was a long time ago,yes Foster Road has gone it's a shame it was the best street in the neighbourhood.Len was quite a good footy player as well.

Hello Tosh
My only memories of Len are of a big strapping lad (well I was only 5) and he was very kind to me. I also remember we didnt have a bathroom - just a (very cold) outside loo). There was also a family who had a great big alsation who lived next door - I got over the wall and it was barking at me and it was Len who got me out of there - my hero!

Am I going daft or was there another yard on Foster Road where someone kept a horse?

yes mate I think that may have been the Brays Richard was a good lad,Len was a good mate had many a good time playing subbuteo at his house his Mum & Dad were great & he had a elder brother cannot recall his name,but he was several years older than Len.Cannot recall a horse but some of the lasses down heeley way did have a funny look Only Kidding Lol.I think I remember a little kid living at the side of Lens,maybe that was you.

hiya kath .you must be really puzzled wondering who i am .i do remember you but i dont think you`ll remember me even though i used to live just a stones throw from your back door in carter road till about 1961 .i do know sue very well still see her now and then and like me still lives in sheffield i think you are about the same age as me may be a year or two younger

yes lol knight did live on thornborough road .i last saw him about 18 months ago in town .i heard he died about a year ago he was about 74 . he was a real tough customer i never heard of anyone fighting him on the field on thornborough road i think if they had they would have been planted in theground

I never did really believe him, Another myth from the past which wasn't true.
Hazel

hi tosh . the son the cantrells had if i remember right i think his name was ross cantrell

tinker wonder if you will pass on my regaurds to sue next time you see her,I have a boy of 23,and a girl 29.I know she had a little girl the last time i saw her,did she marry keith? Are they still together?You may remember my sister barbara, she use to look after our family in 1960s when my mum died then?she still in sheffield.I have another sister also.Funny old world my son lives on myrtle road,but he was born in norfolk!Anyway mate have a good xmas,its nice to hear from you,What schools were you at?

Hi,
I went to Anns rd around 1953 at 5 years old, I lived on Kent rd behind the wagon. Played on the docker, got into the Heeley Green pictures for a token off a packet of tea and queued up every saturday morning for the kids matinee at the Heeley Palace.
regards

chumpy do you remember jean and sam,who had a son called paul,they were called heathcote,they lived in the first big yard on the other side of kent rd to the pub?I went to visit them regularly.kath

Originally posted by tinker
hi tosh . the son the cantrells had if i remember right i think his name was ross cantrell Yes It was Ross he was a nice bloke,Mr & Mrs Cantrell were great neighbours & I used to help with the weeding in there back garden.very nice people.

Does anyone remember Harry Robertson he had a club foot lived a few doors down from me at 21 Foster Road,he was a smashing old guy,used to tell us tales about the war etc: & The Cartlidges John & he had a younger sister I think her name was Julie ,who used to knock about with my sister Jayne.

Kath,
don't know about his parents but I remember Paul Heathcoat, he lived in the same yard as me in the first house.
I lived at no 21 next to the Constantine family.
My name's Mike Greatbatch and me and my sister Shelagh lived there till I was about 7, we had a dog called Patch.
regards

hiya chumpy ..i just wondered if you knew someone called depledge who lived at the end of forster road near cambridge road as he was my grandad he lived there in 1950s up to 1975 ?

Tinker,
now it gets complicated, I knew Joe Depledge and his son John very well, p.m me for more detail.
regards

hi kath please check your pm box for details

dear tinker i have replied in your p.m.box

Tinker,
did you get the P.M. I sent you?
regards

Joe Depledge was my great grand dads brother - John Depledge who lived in Heeley Green.

I have put together with my mum a bit of family tree with the help of another Depledge relation (Harry's descendants) who live Blackpool.

Let me know if you want any further detail.

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!

Hi Ruby the shop just down from the corner of Tillotson Road was called Mc'ateers,I lived on Foster Road from 1957 to 1975.

Hello,
My dad Barry Foster lived at Heeley (43 Forster Road). He was born in 1939 and later moved to Basegreen and Frecheville. He also went to Annes Road school and I can remember going for some Taggy's Ice Cream (a real treat) and I can also remember a shop called 'Frank Deans'. He used to belong to a Vellocette motorbike group.He's still going strong but doesn't ride a motorbike anymore!

My Dad went to Anns Rd School at the same time as you but sadly he died 12 years ago his name was Barry Boulby and his family lived opposite the school, next door to the Methodist church.

Hi Angela, I went to school with Pual Eddison and used to live 2 back yards down from them on Richards Rd so spent many hours playing with Susan & Paul in the garages on Richards Rd!

This is a long shot, & going back a long way, but my mum is doing some family research, & I'm trying to find out if anyone has heard tell of a family called Flynn in Richards Road, number 139 to be precise. It would be around 1918 or so. I wondered if anyone's parents/grandparents remembered them, cos we can't find anything on the relevant census. Also, does anyone remember anything about a fruit & veg shop run by a family called Enock on Gleadless Road below the Waggon & Horses on Heeley Green?

i lived in sheffield until 1966, then moved to saskatchewan canada..I remember the Wagon & Horses, and I used to work at the Roundhouse.Originally posted by mikey
Hi debsp I remember all the shops you mentioned, especially the Drinks shop, saspirella mmmmmmm. Tingles - they used to sell all balls of wool and stuff like that, not much call for that stuff now.

Do you remember the newsagents called Woolhouses?

also the Wagon and Horses and the Round House?

I was born around that time, which school did you go to?
I went to Heeley Bank, and for a little while Annes Rd before Newfield.
My gran used to live on Walden Rd - 27 I think.
Do you still live in sheffield?

Originally posted by all4_ofus
i lived in sheffield until 1966, then moved to saskatchewan canada..I remember the Wagon & Horses, and I used to work at the Roundhouse.
I went into the Roundhouse with some of my mates when it had shut down & we were told a ghost was in there,it turned out to be a tramp ,his dinner was on the old coal heating burners,so we got scared & shind down the drainpipe & never went back in,great days,I lived just around the corner on Foster Road.Apolgies I got the name wrong I meant the Boilermakers across from the Shaky.

Originally posted by tosh13
I went into the Roundhouse with some of my mates when it )had shut down & we were told a ghost was in there,it turned out to be a tramp ,his dinner was on the old coal heating burners,so we got scared & shind down the drainpipe & never went back in,great days,I lived just around the corner on Foster Road. hiya tosh , when you say the roundhouse do you mean the (victoria hotel) at the bottom of heeley green on the corner . this is the one we always known as roundhouse but i cant remember it ever being shut down ? .

No the one across from the Shaky (Shakespear)I think I got it wrong, it was called the Boilermakers that is the only name I can remember it by.Apologies for the mistake but i'm getting old,LOL.

Originally posted by kath
tosh sorry mate I am not prpared to divulge everything on the net ,but as I said prev I lived on Gregory road,and was born in 51,so I think you are younger than me,really enjoy the e.mails about heeley,and wish you the best.I havent had much luck with Gregory road no one seem to have lived on there,either that or people have moved out of the area altogether.Although I will keep trying . I didn't live on gregory road, but I walked down it many times,from my home in nicholson road ,to go to work on the buses

Hi Tosh. I think that the pub you refer to as the "Boilermakers" was actually called the "Sportsman (or Sportsmen) Inn. It got the nickname "Boilers" because some kind of steam engine smashed into it round about 1920 or so. Well Road was pretty steep but Oak Street was steeper and the machine got away from the driver. This was according to my Dad who drank there quite regularly when we lived on Forster Rd. It was also his local when he and my mom managed a fish and chip shop at the bottom of Boynton ? Street shortly after they were married in 1927. The pub was right on the corner across from Oak Street methodist church, a little lower than the "Shaky"and on the other side of the street.

Hi C yes your right got my bearings wrong ,but it has been some years since I left,have a picture in my mind of all the places but the names of some of the roads are fading getting old. But still love to think of all the good times as a kid on Forster Road & my old pals,I don't think any of them own a PC or perhaps have never heard of the forum,searched a few names but nothing.But my memories are there for me.

Originally posted by all4_ofus
I didn't live on gregory road, but I walked down it many times,from my home in nicholson road ,to go to work on the buses
My brother worked on the buses in the late 60s.

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

what was sean shackleton's fathers name please?..Originally posted by Banksia
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 ?

do you mean hyde road..Originally posted by Banksia
The old shop I mentioned was on the same side as the Shaky but further up. There was Staley's and below that a few more shops, one was a butchers and a fruit shop I think, and then this side little street ran off to the left. I think there was a joinery business on there. The house/shop was on that corner.

Hope you don't mind me asking, but is it Wilson Place you thinking of ? I lived on Carter Road, and I also remember Ray Shackleton, but his brothers name escapes me. The house on the corner of Wilso Place was a pawnshop with blacked out windows.

Originally posted by Applegrim
Hope you don't mind me asking, but is it Wilson Place you thinking of ? I lived on Carter Road, and I also remember Ray Shackleton, but his brothers name escapes me. The house on the corner of Wilso Place was a pawnshop with blacked out windows. just wondered did you live on carter road in the 1950s ?

Yes I lived there from 1944-1966, why did you live around there?. Very happy memories they are too.

Originally posted by Applegrim
Yes I lived there from 1944-1966, why did you live around there?. Very happy memories they are too. HIYA APPLEGRIM yes i did 1950-1961 so maybe i might know you ?

Did you live anywhere near Mrs Maltby's? Have you any names That I might know?

Originally posted by Applegrim
Did you live anywhere near Mrs Maltby's? Have you any names That I might know? you mean the corner shop maltbys ? names trevor bingham , tindall . sayles etc . do you remember these ?

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

Originally posted by Applegrim
Yes I remember all of them,although I know Trevor Bingham was younger than me, did you know the Wards, or the Marshalls? applegrim see your pm box .

Originally posted by all4_ofus
what was sean shackleton's fathers name please?..
I knew Sean Shackleton if it's the same has a brother called Craig.

This is going back donkeys years, Ray Shacklton would be possibly 70 now, so it must be grandchildren you know, they used to live up Gregory Road, on the right hand side opposite the Boards, Ray also had a brother, but I can't recall his name. they knocked about with Nick Carter who lived at the end of Foster road, he was the son of Nick Carter the Barber, who's shop was opposite Heeley Church.Does anyone remember "Chopper" who sold fruit and fish and flowers outside the Waggon? if you wanted him to serve you , you had to knock on the pub window, or what about Mickie Parelli who lived on Cambridge Road, at Christmas he'd dress a wall clock up with a santa's face, and he had a stuffed bird in a cage that he'd wind up asd let it sing. These small things seemed to make us so happy back then, and why we remember Heeley with such Happiness.

Hey guys. I used to deliver papers for Colley's the newsagent. Can't remember whether that was on Carter Rd, Nicholson Rd or Gregory Rd. I know it wasn't too far from the "49 steps" which dropped down to Albert Rd. Memory you know ! I used to deliver all over that area from 1952 to about 1955. Cambridge Rd, Kent Rd and as far as Albert Rd I got stopped by a policeman once real early in the morning, 5:30am or so because I wasn't 14 years old yet. Anyways nothing came of it so I just carried on. I probably knew some of you people. I remember "Chopper" and also the barbers. Barbershop had all these pictures on the wall of old boxers and racehorses I think. Could Ray Shackleton's brother been called Tony ? I'm 65 so we 're somewhat in the same era.

Originally posted by chuffinel
Hey guys. I used to deliver papers for Colley's the newsagent. Can't remember whether that was on Carter Rd, Nicholson Rd or Gregory Rd. I know it wasn't too far from the "49 steps" which dropped down to Albert Rd. Memory you know ! I used to deliver all over that area from 1952 to about 1955. Cambridge Rd, Kent Rd and as far as Albert Rd I got stopped by a policeman once real early in the morning, 5:30am or so because I wasn't 14 years old yet. Anyways nothing came of it so I just carried on. I probably knew some of you people. I remember "Chopper" and also the barbers. Barbershop had all these pictures on the wall of old boxers and racehorses I think. Could Ray Shackleton's brother been called Tony ? I'm 65 so we 're somewhat in the same era. YES COLLEYS PAPER SHOP WAS ON GREGORY ROAD TOP RIGHT HE ALSO HAD A SHOP ON ALBERT RD

It could have been Tony, but there was a gang of them, they were all very smart young men in their time, Hilda Kay's son Jack Russell was another, she had the fruit shop on the corner of Midland Road, I am still in contact with other friends of Gregory Road, and I remember Colley's, he had a daughter called Maureen, can you remember him coming round with the Green'un on Saturday night, God knows what he shouted,It wasn't just Green 'un, he'd got a saying all of his own.

Does anyone remember Ray Tailor who played football for the Waggon and Horses at Heeley. he would be about 70 now.

Hazel

This is going back donkeys years, Ray Shacklton would be possibly 70 now, so it must be grandchildren you know, they used to live up Gregory Road, on the right hand side opposite the Boards,
Hi A the Shackletons I knew lived opposite the boards Shaun would be about 46 know & Craig about 43,Shaun was my best mate,we used to go to the top rank on tuesdays & sat mornings.We had some good times playing Totopoly in there house during the holidays,he also went on holiday with us to Skeggy.

Just logged on again after a busy fortnight,but its great to see heeley memories is still going strong keep the replies coming,its good to hear about the past,some new family names popped up.Tinker have you heard from sue?

Originally posted by mikey
Remember Sacamando's? it was a scooter repairers, on Wilson Place
Just off Gleadless Rd and at the back of the Shakey.

i can remember the sacamando family (if its the same family your thinking of) they used to live on Carrfield road.. correct me if im wrong tho... I was Heeley born and bred

Originally posted by bladesgirl
i can remember the sacamando family (if its the same family your thinking of) they used to live on Carrfield road.. correct me if im wrong tho... I was Heeley born and bred
I remember the Sacamando family & I lived on Forster Road from 1956 to 1975.

Originally posted by tosh13
I remember the Sacamando family & I lived on Forster Road from 1956 to 1975.

well i lived on carrfield road in the 1990s and there were a sacomando family living about 3 doors up from us... such an unusual name (like my family name is)

great to see so many familier names from the past on this topic, brought back some great memories.
I lived on Slate St from 1961 until 1989 and went to both Heeley Bank and Newfield schools, but the changes around Heeley during the late 70s were unbelievable to what we see now. Can anyone remember the BBC series ' I didnt Know you Cared' being filmed outside the Myrtle pub (on Alexandra Rd), and i seem to remember some scenes being shot on the old houses prior to demolition on Sturge St.

Originally posted by bladesgirl
well i lived on carrfield road in the 1990s and there were a sacomando family living about 3 doors up from us... such an unusual name (like my family name is)

I TOO LIVED ON CARRFIELD RD WAY BACK IN 1975 TO 77,I FORGOT WHAT NUMBER BUT DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER AN OLDISH COUPLE BY THE NAME OF CROSS (ROBERT & LAURA)

Talking about schools in Heeley, what was all that about , giving them names,eg. Anns Road Angel Faces, Carfield Cowsheds,and the best yet ,Heeley Bank bucket bangers, my son is autistic so therfore very literal, and obviously thought that they all went round banging buckets, but why did they call
them bucket bangers, of course my friends and I went to Anns Road Angel faces, so that is self explanitory.

Originally posted by Applegrim
Talking about schools in Heeley, what was all that about , giving them names,eg. Anns Road Angel Faces, Carfield Cowsheds,and the best yet ,Heeley Bank bucket bangers, my son is autistic so therfore very literal, and obviously thought that they all went round banging buckets, but why did they call
them bucket bangers, of course my friends and I went to Anns Road Angel faces, so that is self explanitory. i must also be an angel face because i went to anns road . i always thought carfield looked like a place where they kept cows ( cowsheds ) and thats why it got its name , as for heeley bank did they have buckets hanging up ( fire buckets ) could this be the reason ??

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

Originally posted by Applegrim
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

WHAT ABOUT DENNIS BARHAM,COURTNEY MICHELLE

Further to the Sacco family comments, Gary still runs the car repairs business on Wilson Place...
His mum and dad still live on Carrfield Road (or, at least did until late '02, which is when I left the area....)

Originally posted by RiffRaff
Further to the Sacco family comments, Gary still runs the car repairs business on Wilson Place...
His mum and dad still live on Carrfield Road (or, at least did until late '02, which is when I left the area....)

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

Boston[or anyone else who can help ]
Did you know a Barret family from Slate Street ? All I know for certain is that they lived about half-way along , on the Arbourthorne side--no. 82 , maybe---or 84 ?
Also , they lived there , at least until 1957 , probably after that. They had a son at school at that time , called John , and I think the father was called Oliver ? Long time ago--long shot !

Originally posted by kath
Just logged on again after a busy fortnight,but its great to see heeley memories is still going strong keep the replies coming,its good to hear about the past,some new family names popped up.Tinker have you heard from sue? kath please check your pm box .

no sorry fareast cant help you with that one, it was a before my time, and i cant recall his son John either

Tinker thanks for the p.m.You have made me very happy,Kath.Check your p.m. box.

Originally posted by Applegrim
Mary Mitchell, ring any bells, and can anyone think of anymore?

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.

Hi Mikey, yes your right on both counts, Drakes at the corner of Anns Road and Spencer Road, Mitchells chippy was on Spencer road just below Anns Road on the right going down.

Originally posted by kath
Just logged on again after a busy fortnight,but its great to see heeley memories is still going strong keep the replies coming,its good to hear about the past,some new family names popped up.Tinker have you heard from sue? kath please check pm box.

THANKS TINKER FROM KATH I HAVE REPLIED P.M BOX

Hi everybody,we have just joined the site and are interested in the Heeley chit chat !!

We are both from Heeley, Albert Road and Alexandra Road, and prior to these Upper Valley Road. We too attended Annes Road School [as an annexe to Carrfield ] and Carrfield Schools.

Your ramblings bring back many memories for us. I delivered the morning papers from Gregory Road and the evening papers from Albert Road for Colley.

As a "courting couple" we used to meet at Stayley's Newsagents on Forster Road.

I too remember Paul Heathcote, he lived at 1, court one, Cambridge Road, next door to Hazel Jepson who was at school with us.

Incidentally, on a former message someone mentioned Mike Greatbatch, my wife is interested in the surname as she has a family link.

The sarsaparilla shop on Heeley Green was owned by Mr. Greathead, does anyone remember Pop's drink shop on Abbeydale Road just before Abbeydale Cinema.

Originally posted by DUFFEMS
Hi everybody,we have just joined the site and are interested in the Heeley chit chat !!

We are both from Heeley, Albert Road and Alexandra Road, and prior to these Upper Valley Road. We too attended Annes Road School [as an annexe to Carrfield ] and Carrfield Schools.

Your ramblings bring back many memories for us. I delivered the morning papers from Gregory Road and the evening papers from Albert Road for Colley.

As a "courting couple" we used to meet at Stayley's Newsagents on Forster Road.

I too remember Paul Heathcote, he lived at 1, court one, Cambridge Road, next door to Hazel Jepson who was at school with us.

Incidentally, on a former message someone mentioned Mike Greatbatch, my wife is interested in the surname as she has a family link.

The sarsaparilla shop on Heeley Green was owned by Mr. Greathead, does anyone remember Pop's drink shop on Abbeydale Road just before Abbeydale Cinema. yes i remember the drink shop very well we used to go there for sarsaparilla whenever we went to heeley baths it was very good with a real froth on top like beer .

Originally posted by DUFFEMS
Hi everybody,we have just joined the site and are interested in the Heeley chit chat !!

We are both from Heeley, Albert Road and Alexandra Road, and prior to these Upper Valley Road. We too attended Annes Road School [as an annexe to Carrfield ] and Carrfield Schools.

Your ramblings bring back many memories for us. I delivered the morning papers from Gregory Road and the evening papers from Albert Road for Colley.

As a "courting couple" we used to meet at Stayley's Newsagents on Forster Road.

I too remember Paul Heathcote, he lived at 1, court one, Cambridge Road, next door to Hazel Jepson who was at school with us.

Incidentally, on a former message someone mentioned Mike Greatbatch, my wife is interested in the surname as she has a family link.

The sarsaparilla shop on Heeley Green was owned by Mr. Greathead, does anyone remember Pop's drink shop on Abbeydale Road just before Abbeydale Cinema.
I lived on Forster Rd & I used to have a Horlicks at Pops drink shop,I hate sarsaparilla horrible stuff.my best mate lived on Gregory Shaun Shackleton across from the boards.

Originally posted by tosh13
I lived on Forster Rd & I used to have a Horlicks at Pops drink shop,I hate sarsaparilla horrible stuff.my best mate lived on Gregory Shaun Shackleton across from the boards.

We do not remember Shaun Shackleton, what age would he be ?

I remember Richard Bamford from the corner shop on Plantation and Thirlwell Road.

Originally posted by DUFFEMS
We do not remember Shaun Shackleton, what age would he be ?

I remember Richard Bamford from the corner shop on Plantation and Thirlwell Road. duffems what years were you in heeley i lived there till early 60s

Originally posted by DUFFEMS
We do not remember Shaun Shackleton, what age would he be ?

I remember Richard Bamford from the corner shop on Plantation and Thirlwell Road.
I would say he would be about 46 know.

Originally posted by tinker
duffems what years were you in heeley i lived there till early 60s
I lived on Forster Rd number 21 from 1956 to 1975,we to the Manor when they started to knock down the houses.

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!

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!).

Hi Duffems,
there is a link between me and the Greatbatches in Crookes but as I said, I have very little personal knowledge of my fathers side of the family, his name was Ron by the way.
What I do have is a Greatbatch family tree compiled by a very keen lady in Stoke ( which seems to be the origin of Greatbatches ). I could make you a copy if you're interested?
regards Mick.

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.

Originally posted by Applegrim
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
Well I knew all those people you mention so who are you ?
I'm Pat Johnson and I too remember the lucky lollies.
I also recall Sylvia Croft, Sylvia Russell, Maureen Walmsley, Ann Mettam, George Hewitt, Tony Jepson, Tony Robertson, Keith Hopkinson and Roger Abrahams. I saw John Pashley and Valerie Dunn when I was over there and visited Heeley last year. After all this time I would still have picked them out easily, even away from Heeley. I believe both Susan Marshall and Maureen Walmsley passed on quite young, very sad !

Originally posted by Applegrim
Hi Mikey, yes your right on both counts, Drakes at the corner of Anns Road and Spencer Road, Mitchells chippy was on Spencer road just below Anns Road on the right going down.

Mary Mitchell was in my class all the way through school at Anns Road. Anyone know her whereabouts these day ?

Duffems,
myself and my sister left Heeley about 1955 but my uncle on my fathers side lived near the roundhouse on Gleadless rd for years, and his wife still lives there now.
I had an aunty Ginny who lived at the top of the road which goes up the side of the roundhouse, there used to be allotments up there and she lived opposite them at the far end of the road, don't know if she was a real auntie, but that's what we called her.
I'll do you a copy of the family tree, there's pictures and all sorts of stuff, and I'll come back on here for your address.
regards Mick.

Banksia, I think you've been in the water too long, who do you think you're talking too???

Originally posted by Applegrim
Banksia, I think you've been in the water too long, who do you think you're talking too???

Sorry but am I missing something here Applegrim?
What's the problem ?

Originally posted by keithgreen50
Hi
i attended annes rd 1958-64 then newfield boys 1964-68,lived in tillotson rd till 1966
Hi Keith did you know the Lockwoods who lived near the top of Tillotson Road & the Bullens Susan & Andy (Butch) Bullen.I lived on Forster Road.

Originally posted by DUFFEMS
Hi everybody,we have just joined the site and are interested in the Heeley chit chat !!

We are both from Heeley, Albert Road and Alexandra Road, and prior to these Upper Valley Road. We too attended Annes Road School [as an annexe to Carrfield ] and Carrfield Schools.

Your ramblings bring back many memories for us. I delivered the morning papers from Gregory Road and the evening papers from Albert Road for Colley.

As a "courting couple" we used to meet at Stayley's Newsagents on Forster Road.

I too remember Paul Heathcote, he lived at 1, court one, Cambridge Road, next door to Hazel Jepson who was at school with us.

Incidentally, on a former message someone mentioned Mike Greatbatch, my wife is interested in the surname as she has a family link.

The sarsaparilla shop on Heeley Green was owned by Mr. Greathead, does anyone remember Pop's drink shop on Abbeydale Road just before Abbeydale Cinema.
I used to enjoy my Horlicks before going into see a film I hated Sasi it tasted awful.I also lived at 21 Forster Road with my 3 brothers & 1 sister.

Hello everyone from Heeley!
My dad was from Heeley, he lived on View Road, opposite Taggy's (best ice cream ever). He lived next door to Bill Makinson who with his father used to sell fruit and vegetables from a horse and cart! My dad sometimes used to help him on a Friday night. They were still using the horse and cart in the late 50's, I can just remember it. The horse's name was Grey Joe (the rhings we remember eh?) My grandfather lived on Biew Road and then had to move because they were pulling the houses down. He moved to Sturge Street. In the early 70's there was a gas expl;osion in the house next door and there house was badly damaged. They then moved to a house further up the street and then in the old folks bungalows on Gleadless Road. My grandad used to write poetry and had it published in CAMRA. He also used to play bowls at Meersbrook Park and play whist and bridge. Does anyone remember him. His name was Leonard Proctor otherwise known as Paddy!:) :)

I used to work for the fruit & veg guy just down from Staley's & the Laundrette,I used to go around with him in his van & ring a bell shouting Tata's,I cannot remember the guy's name it was so long ago ,getting old.

I went to Lowfield Primary School and on Mondays we used to go to Heeley Baths. If we were good and had changed quickly, then we could walk the long way round to school and call at Pops' and have a sarsasprilla. Yummy.

Hello Scout,

We both remember Billie Makinson and his father who I believe had the same name. Yes, he came round the district on Friday nights in the 1950's and all the kids used to come out and follow them around. We both lived on Upper Valley Road as kids, myself at the top and my husband at the bottom and when Billie's horse used to "empty his bladder" it used to reach all the way down from our house to my husband's at the bottom ( the things that amuse you as kids!). My mother never liked buying anything from them as the horse used to smell so much in Summer. Both Billie and his father were very ruddy-faced cheerful men and didn't mind us kids, I remember Billie senior chanting "Okey pokey penny a lump, the more you eat the more ...........!"

I don't recall your father's name but I'll ask my mum as all her family were from Heeley/Meersbrook.
My grandfather was a dry-stone grinder and worked on Heeley bottom (Guernsey Road) at Dickinson's where they produced knives and forks.
Regards,
Heeley Duffems.

Hello Duffems, yes they were both ruddy cheeked men! It was my grandfather who was Paddy, my grandmother was known as Blossom. My fathers name was John or Johnny. Living in the same yard as my grandparents and the Makinsons I remember someone called White, can't remember the girls name though - must be old age!

I think it might have been Julie White.

Hi everyone' although i lived nearer lowfields in the 70's i remember heeley as a great place. Heeley bottom was a great place to shop and i recall spending a lot of time as a teenager down cutlers walk allso known as skellys bridge. Anyone recall the rilley brothers ?. GREAT DAYS.

i know this is a heeley thread but i lived at meersbrook and reading alot of the threads brought alit of memories as me and my brother used to hang around heeley alot and most of his friends lived at heeley, we both went to carfield and newfield.anyone from that area

I lived in Heeley in 1963 when I was a young child. I remember Staley's newspaper shop and the Co-op on Gleadless Road. As a child I was fascinated in the Co-op by the money boxes suspended from the ceiling on strings that seem to hurtle from one part of the shop to the other. Later we moved into a house across the road from Mr. and Mrs. Staley.

I lived at 21 Forster Road from the late 50s to 1975.I might add that I was 6 months old when my parents moved from the Arbourthorne to Forster Road making me a 40 something a late 40 something now.

Originally posted by lint
i know this is a heeley thread but i lived at meersbrook and reading alot of the threads brought alit of memories as me and my brother used to hang around heeley alot and most of his friends lived at heeley, we both went to carfield and newfield.anyone from that area i came from the heeley area in what year did you hang around in the heeley area ?

around 73 and onwards

Originally posted by lint
around 73 and onwards i dont think i would know you as i lived at heeley quite a few years earlier than 1973 ..

Hi Tinker how earlier are you talking about.

Originally posted by tosh13
Hi Tinker how earlier are you talking about. hiya tosh , i was born and lived in heeley in the 1950s , as i told you before i knew your john and malcolm well i also remember your mum and dad i remember your john and malc going with me and my brother on the club seaside trip i think it was the queens road club one to skeggy round about 1960 , and i used to work with your john at ducketts ink and powder paint makers on broadfield road in 1966 we both started work there on the same day, can you remember your john when he worked there coming home from work covered in red , blue or whatever colour we had been making ? , i think you was in king edwards hospital at that time he told me he was going straight from work to visit king edwards on is lambretta li 150 scooter with the union jack saddle .

Yeah sorry tinker ,my brain is going,yes I remember him coming home covered in paint & that Lambretta seat always stuck in my mind because at the time it looked cool & I was in the hospital at the time I recall telling you last time,but I am going senile LOL.John would have been 58 on the 25th July & I cannot think what he would be like now,probably the same jack the lad as always.Nice to talk again T

Hi Mick,I tried to email you privately but the boards won't allow it ,you stated in one of your other posts that you have a greatbatch tree is there a way you could email it to me?
My greatbatches were from stoke.


Originally posted by chumpy
What I do have is a Greatbatch family tree compiled by a very keen lady in Stoke ( which seems to be the origin of Greatbatches ). I could make you a copy if you're interested?
regards Mick.

When I was young my cousins lived near Heeley.
We used to go down Heeley Green to a childrens club upstairs in the co-op building and be read stories to and played games.
Think we had a rainbow badge. Any one else go or remember it.
hazel

Originally posted by hazel
When I was young my cousins lived near Heeley.
We used to go down Heeley Green to a childrens club upstairs in the co-op building and be read stories to and played games.
Think we had a rainbow badge. Any one else go or remember it.
hazel i think iknow where you mean i think it was over the top of the co op on gleadless road across road from what we used to call the old mans shelter ( a shelter that used to have benches in that blokes would sit in to have a chat ), i think i used to see a notice up in the window saying whist drives held at such a time because i used to wonder what they were it was just round the corner from the top of carfield road . this was in the 1960s they also used to have jumble sales there as well .

I would be about 9/10yrs old rr younger so it would be just after the war. Afterwards when I was older, I wondered whether it was a sort of cluub for the unions as the stories were tales of hardship. Child chimney sweeps which I thiink is Kiingsley's "Water Babies." perhaps I was wrong. prob never know now.

hael

Hi Greatbatch.
I can't E.mail the family tree, it's pretty hefty, full of Stoke Greatbatches actually.
P.M. me your address and I'll copy it and post it to you.
regards Mick.

Hi, unable to help with the names as you all seem pre 1960 but remember many of the surnames and lived at the side of Ann and kathleen Adams as my dad took over the greengrocers at 206 Gleadless Road. The Adams lived behind the Barbers then there was a sweet shop and a post office. My Friends the Beck family lived down from us behind the hairdressers.

I went to anns Road and some of my cousins were called Siddall and lived further down. My dad was called Alex hall and he always drank in the waggon and Horses and sometimes in the round house that i knew was the Victoria and thought it got it's nick name from the shape of the front. He was also a member of the Heeley working mens club and seem to recall that Ray Beck and his brother had something to do with the committee.

If any of you remember us Halls let me know. I was the oldest with two brothers and three sisiters and my mus was called Jean.

She worked for a while at the Stanley tool firm and later at a bakers near heeley bottom. And yes someone was right, taggy's ice cram was the best.

I'm hoping someone will remember the Garbutt family who lived on Little London Road probably in the 40's & 50's.
John and May Garbutt had a couple of boys (don't know their names) and it would be really nice to be able to contact them for help with my family tree. May Garbutt was my grandmother's sister and I know nothing else about their family before they married and moved here from London/Kent area.
Hoping someone can help with this.
Sandy

Originally posted by adviser
Hi, unable to help with the names as you all seem pre 1960 but remember many of the surnames and lived at the side of Ann and kathleen Adams as my dad took over the greengrocers at 206 Gleadless Road. The Adams lived behind the Barbers then there was a sweet shop and a post office. My Friends the Beck family lived down from us behind the hairdressers.

I went to anns Road and some of my cousins were called Siddall and lived further down. My dad was called Alex hall and he always drank in the waggon and Horses and sometimes in the round house that i knew was the Victoria and thought it got it's nick name from the shape of the front. He was also a member of the Heeley working mens club and seem to recall that Ray Beck and his brother had something to do with the committee.

If any of you remember us Halls let me know. I was the oldest with two brothers and three sisiters and my mus was called Jean.

She worked for a while at the Stanley tool firm and later at a bakers near heeley bottom. And yes someone was right, taggy's ice cram was the best.
Hi adviser you are probably my cousin I will PM you.
You will have to post 3 more times to PM

Hi Tosh,

Sorry not enough posts yet,

I do remember Barry he was leaving the juniors the year i started and then i met up with him again briefly on the coal face at Treeton Colliery.

You were right about mum and dad moving to Boston. they stayed at your wifes sisters house for a good few years before moving into Boston itself on the Woad farm estate.

Eventually all us kids moved away and three of them to Doncaster so they did another exchange and moved to Bentley in Doncaster after living in Lincolnshire for 15 years.

I can't remember the name of the road you lived on I think it was Foster Road or something similar but remeber it in my minds eye. I remember the shop on the corner as you came down Gleadless Road and turned left on to your street and then there was a news agents opposte and you lived on the left side.
It was a long time ago now and the memeory a bit blurred at the moment but it seems to creep back when you start thinking doesn't it?

Thanks for the PM

It was Forster Rd & the shop was Gowers & the newsagents was Staley's.Hi hope you & the family are all well,I was about 18 just come back from the Shaky & met my Mum & Dad coming down from the Upper Heeley WMC & I do not recall which young lad I had on my shoulders outside the chippy,but I had a bit too much to drink & went head first onto the pavemnt & cut my head,but I managed to save 1 of you from injury LOL.I have lived in Barnsley for 26 yrs,I had my own Garage at Chapeltown & it was easier to commute from there than the Manor.Barrie lives in Frechville our Jayne lives up Hoyland,same as Malcolm,our John the eldest passed away in the early 90s at the age of 45.Mum passed away in 1977 & Dad in 1990.I have 2 lads & 4 grandchildren,old sod aren't I.Great to hear from some of my family at last. you should be able to PM now you have 5 posts.Tosh

Dear Tosh, keep trying to reply to you but find that the message length is too long all the time, what is that about and can you get around it or am i doing something wrong?

Graham

All you have to do is click on Reply & type your message,I do not know if there is a set lenghth of a message on the forum,but I have seen nearly a full page on some post,s,if you still encounter any problems just click on PM & you can email me.Tosh

Hi Sandy1
One of the Garbutt boys names was Steven or Stephen I think.
he was a year older than me which makes him a 1949 baby.
He went to Meersbrook Bank School and that is about all I can rember.
Yes they did live on Little London Road just off Chesterfield Road before U go under the railway bridge.
Sorry I cant rember any more about the family.

:cIs John Depledge (Jack) lived top of Heeley Green?, wife called Mary. He had a brother called Harry who lived in Norfolk.
I know his neice , his sister's daughter, his sister was Annie.
Who is this person in Blackpool

hello heeleyite joseph depledge ( john depledges brother ) was my grandad he lived in heeley he also had another brother harry who lived at blackpool .

Originally posted by DUFFEMS
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!). :clap: :clap:
I know a Barbara Goodison of FLorence Place,born 1939? got to be the same family

Hi there,
While reading the messages I have come accross many memories. I was born on Fitzroy Road both me and my brother Alan went to Heeley Bank School I left there in 1954 and went to Hurlfield Girls. Does anyone remember the "Teen Bar " on Heeley Bottom and the Sunday night horror films at the Heeley Palace ? also the train from Heeley station on Sunday mornings and the hike out to Castleton. Wonderful days

I remember my mother Annie Thornhill mentioning Mary Depledge, my dad Alan Thornhill was a member of Heely Working Mens Club and also did a club turn as a singer under the name Alan Hill. Anyone remember him ?

Originally posted by roughy101
i lived on hartley st across the road from annes rd school , i lived there from 1967 when i was first married.
i remember going to the launderette on gleadless rd , listening to all the old ones gossiping about all us young ones, i was 18 at the time i remember when they pulled the houses down on gleadless rd ,the school was overun with cockroaches and the rats were as big as cats ,so the old ones said, i dare not go out after dark because i remembered one of them saying the roaches crunched under your feet. there was also a little co op on the corner where i used to do the weekly shop.
i also worked at the ball inn pub on myrtle rd , thats where i got the taste for being a landlady ,those were the days when you could walk home at midnight and still be safe.
also does anyone remember lol knight, i remember getting my baby daughter to sleep and lol knight walking up hartley st drunk as a lord singing at the top of his voice

I remember Lol Knight and I also worked at the Ball Inn many years ago 70';s Lol Knight died last year

i knew lol knight also and i used to go in the ball inn regular in the 70s

Lol Knight lived on Thornborough Rd when young near to my cousins. He had a reputation of being the really tough and hard.

My ex said he fought him on the Thorbough Rd field but i think it was a myth.

hazel

I remember Lol Knight, a lovely man sober.Also my mother worked at the Round House 1950's for Peggy Taylor . Also at the Upper Heeley Club for Julie and Bert Pashkey,lived in Heeley all my life, still do, went to Heeley Bank School, left 1954.

Correction.
It was May Taylor who had the Round House, not Peggy. Also Binghams had the Waggon @ Horses, i have an old photo of the Waggon.

Thanks Rab1
I am hoping I can trace Steven (Stephen) Garbutt with that info.
If anyone else might know him or where he might be now then PLEASE let me know - I desperately need to find more about my grandmother and he shuld be able to help me.
Thanks again
Sandy1

Hi Tosh,

Thanks a lot i will tyr and e-mail you again soon as i am sure their is lots we could remember bewteen us.

I am having a bit of trouble with the connections but this should be sorted by the weekend when i have had a chance to look at the in detail.

Hi mate hope you are well & look forward to a good chat,give all my best to the family.Tosh

Marie ,
I know Lynn Shaw , all the family . See her almost every day , she now lives at Hollythorpe Rise . My son is the same age as her brother Raymond , my daughter is the same age as her sister Jane .
Val:clap:

Originally posted by Applegrim
It could have been Tony, but there was a gang of them, they were all very smart young men in their time, Hilda Kay's son Jack Russell was another, she had the fruit shop on the corner of Midland Road, I am still in contact with other friends of Gregory Road, and I remember Colley's, he had a daughter called Maureen, can you remember him coming round with the Green'un on Saturday night, God knows what he shouted,It wasn't just Green 'un, he'd got a saying all of his own.

mr Colleys shout always sounded like 'bainiaa cock bainiee'
i think it could have been 'Green Un final Green Un' or something as it was late on saturdays, but no dare as him.

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.

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.

Boynton Street was great for sledging down,it was cobblestoned all the way down.What great days.

What did the 'Docker' used to be before we used to plat there, and how did it get its name? Does any one know, cos I dont!, or have forgotten, one of the two:confused:

I think the docker had old houses on it.but I always remember it as our playground & the field at the back of our house across from the heeley church,it was our golfcourse etc: what great day's I recall with my mates,Andy (Butch) Bullen,Len Yates & the Shacks brothers Shaun & Craig.

Hi Tosh,

sorry for delay in replying maybe i will get the hang of this forum thing evenyually.

You mentioned the Shacks brothers and i was wondering if craig was the youngest as i seem to remember craig going to anns Road school around the same time as me. we used to play football in the back area of where our house was and what dad had as a garage the doors were used as a goal and often the ball went over the wall into the gardens below us. Do you recall any of the Becks that lived three doors down from us on Gleadless road. There was Cliff, steve, Pete, paul andrew (my age) gillian and then richard.

Originally posted by adviser
Hi Tosh,

sorry for delay in replying maybe i will get the hang of this forum thing evenyually.

You mentioned the Shacks brothers and i was wondering if craig was the youngest as i seem to remember craig going to anns Road school around the same time as me. we used to play football in the back area of where our house was and what dad had as a garage the doors were used as a goal and often the ball went over the wall into the gardens below us. Do you recall any of the Becks that lived three doors down from us on Gleadless road. There was Cliff, steve, Pete, paul andrew (my age) gillian and then richard.
Yes Craig was the youngest Shaun was his older brother,Shaun was a mate of mine.I do remember Paul,he went into the Army.

Yes i have also heard that Paul went into the army as i recently got in touch with Andrew Beck who now lives about two miles from me in Conisbbrough.

Yeah me & Paul did not get on,so that's the end of that comment,but all the lads I knew from Heeley seemed to have gone from the face of the earth.I have only heard a few mentioned on the forum.

Applegrim, I remember all of those names, they were all in my class! My brother put me onto this site yesterday and sent a P.M. to you on my behalf. I'd love to hear from you, I think I know who you are - did we used to go and get our pennorth of sweeties from the corner shop? Did you used to call for me on your way to school?

Hopefully will hear from you soon. Brandygirl.

Sandford Grove Road was great sledging, sharp bend half way down, then a final turn onto Marden or Gatefield road, and trying to put he brakes on before Abbeydale Road. I ski in Vermont but it's no more exciting thsn that was.

Do you recall any of the Becks that lived three doors down from us on Gleadless road. There was Cliff, steve, Pete, paul andrew (my age) gillian and then richard.
Hi Adviser, I was in the same class as Andrew Beck, were you too?

Hi ctr960 Pm you,adviser is my cousin & I knew Paul Beck we used to get on then had a fight & that was it as far as friendship went,Paul went into the army.adviser's mum & dad owned the chippy up gleadless road.

Hi tosh. few more from forster rd, john cartledge, dave roberts and his bro barry, john lockwood and his brother " big un " ralph bob and karen. John carter. bob paul and linda street, came across this site by chance couple of days ago. glad you taken the time and effort to keep it going.

Hi tosh. few more from forster rd, john cartledge, dave roberts and his bro barry, john lockwood and his brother " big un " ralph bob and karen. John carter. bob paul and linda street, came across this site by chance couple of days ago. glad you taken the time and effort to keep it going.
Hi eelylad I know them all ,big un was Steven,when you have made 5 post's you will have to let me know who you are.I lived at 21 forster road.

hi tosh. will do that asap. sorry to hear about your bro. was a good man. i was at annes rd then newfield. all the rumours about getting "initiated" in the first week terrified me. i was expecting to be held upside down with my head down the bog while it was flushed 3 times. lol. mad now,but my reality then. forgot to mention ian "edgy" pembs, steve and craig. take care mate.

eric (erky)beighton and his bro brian. roger gomersall was thier cousin i think. all those guys were 2 or 3 years older than us, and demanded respect. what they usually got was a load of verbal (if we were far enough away). but they never forgot.. and inevitably we were paid back for our cheek. usually with indian burn on our wrists, knuckle on the forehead, or the ear pull. ooh can feel it now. lol.. forgot to mention pete longley. think he went to live in manchester.

My brother John pasted Pete in the Annes Road school yard after he was heard calling me names because of my legs problems at the time.I recall the Pembs as well.Our John was a good bloke & they say the best die young,he was 42.I got water chucked on me at Newfield & my satchel filled with water,well I think it was water anyway.LOL.Cheers Tosps:Dave Roberts was a great lad suffered bad with migrain & his dad was known as Doc Roberts,didnt the Pembs used to live at the back of the laundrette??.

hi tosh. can remember the incident. someone earlier in this thread talked of annes rd angel faces and heeley bank bucket bangers. looks can decieve. any problems or trouble and it was "them heeley bank kids" it were`nt us. me pete and john used to go cat crawling at dinner times. untill head teacher mr roberts sussed us out. someone rang tosay 3 lads been over our walls. mr roberts got us in school yard. not us, must`ve been heely bank lads. put your hands out all of you. scruffy hands gave us away. lol. cant remember the punishment. our form teachers were mrs murray and mr golding. the " 6 ft dwarf " read this thread right back to the beginning. brought back some great memories. take care all

I remember Golding he was like frankenstein,man was he big ,but I was only 8 at the time.Johnny was a good lad & Pete daddy longlegs as we used to call him.Johnny looked like a young Travolta in his mid teens.Big Un was just BIG LOL.

spent lots time on the docker. remember clay whangers.? broke my leg on there when i was 6 yrs old

And cat lane woods,the docker was our ground to play golf with a stick & a tin can.

spent lots time on the docker. remember clay whangers.? broke my leg on there when i was 6 yrs old
ok you have 5 post's now.PM me & tell me who you are the suspence is driving me nuts LOL

the Heeley Festival is on today, (sat 17th June 2006) at Heeley City Farm

Radio sheffield doing an OB, and *sigh* mentioned old man Taggy, and Taggy's field.

*drools at teh thought of a Taggy's icecream sandwich*

PT

Hi DUFFEMS,
I believe you said that you lived on upper valley road, and went to carfield school. I lived on rushdale and went to carfield from 1949 to1964.
Where abouts on upper did you live , anywhere near duckers, or memmots.
Might know you.Anyone else on here from MEERSBROOK.
DAVIDED

hi davided
sorry friend but a case of mistaken id. i went to annes rd. left in 65. but knew the duckers ( builders? ) there are quite a few posts about meersbrook and carfield further back in the thread. i`m new to this stuff so i hope i`m sending it to the right place. take care friend

Hi Tosh, I remember Mr Golding, a huge man who wore a sandy coloured tweed suit, he could be writing on the blackboard, and if anyone spoke he would pick up the blackboard rubber, still carry on writing, but he could hit his target without turning round.

Davided, you mentioned Rushdale Road, did you know Barry Glynn or Veronica
Marsden? did you know Christine Baine on Carfield Avenue or Christine Drew on Valley Road? Alan King Meersbrook Park Ave.,

hi applegrim.
thesaying ,eyes in the back of his head had to be about him. lol. he had the total respect of our class for the 2 years he was our form teacher. very rare for any to step outof line. he used to tell us he was the worlds biggest dwarf, and shortest giant. !!! and for no apparent reason would would send a couple of our class to "go to the sweet shop" then share em out. ...

Hi Tosh, I remember Mr Golding, a huge man who wore a sandy coloured tweed suit, he could be writing on the blackboard, and if anyone spoke he would pick up the blackboard rubber, still carry on writing, but he could hit his target without turning round.
I do recall the suit as well,he was a nice old guy ,but he could be nasty when he wanted to be,he did not like talking in class & the chalk used to fly all over the place.In one class room I remember a big map in the left hand corner of the class,in the big playground I fell down a little drain & twisted my ankle & I remember a kid falling on the spikes at the bottom gate while climbing over it.Does anyone remember a lad called Steven Worm ,he was a runner very tall for his age.

Davided, you mentioned Rushdale Road, did you know Barry Glynn or Veronica
Marsden? did you know Christine Baine on Carfield Avenue or Christine Drew on Valley Road? Alan King Meersbrook Park Ave.,
Hi APPLEGRIM,
DAVIDED Here, I knew Barry Glyn very well, he and i were in the same game. Singing on the clubs and pubs. I also new Veronica and was in the same class as Christine Drew. Shame about Barry though.

Doing some research into the family tree - some relatives used to live at 174 Albert Road which does not exist now. Just wondered if anyone knew what happened to the house ? Thought it may have been bombed during the war or demolished for some other reason ?

Hi davided, yes it was terrible about Barry, he and I were very close for a number of years, although I hadn't seen him in a very long time so it was a complete shock, you must be a little younger than me then because Christine and I was also very good friends,in fact we were together when Barry first played at a club on Napier Street it might have been a room over a co-op, Jonny hawk and the Falcons were playing, she went out with Tony and I with Gerry,but I can remember Barry getting up to sing with them, they were good days then, singers did sometimes swop and change if anyone were ill, I can remember Joe Cocker singing with the Falcons in one pub in Chesterfield when John was ill, then driving back to his own gig in another pub in chesterfield during the break.I always thought Barry had quite a decent voice,did you know any of the others?

Hi davided, yes it was terrible about Barry, he and I were very close for a number of years, although I hadn't seen him in a very long time so it was a complete shock, you must be a little younger than me then because Christine and I was also very good friends,in fact we were together when Barry first played at a club on Napier Street it might have been a room over a co-op, Jonny hawk and the Falcons were playing, she went out with Tony and I with Gerry,but I can remember Barry getting up to sing with them, they were good days then, singers did sometimes swop and change if anyone were ill, I can remember Joe Cocker singing with the Falcons in one pub in Chesterfield when John was ill, then driving back to his own gig in another pub in chesterfield during the break.I always thought Barry had quite a decent voice,did you know any of the others?
Hi APPLEGRIM,
I was born in 1944 and went on the clubs in1962 as DAVE and the Deltones,was still singing up to two years ago when on doctors advice had to cut back a lot, still sing on karaokes now and again, Thursday nights in my local thats if im not at my caravan. I cant recall the singers you mentioned apart from Barry, last time i saw him it was in a pub up Dronfield, I was doing a solo spot that night after the Cadillacs remember them.Went solo in 1967, but for the last 10 years went into country as Kenny r, working a lot in CHESTERFIELD and LINCOLNSHIRE. Done a few gigs with GLEN DALE remember the FORTUNES well that was him

Hi again davided, the thing about the early sixties all these groups changed their names quite frequently, but the names I gave you went on to be the bitter suite,or the four corners or Dean Marshall and the deputys.I know Gerry is still playing but I don't know about the others, did you go on to country and western then? I think that was more Barry's style,are you in a caraven on Marsh Lane then?

Hi APPLEGRIM, I went on to country and western when Cades country was on radio sheff, i sent them a demo tape and they introduced me to an agent called Brian Pitt,and it took off from there.Only trouble with that game is travelling and being away from home all hours as my first marriage will testify.
Yes Barry,s style was C & W and people up the DRONFIELD area still talk about him with great affection.Im strictly the old C & W singer although i did sing some modern style,s Alan jackson, Keith whilley,Garth brooks, The Mavericks, The Eagles,etc. But give me Don Williams, Willie Nelson,that era any day. I still sing at home in my little studio as i call it and do a few gigs for the older generation (like us). I have a bungalow up Marsh Lane and a caravan in Lincoln my second home. I spend most of the summer down their coming home at weekends to cut lawns etc. My partner comes back home more than i do.I dont live far from the caravan park on marsh lane, don,t know if you know it or not, its near the Butchers Arms pub

Hi davided,it's strange really all us "old" rockers from the sixties,seem to now love C&W, we must have mellowed, i do know the caraven park on Marsh Lane, I wondered if you lived there,I have an old school friend in Canada who I still write to, and I envy her her lifestyle,during the week she lives in their apartment, and at weekends they go to the trailer which is in some woods and lakes near London Ontario, it sounds good to me,we are at an age where we've worked all our lives and paid out due's, so we should do just what we fancy, I wish.
Do you go fishing at the caravan,I've been down there a lot when I was young.
Anyhow we seem to have gone through our school years, then our teens and now "we" are the older generation,but give me back my teens anyday, youth is wasted on the young, they are still the happiest days of my life anyway.
Have a great time down in Lincoln, speak again soon

Hi APPLEGRIM. My caravan is on a nature reserve site and yes i do go fishing,thats my favourite passtime. It has seven lakes on it and an abudance of wild life.I also like photography so it siuts me down to the ground.Do you still have contact with Christine Drew if so i hope she is well .Give her my best whishes thats if she remembers me.Well im off fishing now talk to you when i returne.

I remember Golding he was like frankenstein,man was he big.
Hi Tosh. Ask your Jayne if she remembers Mr Golding setting his classroom on fire? He'd lit his pipe in the lunch hour, thrown the match in the wastebin and set it on fire; then the curtains caught, and the whole classroom went up. Luckily we were all in the dining room, so no-one was hurt. But the arrival of the fire-engines caused a stir. :D

Ok mate will ask her ,but I can remember the fire engines.it needed some new decor anyway LOL

I haven't read all these threads but has anybody mentioned Teggers or Taggers icecream near Healy Bottom. You could knock on the front door of the house and buy their home made stuff.
Bye the way ctr960 - I live in S. Wales now too.

I haven't read all these threads but has anybody mentioned Teggers or Taggers icecream near Healy Bottom. You could knock on the front door of the house and buy their home made stuff.
Bye the way ctr960 - I live in S. Wales now too.

TAGGY's was the ice cream company, at heeley. It's been fondly mentioned quite prolifically on here, already. Their road ran between Ann's Road School, and Richards Road. they are immortallised now, as the field at Heely City Farm where their premises stood is now christened "Taggy's Field"

Their ice cream was the best, bar none, it really was.

PT

Bye the way ctr960 - I live in S. Wales now too.
Where abouts? I'm in Nelson near Caerphilly.

Dyffryn Cellwen - Nr Gleneath - North of Neath.

Hi everyone.

I've just stumbled across this thread so a quick introduction.

I was born in 51 & went to Annes Road School, lived bang opposite at 147 Gleadless Rd with my brother & sister - that was the bakery shop.

So was bang in the middle of Staleys, Mrs Moss's etc. Couple of the names already mentioned I remember. Amy Mortons - aaaaah!

Give me a shout please, would be nice to remember old times.

Ps to Tosh - I had to use a different login name. On all the boards I use thats the name I use. Coincidence.

Hitone (aka Tosh)

Hi everyone.

I've just stumbled across this thread so a quick introduction.

I was born in 51 & went to Annes Road School, lived bang opposite at 147 Gleadless Rd with my brother & sister - that was the bakery shop.

So was bang in the middle of Staleys, Mrs Moss's etc. Couple of the names already mentioned I remember. Amy Mortons - aaaaah!

Give me a shout please, would be nice to remember old times.

Ps to Tosh - I had to use a different login name. On all the boards I use thats the name I use. Coincidence.

Hitone (aka Tosh)
Hi Hitone1 I used to live at 21 forster road ,bang opposite amy mortons,with my 3 brother & 1 sister.

Hi, a couple of the names mentioned sent me spiralling back in time.

You must have lived near to the Siddall's? Oooops just re-read the board. You are a Siddall, remember Mick & John well. I was one of the little gang that gathered. Think I was one of the quiet un-noticed one. Went through school the same way :-) Made up for it since.

Also from your posts, near to Stephen & John Lockwood on Tillotson Road?

Spent many a happy hour on the Docker & nobodys mentioned the Daisy Field right at the top of Heeley Green.

There was also the Rag & Bone mans place at the back of my Mum & Dads shop on Wilson Place. With a large pigeon loft above it.

Anyone remember Mrs Godbeher lived at the back of the laundry, we all though she was witch.....

Aaaah the memories, 2 up & 2 down, offshot kitchens, outside loo, back yard, no bathrooms, tin bath in front of an open fire.

Hitone

Hi Hitone1 you got me I am a Siddall & the T should tell you which one I am.It is Malcolm & John,our John passed away in 93 aged 45.

Must be an age thing! I remember more about that period of my life than any other.

I can still picture all the shops there where I lived. My Mum & Dad now live at Chesterfield but are still in touch with Nellie & Sonny Lockwood from Tillotson.

Dad used to play on the Docker before me as a child & he's now 81. He can't remember houses or such like there either. I remember the edge of the Docker as being very crumbly slate so guess it was remains of quarry or somesuch.

@ Tosh13. Mum says there was more of your family living at the houses in the yard at the rear of Gower & Burgins and the barbers but she cant remember their names. Can you help? My Grandad George went out drinking with one of the family - was that your Grandad do you know?

Anyone remember a family up there keeping a couple of Turkey's - I kid you not. Back to back terraces with turkey's..... Before we moved into the bakers we lived on Foster Road at the rear of the hairdressers (My brother Keith was born there in 1954) the turkeys lived in a house to the rear of us.

Odd what you can remember when you try.

While thinking about the Docker I did a quick search & came up with this from the History of Heeley:

How the docker got it's name!!!

The name of the Docker came about because of the way in which the men who worked there were treated by their employers. At the Northcote end of the Docker, before ever the Cutting was made, there used to be a quarry and some of the men working in it were giver. the job of quarrying slates for roofs, these would be the old fashioned stone slates which were used on cottage roofs. Each day they were given a certain stretch of the quarry to work, for which they were given an agreed amount in payment. However when pay day came, if they hadn't completed their stretches, their pay was docked so much was deducted from the agreed amount. The employers were crafty, since it was a difficult lob to get slate of the right size and they always made the stretch to be worked bigger than the men could finish in the time available. In this way they were always able to dock the wages. Eventually the men realised this and always referred to it as "Goin' to work on t' docker."

Did you ever!