does anyone remember gw barbers on staniforth rd. in the 70s ilived on attercliffe and was often taken 4 a hair cut there. he had a chair 4 kids and it hac a hooter on it ithink, he also had sweets 4 kids and was a real character.

Sorry Brooksy I don't know the area that well but without stealing your thunder I used to get my hair cut on Bramber Street in Pitsmoor in the 60s, anyone remember that too.

Apparently there was a barber on Penistone Rd called Barber Fred who had a plank and used to sit 3 or 4 kids on at once and a few minutes later there were 3 or 4 short back & sides. And the story goes that you could see your bus turn onto Penistone Rd then nip in, get your hair cut and be back out before it got to your stop. My gran lived over there and that's where we went.

If this is the guy I think it is, didn't he have only one leg? he had a sort of cycle saddle device which was hinged round the chair, and he would "wheel" himself round you as he cut hair,yes, a real character.