I went out with the most drop dead gorgeous bloke in Hackenthorpe. Lived on Jermyn Crescent in the 70s.

I lived in Hackenthorpe from 1975 to 1986. To be honest it was much better than the place I lived in before (Arbourthorne).

There was some gorgeous girls too from Hackenthorpe, I married one!

It was him that came from Hackenthorpe not me!

Hi annalouise, I live in OZ, but I had a cousin, who was a good looking bit of stuff he lived in Jermyn Cres.....was his name David

No he's called Gary, (had a brother called Mark and a sister Diane) but I do know the David you mean, lived a few doors away!

Bit before your time, I think, but I lived on Delves Road between (I think) 1961 to 1966. Anyone remember me? I lived at number 20.

I can't remember anybody named after a spanish beer living at number 20!:)

Where was Delves Road? Can't place it.

Delves Road is between the bus terminus and the gennel or pathway that leads up to Main Street.

Alas, I wasn't called Sam Miguel in those days, just plain old Michael Simmonite.

Hi

My folks live on Jermyn Avenue. Been there 36 years - I have two sisters Jayne and Lisa...don't know if you know them

Sam Miguel: My family lived on delves road or close not sure which, the surname is Rice. Wonder if you know them?

My mum also lived on hackenthorpe closer to Birley tho; she was a Duncan.

Delves Road is near Hoggs Head pub aswell I go past it everyday on my way to work there. No 41 / 120 bus route

does anyone go in the bluebell saturday nights

Originally posted by dave50
does anyone go in the bluebell saturday nights

Spent quite a lot of my younger years there. I went to the old village school in the 50's and can remember the blacksmith's shop next to the post office in main street.
Was in the first group of kids to attend Birley Spa Junior's and then finished up at Carter Lodge. Lived on Cotleigh Way and later on Birley Spa lane. Can anyone remember Cotleigh Hall on the Main st. ? We used to play in the ruins after school and were lucky not to come a cropper climbing up to the roof.
Happy Days

I've just moved to Hackenthorpe and so far it's been a pleasant experience! :thumbsup:

anna did you know the dodd family on jermyn in the 1970s

My Mrs was from the Hackenthorpe. She lived on Weakland Cresc. One of the Wood family, there were a lot of em, theres millions now. :)

Originally posted by Buster
Spent quite a lot of my younger years there. I went to the old village school in the 50's and can remember the blacksmith's shop next to the post office in main street.
Was in the first group of kids to attend Birley Spa Junior's and then finished up at Carter Lodge. Lived on Cotleigh Way and later on Birley Spa lane. Can anyone remember Cotleigh Hall on the Main st. ? We used to play in the ruins after school and were lucky not to come a cropper climbing up to the roof.
Happy Days

I went to the village school in the 50s, then moved to St John Fisher's.

Remember well the post office and it's YZ chewing gum machine, Spencer's farm (he delivered our milk in his green Fordson van).

Do you remember the story going round about the fields behind the school being haunted by fighting soldiers?

Lived on Birley Spa Lane - no. 232 - then.

I was at the school when the Coronation was on in '53 and do remember Spencer's farm opposite. I think one of the son's was in my class. Was only there a short time. The storey about the ghost soldiers rings a bell somewhere!

Can't remember Dodds - any other names?

I remember David Farmery
Gary Bottomley
his brother Mark

did mark and gary have a sister called diane

Originally posted by Sam Miguel
Alas, I wasn't called Sam Miguel in those days, just plain old Michael Simmonite.

Michael! I remember you. You lived just down from the mid-wife's, opposite the Gagen's and near to the lad who was "vertically challenged" and rode a motor bike.

I lived at 57.

was she the very very stern midwife????

Calm down, it's not that sort of thread.;)

The last one I remember was called Nurse Freeman.


Regards

Tazz

Originally posted by Tazz070299
Michael! I remember you. You lived just down from the mid-wife's, opposite the Gagen's and near to the lad who was "vertically challenged" and rode a motor bike.

I lived at 57.

You dont mean Chris Crossley the "Mighty Atom", He used to ride a huge Motorbike around. He was also DJ at the Heartbeat club above the Ice Rink.around 1969 ish.

Anyone remember me, I was Barman in the Hogshead in 1972.

I was also brought to live in Hackenthorpe in 1953 inside the midwifes black bag. As were all the other kids on our street. I can remember her bringing them all.:)

Any body recognise anyone on this photo from 1968.
It was taken by Mr Williamson my form teacher, after the leaving ceremony of 4th and 5th year boys.

Free at last!! (http://www.aburke.freeuk.com/images/carter.jpg)

calm down not that sort of thread? sorry dont follow you........neh mind .anyway.......yes taz nurse freeman she was very stern. we were mid 20's with a baby and we were scared stiff of her visits! we were glad when the baby was old enough for her visits to stop , how ever few there were!!! bless her

Originally posted by Lostrider
You dont mean Chris Crossley the "Mighty Atom", He used to ride a huge Motorbike around. He was also DJ at the Heartbeat club above the Ice Rink.around 1969 ish.

That's him.

did mark and gary have a sister called diane

yes mark has a sister called diane and he now runs the royal oak pub in beighton as he married the daughter of the landlord of the golden plover(ann-marie. Iused to live on jermyn cresent no 44 i used to knock about around the school and the pub in the late 70s

Lived in Hackenthorpe from 1980- 1996. Top half of Dyke Vale Road, just opposite the field. Went past the field last week cant believe the state of the park.

Rodger Moffet loved good old Hackenthorpe:hihi:

Knew 2 lasses who lived at bottom of Dyke Vale .... one was Maria (tallish lass)and the other one was....... errr, forgot (not a tall lass)

born rainbow crescent, had a spell @ upperthorpe as part of a one parent family before returning to carr forge rd(top bit near the park).
frequented the scowerdons more than the old 'acky. went to carter lodge but dated most of the girls from frechville.

My name is Maurice Copeland and currently living in NSW Australia.

I have some very fond memories of Hackenthorpe.

Parents left New Parsons Cross on the other side of Sheffield and took me and my two brothers to live in Rainbow Avenue - actually, at the intersection with Carr Forge Road.

We had a terrific time in winter sleding down Rainbow Avenue from Birley Spa Lane. We also used to play on the slag heaps not too far away at the back of the Avenue and muck around, getting well and truly black. Occasionally we'd walk beside the sewerage ponds, down towards 'Coisly Hill?'.

I remember making friends with a girl called Sandra who lived a few doors up on the upper slope towards Birley Spa Lane. We went on a few excursions if my memory serves me well.

Went to Carter Lodge Secondary from around 1957 to 1960 and during this time we did another house shift, this time to Delves Close. I remember very clearly having a fist-fight, one which I lost, with a friend called Tony ?? - he also lived in the Close. A school mate called John Stafford and I were close friends. He lived in Birley Spa Lane.

Stayed there for a couple of years then parents up'd and went to live at Newstead Road, Birley Moor.

I worked for Martins Dry Cleaners, Fitzallan Square for a few years as machine operator. In 1967, the adventurous spirit took over and I headed off for a new life in Melbourne, Australia.

If anyone knows me and would like to make contact, my email address domino_1945@hotmail.com

. A school mate called John Stafford and I were close friends. He lived in Birley Spa Lane.

Johnny Stafford lived next door to us in the mid-to-late 50's on Birley Spa Lane. I remember the family's black Truimph Mayflower car parked up in the front garden/drive. I was 4-10 years old when I lived there.

The Derwents live at the other side. Michael was my best mate.

I used to know a rita from hackenthorpe she was drop dead gorgeous too but married pete, i haven't seen her in years.

Johnny Stafford lived next door to us in the mid-to-late 50's on Birley Spa Lane. I remember the family's black Truimph Mayflower car parked up in the front garden/drive. I was 4-10 years old when I lived there.

The Derwents live at the other side. Michael was my best mate.


I do remember taking out a girl next door to John Stafford. I think her name started with a G, maybe Gillian. She really made an impression on me :)

Don't remember the Derwents.

I recall three young ladies in the early 1970,s; Heather Page, Christine Fogg and Anne Preston. Me and acouple of my mates dated them

i used to live at hackenthorpe 82 to 85 used to livenext to the lees on carr forge anybody know if they still live there

I'm not from Hackenthorpe but my Aunt and Uncle were. There name was Herod. My Aunt was a piano teacher and the lived on Cotleigh Crescent. \my cousin Lynne went to Carter Lodge School - in the 60's I suppose that would have been. My great grandmother lived on Rainbow Forge. Anyone remember them?

I do remember taking out a girl next door to John Stafford. I think her name started with a G, maybe Gillian. She really made an impression on me :)

Don't remember the Derwents.
I knew a Gill who lived on Birley Spa Lane, their house backed on to the school field, her name was Gill Steel she had a brother called John.

I knew a Gill who lived on Birley Spa Lane, their house backed on to the school field, her name was Gill Steel she had a brother called John.

Don't think this is the girl I dated. She lived about three-five doors down from the Pub near the bus terminus (Pub side).

Where you are talking about, a little further up towards Birley, I dated a girl called Barbara Snowden - she lived on a street off Birley Spa Lane, can't remember the name. Now, she was drop-dead gorgeous!!

I revisited England in 1972 and saw her working at the local butchery in Birley Spa Lane. At the time decided it wasn't appropriate to chat with her as I'd arrived in England with a newly wedded wife.

I actually drove round the old haunts on tuesday,i never seem to need to drive through for any reason.
went to use the post office, cant believe its the same family still running it.
then drove on past the shops, the old codgers palace is now flat - amazing.
then up to the plover (buying a birthday cake from the shop next door -honest) & to my surprise birley spa school is totally new.can't believe how out of touch i am.

i used to live at hackenthorpe 82 to 85 used to livenext to the lees on carr forge anybody know if they still live there


well i lived round the corner from them for 15 years,until '83. wouldnt be surprise if they are still there.

who was talking about the smith family on poole st broomhill

Any body recognise anyone on this photo from 1968.
It was taken by Mr Williamson my form teacher, after the leaving ceremony of 4th and 5th year boys.

Free at last!! (http://www.aburke.freeuk.com/images/carter.jpg)

Ok my hubby says that the boy in blue jumper sat down at the front is David Payne,(he says does anyone remember the sermons his dad used to give from the doorstep??) he heard a rumour about david setting fire to his arse when a box of bangers went off in his back pocket.
He also remembers the Lees.
Reading this threat has brought back many memories for him.

Ok my hubby says that the boy in blue jumper sat down at the front is David Payne
He is right, sadly David is no longer with us. But fondly remembered by his old classmate, Lostrider.

I used to live on Spa brook drive many years ago. I still have family living in the area

Still livin on a Hackenthorpe hill....

They say that the spirit of Rodger Moffat can be often seen at summer midnight walking a ghostly presence down Birley Spa Lane:hihi:
Some of you younger posters may have to research that last cultural reference:huh:

He is right, sadly David is no longer with us. But fondly remembered by his old classmate, Lostrider.

I have passed this info on to my hubby, sorry to hear that he is o longer with us. hubby remembers some of the crackpot things he did. Seems he will always be remembered this way.

Yet another refugee from (HACKENTHORPE). My name is Jim Crofts & I lived there in the fifties to the sixties &lived on Carter Lodge Drive no20.I went to Rainbow Forge Junior School & the infamous Carter Lodge Secondary:cool: I hung around with Mick Wainwrght Bill Burdett Mick Todd Alan Davidson. Other names I remember are Kieth Allwywin? Pam Bradshaw Linda Barstow June Bell.
Mick Dewhurst I can't remember any more as I have been to bed since then so if any of the above are still out there or if any one else remembers the fifties & sixties please post or get in touch.
Regards
Grandad Jim.

does anyone go in the bluebell saturday nights
Sundays are better y? x

Yet another refugee from (HACKENTHORPE). My name is Jim Crofts & I lived there in the fifties to the sixties &lived on Carter Lodge Drive no20.I went to Rainbow Forge Junior School & the infamous Carter Lodge Secondary:cool: I hung around with Mick Wainwrght Bill Burdett Mick Todd Alan Davidson. Other names I remember are Kieth Allwywin? Pam Bradshaw Linda Barstow June Bell.
Mick Dewhurst I can't remember any more as I have been to bed since then so if any of the above are still out there or if any one else remembers the fifties & sixties please post or get in touch.
Regards
Grandad Jim.HI D id the Alan Davidson originate from BROOMHILL if so i think i may know him Cheers Arthur

I lived on Birley spa lane from 1970 to 1976, then at hackenthorpe social club from 1976-1978. went to birley spa infants and juniors, and then after moving back to Beighton, having been born there, went to carter lodge school, leaving 6th form in 1987.

my dad's cousin Gary is the gary mentioned in the OP, my grandmother still lives on dyke vale road.

my favourite hackenthorpe memory was renshaw's shop, just up the road from carter lodge school, spent many a lunchtime eating pot noodles from there with a buttered breadcake.

:D

Ey Up Arthur, it must be another Alan Davidson the one mentioned did not come from Broomhill.
Regards Grandad Jim.

Well we lived there from 1980 till 1987, my dad, Vin, was the caretaker at Rainbow Forge on Birley Spa Lane. My Grandparents, Piggotts, lived on Delves Drive, behind the bus terminus, and my youngest uncle still does, as far as I'm aware. Grandad John Piggott also did a few years on the door of the club.

One of my aunts lived up near the 'top-shops' and the club, Carter Knowle (?), her inlaws, the Wiles, lived opposite us on Birley Spa Lane. My Nan had a cousin and his wife, the Mckevoys, who also lived in Hackenthorpe.


I went to Rainbow Forge and then Carter Lodge, that both schools now dont exist is a bit unnerving.

sean you any relation to liam piggot

My Grandparents, Piggotts, lived on Delves Drive, behind the bus terminus.

Did your grandad used to run the local Woodcraft at Rainbow Forge school, and move from Sheffield (or Hackenthorpe) in the late '60's?

Tazz

David 12656, Yes Liam is my Uncle, he's now living in America, I should send him the link to this place.

Tazz, no not linked to Woodcraft. Only in that they held it at Rainbow Forge, where my Dad was caretaker of the school, in the 80s, but he didnt have anything to do with the meetings.

Hi Sean
The name Piggott rings a bell somewhere in the past,but I had left the area
in 1980
Regards
Jim

My grandparents, Lil and John the Piggotts, lived on Delves Drive since the mid 60's, we (dad, mum and brothers) moved back in the early 80s after living in Rotherham and then Park Hill.

As I said earlier an Uncle still lives in my grandparents old house.

I went out with the most drop dead gorgeous bloke in Hackenthorpe. Lived on Jermyn Crescent in the 70s. hi annelouise,do you remember anita bingham

yes started going in on most saturdays, i live in hackenthorpe lived here for 38 years,

I lived at 68 Newstead Way Hackenthorpe from 71-74 with the Parker family having moved from Park Hill flats. My time spent with my sis and brother in law was brilliant and I remember loads of good people from that area at that time. Most weekends were spent up the Frecheville and Birley Moor pub and the one opposite which became part of a golf club the Fairway I think it was called.
I joined the Royal Navy from there in 73 and we had a leaving do at the Manor House down the road can't remember the name of it if anybody can help Lord of the Manor for the evening and all that.
Went out with several girls from Hackenthorpe all of whom I have fond memories of.
Long walks to the Harrow pub which had a disco type thing going in the 70's and even longer walks down to the Forge where Roger Moffat used to drink.
By the way at my wedding in 78 he sent a personalised Radio Hallam message to all our family as my sis used to get him ****** in the Bluebell before and after he went on air, I think it then became Crazy Daisy's or something like that.
Great site this, living in a new town Basildon Essex they don't have things like this to talk about.

Best wishes to all in Hackenthorpe

Jack Bowler

Hi all,
I teach in Hackenthorpe, in the new Rainbow Forge Primary School (in the old Carter Lodge building).
My class will be studying the local area as part of our geography and history work, and I was wondering if anyone has any old photos of Hackenthorpe, Rainbow Forge (old or new) or Carter Lodge that I could use.
I've enjoyed reading this thread and finding out what Hackenthorpe was like in days gone by... certainly more interesting than any history book!
Any help much appreciated!

Teach

Firstly try the library service collection of photos....you can search by keyword, link is at:

http://www.picturesheffield.co.uk/database_search.php


I will have a root round and post a few other links on this thread...have a good first term Teach:)

:) :hihi:
Yes I was from Hackenthorpe untill 1964 I can remember many of the kids I grew up with. I lived at 33 Delves Drive and the kids I hung around with were Peter Townsend, Gerald Smith, Tony Maikinson, Peter White Linda Havenhand, Magerat & Lynda Bailis the Disney family (the dad was the local Police Man) I can vaguely remember the Piggot family and also the Simonite family.
I spent my early years at the village School then to Rainbow Forge School, the teachers I remember were Miss Cantor the Head, Mrs Box. Mr Taylor and Mr Macike.
I now live in Inverness Scotland it would be great to hear from Hackenthorpe

[QUOTE=sandiethe Disney family (the dad was the local Police Man) [/QUOTE]

'Walt' Disney and his purple and white push bike. I remember him well.:)

Sandie is a user name my name is Dave Theaker from Delves Drive, what address do you come from

'Walt' Disney and his purple and white push bike. I remember him well.:)

Me too. I was riding my bike on the pavement in front of Gower & Burgins shop at the terminus. He spots me and says, why are you riding your bike on the pavement>? I says, "it's safer than the road".

He gives me a clout round the ear, not for riding my bike on the pavement but for being cheeky. Those were the days.:)

Sandie is a user name my name is Dave Theaker from Delves Drive, what address do you come from
Who's the question aimed at sandie?

Me too. I was riding my bike on the pavement in front of Gower & Burgins shop at the terminus. He spots me and says, why are you riding your bike on the pavement>? I says, "it's safer than the road".

He gives me a clout round the ear, not for riding my bike on the pavement but for being cheeky. Those were the days.:)

I once found 2/6 at a bus stop on Birley Spa Lane on my way home from school. I told my mum that 'Walt' had given it to me for fixing his cycle lamp. A few days earlier my dad had explained to me that torch batteries needed to be connected up + to - or they wouldn't work, so I remembered this and told him that this was the reason why I got 'Walt's' light working.

He said that he'd keep an eye open and thank 'Walt' for his generosity the next time he rode past. I was pooing myself for weeks, hoping that my dad didn't see him. Nothing came of it, thank God.:)

Well done lads your reply has a yorkshire sence of humor, did you ever know the Disney family.

Another Disney story:

Autumn 1966

Me and my mate Paul decide to have a fire as It was winter. So we got loads of newspapers and all sorts of packaging, stuffed it into some carrier bags and went off to find somewhere to get one going. Oh yes, I took a bottle of turps just in case we had trouble lighting it :) .

We went up onto the football field on Drakehouse Lane and decided to get one going on the other side of the changing hut were we wouldnt be seen. (There was no houses or Crystal Peaks there then).
It was covered in some corrugated sheets and the flames were lapping up it nicely. As the flames began to die out I thought I'd chuck the turps on to bring it back to life. :hihi:

Well the flames leapt 15 feet into the air under the corugated sheet and set the hut on fire. As we stood there stunned who should be stood right behind us but Disney. Me and my mate legged it and left the old git standing. We run over the fields to Beighton and went back to Hackenthorpe in a big circle.

Some hours later we both went home and as I went through the front door my dad was stood behind it. Where've you been he said? playing cards at my mates, I says.

No you haven't you lying little bl**der, you and your pal have burnt the bloody football changing rooms to the ground havent you. I thought to myself - - just before the first blow hit me. How did he know it was me and my mate.

It turns out along with the newspapers, I had taken some old birthday cards and envelopes with my address on and Disney had fished them out of the fire.

While we were slapping each other on the back thinking we had got away with it. He had got on his bike and gone down to our house and told me dad. He said he'd thought he'd caught Harry Roberts as there was a nationwide manhunt on at the time looking for him. He'd seen the smoke and put 2 and 2 together and come with 5:hihi:

Anyway you can thank me for the new changing hut. I paid for it in skin ,flayed off my backside.:mad:

You dont mean Chris Crossley the "Mighty Atom", He used to ride a huge Motorbike around. He was also DJ at the Heartbeat club above the Ice Rink.around 1969 ish.

I lived round the corner from Chris at the bottom of Carr Forge Lane from mid sixties to early seventies, he was a nice bloke.

Does anyone remember Mick Nolan who lived with his parents on Dyke Vale Road until the late sixties, would have been aged about 19/20 in 1968, little feller and a right good laugh. He was a car mechanic by trade as, I believe, was his old man. He was a good mate of mine in those days. I would love to know what happened to him.

Knew 2 lasses who lived at bottom of Dyke Vale .... one was Maria (tallish lass)and the other one was....... errr, forgot (not a tall lass)

Would this have been about 1966/67?

Well we lived there from 1980 till 1987, my dad, Vin, was the caretaker at Rainbow Forge on Birley Spa Lane. My Grandparents, Piggotts, lived on Delves Drive, behind the bus terminus, and my youngest uncle still does, as far as I'm aware. Grandad John Piggott also did a few years on the door of the club.

One of my aunts lived up near the 'top-shops' and the club, Carter Knowle (?), her inlaws, the Wiles, lived opposite us on Birley Spa Lane. My Nan had a cousin and his wife, the Mckevoys, who also lived in Hackenthorpe.


I went to Rainbow Forge and then Carter Lodge, that both schools now dont exist is a bit unnerving.

Sean, I never knew your family from Hackenthorpe but I knew them from your dads next school in South West Sheffield. I will send you a PM. It would be nice to make contact again.

Hi Lostrider,

Your knowledge of Hackenthorpe seams to be good, as regards ChrisCrossley as a member of the area I new him in the early 70's he was the resident DJ at Cinderolles/ Rockofellers leeds and as a DJ I am well aware of Chris and his nickname the Mighty Atom because of his size. He is a great Guy and has taken his situation and proved to all that it is the individual that matters, not the apperance. I take my hat of to him and have a great deal of respect for him.
I have seen your Disney stories and it does reflect the Gentleman even as a Police Officer we all new our place.
May I ask what year and location you lived in Hackenthorpe so that I might be able to place you, maybee we have met.

Regards Dave:confused:

If you knew Gerald Smith you should be able to find him on this photo: can you put names to any of the others? I'll see if I can make a list.

Free at Last (http://www.aburke.freeuk.com/images/carter.jpg)
I think he is stood behind me to the right of the picture, with his hand on my shoulder.

We moved to Hackenthorpe in 1954 when I was one year old. Lived on Delves Avenue. Moved away in 1975 when I got married. My dad was a copper, but with the Sheffield City Police. I had a mate on Delves Drive - Peter Brown.


Hi Lostrider,

Your knowledge of Hackenthorpe seams to be good, as regards ChrisCrossley as a member of the area I new him in the early 70's he was the resident DJ at Cinderolles/ Rockofellers leeds and as a DJ I am well aware of Chris and his nickname the Mighty Atom because of his size. He is a great Guy and has taken his situation and proved to all that it is the individual that matters, not the apperance. I take my hat of to him and have a great deal of respect for him.
I have seen your Disney stories and it does reflect the Gentleman even as a Police Officer we all new our place.
May I ask what year and location you lived in Hackenthorpe so that I might be able to place you, maybee we have met.

Regards Dave:confused:

Yes Gerald Smith is on the far right at the back row,either centre front row, or left front row looks like Tony Maikinson but not sure, where did you get the photo and is it at Carter Lodge. I thought that Gerald passed his 11+ as all that failed from Rainbow Forge went to Carter Lodge instead of the Grammer school.

Thanks for the photo, please let me know when you have more names

Dave Theaker

Yes Gerald Smith is on the far right at the back row,either centre front row, or left front row looks like Tony Maikinson but not sure, where did you get the photo and is it at Carter Lodge. I thought that Gerald passed his 11+ as all that failed from Rainbow Forge went to Carter Lodge instead of the Grammer school.

Thanks for the photo, please let me know when you have more names

Dave Theaker

Here are some names I can remember, hope they are accurate.

Free At Last 1968 (http://www.aburke.freeuk.com/images/carter.jpg)

Back Row (L to R)

1.? 2.Andrew Havenhand 3.? 4.Steve Betsworth 5.? 6.? 7.Graham Brough 8.Gerald Smith

Middle Row (L to R)

1. Ray Hible 2.Howard Baker 3.? 4.Gary Fordham 5.Mick Roddis 6.Alan Burke (me) 7.Neal Turfitt 8.Paul Driver 9.John Watson

Front Row (L to R) (seated)

1. Frank Naseby 2. David Pain

Thanks for that Lostrider as you are in the photo and went to Carter Lodge, what happened to the Townsends, White and Maikinson family any idea?

Was Andrew Havenhand the brother of Linda Havenhand that used to live at th last house before the jennel to Russell and Garlic shop and the 41 terminus at the side of theHoggs Head Pub, love to know

Dave Theaker

I was at Carter Lodge ........forever........moved from Beighton Infants when we moved to Hackenthorpe in 1953, so had Miss Cantor as Headmistress for a long time through Infants and Juniors then in senior school Mr. Croft !!!!!!! "quality not quantity".
Friends with Chris Crossley for a long time and briefly met up a couple of years or so ago and promptly lost touch again..........busy busy life!!!

Ciao
RL

Thanks for that Lostrider as you are in the photo and went to Carter Lodge, what happened to the Townsends, White and Maikinson family any idea?

Was Andrew Havenhand the brother of Linda Havenhand that used to live at th last house before the jennel to Russell and Garlic shop and the 41 terminus at the side of the Hoggs Head Pub, love to know

Dave Theaker

I dont know for sure if it's the same Havenhands but it possibly was. Did Linda have red hair as Andrew did?
I went to school with Elaine and Rita Townsend, Rita was my age, Elaine a little older. They lived on Delves Drive next the the Darcy's and Hambletons I think.
I dont know the Maikinsons.
I went to School with Stuart White or Wiley as he was nicknamed. He had an older Brother called Dave and a couple of sisters. They lived on Rainbow Avenue.

Hope this rings a few bells. I'll see if I can dig a few more photos out for you.

Alan Burke

Tazz, no not linked to Woodcraft. Only in that they held it at Rainbow Forge, where my Dad was caretaker of the school, in the 80s, but he didnt have anything to do with the meetings.

OK, must be another family I'm thinking off :( . No relation to Derek Piggott then who lived in Delves Drive?

Tazz

I was at Carter Lodge ........forever........moved from Beighton Infants when we moved to Hackenthorpe in 1953, so had Miss Cantor as Headmistress for a long time through Infants and Juniors then in senior school Mr. Croft !!!!!!! "quality not quantity".
Friends with Chris Crossley for a long time and briefly met up a couple of years or so ago and promptly lost touch again..........busy busy life!!!

Ciao
RL

Do you recall Pearl's (Cantor) Friday'itus club. At Monday morning assembly, she used to line all the kids up on stage at that didnt come to school on the previous friday and cane them one by one. The ones without a sick note anyway. Taking of "sadists" What about Mrs Maxtead, she used to stand you an her desk, roll your socks down and slap yor legs with a ruler, Or Miss Baxter and her Dr Dunlop size 10 slipper "cures all ill's".

Hi Lostrider,
Linda Havenhand did indeed have red hair,I new Rita andand Elain Townsnsend, but it was their brother Peter who was my age the same as gerald Smith. Yo mention the Hambletons @ 33 Delves Drive.My parents bought their house @ 2 Marchwood Road Stannington, and they through what I can rememberer under the deal transfered to our house. This was 1963 then in 1965 we moved to Woodhouse. My aunt used to live on Dyke vale Road no 19 named Binghams, and I can remember Peter Nolan and the Hempshals who used to live next door.

Going back to Delves Drive there was also the Ballis family Linda and Margeret and I think it was the Piggots next door to Gerald Smiths house or was it the Baxandales, it was 43 years ago. I can remember the gales that blew down the tree in the centre of Delves Drive before they built the Garages. 10 years ago I had a guy work for me by the name of Mick Smith wno used to live on Delves Road we became good friends sadly he died 2 years ago he srved his tim in the pit as a sparky I think it was Orgreave not sure.
Sorry I digress Living in Inverness now I still have a soft spot for Hackenthorpe.

As regards Miss Cantor yes I can remember the Friday club, but I can only remembe Miss Box, Mr Taylor and Mr McKaie

Thanks for the memories please keep them comming.

Dave Theaker

:D :thumbsup: Hi Lostrider,
Linda Havenhand did indeed have red hair,I new Rita andand Elain Townsnsend, but it was their brother Peter who was my age the same as gerald Smith. Yo mention the Hambletons @ 33 Delves Drive.My parents bought their house @ 2 Marchwood Road Stannington, and they through what I can rememberer under the deal transfered to our house. This was 1963 then in 1965 we moved to Woodhouse. My aunt used to live on Dyke vale Road no 19 named Binghams, and I can remember Peter Nolan and the Hempshals who used to live next door.

Going back to Delves Drive there was also the Ballis family Linda and Margeret and I think it was the Piggots next door to Gerald Smiths house or was it the Baxandales, it was 43 years ago. I can remember the gales that blew down the tree in the centre of Delves Drive before they built the Garages. 10 years ago I had a guy work for me by the name of Mick Smith wno used to live on Delves Road we became good friends sadly he died 2 years ago he srved his tim in the pit as a sparky I think it was Orgreave not sure.
Sorry I digress Living in Inverness now I still have a soft spot for Hackenthorpe.

As regards Miss Cantor yes I can remember the Friday club, but I can only remembe Miss Box, Mr Taylor and Mr McKaie

Thanks for the memories please keep them comming.

Dave Theaker

Can anyone remember the row of houses with outside lavatories that were across the yard? They were opposite the Hogshead.

Can anyone remember the row of houses with outside lavatories that were across the yard? They were opposite the Hogshead.
Vaguely.

Wasn't there a row of prefab garages behind them, down that lane that is now the main road leading to Crystal Peaks (Mossway)?

Can anyone remember the row of houses with outside lavatories that were across the yard? They were opposite the Hogshead.

Yes I remember them, Something Row it was called. Used to be a strange old bloke lived on there who used to fish in the road, never had the electric on always candles burning in the windows. Maybe they didn't have any "electrickery".
Is anyone old to enough to remember when the Hogshead was a big hole in the ground.
Used to ride my three wheeler bike in out of it, we used to think a bomb had gone off in it. What about Harry Hogshead and is two daughters who each had a Mini. No one on our road even had a car. One or two had Motorbikes and Sidecars (Panthers). My dad had a Raleigh Runabout Moped. Proper ashamed I was. One of the neighhbours had a van with "Grays Office Supplies" on the side. For everyone else it was "Shank's Pony". Nowadays you cant get on the street for cars. Some on the road, some on the grass the rest on the pavement. Thank God I dont live there anymore.

Yes I remember them, Something Row it was called. Used to be a strange old bloke lived on there who used to fish in the road, never had the electric on always candles burning in the windows. Maybe they didn't have any "electrickery".
Is anyone old to enough to remember when the Hogshead was a big hole in the ground.
Used to ride my three wheeler bike in out of it, we used to think a bomb had gone off in it. What about Harry Hogshead and is two daughters who each had a Mini. No one on our road even had a car. One or two had Motorbikes and Sidecars (Panthers). My dad had a Raleigh Runabout Moped. Proper ashamed I was. One of the neighhbours had a van with "Grays Office Supplies" on the side. For everyone else it was "Shank's Pony". Nowadays you cant get on the street for cars. Some on the road, some on the grass the rest on the pavement. Thank God I dont live there anymore.

My dad had a maroon Royal Enfield and black sidecar when we lived there, '54-'60 ish. I felt a right prat in the sidecar, and not very safe. :( Next door neighbours - the Staffords - had a black Triumph Mayflower (posh buggers), and the bloke who delivered the milk - Farmer Spencer - had a dark green Ford E83W van. They are the only vehicles I remember from my time there.

I could play with my Dinky cars in the middle of Birley Spa Lane for hours, and probably only have to shift to let the 41 bus pass and maybe half a dozen cars - on a busy day.

I was talking to Bill Burdett in the Blue Bell this week and he says he would love to hear from you. He lives at 26 Cotleigh Avenue and his phone number is 248 6014.

I was talking to Bill Burdett in the Blue Bell this week and he says he would love to hear from you. He lives at 26 Cotleigh Avenue and his phone number is 248 6014.
Who is the post aimed at John?

:wave: Sean Piggott...are you THE Sean Piggott that represented Ireland for something or other at Rainbow Forge Infants and had to wear a dodgy green outfit with a sash.....with me?? :wave:
If not Ive got you mixed up with someone else, it was many moons ago, 77/78ish.

Who is the post aimed at John?

Sorry - I was referring to the post by Grandad Jim (Jim Crofts) and anyone mentioned in the post.

Cheers John thanks for that I will give him a ring
Regards
Jim.

My parents used to live on Spa View Road. Annie and Walter Rennison.My dad Walt was a regular in the Golden Plover pub where he was always selling things for his beer money.I am Julie the youngest of six children ,i had one brother Tony who used to play guitar with his mate Ralph Snee.We all went to Carter Lodge School i left in 1976.My eldest sister Pat used to work behind the bar in the Plover.We used to live next door to the Radford family.Anybody out there remember us ?Pat,Tony,Susan,Marilyn,June and Julie.

Hi Philfletch 54

If your Dad used to drink in the Plover he will remember my Uncle Earnest Bingham, and the Fishing club. Earnest used to live at 19 Dyke Vale Road and latterly was the secretery of the Hackenthorp social Club at the end of main street. He later moved to Drakehouse Lane. I would be interested if your Mum and Dad can remember

Dave Theaker

Hi Dave,
My dad Walt passed away in 2001 he moved to Mosbrough in 1990.I do remember him talking about Ernest Bingham at Hackenthorpe Club but he spent most of his time in the Plover,every dinnertime and everynight.One of his drinking partners was a man called Walter Crumpet who also lived on Spa View Road.
Julie.

Bit before your time, I think, but I lived on Delves Road between (I think) 1961 to 1966. Anyone remember me? I lived at number 20.
I dont but my aunie joan (my mums twin) lived in delves drive 4 girls 1 boy called gary the Holland family

Hi there

I am living in the hackenthorpe area again, have been for the last few months. My parents have lived in hackenthorpe since 1989. Not a bad area, better than some areas now a days.
Does anyone live in the hackenthorpe area close to hogs head pub or what used to be carter lodge school, which is now rainbow forge school?

Hi Tazz070299, my Grandparents the Piggotts, lived at 21 Delves Drive and as far as I know there hasnt ever been a Derek Piggot, least not one I knew about.

Hagardrider, you mean lowedges? Yeah they moved out of there about 4 years ago now, when the school sold land, hmm, seems to be a theme here! get in touch.

BTW, apparently I AM *THE* Sean Piggott, I always thought so, though my uncle Sean may disagree! :D

anna did you know the dodd family on jermyn in the 1970s
dodd... that name rings a bell... do some of them now live near mosborough...?

Hi,

I have read this thread with a lot of interest and recognise a few of the names from my time at Carter Lodge. I lived on Carr Forge Close from 1958 until I left Sheffield to join the Army in 1968, my father was the care taker at Rainbow forge until about 1970, his name was Steve Glossop. I knew David Payne, Rita Townsend but used to knock about with John Gilliver, Kev Butcher, John Cockayne, Robin Leake, Ian Burkinshaw, Neil Burgess "Birdie", Billy Brown, Pete Jackson, Jimmy Simpson etc, don't remember many of the lasses, Jean Cotham springs to mind, Barbara Starkey, Linda Grey. My name is Baz Glossop so if any one knows or remembers me say hello. My sister Pat still lives on Hackenthorpe as does my Brother Raymond.

Baz

ive lived in hackenthorpe all my life,on east glade.most of my family are from around here too,on carr forge,and silkstone.know some of the names mentioned like robin leake,ralph snee,pete jackson from my dad.i went to birley spa and then to frecheville til it merged with birley.

i live in hackenthorpe all my life until i moved to woodhouse last year, i grew up on the scowerdons estate but all my mates lived on the delves, rainbow end. i loved my teens it was honestly the best years of my life.
i don't really see anyone now but it was between 80 to 90 when i was about.
if anyone remembers me id love to catch up. some of mt mates were:
Kerry Mitchell, Melanie Dawna, Lisa Kerr, Royce Machin, Rocky tyrel, Stuart Harrison,

Im 19 and used to live in Hackenthorpe until i was 11/12 (i think).... Looking at the previous posts, some of you may know my parents, Pete Mitchell & Marie Neale, both of which went to Rainbow & Carter Lodge. We used to live on Rainbow Grove, then moved to Woodhouse.

Iv moved back over to Hackenthorpe with a friend and now live near the new Rainbow school.

hi Kirsty,
think your dad is related to my mate kerry, in fact im sure. is your dad a school care taker.
Helen

Do you recall Pearl's (Cantor) Friday'itus club. At Monday morning assembly, she used to line all the kids up on stage at that didnt come to school on the previous friday and cane them one by one. The ones without a sick note anyway. Taking of "sadists" What about Mrs Maxtead, she used to stand you an her desk, roll your socks down and slap yor legs with a ruler, Or Miss Baxter and her Dr Dunlop size 10 slipper "cures all ill's".

i got caned off mIss Cantor, i remember iss korklin who was her niece and mr atkinson.

hi Kirsty,
think your dad is related to my mate kerry, in fact im sure. is your dad a school care taker.
Helen

He is indeed. Kerry is my cousin.

He is indeed. Kerry is my cousin.
i thought so lol, small world eh:)
we had some really good laughs when we were teens. in fact we sent your antie Kath round the bend with our antics:)
Kerry came to see me last year she hasnt changed a bit, say hi to her for me when you see her.
Helen x

i thought so lol, small world eh:)
we had some really good laughs when we were teens. in fact we sent your antie Kath round the bend with our antics:)
Kerry came to see me last year she hasnt changed a bit, say hi to her for me when you see her.
Helen x

I think you will probably see her before me! I havent seen her in years!!

It is a very small world! Amazing who you can bump into on a forum! :hihi:

anyone remember my dad, Taffy, he used to drink in the Plover, and had something to do with the Sunday football team, also the fishing club

Hi Lostrider,
Linda Havenhand did indeed have red hair,I new Rita andand Elain Townsnsend, but it was their brother Peter who was my age the same as gerald Smith. Yo mention the Hambletons @ 33 Delves Drive.My parents bought their house @ 2 Marchwood Road Stannington, and they through what I can rememberer under the deal transfered to our house. This was 1963 then in 1965 we moved to Woodhouse. My aunt used to live on Dyke vale Road no 19 named Binghams, and I can remember Peter Nolan and the Hempshals who used to live next door.

Going back to Delves Drive there was also the Ballis family Linda and Margeret and I think it was the Piggots next door to Gerald Smiths house or was it the Baxandales, it was 43 years ago. I can remember the gales that blew down the tree in the centre of Delves Drive before they built the Garages. 10 years ago I had a guy work for me by the name of Mick Smith wno used to live on Delves Road we became good friends sadly he died 2 years ago he srved his tim in the pit as a sparky I think it was Orgreave not sure.
Sorry I digress Living in Inverness now I still have a soft spot for Hackenthorpe.

As regards Miss Cantor yes I can remember the Friday club, but I can only remembe Miss Box, Mr Taylor and Mr McKaie

Thanks for the memories please keep them comming.

Dave Theaker

does linda havenhand have a brother called keith also with red hair? he came from hackenthorpe but now lives on jordanthorpe

Johnny Stafford lived next door to us in the mid-to-late 50's on Birley Spa Lane. I remember the family's black Truimph Mayflower car parked up in the front garden/drive. I was 4-10 years old when I lived there.

The Derwents live at the other side. Michael was my best mate.

mick derwent lives on carr forge road , if its same one.

mick derwent lives on carr forge road , if its same one.
Hi alex.

If you are in contact with Mick, ask him if he lived at 230 Birley Spa Lane and if so, how are my Dinky cars and Matchbox cars getting on?

Have PM'd you my real name.

Thanks.

I'm not from Hackenthorpe but my Aunt and Uncle were. There name was Herod. My Aunt was a piano teacher and the lived on Cotleigh Crescent. \my cousin Lynne went to Carter Lodge School - in the 60's I suppose that would have been. My great grandmother lived on Rainbow Forge. Anyone remember them?

talk about small world - I used to have piano lessons with Mrs Herod and well-remember Lynn and her dad. That was over 35 years ago and I used to go to her house at Cotleigh for lessons.

Do you recall Pearl's (Cantor) Friday'itus club. At Monday morning assembly, she used to line all the kids up on stage at that didnt come to school on the previous friday and cane them one by one. The ones without a sick note anyway. Taking of "sadists" What about Mrs Maxtead, she used to stand you an her desk, roll your socks down and slap yor legs with a ruler, Or Miss Baxter and her Dr Dunlop size 10 slipper "cures all ill's".

I had a whack from Miss Maxtead for answering back when I was just saying that I was writing on my own bag and not anyone else's. I thought it was a bit harsh but I didn't do it again!

Oops I think I pressed the wrong button. Sorry. Am a bit new to this posting thing!

I lived in Hackenthorpe Village from 1985-1993 - Greenside Mews. Moved in when it was new and really loved it there. Lovely little house and development.

I lived in Hackenthorpe from 1955 to 1974 when I moved to the Midlands and married a chap from down here. Back then it was like an island with green fields all around it and you were never far away from being out of everyone's view.

I went to Rainbow Forge Infants, then Junior School (now no longer with us of course but houses there) and then Thornbridge, which later amalgamated with Birley Senior School. This was before the "Village" had new developments built there and it had really old shops opposite the 2 pubs that were there.

It seems everyone who has posted something enjoyed living there so that can't be bad.

My parents used to live on Spa View Road. Annie and Walter Rennison.My dad Walt was a regular in the Golden Plover pub where he was always selling things for his beer money.I am Julie the youngest of six children ,i had one brother Tony who used to play guitar with his mate Ralph Snee.We all went to Carter Lodge School i left in 1976.My eldest sister Pat used to work behind the bar in the Plover.We used to live next door to the Radford family.Anybody out there remember us ?Pat,Tony,Susan,Marilyn,June and Julie.

Hello Julie i am barry who was in the group with your Tony . I have seen him for many years how is he getting on? I bump into your pat. every now and again but have no seen her for a couple years ,hope every one is ok let me no Baz /

i lived in hackenthorpe in the late 50s and early 60s i it was on carr forge road dont know the number
my best friend was ronnie best he was very big for his age we went to rainbow forge infant school together.
my favorite memory is of getting a cake from the shop on my mothers bill and shared it with the girl next door we ate it under the bin shed so nobody would see us
and their was a woman we thought at the time was a witch we called her the mad cat woman arnt kids cruel?
my name is steve savage anybody who remembers me from then i would love to here from you my mother and father was ted and bettie

dose anyone know this name? if so you know one of my family! i was born in hackenthorp dyke vale close, in 1971 dont know when my family frist moved there. Mum Dorothy, Dad Leslie Bro & sis Heather, Davied, John, Caroline & me Michelle.

I knew a girl called Jayne Walkland who lived on Delves Road. Top lass!

this thread still okay to post on?? I was born in Hackenthorpe and still living here now :)
happy place to grow up, plenty of nice people,nice to be away from city and be ruralish (in my mind), with plenty of oldies who are polite and talk about the old days and how area used to be.
And just a bus ride to the mad city life- yeap nice to be here, quite a factor why ive never moved away.

Lived in Hackenthorpe from 1961 to 2001. Went to St John Fisher from 1961 to 1964 when Mr Melia was Headmaster, then went to Notre Dame. Now living in Toronto, Canada but get back to Sheffield to visit every year. How things have changed! The Peace Gardens look great.

I lived in Rainbow Avenue from 1953/54 to 1967 and went to Rainbow Forge Junior and then Carter Lodge Secondary.
My surname was Lunney.
I remember some of the names I've seen mentioned on here but have difficulty in putting faces to them.
Moved from Hackenthorpe to Loxley when I got married then left Sheffield to live in Africa for several years before returning to the UK and eventually settling in Essex.
Still think of Sheffield as home though and have some lovely memories of Hackenthorpe.
Playing with the Downend, Spotswood and O'Connor children in the fields off Rainbow Avenue. Climbing and falling out of trees just off the fields. Mum clipping me all the way home, after looking for and finding us stuck in the footings of the new houses still being built further down the Avenue.
Ah, happy innocent days. Days when we had respect/fear ;) for the teachers and police.

I lived in Rainbow Avenue from 1953/54 to 1967 and went to Rainbow Forge Junior and then Carter Lodge Secondary.
My surname was Lunney.
I remember some of the names I've seen mentioned on here but have difficulty in putting faces to them.
Moved from Hackenthorpe to Loxley when I got married then left Sheffield to live in Africa for several years before returning to the UK and eventually settling in Essex.
Still think of Sheffield as home though and have some lovely memories of Hackenthorpe.
Playing with the Downend, Spotswood and O'Connor children in the fields off Rainbow Avenue. Climbing and falling out of trees just off the fields. Mum clipping me all the way home, after looking for and finding us stuck in the footings of the new houses still being built further down the Avenue.
Ah, happy innocent days. Days when we had respect/fear ;) for the teachers and police.

I lived next but one to your family, Can you remember a friend of yours, Ricky, I think his name was, put our dinette window through with a football!!
My dad went mad.
I also remember the Spotswoods, Downends and O`Connors.
Your mum worked with my husband at Staniforths. :)

I lived next but one to your family, Can you remember a friend of yours, Ricky, I think his name was, put our dinette window through with a football!!
My dad went mad.
I also remember the Spotswoods, Downends and O`Connors.
Your mum worked with my husband at Staniforths. :)

Sorry, I don't remember a Ricky.
I'm Susan, perhaps you thought I was one of my brothers.
Did you live next door to the O'Connors?

Hi Baillie, I used to go to school with your brother David back in the 60's I also knew your mom amd dad very well, but lost contact when I joined the Army and only saw them occasionally whilst I was on leave, I have very fond memories of David and I growing up together and the pals we used to knock about with. If you are in touch with him mention Barry Glossop and could you tell him that John Gilliver died just before Christmas.

Many thanks Michelle

Baz

Sorry, I don't remember a Ricky.
I'm Susan, perhaps you thought I was one of my brothers.
Did you live next door to the O'Connors?

Yes, sorry I did think that. I did live next door to the O'connors, and went to St John Fisher school on Springwater Ave.
We moved onto Birley from there, do you remember the poppy field on Occupation Lane before the estate was built?

I do remember the poppy field on Occupation Lane, it was lovely when in full bloom.
I actually drove up and had a look at Rainbow Avenue several years ago, after not seeing it since the 70's. I was with my husband, two sons and one of my daughters in law. We had travelled up there for my mum's funeral.
What surprised me, were the big trees/lumpy ground on the green in front of our old houses. It used to be a nice flat green. As a children, we used to play on there, doing handstands, cartwheels and too many games to mention. We never caused trouble and were polite to people. We'd have got a clip from our parents had we been rude or caused trouble.
What sadness it is that it's not like that today.

Oh, and the hopscotch we used to play round the edge of the green, drawn with chalk (not spray paint:rolleyes::mad:) that used to wash off as soon as it rained.

Oh well, off to do the supermarket shopping...how I HATE that!

We used to live in Hackenthorpe,on Carr Forge Close, from the late sixties until 1974, when we moved to Canada. Since then we have been living in London, Ontario.

My name is Hazel Khan and two of my children used to go to Rainbow Forge Infants school. What a great school that was.

I wonder if anyone remembers my family? I would love to hear from Marlene, who was my next door neighbour. She had two boys, John and Mark. Can't quite remember their surname, it might have been Higgins. They had a little jack russel terrier called Bandit. Does anyone know them?

Re. my previous posting today. I have just remembered the name of the lady I was hoping to hear from was Marlene Harrison.

Hi there,
I lived on Carr Forge Close form 1968 until 1989ish though my family lived there long before. I was at number 8, right next door to Pat Glossop, next door but one to Marrleen Harrison and next door but 3 to the Khans I think. I was friends with Sarah Khan. Had a fantastic time in Hackenthorpe. I think I remember the Piggotts by name but not face. Went to Rainbow Forge Infants and Carter Lodge Secondary-left there I think in 1985/6. Sister Julie and two brothers Bill/William and Alan. Sadly mum Connie died in 1976 when I was 7, dad also William died 2005 (bless him!) and Alan died age 53 in 2008. Feel like all my childhooh memories are in Hackenthorpe so if anybody wants to get in touch email- tracey2@mindless.com

Can anyone remember Mad Tony- cant think of street he lived on. Liked fires and would run for 10 miles to see one. Also the Lee family? Strange!!!

By the way, I used to share my birthday cake with Sarah when I was at Rainbow Forge. If it was your birthday, you would get a cake. Could choose 1 friend to share it with, plus all the teachers in the staff room. I always chose Sarah. I remember she was a bit older than me though. I was gutted when you lot moved to Canada. I think we fought a lot though. Vaguely remember my mum storming round demanding that she be my friend when we fell out once! Wow! Can't beleive you are on here. Please fill in any gaps.

Hello,
just stumbled across this thread and wondered if anyone knew my mum & her sisters - my mum was Janis Myatt,
she used to live at the bottom of rainbow avenue, the house on the end before the entrance to the fields,
my grandad - doug used to be a regular at the hogs head
Just curious as to if anyone remembers them
Ta :]

Hi Tracy,

Small world now isn't it. I do remember you and your family. Someone told me about your mother's death. I was so sorry as you were so young then. I found the Sheffield Forum quite by accident. It brings back lots of memories. We came to London, Ontario straight from Sheffield and have lived here ever since.
Syd and I have just celebrated our 44th wedding aniversary. Syd is now retired from General Motors but I am still working. I went to college here and became an Accountant.

Sarah went into teaching and is now a High School Principal. I will tell her about the Forum and your message.

I do visited Sheffield quite often as my parents and my younger sister still live there.

Love 'acky! :-) had some good times there!

Hi Baillie, I used to go to school with your brother David back in the 60's I also knew your mom amd dad very well, but lost contact when I joined the Army and only saw them occasionally whilst I was on leave, I have very fond memories of David and I growing up together and the pals we used to knock about with. If you are in touch with him mention Barry Glossop and could you tell him that John Gilliver died just before Christmas.

Many thanks Michelle

Baz

SORRY re John Gillivers passing I was in the same year as you lot,my name Martyn Miller,also a couple more names to remember, John Dunn,the Adlingtons David Holliday Glyn Furness John Smith good luck with the next 40 years

Hi there,
Yes I stumbled across it by accident too. Happy you are all settled and happy in Canada. I also went into teaching. I'm a high school English teacher, how strange! Would love you to pass the massage on to Sarah. Please do keep in touch. xxx

hello I have found some good memories here. does anyone have info on the smalley family who lived on cotliegh drive? I knew david and his sister jean in the late 1950s.

just wondered if anyone knew my mum, auntie, uncle, nan or grandad.

Colin and Eileen Corker parents of Andrea and Lynn Corker

my uncle lived a few doors down David Binney (his parents are Bill and Ev) dont really know much about his side of family.

they lived on Cotleigh Road

Hi only just joind Ernest Bingham allso worked at keeton and sons on Greenland rd he was the convener there worked with my hubby Ken Antcliff,my uncle was Fred Lycett he was the manager your anut worked at Birly Spa school Inow were there cottage was could several times with my hubby. I have lived at Hachenthorpe since 1954 started of on Cotligh cresent still live there, I have spent 56 great years living here.

Hi only just joind Ernest Bingham allso worked at keeton and sons on Greenland rd he was the convener there worked with my hubby Ken Antcliff,my uncle was Fred Lycett he was the manager your anut worked at Birly Spa school Inow were there cottage was could several times with my hubby. I have lived at Hachenthorpe since 1954 started of on Cotligh cresent still live there, I have spent 56 great years living here.

Is that Cliff Keeton and sons?

hello I have found some good memories here. does anyone have info on the smalley family who lived on cotliegh drive? I knew david and his sister jean in the late 1950s.

Was Mr smalley the caretaker of Shirebrook school?

My husband name Antcliff, the firm KEETONS AND SON. Greenland rd Darnal

i lived in hackenthorpe in the late 50s and early 60s i it was on carr forge road dont know the number
my best friend was ronnie best he was very big for his age we went to rainbow forge infant school together.
my favorite memory is of getting a cake from the shop on my mothers bill and shared it with the girl next door we ate it under the bin shed so nobody would see us
and their was a woman we thought at the time was a witch we called her the mad cat woman arnt kids cruel?
my name is steve savage anybody who remembers me from then i would love to here from you my mother and father was ted and bettie
The mad cat woman was Mrs Varty, you can imagine what we used to call her. I knew Ronnie Best, went to a party with him in the mid 70s, he drank a whole bottle of Whisky and passed out in the toilet, nobody could use it for the rest of the night cos he was wedging the door shut.

Hi only just joind Ernest Bingham allso worked at keeton and sons on Greenland rd he was the convener there worked with my hubby Ken Antcliff,my uncle was Fred Lycett he was the manager your anut worked at Birly Spa school Inow were there cottage was could several times with my hubby. I have lived at Hachenthorpe since 1954 started of on Cotligh cresent still live there, I have spent 56 great years living here.

If we are talking of the same Ernest Bingham who was married to Jenny and had 2 boys Jeff and Richard and a girl Pam, they used to live at 19 Dyke Vale Road then moved in the 80's to Drake house Lane.
If it is the same person he was my Uncle.

jayne walkland is still in the village ned.

Clancy Grainsweet are you out there Dympna and Lynne want to know ---Hi Cath Notre Dame wants to get in touch Everly Brothers OK!!!

jayne walkland is still in the village ned.

Is she? I know Jayne... haven't seen her in ages! she used to work at my local pub The Fox & Duck! good laugh! is she ok?

Hi Illarious? - my parents lived on Delves Terrace, which was the road at the terminus by the Hoggs Head. Is this the road you are referring to? They lived at 17.

A MUCH USED THREAD I KNOW BUT THOUGHT I WOULD PUT MY SPOKE IN.i GREW UP ON COTLEIGH AVE, FROM 53 ONWARDS, SHORT FAMILY, 2 OLDER BROTHERS BARRY AND KEITH, MY NAMES LINDA. STILL LIVE ON HACKENTHORPE AS DO MANY OF THE PEOPLE I GREW UP WITH, WORSE THING WE EVER GOT UP TO WAS KNICKING A BOTTLE OF MILK NOT LIKE TODAY, THERE BUSY GOING ROUND SLASHING CAR TYRES AROUND US AT THE MOMENT. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE BLUE BELL, WAS THE PLACE TO BE THEN, EXCEPT IF YOU HAD TO CATCH THE LAST BUS HOME TO TOWN AND MET UP WITH THE LOT COMING OUT OF THE BIRLEY.I WORKED AT CARTER LODGE YOUTH CLUB FOR MANY YEARS BEHIND THE SNACK BAR, HAD MARRIED BY THEN BUT GOT ON WELL WITH THE NEXT UP AND COMING GENERATION. STILL SEE LOTS OF OLD FACES AROUND ;):roll:

A MUCH USED THREAD I KNOW BUT THOUGHT I WOULD PUT MY SPOKE IN.i GREW UP ON COTLEIGH AVE, FROM 53 ONWARDS, SHORT FAMILY, 2 OLDER BROTHERS BARRY AND KEITH, MY NAMES LINDA. STILL LIVE ON HACKENTHORPE AS DO MANY OF THE PEOPLE I GREW UP WITH, WORSE THING WE EVER GOT UP TO WAS KNICKING A BOTTLE OF MILK NOT LIKE TODAY, THERE BUSY GOING ROUND SLASHING CAR TYRES AROUND US AT THE MOMENT. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE BLUE BELL, WAS THE PLACE TO BE THEN, EXCEPT IF YOU HAD TO CATCH THE LAST BUS HOME TO TOWN AND MET UP WITH THE LOT COMING OUT OF THE BIRLEY.I WORKED AT CARTER LODGE YOUTH CLUB FOR MANY YEARS BEHIND THE SNACK BAR, HAD MARRIED BY THEN BUT GOT ON WELL WITH THE NEXT UP AND COMING GENERATION. STILL SEE LOTS OF OLD FACES AROUND ;):roll:

I was friends with your brother Barry. Later we both went to Thornbridge. He had a long standing girlfriend I seem to remember who lived near The Golden Plover. (Linda somebody)
Barry and I met once in the 70's - by coincidence. He called at our house in Walkley. Was he a salesman or something?

Empty bottles to Hogshead pub for deposit back, quick look in bike shop window, penny's worth of YZ (the one with the owl on) gum from machine on post office wall, then watch Farmer Spencer (who owned the green Ford Thames van bring his cows in ... before heading off down the fields (which were reputedly haunted) behind the village school for a spot of spider hunting.

PC 'Walt' Disney would remind us we "should be home by now" if he ran into us with his purple and white push bike.

Where did 1958 go????

I'm going to cry now.:hihi:

Empty bottles to Hogshead pub for deposit back, quick look in bike shop window, penny's worth of YZ (the one with the owl on) gum from machine on post office wall, then watch Farmer Spencer (who owned the green Ford Thames van bring his cows in ... before heading off down the fields (which were reputedly haunted) behind the village school for a spot of spider hunting.

PC 'Walt' Disney would remind us we "should be home by now" if he ran into us with his purple and white push bike.

Where did 1958 go????

I'm going to cry now.:hihi:

You have recalled memories of PC Walt Disney I used to live on Delves Drive and he lived on Delves road towards the bend on the left hand side, to the right was the stairs goinig down to the main road and then up to Rainbow Forge School.
The Fields behind the Village school I can remember as it was yesterday we used to take jam sarnies and a pop bottle full of tap water and spend the day there.
Before the Pub (and I can not remeber the name at the side of the post office/sweet shop) becam a vets at the side I can always remember Mr. Disney catching me and a few freinds scromping apples, he asked where do you live and if I catch you again I will go and speak to your Dad.
That was enough to stop us. In that time we respected the Police and those older than we were.
To me those days were one of respect for all people, today I would not like to be a child, not only are children disrespectfull, but the older people have an atitude.

Yes, having PC 'Walt' around was like having a second dad to avoid when doing something we shouldn't.:hihi:

I remember Disney living in the left hand Police House in the village just opposite the Gospel Hall. PC Spears lived in the right hand one. I used to play with PC Spears son, I think they called him Mick, maybe it was Charles, as we were both "coppers kids". When Hackenthorpe was absorbed by Sheffield, PC Spears stayed with the Derbyshire force and Disney transferred to Sheffield Police.

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Before the Pub (and I can not remeber the name at the side of the post office/sweet shop) becam a vets at the side I can always remember Mr. Disney catching me and a few freinds scromping apples, he asked where do you live and if I catch you again I will go and speak to your Dad.
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When I went to the Village School, the blacksmiths was between the Post Office and the New Inn (vets). Just at the entrance to the Village School next to the telephone box was a liitle shed where an old guy used to sell sweets. When ever I see a sherbet "Flying Saucer" it always reminds me of that sweet shop (Hut).
I have some great memories from the village school but that will have to wate for another thread.

[QUOTE=sandie;4975671]
Before the Pub (and I can not remeber the name at the side of the post office/sweet shop) becam a vets at the side I can always remember Mr. Disney catching me and a few freinds scromping apples, he asked where do you live and if I catch you again I will go and speak to your Dad.
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When I went to the Village School, the blacksmiths was between the Post Office and the New Inn (vets). Just at the entrance to the Village School next to the telephone box was a liitle shed where an old guy used to sell sweets. When ever I see a sherbet "Flying Saucer" it always reminds me of that sweet shop (Hut).
I have some great memories from the village school but that will have to wate for another thread.

Hi Lostrider thanks for the name of the Pub I to went to the Village School in 1955/56 before I went to Rainbow Forge. I can remember the shed, but it was the Post Office I remember with the Flying Saucers, Sherbet dipps,Rainbow Crystals, Imps, Black Jacks and Fruit Salads to name but a few.
As my Birthday was July 24 there was only 1 year at the school that I had the chance to have the head miss to let me have sweets out of the box in her study.
The names that spring to mind at 4/5 years old are Peter White and Tony Mackinson.
Those were happy days we had not a care in the world we we left to be children.
Thanks for the memory

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Hi Lostrider thanks for the name of the Pub I to went to the Village School in 1955/56 before I went to Rainbow Forge. I can remember the shed, but it was the Post Office I remember with the Flying Saucers, Sherbet dipps,Rainbow Crystals, Imps, Black Jacks and Fruit Salads to name but a few.
As my Birthday was July 24 there was only 1 year at the school that I had the chance to have the head miss to let me have sweets out of the box in her study.
The names that spring to mind at 4/5 years old are Peter White and Tony Mackinson.
Those were happy days we had not a care in the world we we left to be children.
Thanks for the memory

One of the amazing thing's I remember is my mum taking to me to the infants school aged 5 years old, just to show me where it was for the first week and then I went on my own with the other kids off our road. All the way from Delves Avenue, past the waste ground where the Hogs Head would be built, up Church Lane past the old folks flats and the cottages. Then past the button factory and The Scotts Pines around Memmots. Along Sheffield Road past the Sycle Works over Main Street to where Mrs Phipps the lollipop lady would take us safely across the road to school. Imagine that today!

When we moved to Hackenthorpe into a newly built house in 1953 there wasn't a place for me to attend school in the village so mum would walk me up from the bottom of the estate all the way up to the top to catch a "charabanc" which took us all the way out to Ridgeway.
The first school I went to was in the church rooms down a lane at the side of Ridgeway Church, it had a pot bellied stove in the middle of the room which we all sat around, we actually had slate & chalk when I first went there!
The second school I attended was in the Methodist Church on the main Ridgeway Road, there was no playground so, after school dinners we were taken for walks down the long hill into Ford bottom.
I finally got to go to a proper school which was Ridgeway Infants School but, only for a short time as we were then transferred to Beighton Infants School where we were taught in "Portacabins".
Very often the charabanc got stuck in snow drifts, one year it ran off the road on High Lane and finished up in the field stuck in snow, mums were anxiously waiting in Hackenthorpe when we arrived home several hours late not knowing what had happened to us as no-one had a telephone.
All this took place from being aged 5-8, could you imagine parents of today tolerating their off-spring being ferried around from school to school.
Mum didn't like the lack of amenities in Hackenthorpe so we moved to Meersbrook when I was 8.
Duffems

Does anyone remember me? Name is Richard Booth and lived at the Golden Plover between 1965 and 1969, my mum and dad (Thelma and Stuart Booth) ran it before packing it in and moving down to Beighton! Went to Carter Lodge School from 1965 to 1970 and hung around with Chris and Mark Sherwood and Nigel West amongst others.

Anyone here lived on Carter Lodge Avenue from the mid 50's? I'm sure my dad (Robert Green) lived there from birth in 1950, of not his family moved there soon after as my uncle (Richard Green) was born in the house. There was also a sister (Wendy)

Not sure of the number (though 14 rings a bell) but it was at the opposite end to the junction with the main road (one with the shops on).

Sure they all would have attended Rainbow Forge too, I also remember my dad talking about a friend called Brian Humyard (think he lived on the main road on the left, down the hill from the shops just as it turns right).

Anybody know if Pigs Lane is still there? It was a dirt track that ran from Birley Spa Lane up to Main Street, it went past the old Rainbow Forge Junior School playing fields.

Anybody know if Pigs Lane is still there? It was a dirt track that ran from Birley Spa Lane up to Main Street, it went past the old Rainbow Forge Junior School playing fields.

Pigs Lane brings back so many memories it is funny to think as a young child we could walk up and down there with no fear, oh how times have changed.
I think when Ranbow Forge was replaced with houses Pigs Lane was lost.

Oh, I certainly do remember playing on the roof of Cotleigh Hall. PC Disney caught me one day and threatened to tell my parents. Boy, were we scared in those days!? I too went to Hackenthorpe Village school about 1953. Then moved to Rainbow Forge Infant School, then Rainbow Forge Junior Annexe (in Carter Lodge building) because there wasn't enough room for us at Rainbow Forge School. I lived on Rainbow Avenue.

Anybody know if Pigs Lane is still there? It was a dirt track that ran from Birley Spa Lane up to Main Street, it went past the old Rainbow Forge Junior School playing fields.

It most certainly is still there. You can just see it on Google Earth.

In the old days it was used for carrying blades on wagons pulled by donkeys, from the grinding wheels at shirebrook to the factories on Main Street.

I know the lane that you are talking about and I can see the top of it from Main Street and the bottom of it from Birley Spa on Google Street View, but I never knew they called it Pigs Lane. Street View and Streetmap certainly don't recognise the name.

I remember Pig's Lane, we used to walk up and down it to and from school. I left Rainbow Forge in about 1980 to go to Carter Lodge. I loved Rainbow Forge and was in Mr Vernon's class. He used to inflate pig's bladders and display them on the wall like they were a work of art. The school would be closed down today on health and safety grounds. Pig's lane was so magical. It had a little stream of water running down it from what I can remember. Oh sweet memories.

I remember Pig's Lane, we used to walk up and down it to and from school. I left Rainbow Forge in about 1980 to go to Carter Lodge. I loved Rainbow Forge and was in Mr Vernon's class. He used to inflate pig's bladders and display them on the wall like they were a work of art. The school would be closed down today on health and safety grounds. Pig's lane was so magical. It had a little stream of water running down it from what I can remember. Oh sweet memories.

I was at rainbow in the 1960's and I remember that little stream that ran down the middle of the lane. We used to make little dams. I remember a hut at the bottom that was used by the Hackenthorpe Gardening Club. There was a house just after it on Birley Spa Lane where a Builder called Grey lived.

We used to play up Pigs Lane in the 60's, there was a bank on the left hand side that gave us acces to Rainbow Forge school fields, we'd get thru the fence and then scrump a few pears from the back of the school, then sit at the top of the bank, seem to remember running down it and up the opposite bank. My mother was a cleaner at Rainbow and after work one evening came up Pigs Lane to bring me home, we were with a couple of lasses on the bank and fields and for some reason thought we were "manking" as she put it, maybe we were but they were fun days back then.

We used to play up Pigs Lane in the 60's, there was a bank on the left hand side that gave us acces to Rainbow Forge school fields, we'd get thru the fence and then scrump a few pears from the back of the school, then sit at the top of the bank, seem to remember running down it and up the opposite bank. My mother was a cleaner at Rainbow and after work one evening came up Pigs Lane to bring me home, we were with a couple of lasses on the bank and fields and for some reason thought we were "manking" as she put it, maybe we were but they were fun days back then.

I remember the hole in the fence too. We used to go up there, a big gang of us. It was very private a kind of bolt hole away from "the grown up's.

No one could see you on the school field. Great for a crafty fag or "manking about". I remember some of the names that used to gather. I'll not use there first names but they were: Driver, Watson, Norton ,Payne, Pixley, Whitey, Darcy, Townsends E & R, Ago, Jacko and many more I can't remember oh and me Burky. Only one to watch out for was the caretaker & the "big lads" who would rob you you of your "fags and "money" and give you good kicking. You know who you are! B**O, C*****E M***N, S******D, S****S. :hihi:

Does anyone remember the Cousins family that lived on delves avenue?? :-)

You must know me Lostrider, Baz Glossop, my sister was Pat and my dad used to be the caretaker at Rainbow Forge in the 60's before I joined up, I used to knock about with Billy Brown, Mick Hall, Kev Butcher, John Gilliver, Ian Burkinshaw, Jean Cotham, well remember the townsend girls, and know most of the names you mentioned, Ago an old pal of mine Dave Payne we were all up pigs Lane at one time or another, don't recall you thoug, wats your surname.

Baz

Does anyone remember the Cousins family that lived on delves avenue?? :-)

Yes, they lived on the oppsoite side of the road to me.

I think David is a tatooist, and of course everyone remembers Sam, he used to hang around with our group. Always good for a laugh he didnt half get up to some stunts. He would do anything you dared him to do. If anybody made any remarks about Sam while he was with us, they got a good kicking. Any idea what happened to Sam, I haven't seen him for over 35 years.

You must know me Lostrider, Baz Glossop, my sister was Pat and my dad used to be the caretaker at Rainbow Forge in the 60's before I joined up, I used to knock about with Billy Brown, Mick Hall, Kev Butcher, John Gilliver, Ian Burkinshaw, Jean Cotham, well remember the townsend girls, and know most of the names you mentioned, Ago an old pal of mine Dave Payne we were all up pigs Lane at one time or another, don't recall you thoug, wats your surname.

Baz

Hi Barry, of course I remember you. I think you went to a reunion at The Angel at Ridgeway didn't you. I think you were a year older than me.

Have a look at these old photos, see if you remember anyone.

http://s758.photobucket.com/albums/xx230/lostrider/Old%20Photos/

You might need to use a password on this album. Just use : lostrider

Yes I remember your family, I was in the same class as Marilyn at Birley Spa.

Thanks for the Pics, I didn't recognise any one though I do know Ian Phipps and in the last school photo is that John Cockayne 6th from the right stood to your right? I have a photo of Ian and John took when we were at Fox House camping during school days, I'll try to get it uploaded.

Baz

Hey Robert was the tattooist think hes still got a shop in worksop??? Sam hasnt changed at all think he still lives at delves avenue with my nan lol!!! My mum is lesley 1 of the sisters!! :-)

i used to live at hackenthorpe 82 to 85 used to livenext to the lees on carr forge anybody know if they still live there

yeah lees still live there steven lee is now my step dad ...haha thats if you mean simon steven richard russell and advid lees lol..

i used to live at hackenthorpe 82 to 85 used to livenext to the lees on carr forge anybody know if they still live there

I dont but my aunie joan (my mums twin) lived in delves drive 4 girls 1 boy called gary the Holland family

hi , your mum is she called bet cos thats my nan joan my mum is vicki holland..my aunty diane saw this an was wondering who it was...you must be one of my aunt bets daughters...let me know cheers...xxx:hihi::hihi:

dose anyone know this name? if so you know one of my family! i was born in hackenthorp dyke vale close, in 1971 dont know when my family frist moved there. Mum Dorothy, Dad Leslie Bro & sis Heather, Davied, John, Caroline & me Michelle.

I lived two doors away and remember all but you as i moved away in 1970

Hey all. I used to live in hackenthorpe from 68 to 79, first at 86 weakland cres then 5 weakland way, i'm richard long and have a sister called sarah. Used to go to birley spa. Went up that way last year an couldn't believe wot has happened to the area. Still got family in the area called holyhead.

You must know me Lostrider, Baz Glossop, my sister was Pat and my dad used to be the caretaker at Rainbow Forge in the 60's before I joined up, I used to knock about with Billy Brown, Mick Hall, Kev Butcher, John Gilliver, Ian Burkinshaw, Jean Cotham, well remember the townsend girls, and know most of the names you mentioned, Ago an old pal of mine Dave Payne we were all up pigs Lane at one time or another, don't recall you thoug, wats your surname.

Baz

I am Richard Hall and I use to go to school with your Pat & Billy Brown's brother Pete. I knew of you but I don't know if I ever met you Baz wasnt you in the merchant navy at one time?
I lived on the road below your dad's Carr Forge Mount. The David Payne you mentioned is that the lad who had a broken nose, if so I heard that he sadly passed away a few years back suddenly after a night out.

I have a friend called Rachael Holyhead, is that the same family?

anyone remember holland family on delves drive ..joan an bill sadly bill passed away in feb..these are my nan an grandad they have a son gary holland an 4 daughters vicki who is my mom, gail, diane and angela..they lived there for as long as i remember even b4 i wa born..we all still live in hackenthorpe ...an the lees family well steven lees is my step dad..an they do still live down bottom end lol...x

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When I went to the Village School, ..... Just at the entrance to the Village School next to the telephone box was a liitle shed where an old guy used to sell sweets. When ever I see a sherbet "Flying Saucer" it always reminds me of that sweet shop (Hut).


If I remember rightly that hut was run by the father of the guy who opened Elam's on Birley Spa Lane when those shops were built.

I remember the little kiosk because we used to buy small bottles of Tizer or Dandelion & Burdock after we had been playing i.e. (lighting fires/catapulting butterflies/catching grashoppers) in Bluebell Wood.


Tazz

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If I remember rightly that hut was run by the father of the guy who opened Elam's on Birley Spa Lane when those shops were built.

I remember the little kiosk because we used to buy small bottles of Tizer or Dandelion & Burdock after we had been playing i.e. (lighting fires/catapulting butterflies/catching grashoppers) in Bluebell Wood.


Tazz

Bluebell Wood, I remember us making a rope swing from a tree, a really high one. Any way, rope broke and I ended up in the brambles below, landing on an old tin buried deep in the brambles.
It was one of those big catering cans, must have been there for years. It was all rusty with no label on and unopened.
Out came the trusty army knife, one of those with a big metal point for getting stones out of horses hooves. :hihi: It turned out to be a big tin of baked beans in perfect condition. Did we think about food poisoning, salmonella, yes for about half a second then we all stuck our hands in ate the whole tin. :gag:
It never did us any harm anyway, well apart from the trouser burps. :hihi:

I have a friend called Rachael Holyhead, is that the same family?

Yeah, rachael and jason holyhead, their mum was my mums cousin

I remember the Holland family,I used to live opposite them in 1978,I was married to lynne Gregory and we lived at 30 Delves Drive

I was talking to Bill Burdett in the Blue Bell this week and he says he would love to hear from you. He lives at 26 Cotleigh Avenue and his phone number is 248 6014.

Just found this post. Bill Burdett and I were an item back in the 60's. I often wonder what happened to him and his family, Mum, Dad, Julie and Andrew. Perhaps if you see him again you could tell him. My name was Skinner then.

Just found this post. Bill Burdett and I were an item back in the 60's. I often wonder what happened to him and his family, Mum, Dad, Julie and Andrew. Perhaps if you see him again you could tell him. My name was Skinner then.
I'll probably see him tomorrow so I will pass on your message.

I went to the village school in the 50s, then moved to St John Fisher's.

Remember well the post office and it's YZ chewing gum machine, Spencer's farm (he delivered our milk in his green Fordson van).

Do you remember the story going round about the fields behind the school being haunted by fighting soldiers?

Lived on Birley Spa Lane - no. 232 - then.

Lived at 236 Birley Spa Lane in the 60's. Pages lived at 232 then. Staffords at 234. My mate Mick Darwent live at number 230, I think his parents still live there. I went to the village school as well, then Rainbow Forge then Thornbridge. Small world.

I lived in Dronfield but my friend at school was Catherine Grainger who lived in Hackenthorpe we went to Notre Dame late 50's early 60's. We used to go to Frecheville, Nether Edge, City Hall and the Sheffield Students Union anywhere to dance even sometimes the Locarno think it was at the end of the Moor. If 'Clancy Grainsweet' (her alias ) is out there she may like to know that Lynne Clark has been in touch with Dympna Danaher who now lives in Canada

Hi Jim i'm on your message from 2006 only found this site yesterday ,we last met in Kent in 1961 how are you.

Yet another refugee from (HACKENTHORPE). My name is Jim Crofts & I lived there in the fifties to the sixties &lived on Carter Lodge Drive no20.I went to Rainbow Forge Junior School & the infamous Carter Lodge Secondary:cool: I hung around with Mick Wainwrght Bill Burdett Mick Todd Alan Davidson. Other names I remember are Kieth Allwywin? Pam Bradshaw Linda Barstow June Bell.
Mick Dewhurst I can't remember any more as I have been to bed since then so if any of the above are still out there or if any one else remembers the fifties & sixties please post or get in touch.
Regards
Grandad Jim.

Hi Jim, i,m one of the above, we last met in Kent in 1961, how are you?

Johnny Stafford lived next door to us in the mid-to-late 50's on Birley Spa Lane. I remember the family's black Truimph Mayflower car parked up in the front garden/drive. I was 4-10 years old when I lived there.

The Derwents live at the other side. Michael was my best mate.


The Rat !!! Mick Darwent told me I was his best mate. We went everywhere together, went to Skeggy on my motorbike and sidecar, went camping at Foxhouse, played football and cricket on Carter Lodge playing fields. We lived on the other side of the Staffords from about 1955 until about 1967. I won't say who I think you are but did you have a sister called Heather? If not, you must have cleared out before we arrived.

I've just moved to Hackenthorpe and so far it's been a pleasant experience! :thumbsup:

We have just moved to Hackenthorpe only been here,six months we mov ed
from Arbourthorne,
It,s realy lovely here, & I know weve made a good move it,s so quiet here
we live on Birley Spa Lane, & you could,t wish for a better bus route, could
you! its just great.:D:D:D:D

I've just moved to Hackenthorpe and so far it's been a pleasant experience! :thumbsup:

We have just moved to Hackenthorpe only been here,six months we moved
from Arbourthorne, last April.
It,s realy lovely here, & I know weve made a good move it,s so quiet here
we live on Birley Spa Lane, & you could,t wish for a better bus route, could
you! its just great.:D:D:D:D

Lived at 236 Birley Spa Lane in the 60's. Pages lived at 232 then. Staffords at 234. My mate Mick Darwent live at number 230, I think his parents still live there. I went to the village school as well, then Rainbow Forge then Thornbridge. Small world.

I always wondered what happened to John Stafford. He and I used to be 'math wizards' at Carter Lodge around late 50's. I left the school in 1960 aged 15.

hi , your mum is she called bet cos thats my nan joan my mum is vicki holland..my aunty diane saw this an was wondering who it was...you must be one of my aunt bets daughters...let me know cheers...xxx:hihi::hihi:

hi yes i am bets daughter Caroline from Bristol. say hi to di for me and i will be seeing her soon. who is this is it lessely or julia. lol:banana:

does anyone remeber anybody from Rainbow Road lived there until we moved to Scowerdons in approx 67 when it was a new estate
went to villiage school in the 50's then Rainbow Forge and Carter Lodge. I remember Molly Marsden neddlework teacher and Miss Gaunt and Mr Fineberg

I am he he

The Rat !!! Mick Darwent told me I was his best mate. We went everywhere together, went to Skeggy on my motorbike and sidecar, went camping at Foxhouse, played football and cricket on Carter Lodge playing fields. We lived on the other side of the Staffords from about 1955 until about 1967. I won't say who I think you are but did you have a sister called Heather? If not, you must have cleared out before we arrived.

Mick Derwent lives next door to me now.

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If I remember rightly that hut was run by the father of the guy who opened Elam's on Birley Spa Lane when those shops were built.

I remember the little kiosk because we used to buy small bottles of Tizer or Dandelion & Burdock after we had been playing i.e. (lighting fires/catapulting butterflies/catching grashoppers) in Bluebell Wood.


Tazz
hey, the little hut was run by percy rippon he had a brother who had the newsagent at the top of occupation lane. I worked for harry elam delivering papers before he opened the shop on birley spa lane. Iused to canvas for harry when the estate below the shops was being populated.it was fun because the bottom end was supposed to be percys area, harry told me go and get the paper orders half a crown [12 1/2p] for every order.

Mick Derwent lives next door to me now.

Thanks Alex, If you're still talking to him tell him Phil says Hi, hope he is travelling well, and his Mum and Dad. Dropped in to see them in '95 or '96, (can't remember exactly) they were OK.

Deedar, are you Simon?

In that case you will remember me. It was our house in Beighton. Ron complained after drinking the whole bottle in 2 gulps about 30 minutes apart, that the bottom half had been stronger than the top half. Then proceeded to occupy the domnstairs loo till morning. By a strange quirk of fate, having only seen Ron 3 times in the past 20 years, he was at my house in Woodhouse today. Small world.

Deedar, are you Simon?

In that case you will remember me. It was our house in Beighton. Ron complained after drinking the whole bottle in 2 gulps about 30 minutes apart, that the bottom half had been stronger than the top half. Then proceeded to occupy the domnstairs loo till morning. By a strange quirk of fate, having only seen Ron 3 times in the past 20 years, he was at my house in Woodhouse today. Small world.
You must be Ken! That was a brilliant party, I don't think I ever thanked you! Hope you're well mate and say hi to Ron next time you see him.

To Le Baron - Jean Cottam (as was) here.

I remember you and some of the names you have mentioned i.e. John Cockayne, David Payne, Kev Butcher, Ian Burkinshaw, Neil Burgess.
There was also a lad called Constantine and I remember we were called Cotty, Cocky and Connie. I remember your Dad being the caretaker at Rainbow Forge and hanging around on the playgroud at the bottom of my garden. I lived at 45 Delves Road next door to the Glovers (daughter Bonita).
I moved to Hackenthorpe around 1964, during the last year at junior school and stayed to almost the end of the 1st year at Carter Lodge.
I loved it and thought we'd moved to the country after living at Walkley and I definitely didn't want to move when we left to go to Norfolk Park.
I also remember, Maureen Teesdale (sure I saw her working in Asda years ago), Janice Foulstone, Jenny Crapper (think she worked at Freemans for a while when I was there), Wendy Blackwell and Vivienne Atkinson. I have fond memories of playing in the corn fields, crossing the sewage to Beighton and scrumping apples in the orchard next to Bluebell Woods. Memories!

I also have a message for Lizzie dripping. I married a guy called Dave Deakin who worked at Keetons with Ernest Oxley as electricians. He remembers your husband and Ken & Fred though Dave was one of the younger lads there and he left before they embarked on their mamouth strike. We used to go on the GKN trips to Wales (don't know if you ever did) and remembers Stan Rhodes, Stan Bricklebank, Pete Young, Billy Waller, Sam Ford (our Brother in Law).

Hi all, we used to live at 28 carrforge close in 1958, our name was Beatson, there were 5 girls. We lived next door to the Elliotts and Westons, but the Leakes and Kings lived nearby. My sisters all went to Rainbow Forge and Carterlodge, i went to Birley Spa then later to Birley Junior. I remember great times at hackenthorpe and my sisters have fond memories. One of my sisters married a Beighton lad, "Wag", real name Charlie Storey, and i love them talking about old times, some of the stories they come out with. Can anyone remember us?

Hi all, we used to live at 28 carrforge close in 1958, our name was Beatson, there were 5 girls. We lived next door to the Elliotts and Westons, but the Leakes and Kings lived nearby. My sisters all went to Rainbow Forge and Carterlodge, i went to Birley Spa then later to Birley Junior. I remember great times at hackenthorpe and my sisters have fond memories. One of my sisters married a Beighton lad, "Wag", real name Charlie Storey, and i love them talking about old times, some of the stories they come out with. Can anyone remember us?

Hi, sorry I cant visualise you but I remember the name. I also remember the Leakes, Robin was in my class as was Jimmy? Weston.

See if you or your sisters can recall anyone on here.

Carter Lodge 1968 (http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx230/lostrider/Old%20Photos/school2.jpg)

Hi, sorry I cant visualise you but I remember the name. I also remember the Leakes, Robin was in my class as was Jimmy? Weston.

See if you or your sisters can recall anyone on here.

Carter Lodge 1968 (http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx230/lostrider/Old%20Photos/school2.jpg)
That's Gary Fordham in the middle, and David Payne (RIP) at the front. I remember David's Dad, a real colourful local character.

Hi lostrider, the photo's with the kids on - on the island, who took these as i am on it, ha ha. my sister linda remembers you and asks if you had a grandma who lived on woodhouse crescent?

Hi lostrider, the photo's with the kids on - on the island, who took these as i am on it, ha ha. my sister linda remembers you and asks if you had a grandma who lived on woodhouse crescent?

I am intrigued, I thought you said you were a beatson. There is no one called Beatson on the photo of the Kids on the Island. But yes my gran did live on Woodhouse Crescent, Beighton. When this was taken I think she may have been living with us on Delves Avenue by then. My mum took the photo with my camera I think.

Sorry the girl at the back in the middle is the image of me when i was young, we all thought it was me. Who was she, do you know who the kids all are as some look familiar but we cannot put names to them. Where was the island the photo was taken? Was it the island at the bottom nea Delves or the one near the top near Birley Spa Lane?

Hi Jean (Cotty) OMG do I remember you, and the times we sat on the swings in the park singing our heads off, with all our school pals, and our visits to Cann's Bottom, I always wondered what happened to you, my brother lives just around the corner from your child hood home and I always thought of you when I passed it. Strange you should turn up now.

Baz Glossop

xx

PS don't know if you remember John Gilliver as well, but he passed away earlier this year

Sorry the girl at the back in the middle is the image of me when i was young, we all thought it was me. Who was she, do you know who the kids all are as some look familiar but we cannot put names to them. Where was the island the photo was taken? Was it the island at the bottom nea Delves or the one near the top near Birley Spa Lane?

It,s the one on Delves Avenue. People in the photo are: Standing L-R Paul Lindley,Robert Eggington,Miriam Peckett, Mick Eyre, Me (ALan Burke) Front Kneeling L-R David Turner holding Jane Turner, Robin Turner, Carol Turner.

Kids on Delves Avenue. (http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx230/lostrider/Old%20Photos/kidsontheIsland.jpg)

i lived ther from 1970 to 1978 but my family stayed ther longer, i lived at 72 delves avenue and my grandma lived at number 18. My mum was susan shaw then mitchell and my sisters name was lisa mitchell, we use to live further down the road from the cousins family and i remember playin in the haystacks on the field behind our house and walking over the fields to my grandma pagowskis at beighton. I also remember the van tht came round selling veg n sweets amongst other things and wen fletchers van use to come round selling bread and cakes and the rag n bone man

anyone remember my dad, Taffy, he used to drink in the Plover, and had something to do with the Sunday football team, also the fishing club

Hi I just joined forum and found the Hackenthorpe thread really interesting, I rememeber your dad Taffy from Plover a lovely man I also remember your Mum losing a finger in washing machine,oldest daughter had a little boy with bright red hair and youngest daughter went to school with Katherine Tranter who lived next door, I used to work at Liptons next to Plover and still go in Plover a couple of times a week

Hi Le Baron

Oh God, I loved singing (still do, can't get me off a kareoke). Would you believe a day or two after posting my message I recognised a woman in Argos and it turned out to be Kathy (can't remember her second name) had deaf parents and we used to sing Kathy's Clown to the lad she was going out with. She remembered me and I told her about this site so she may log on one day. Remember going 'down Cams' and singing about it to Down Town.
Still got the scar on my leg where I got stuck on barbed wire when we were scrumping apples in the orchard near Bluebell Woods.
I do'nt recognise the name of the lad who passed away but it's always scary when you hear of people our age dying so young.
Have a great Christmas (looks like it could be a white one) and a prosperous New Year (could do with a lottery win!).
xx

Hi, its Mick Darwent here (not Derwent). Still living at Hackenthorpe. Are you Ian Markham?

Hi, its Mick Darwent here (not Derwent). Still living at Hackenthorpe. Are you Ian Markham?

Ey up Mick, its about time. See page 11. #204 and #213

Is that you Phil, nice to hear from you. I am new to this site (in actual fact it's the wife that has put me on it). Not usually my cup of tea on computer. I call her sad when she goes on facebook. What you up to? Hope you had a good Christmas and wish you good luck for 2010.

Mick.

Is that you Phil, nice to hear from you. I am new to this site (in actual fact it's the wife that has put me on it). Not usually my cup of tea on computer. I call her sad when she goes on facebook. What you up to? Hope you had a good Christmas and wish you good luck for 2010.

Mick.

Hey Mick, nice of you to remember, well, how could we forget all that stuff we did together, the terrible twins. (Not forgetting Pagey of course) So much to talk about. It's nearly 1 a.m. here and I start back at work tomorrow but I'll send you a PM soon. I'm sure the missis can work all that out for you. Talk to you soon. Phil

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hey, the little hut was run by percy rippon he had a brother who had the newsagent at the top of occupation lane. I worked for harry elam delivering papers before he opened the shop on birley spa lane. Iused to canvas for harry when the estate below the shops was being populated.it was fun because the bottom end was supposed to be percys area, harry told me go and get the paper orders half a crown [12 1/2p] for every order.

Hi Buddysbuddy,
I worked for Harry Elam for a number of years, when he had the little hut on Birley Spa Lane, just above where the shops are now, and also after he moved into the new shop. Remember Mrs. Elam and her parents Mr & Mrs. Thompson, and of course Harry's brother Tom, who ran the shop at the top of Gleadless Road? I also went out canvassing for him, but on the Gleadless Valley Estate along with Dave Smalley of Cotleigh Drive.Then of course there was Miles Cooper who worked in the shop for Harry (bit of a pratt). I used to deliver about 144 'Stars' every night and I also collected paper money for Harry on Sundays. Good days eh? My name is Tom Porter amd I lived on Springwater Drive

:) :loopy:lived in hackenthorpe for a year with Karen Shaw, her sister Stacey and her mum Elaine on Scowerdons at the bottom of the hill. Anyone know what happened to her?:roll::suspect:

I taught theReception class at Hackenthorpe Village School from 1967 - 1969 and from 1971-1973. Does anyone remember Miss Russell (1967-1969) or Mrs Lickorish (1971-1973)The Head Teacher was Mrs Hardwick and I would love to get back in touch with her. I believe that she left the Sheffield area and possibly remarried. I kept in touch with Mrs Proctor and Mrs Grey, both of whom died.

I used to live in the silkstone road area of Hackenthorpe and had some real problems with a neighbour who lived there so much that I moved (Must have just been unlucky as all of the thread that I have read seems so nice) - I always wondered if he still lives there or if he ever moved, must have been over 5 years since I moved. Think his name was Kim or something like that (Unusual name for a man) - Hope other peoples memories of Silkstone road are fonder than mine are.

i live on bottom of scowerdons but my dad as always live on hackenthorpe just wondered if any1 new him paul brown. and also my mm live on delves her name was dawn price

Mick Darwent How the ???? are you Martyn Miller Just picked you out. I am sure there must be Albert Smith on here Solid drinker in the Bell due to his posts reply?

I taught the Reception class at Hackenthorpe Village School from 1967 - 1969 and from 1971-1973. Does anyone remember Miss Russell (1967-1969) or Mrs Lickorish (1971-1973)The Head Teacher was Mrs Hardwick and I would love to get back in touch with her. I believe that she left the Sheffield area and possibly remarried. I kept in touch with Mrs Proctor and Mrs Grey, both of whom died.

I was in the reception class at the village school 10 years earlier.During assembly I remember the head, Mrs Bulter telling all the kids to get there hankies out and wave them in the air to show you had one. One morning i hadn't got mine, but I had bought a bag of sweets from the tuck shop hut near the telephone box at the entrance, so I waved a paper bag in the air. I got away with it that time.

It's funny the things that you remeber. :)

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Hi Buddysbuddy,
I worked for Harry Elam for a number of years, when he had the little hut on Birley Spa Lane, just above where the shops are now, and also after he moved into the new shop. Remember Mrs. Elam and her parents Mr & Mrs. Thompson, and of course Harry's brother Tom, who ran the shop at the top of Gleadless Road? I also went out canvassing for him, but on the Gleadless Valley Estate along with Dave Smalley of Cotleigh Drive.Then of course there was Miles Cooper who worked in the shop for Harry (bit of a pratt). I used to deliver about 144 'Stars' every night and I also collected paper money for Harry on Sundays. Good days eh? My name is Tom Porter amd I lived on Springwater Drive

hi earlybird8 you must have worked for harry after i left to start work proper about 1956/57. i lived on spa view drive. i also knew dave smalley,the last i saw of him was when he was in the army. i dont suppose you know where he finished up do you?

My family have lived on Hackenthorpe for years - My nannan and grandad (James and Mary Ryan) lived on Rainbow Grove and My mum lives on Spa View Drive, My auntie (Mitchells) lives on Carter Lodge Drive, My cousins live on Rainbow and East Glade and I live on Carr Forge now - my husbands family (Perry) are from Weaklands - we all love it here and it's great that we are close to each other

I went out with the most drop dead gorgeous bloke in Hackenthorpe. Lived on Jermyn Crescent in the 70s.

Hi i married a guy from Jermyn Close in the 70s:)

Hi annalouise, I live in OZ, but I had a cousin, who was a good looking bit of stuff he lived in Jermyn Cres.....was his name David

Did he have long hair ????

Any one know Ian Rounds ??????

Hi i married a guy from Jermyn Close in the 70s:)

Can you remember what number he lived at?

Hi No 2,Jermyn Close

married my wife who lived on spa veiw drive for 22 years, my sister lives on cotleigh cres
and can-not fault it. lot of people now bought from council so estate is picking up, although some shops could do with a re-vamp.

Apparently there were some prefabs behind the Church in Hakenthorpe and I was born there!

Apparently there were some prefabs behind the Church in Hakenthorpe and I was born there!

I dont remember any pre-fabs behind the church. Thye were further down near the old co-op at the top of Church Lane. What year are we talking about?

Hi No 2,Jermyn Close

Hi, must remember to wear my glasses, thought you wrote Jermyn Cres!!! What was your husbands` name, I may know him as I lived on the cres.

Hi David Hancox, he has passed away now.
My Son Sean lived with him for a while ( also Hancox ) unfortunatly he passed away last year age 36