Where's all the folk from the Walkley area that were rehoused in the 60's i.e. Elton St, Harworth St, Bloor St, Harold St, Hardy St, Otley St and parts of Burgoyne Rd.

Where's all the folk from the Walkley area that were rehoused in the 60's i.e. Elton St, Harworth St, Bloor St, Harold St, Hardy St, Otley St and parts of Burgoyne Rd.


I didn't live in the Walkley area but spent plenty of time on Providence Rd with family there, my Grandfather use to sit for hours on the stone wall opposite the library, he was always the first person we saw when we got offf the tram at the end of South Rd.

We no longer live in Sheffield but my wife lived on Daniel Hill street along with her brother Jack and sister Myrna (named Loy). Father in law Jack Loy used to go in the Blake pub as his local...long time ago though I,m talking 50s/60s.
My wife,s maiden name was Jose Loy, lots of her relations lived around the streets you mentioned.

Hi
Know both areas very well.The Library is still there at the end of South Rd but flats [what else !] have been built where the hoardings used to be.
New housing has been built in place of the terraced housing that use to make up these old streets.
Used to play on the "bomb buildings" i.e. botttom of Bloor St and used to make Winter Warmers from the clay on Daniel Hill

We lived at the top of Bloor Street, across from Whitehouses beer off. Lived there 'till 1947, then moved up to t'Cross

I used towork with a lad from Walkley who lived on Providence Road.

His name is Pete Short, I often wondered if he was still around.

He'll be in his early 70's now.

Does anyone know of him?

Happy Days!

I used towork with a lad from Walkley who lived on Providence Road.

His name is Pete Short, I often wondered if he was still around.

He'll be in his early 70's now.

Does anyone know of him?

Happy Days!

Don't know him,my Aunty lived at 19 Providence Rd, my Grandma live on the opposite side furthur up, a woman we use to call "Little Lilly" use to sit outside on the doorstep all day long.

A Few Names I Remember From Bloor St.
Haywood, Marshals, Goddards, Haythorns, Marsh, Mullens,marper,savage, Dysons, Eales
These Were From About 1945 To Late 60s

My grandad lived on Providence road for many years .i used to visit him every sauturday when he would take me to the paper shop up on the main road (can't remember the name of the road at the mo) for my weekly magazine Best grandad ever ( well to me anyway.) Herbert saunders !

My grandad lived on Providence road for many years .i used to visit him every sauturday when he would take me to the paper shop up on the main road (can't remember the name of the road at the mo) for my weekly magazine Best grandad ever ( well to me anyway.) Herbert saunders !

South Road, they just you to say, ont top!

thats it poppins !! cheers. it was a bugger to get to if it was snowing or icy but what i wouldn't do to venture there with Grandad just one more time :)

lol just realised how soppy i sound at nearly 40 too *blush*

I would be very interested if anyone had stories of the 'Battle of Walkley' passed down to them - a running battle between police and unemployed men on Providence Road in the summer of 1922.

John T.

Don't live in the UK anymore, but used to live in King James Street, opposite Walkley School gates. The houses were pulled down in the late sixties and we were re-housed on the Kelvin.

hi i lived on daniel hill in the 60 and early 70 my mum and dad used to go in the blake.good old days.

Hi
My name is David Mottram. My younger brother Brian and i lived on Bloor St from 1945-1970.
We used the Blake pub during the sixties. But the place has been boarded up for the past three years.
i would love to hear from anyone that used the Blake or lived in that area!

my ex in laws had a sweet shop on south rd.i would guess late 70's.it was next door to the chippy.i lived on freedom rd early 90's to mid 90's.used to love living up there,especially the pubs!!

Hi
My name is David Mottram. My younger brother Brian and i lived on Bloor St from 1945-1970.
We used the Blake pub during the sixties. But the place has been boarded up for the past three years.
i would love to hear from anyone that used the Blake or lived in that area!

My wife is ex pat walkley and when i showed her your comments she asked if you might know the following people..Her dad was Jack Loy who went in the Blake most of the 50s and 60s (ex Steel man) he spent a lot of time waiting on in the Blake in later life,other names are Frank Bottomley,harry Greg,John Whitehead,Patrick Handley,Mervyn Raynor,Eileen Crapper.
Jack Loy above had 3 Children Jack Loy jnr,Myrna Loy and Jose Loy

Take A Look At My Posting On This Thread Dated 10.01.07.
I Think Harry Greg Lived In The Same Yard As William Pheasy, And Did The Crappers Take Over The Bath Hotel Eventualy.

we lived on cundy street just below the school until the were knowcked down in the 80's- in our yard were wraggs, waltons, allisons and another family

I lived in Walkley in 1945 to 1960 in Matlock Rd
Went to St marys School when it was attached to the Church on South Rd .I loved going to school there.
In winter we used to sledge right from the top of Aldred Rd down to Walkey St at the bottom. (Not many cars in those days and the snow lasted for a long time.) I now live down South but my parents lived in Walkley until 1990.

hi my mum and dad knew frank and harry they used to go in the blake my dads name was bob arnold the blake is still shut dont think it will ever open again.

My wife is ex pat walkley and when i showed her your comments she asked if you might know the following people..Her dad was Jack Loy who went in the Blake most of the 50s and 60s (ex Steel man) he spent a lot of time waiting on in the Blake in later life,other names are Frank Bottomley,harry Greg,John Whitehead,Patrick Handley,Mervyn Raynor,Eileen Crapper.
Jack Loy above had 3 Children Jack Loy jnr,Myrna Loy and Jose Loy

Hi
I lived two doors above Harry Greg at No 59 Bloor St Saddly Harry has been dead about five years.
Ialso remember Eileen Crapper& Frank Bottomley.
We used to go in the Blake when Jim & eunice kept it.some of the customers were
Mervyn Bainbridge,Malcome Johonson (MAC),Patrick Rafferty,Barry Clark,
Happy Days!
Dave

Take A Look At My Posting On This Thread Dated 10.01.07.
I Think Harry Greg Lived In The Same Yard As William Pheasy, And Did The Crappers Take Over The Bath Hotel Eventualy.

yes i lived in the same yard
dave

Hi
I lived two doors above Harry Greg at No 59 Bloor St Saddly Harry has been dead about five years.
Ialso remember Eileen Crapper& Frank Bottomley.
We used to go in the Blake when Jim & eunice kept it.some of the customers were
Mervyn Bainbridge,Malcome Johonson (MAC),Patrick Rafferty,Barry Clark,
Happy Days!
Dave

my wife Jose used to go to school with mervyn she also remembers Barry Clark.

Do you know michael ashall he lived on bloor st 1946 - 1968 he had a sister cath. also does any one know alan & eric dearden, joan green.

my aunt and uncle used to live on hardy street, they are now in flats on hardy place still lower walkley and i live on providence road

I use to live on Providence Road up to the 1960s at the bottom of Compton Street. My maiden name was Barnes and the families that lived there at that particular time were the Whiteheads, Glaves, and a family called Wharton had the shop down the road. At the bottom of Compton Street there was a shop that we used to call the Dairy and that was run by a family called the Seniors. I attended Bole Hill School and was christened at St Mary's church on South Road and I attended Ebenezer Sunday School.

I lived in Walkley in 1945 to 1960 in Matlock Rd
Went to St marys School when it was attached to the Church on South Rd .I loved going to school there.
In winter we used to sledge right from the top of Aldred Rd down to Walkey St at the bottom. (Not many cars in those days and the snow lasted for a long time.) I now live down South but my parents lived in Walkley until 1990.

Loll, I had some family living in Walkley in the 40 & 50s, Kynes, Coyles, Allsops & Deans, I use to go to St Marys church sometimes, was that the one you had to walk up a steep hill to get to it ?

Peter Short still lives in that are & is married to a lady called Isla. A relative of mine went to school with them, the relative used to live on Bolehill Road next to the Walkley Cottage pub & their father was a coal merchant.

hi i was born and bred in walkley i lived on woodview road until around 76 then we moved down the hill to morley street.
as a young lad i worked as a saturday lad for sid stone the butcher next to the freedom
pub.then south road was a busy place for shopping, when sid retired i went to work for terry farrel in upperthorpe.
i used to drink in all the pubs around walkley more so in the florist &belle view.

I have an old photograph dated 1923 showing a charabanc (is that how you spell it?) It says on the side T Hogg Palm Street Walkley.

Anyone know anything about it.

My Great Grandmother (Thompson) is on the coach. She lived on Freedom Street

I was born in walkley in the mid 50's, in my grans front room on camm st, I can remember the bus terminus outside the house, moved to hoole st in 1960, the picture house was still open on south rd then, across from reg lentons fruit shop and gower & burgons supermarket.


Nostalgia- it's a thing of the past

I use to live on Providence Road up to the 1960s at the bottom of Compton Street. My maiden name was Barnes and the families that lived there at that particular time were the Whiteheads, Glaves, and a family called Wharton had the shop down the road. At the bottom of Compton Street there was a shop that we used to call the Dairy and that was run by a family called the Seniors. I attended Bole Hill School and was christened at St Mary's church on South Road and I attended Ebenezer Sunday School.
My Aunty Annie had a shop on the corner of Compton Street and Bell Hagg Road in the 50's, I don't remember much about it other than being shouted at for being near the sweets when I was let anywhere near them. I am searching family history and also looking for local photographs if anyone out there has any. We lived on Walkley Crescent but I went to Morley Street but all my pals went to Bolehill School. I was told that I went to Morley Street because I was a good swimmer and they had the best facilities. Dont know if that is true or not.

Anyone still watching this thread ?

Loll, I knew people on Matlock Road, Aldred Road, and Cromwell Street (which must have been your sledging rout)

I also used to frequent the Heavygate in the 60's

I didn't live in the Walkley area but spent plenty of time on Providence Rd with family there, my Grandfather use to sit for hours on the stone wall opposite the library, he was always the first person we saw when we got offf the tram at the end of South Rd.

HaHa my Grandad used to sit there as well, black boots, big brown Corderoy trousers, white shirt without a collar and a black waistecoat.
Sorry I forgot the flat cap.

Anyone else remember going to the Library to get yer bottle of Orange Juice and Cod Liver Oil

I remember that, but don't forget the malt syrup, that made it all worthwhile.


Anyone else remember going to the Library to get yer bottle of Orange Juice and Cod Liver Oil

yes it was a room to the right when you went in, I think.

Was that your right or mine :-)

Was that your right or mine :-)

Sorry I didn't know it was yours, I'll let you have it back. Can't trust anyone in Walkley

.......:-)

Don't live in the UK anymore, but used to live in King James Street, opposite Walkley School gates. The houses were pulled down in the late sixties and we were re-housed on the Kelvin.

King James St is still there but has an appartment block at the top of it now with I think 1 set of semi's below.
I live not far and our house was owned by a family who used to live on K/J/St before they moved!

My kids go to St Marys-Cundy Street, would rather just have to walk half way up the hill than all the way to South Rd!! lol
mumsy

I actually lived in no-mans land. Not Walkley but not Crookes either. I think it was called Walkley Estates but it was S-10 right by the bus terminus.

Half the kids went to Bolehill and half went to Western Road with no rationale as to why.

I played in the Scouts Band for Walkley Ebeneezer and St Timothy's.

Because I went to Western Road most my friends were from up Crookes so ultimately that's where I spent most of my mis-spent youth.

AKA Top Shop, Original Grindstone, Noa's Ark, and Masons, but I did spend a considerable ammount of time in the Heavygate.

Anyone else remember going to the Library to get yer bottle of Orange Juice and Cod Liver Oil

I still take 2 tables spoons of cod liver oil to this day, :)

Because I went to Western Road most my friends were from up Crookes so ultimately that's where I spent most of my mis-spent youth.

AKA Top Shop, Original Grindstone, Noa's Ark, and Masons, but I did spend a considerable ammount of time in the Heavygate.



Same here USUK-also spent time in the 'prinny' (Princess Royal)-Slinn St
Used to rollerskate in the Heavygate car par and down Matlock-fun times!
mumsy

I actually lived in no-mans land. Not Walkley but not Crookes either. I think it was called Walkley Estates but it was S-10 right by the bus terminus.

Half the kids went to Bolehill and half went to Western Road with no rationale as to why.

I played in the Scouts Band for Walkley Ebeneezer and St Timothy's.

I remember 3 terminus-Tinker Lane for 95, or Camm St-for 95 which went up Greenhow St-dont think it would stand a chance of getting up there now-struggle to get a car down re parking!
Also 52 terminus on Heavygate-hated getting the bus that terminated at School Rd as then had to walk over Crookes!!
mumsy

Same here USUK-also spent time in the 'prinny' (Princess Royal)-Slinn St
Used to rollerskate in the Heavygate car par and down Matlock-fun times!
mumsy

Had my 21st b'day do at the Princess Royal :-)

my ex in laws had a sweet shop on south rd.i would guess late 70's.it was next door to the chippy.i lived on freedom rd early 90's to mid 90's.used to love living up there,especially the pubs!!
What happened to the houses that were knocked down in Freedom Road in the 80's. The old houses at 21 to 43 are not there now. My great grandmother lived at 41, Nellie Settle with her daughter Joan Torry.

Used to date a red-head who lived on Cromwell Street :-)

I remember 3 terminus-Tinker Lane for 95, or Camm St-for 95 which went up Greenhow St-dont think it would stand a chance of getting up there now-struggle to get a car down re parking!
Also 52 terminus on Heavygate-hated getting the bus that terminated at School Rd as then had to walk over Crookes!!
mumsy

I thought it went up Highton St

Are you guy's saying they actually ran busses up Greenhow street ??? WOW I remember the only way my car could get up there was in reverse :)

Are you guy's saying they actually ran busses up Greenhow street ??? WOW I remember the only way my car could get up there was in reverse :)

I think mumsy is having a mumsy moment, I'm sure the bus turned up Highton St. and on Camm St.

I think mumsy is having a mumsy moment, I'm sure the bus turned up Highton St. and on Camm St.

Even so that was also like climbing a mountain as I remember walking home from the Walkley Paladium was a killer

Are you guy's saying they actually ran busses up Greenhow street ??? WOW I remember the only way my car could get up there was in reverse :)

My Aunt lived in Hatfield st (Hadfield) that was just as steep, but I never saw any buses run up those side roads from South Rd, the trams/buses had stops at the end of those streets so no reason to go up.

My Aunt lived in Hatfield st (Hadfield) that was just as steep, but I never saw any buses run up those side roads from South Rd, the trams/buses had stops at the end of those streets so no reason to go up.

The South Rd 95 turned up Highton St. and along Camm St, where it would wait until it was time to set off from the South Rd terminus.
The tram had had the luxury of just flipping the seats over and setting off in the other direction

The South Rd 95 turned up Highton St. and along Camm St, where it would wait until it was time to set off from the South Rd terminus.
The tram had had the luxury of just flipping the seats over and setting off in the other direction

That is correct Tooeg during the day every alternate bus ran to Camm Street with Walkley (South Road) on the destination blind this was from the 50s till the 80s usually between 0730 to 1830

That is correct Tooeg during the day every alternate bus ran to Camm Street with Walkley (South Road) on the destination blind this was from the 50s till the 80s usually between 0730 to 1830

Yes he's right, they had to turn around someplace.

Yes he's right, they had to turn around someplace.

Boy that's completely gone from my memory bank. Didn't a 95 bus run all the way on Bole Hill Road and turn round at Tinker Lane ?

Boy that's completely gone from my memory bank. Didn't a 95 bus run all the way on Bole Hill Road and turn round at Tinker Lane ?

I thought the 95 was the Southey Green bus, I think now it was 97.

I thought the 95 was the Southey Green bus, I think now it was 97.

You missed out 96 :)

Boy that's completely gone from my memory bank. Didn't a 95 bus run all the way on Bole Hill Road and turn round at Tinker Lane ?

There was a 9 min. service from Tinker lane to Intake and from South Road to Elm Tree making it 4/5 mins from South Road to Elm Tree then they all ran to Intake but alternate buses ran South Road and Tinker Lane I was on the buses early 60s and lived at Walkley till 86 when we had a good bus service.

I thought the 95 was the Southey Green bus, I think now it was 97.

97 was Southey Green and 98 was Southey Green via Longley Lane both running to Nether Edge

There was a 9 min. service from Tinker lane to Intake and from South Road to Elm Tree making it 4/5 mins from South Road to Elm Tree then they all ran to Intake but alternate buses ran South Road and Tinker Lane I was on the buses early 60s and lived at Walkley till 86 when we had a good bus service.

I remember often catching the 95 into town and the 52 to school. We used to moan if we got to the bus stop (not having checked any timetable) and a bus didn't arrive for 10 minutes. These days (away from Sheffield) we are lucky if there is one in an hour and that meanders around every back street it can find before really setting off to our destination. Trains here are the more convenient transport but, in Sheffield, I had hardly ever used the train. I was there after the original trams and before the new lot so don't know how reliable and useful they are.

Didn't I hear that, at one time, Sheffield had the second biggest bus fleet in the country after London?

The first 3 years of my life was spent in Walkley on Strand Street, which I believe was knocked down to make way for a new development (please correct me if I'm wrong). I have vague memories of it being just off a main road which was a hill down to one of the major roads.

Can't remember very much, obviously but we were relocated to a house in Parson Cross where I stayed for the next 20 years and where my parents still live.

97 was Southey Green and 98 was Southey Green via Longley Lane both running to Nether Edge

Thats right, 98 was via Longley Lane, that was a nice walk to our house, we lived on Piper Close, I think we had to cut down past the side of a church if we got the 98.

The first 3 years of my life was spent in Walkley on Strand Street, which I believe was knocked down to make way for a new development (please correct me if I'm wrong). I have vague memories of it being just off a main road which was a hill down to one of the major roads.

Can't remember very much, obviously but we were relocated to a house in Parson Cross where I stayed for the next 20 years and where my parents still live.

I have maps dating back to the 1920's, but can find no reference to Strand St. Any better idea where it was.?

Does anyone remember Mr Prideaux who was headmaster at St Mary's when it was on South Rd? I recall him as a strict but kindly man. Also Mrs Neville, Mrs Smith,Miss Johnson and Mr Stokes and Mr Taylor? I remember lots of names of pupils who left in early 50s. Does anybody else?

I have maps dating back to the 1920's, but can find no reference to Strand St. Any better idea where it was.?


Sorry for the delay in replying, I had to check with my parents. Strand St. was off King James St. near the junction with Grammar St. We lived at No. 4 and shared a communal back yard.

Sorry for the delay in replying, I had to check with my parents. Strand St. was off King James St. near the junction with Grammar St. We lived at No. 4 and shared a communal back yard.

The 39 kellys, shows Strand St. between 66 and 104 King James St. but doesn't show it on the index of streets.
There is also Majuba St. at 178 King James St. which again isn't in the index listing.
I'd never heard of either. Majuba sounds like somewhere in the colonies or somewhere we fought in the Boar war.

Does anyone remember Mr Prideaux who was headmaster at St Mary's when it was on South Rd? I recall him as a strict but kindly man. Also Mrs Neville, Mrs Smith,Miss Johnson and Mr Stokes and Mr Taylor? I remember lots of names of pupils who left in early 50s. Does anybody else?

I only recall Mrs Smith, but I was there after you. I had Mr Jarman as head. I think he was there when I arrived in around 1962 and was still there at least a few years after I left in 1968 - so maybe into the 1970s.

Can anyone tell me where Creswick Street was at Walkley?

Can anyone tell me where Creswick Street was at Walkley?

It currently shows down bt langsett Road / Burgoyne street area

I thought it went up Highton St

No Tooeg-am sure it used to go up Greenhow Street then on Camm Street-we used to catch the 8.05am bus in a morning to Manor Top-remember it well!
Or maybe I am having a mumsy moment!

Creswick St did run from top of Whitehouse Lane down to Langsett but got split somewhere thro the years.
I remember working at Creswick St Nursery-now a family centre (at the side of St Barts) and walking all the way back up Crookes-killers them there hills!!
lol
mumsy

No Tooeg-am sure it used to go up Greenhow Street then on Camm Street-we used to catch the 8.05am bus in a morning to Manor Top-remember it well!
Or maybe I am having a mumsy moment!

Creswick St did run from top of Whitehouse Lane down to Langsett but got split somewhere thro the years.
I remember working at Creswick St Nursery-now a family centre (at the side of St Barts) and walking all the way back up Crookes-killers them there hills!!
lol
mumsy

Used to be a good chippy where Camm Street met Heavygate Road :)

Can anyone tell me where Creswick Street was at Walkley?
Creswick Street was at the bottom of Carr Rd on the corner is the Belle View Pub. Used to live at 144 before emigrating to NZ in the late sixties. Not surprised they demolished the whole area. The only good thing left are the memories of the people that lived there.

Used to be a good chippy where Camm Street met Heavygate Road :)


One of my old neighbours ran this chippy in the few years before it closed 'Rachel'
Also remember the corner shop at the end of Camm St too.

Great chippy though!
mumsyx

One of my old neighbours ran this chippy in the few years before it closed 'Rachel'
Also remember the corner shop at the end of Camm St too.

Great chippy though!
mumsyx

Wasn'tthat a Beer-Off

Creswick Street was at the bottom of Carr Rd on the corner is the Belle View Pub. Used to live at 144 before emigrating to NZ in the late sixties. Not surprised they demolished the whole area. The only good thing left are the memories of the people that lived there.

Bit harsh that trevorm-I live close by the bottom of Carr Rd and Walkley still has a good community.
mumsy

Wasn'tthat a Beer-Off

Probably!!

Does anyone have any pics of Walkley-old aerial photo's would be good.
Would be especially interested of any pics around Carr Road, Whitehouse Lane/Road, Creswick St, around Langett area and Fox Road/Grammar St etc

Thankyou
mumsyx

Probably!!

Does anyone have any pics of Walkley-old aerial photo's would be good.
Would be especially interested of any pics around Carr Road, Whitehouse Lane/Road, Creswick St, around Langett area and Fox Road/Grammar St etc

Thankyou
mumsyx

Have a look at www.picturesheffield.com Put a search in for Walkley.
There are over 200 pictures of that area. Not sure there would be any aerial photos. Should be some that would interest you.

Have a look at www.picturesheffield.com Put a search in for Walkley.
There are over 200 pictures of that area. Not sure there would be any aerial photos. Should be some that would interest you.

Thanks for that bazjea-struggled to find anything of Walkley but will try again when have more time,
cheers,
mumsy