did anyone go to hillfoot school in 1956 - 1962

Yes-as an ex-Parkwooder I went to Hillfoot around that era.

Originally posted by retep
Yes-as an ex-Parkwooder I went to Hillfoot around that era.

Mr Turner, Miss Buxton can't remember any other teachers names. I used to live on Pickering Road. We used to go down the station steps to school, over the railway bridge where we used to stand and let the steam cover us all as the train went past, then down some more steps, onto Farfield Road, then Hoyland Road, past the coal yard and on to Hillfoot School. It was alright going down the station steps, but they seemed endless when going up them. I remember calling for Susan Fisher and Lynn Brammer who lived on Wallace Road and we walk ed down together to school. I remember the crates of milk left out in the sun all day (never liked to drink milk on its own since that time). There used to be a coal heap that we all used to climb on which fed the boilers. Does anyone else remember those times.

did anyone go to hillfoot school in 1956 - 1962
Hi Katrina - I have just put a new thread on named Hillfoot School 1954 to 1960, this was the time I was at Hillfoot then I moved to Chaucer School. My sister Evelyn started Hillfoot in 1956 to 1962. Can you remember Mr Turner, He had a dimple in his chin, and Miss Buxton. I can't remember any more names, can you jog my memory. I used to live on Pickering Road, used to call for Susan Fisher and Lyn Brammer and we used to walk to school. Down the station steps, over railway bridge where we used to stop and get covered in steam if there was a train going by. Down past Farfield Road onto Hoyland Road, past the Coal sheds and then on to Hillfoot School. I remember Carol Wakelin, Peter Beale, Joan Wharton, Kevin Rigby and Robert Haslam who I have been married to for 38 years, to name but a few.

I went to hillfoot school, then on to Chaucer. I lived on Douglas Road next door to the McShanes corner shop. Went out with a lad called Lindsey (Paul) who had sisters called Evelyn and Maria.

I remember going down those steps and over the bridge to Hillfoot School, then I went to Chaucer. I lived on Douglas Road next door to the McShanes corner shop on Douglas Terrace.

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Does anybody remember the Chapman Brothers at Hillfoot School?

Does anybody remember the Chapman Brothers at Hillfoot School?

Tony or Bill.

I went to hillfoot school, then on to Chaucer. I lived on Douglas Road next door to the McShanes corner shop. Went out with a lad called Lindsey (Paul) who had sisters called Evelyn and Maria.
Hi, would your name be Elaine Knifeton?

Does anybody remember the Chapman Brothers at Hillfoot School?
My husband knew William Chapman

Hi, would your name be Elaine Knifeton?

Hi, Yes it is

retep

I knew all three brothers Tony, William and John, also their sister Denise who sadly died some years ago in a Road accident on Walkley Lane.

retep

I knew all three brothers Tony, William and John, also their sister Denise who sadly died some years ago in a Road accident on Walkley Lane.

I still see Tony occasionally.

:huh::huh::huh:My husband went to Hill foot School class of 1956 his name is David James
Batten.We did attend a school reunion about eleven years ago now.
But havnt heard from any one since.

:huh::huh::huh:My husband went to Hill foot School class of 1956 his name is David James
Batten.We did attend a school reunion about eleven years ago now.
But havnt heard from any one since.

Is that him on the Memories of Spring photo from the Star with his arm resting on Tony Lamb.
Lived next to Mrs Stocks.

Is that him on the Memories of Spring photo from the Star with his arm resting on Tony Lamb.
Lived next to Mrs Stocks.
Yes that,s David he says you were is best friend at school & Mrs Lamb took all the
bets from her neibours.
David his very tall, He keeps in touch with Gordon Riches he came to the school reunion when it was held at the Sisey pub about 12 years ago
were you there!.David will be 68 end of October.:roll::roll::roll::roll:

Yes that,s David he says you were is best friend at school & Mrs Lamb took all the
bets from her neibours.
David his very tall, He keeps in touch with Gordon Riches he came to the school reunion when it was held at the Sisey pub about 12 years ago
were you there!.David will be 68 end of October.:roll::roll::roll::roll:

I'm not Tony, while discussing a couple of weeks back Fred Pass and the people in the Photo's in his book with someone who was at Hillfoot at the same time, I got some old Star clippings out and my mate was naming them, he named David, and my wife recognised the name, she knew Mrs.Stocks.

Will pm you a link to the photo.

i went to hillfoot in 1951 till 1961 then on to chaucer i remember mrs newman miss buxton the headmaster was mr darwin

in my class was mick taylor(jabber) vin sullivan who is now deceased susan cusworth and one of my favourits was dorothy higginbottom.

mr darwin was known for cycling to and from school and i remember a lovely lady teacher called miss hamilton(first crush)

in my class was mick taylor(jabber) vin sullivan who is now deceased susan cusworth and one of my favourits was dorothy higginbottom.

You must have been in the same year as me at Chaucer.
I remember all of them, saw Jabber and Susan at a school reunion a few years ago.
Do you rmember the Addisons?

in my class was mick taylor(jabber) vin sullivan who is now deceased susan cusworth and one of my favourits was dorothy higginbottom.

As in Mick DeAbaitua??

You must have been in the same year as me at Chaucer.
I remember all of them, saw Jabber and Susan at a school reunion a few years ago.
Do you rmember the Addisons?

Pete Addison?

Anyone using the Forum go to Hillfoot School in the 50s do you have memories of pupils and teachers?If you do let us all share them especially the funny ones.:help:

I remember the lesson I hated most was maths I would pull every trick in the book to escape it.One depended on the teacher we would find out what his favourite pastime or subject was;just before the lesson started we would ask aboutone or the other and off they would go waffling on if he slowed someone would ask another question.In no time it was to late time up.Another wheeze;in my last year I was the Milk Moniter I dished out the milk to the school.At playtime before maths I had my mates smash a few bottles in the schoolyard it was my job to clear em up;of course it took the maths period;rockin,Anybody on the Forum did you have any cunning wheezes at school?

Some more teachers for you Oaktreehouse Miss Hurton-Miss Baronoski-Mr Johnson-Mr Perry-Mr Fineberg=Harry Dowson=Mr Evans=Mr Stone.The cycling headmaster I remember not very fondly Mr Simmons;Miss Hamerton I definitely remember what a doll she was a stunner.She was my first crush and all my mates too.I left at Easter just missing going to Chaucer.Also one more Ive just remembered Mrs Willoughby.

I went to Hillfoot School from '61.My nan used to live on Hoyland Road,near the top.

Anybody remember Mr Fineberg,he was a character alright.He had a receding hairline on top,his hair looked like a black brillopad also a big tash ,he always wore a brown doublebreasted suit a couple sizes too small,the trousers shone so much if he fell down he,d have 7yrs bad luck.I rememember seeing it in the infants,he wore it at our leaving party at 16 yrs old.He was very bad tempered,he would throw anything to hand at you,board rubbers,chalk even a box of pens one time I witnessed,he looked like a character from the silent movies,anyone remember?.

Mr Turner, Miss Buxton can't remember any other teachers names. I used to live on Pickering Road. We used to go down the station steps to school, over the railway bridge where we used to stand and let the steam cover us all as the train went past, then down some more steps, onto Farfield Road, then Hoyland Road, past the coal yard and on to Hillfoot School. It was alright going down the station steps, but they seemed endless when going up them. I remember calling for Susan Fisher and Lynn Brammer who lived on Wallace Road and we walk ed down together to school. I remember the crates of milk left out in the sun all day (never liked to drink milk on its own since that time). There used to be a coal heap that we all used to climb on which fed the boilers. Does anyone else remember those times.

Do you remember Miss Smith and Mr Allen the headmaster.
Lynn Brammer lived across the road from me.

I was at Hillfoot from 1948 - 1956 when I went to Chaucer along with a good many more .
I lived on Parkwood Springs until 1961
I remember a number of the pupils in and around the same year , But I need prompting for the remainder .
Ahhh ! The ravages of time .

Mikebatty-do you remember David White,Joe Lewis,John Clay,Pete Devoto,Albert Tootill,Barry Wheldon,Jack Fowler,John Whittaker,Len Askhem,Terry Wardle,Frank Addison,Brian Christian the White twins Tony and Terry,Tony Chapman,Keith Fieldhouse[Mousey],Ian Plant not forgetting Fred Pass of course,do any of the above come to mind??.:huh::hihi:

Most certainly do . There are only two that I can't bring to mind . My goodness , I even surprise myself with my recall . I think these were all from Parkwood Springs as well , or most of them were .

It is really good to have those names placed in front of you like that .
A great surprise !

You call this modern tech. , It has cashed five times in the last half hour .
As I was saying , I remember all of these names with the exception of two . " I certainly referred to one who turned a crane over at the " Hallamshire steel works" - though not by name .
What I find most " irksome " , Is this " Old tup " . Having reared sheep on a small holding , well - there was only one way to deal with an unproductive ******, a good meal though .
Thank you for the banter and entertainment though .

Anyone using the Forum go to Hillfoot School in the 50s do you have memories of pupils and teachers?If you do let us all share them especially the funny ones.:help:

We had Miss Baranowska for one year , a wonderful and experienced teacher . Something had upset her one day and she told us what * - ~# children we were and ran out of the classroom . It took us ages to pluck up courage and
let Mr. Simmons know . A search was started straight away . She was found at the tram stop waiting to go home . Everyone felt as guilty as sin .

Hi Katrina - I have just put a new thread on named Hillfoot School 1954 to 1960, this was the time I was at Hillfoot then I moved to Chaucer School. My sister Evelyn started Hillfoot in 1956 to 1962. Can you remember Mr Turner, He had a dimple in his chin, and Miss Buxton. I can't remember any more names, can you jog my memory. I used to live on Pickering Road, used to call for Susan Fisher and Lyn Brammer and we used to walk to school. Down the station steps, over railway bridge where we used to stop and get covered in steam if there was a train going by. Down past Farfield Road onto Hoyland Road, past the Coal sheds and then on to Hillfoot School. I remember Carol Wakelin, Peter Beale, Joan Wharton, Kevin Rigby and Robert Haslam who I have been married to for 38 years, to name but a few.

My Sister in law is Lynn Brammer or Brooks as she is now. This ties in nicely with the Parkwood Springs thread. I hear a lot from Lynn s elder brother Tony re Parkwood springs days. For myself we used to visit Lynn,Tony and Peters Aunts, Ada, Ivy and Connie who lived on Wallace Rd about 1970 s ish before they moved up to Longley Hall Rd in the then brand spanking new flats.It was a tight knit railway community and everyone knew each other.

My Sister in law is Lynn Brammer or Brooks as she is now. This ties in nicely with the Parkwood Springs thread. I hear a lot from Lynn s elder brother Tony re Parkwood springs days. For myself we used to visit Lynn,Tony and Peters Aunts, Ada, Ivy and Connie who lived on Wallace Rd about 1970 s ish before they moved up to Longley Hall Rd in the then brand spanking new flats.It was a tight knit railway community and everyone knew each other.

I can remember them all . Please give my best wishes to them .I am sure my brother and sister would wish them the same too . I hope they are all well .

My Sister in law is Lynn Brammer or Brooks as she is now. This ties in nicely with the Parkwood Springs thread. I hear a lot from Lynn s elder brother Tony re Parkwood springs days. For myself we used to visit Lynn,Tony and Peters Aunts, Ada, Ivy and Connie who lived on Wallace Rd about 1970 s ish before they moved up to Longley Hall Rd in the then brand spanking new flats.It was a tight knit railway community and everyone knew each other.

Going back to my time and , I suspect , Lynn and Tony's younger days < whilst a number of people from the area may have worked on the railways ,a ..great number of them were in many diverse fields of employment . That is what gave
the area its singularity as opposed to its individuality .
SHEFFIELD is a singular entity .It is an overgrown village ; Healy , Woodseats ,Manor , Wybourn , Shirecliffe , Crooks etc., It is special ,unique and yet -look at it - , whilst it is not the biggest city ; geographically , It stands the proudest -With just cause . It is its people . Yorkshire people are proud of their County , but just look at the Sheffield Forum - ex -pats .That gives you an idea of the size of Sheffield and , Parkwood Springs . Globular.

Going back to my time and , I suspect , Lynn and Tony's younger days < whilst a number of people from the area may have worked on the railways ,a ..great number of them were in many diverse fields of employment . That is what gave
the area its singularity as opposed to its individuality .
SHEFFIELD is a singular entity .It is an overgrown village ; Healy , Woodseats ,Manor , Wybourn , Shirecliffe , Crooks etc., It is special ,unique and yet -look at it - , whilst it is not the biggest city ; geographically , It stands the proudest -With just cause . It is its people . Yorkshire people are proud of their County , but just look at the Sheffield Forum - ex -pats .That gives you an idea of the size of Sheffield and , Parkwood Springs . Globular.

Tony,Peter and Lynns Grandfather was a railway worker who sadly died at a very young age whilst working on the Railways. he was studying at the time through the Union to become an MP. I believe he died about 1924 when their Father was about 2 years old.

I was a member of sheffield city council up and till the mid 70's . I was on the parliamentary panel but resigned when I started a family .
I took a completely different career rout into forensic psychiatry through university . My training was at Oxford , Sheffield university dept. psychiatry - Hallamshire , Middlewood , Northern gen. and Rampton hospitals . One mite say that there is a connection between that and the modern day politician .
I am now retired . I am a governor of my local NHS trust and have recently obtained a professor-ship in sociology .
Parkwood springs , Hillfoot county school and Chaucer comp. were my schools of life and my university of life . I would say to any youngster of today -" Give to your community what you owe it . you will get your reward ".
Your husbands grandfather had it in him , your kids will have the same . "encourage them ".

I was a member of sheffield city council up and till the mid 70's . I was on the parliamentary panel but resigned when I started a family .
I took a completely different career rout into forensic psychiatry through university . My training was at Oxford , Sheffield university dept. psychiatry - Hallamshire , Middlewood , Northern gen. and Rampton hospitals . One mite say that there is a connection between that and the modern day politician .
I am now retired . I am a governor of my local NHS trust and have recently obtained a professor-ship in sociology .
Parkwood springs , Hillfoot county school and Chaucer comp. were my schools of life and my university of life . I would say to any youngster of today -" Give to your community what you owe it . you will get your reward ".
Your husbands grandfather had it in him , your kids will have the same . "encourage them ".

We have all done very well and I include my family in that . My Fathers roots was around Meadow street , My Sister did Open University got a degree , my younger sister is a psychiatric nurse, I am a PA to 17 Managers and over 300 staff. Out of our children three have been to University and secured very good jobs whilst one took the other root working his way up to become a Manager in a very large retail outlet. All my Husbands family and their Children have followed similar paths. We all had very humble beginnings and were very poor whilst growing up. What we did have though was a loving extended family around us.We must get rid of career politicians who use their exposure to the media to further their own ends. We must not fail our young people as they are our future.

We have all done very well and I include my family in that . My Fathers roots was around Meadow street , My Sister did Open University got a degree , my younger sister is a psychiatric nurse, I am a PA to 17 Managers and over 300 staff. Out of our children three have been to University and secured very good jobs whilst one took the other root working his way up to become a Manager in a very large retail outlet. All my Husbands family and their Children have followed similar paths. We all had very humble beginnings and were very poor whilst growing up. What we did have though was a loving extended family around us.We must get rid of career politicians who use their exposure to the media to further their own ends. We must not fail our young people as they are our future.

You have it in one !
It is the ordinary people who fought and won these rights for their children .My only hope is that those who have achieved will remember their humble beginnings and help those from the same back grounds . GOOD LUCK to them all .They have my blessings for one .

Mr Turner, Miss Buxton can't remember any other teachers names. I used to live on Pickering Road. We used to go down the station steps to school, over the railway bridge where we used to stand and let the steam cover us all as the train went past, then down some more steps, onto Farfield Road, then Hoyland Road, past the coal yard and on to Hillfoot School. It was alright going down the station steps, but they seemed endless when going up them. I remember calling for Susan Fisher and Lynn Brammer who lived on Wallace Road and we walk ed down together to school. I remember the crates of milk left out in the sun all day (never liked to drink milk on its own since that time). There used to be a coal heap that we all used to climb on which fed the boilers. Does anyone else remember those times.

I remember many of the teachers at hillfoot . As you say Mr. Turner, Miss ( Fanny ) Buxton as we referred to her as , always wore a narrow blue velvet ribbon in her hair . She used to have a glass barley sugar cane hung on the wall by desk . Mr. Perry , Mr. Evans , Mrs. Willoughby - now there was tarter-, Miss Baranowska - a lovely lady , Miss Hamilton - married one of the teachers , lucky blighter , Mrs Robinson , Mr. Dowson and Mr. fineburge who were in the nisson huts at the top of the yard and , of course Miss Heart .
Miss Heart and Mr. Dowson moved to Chaucer when that opened in 1956.

I remember many of the teachers at hillfoot . As you say Mr. Turner, Miss ( Fanny ) Buxton as we referred to her as , always wore a narrow blue velvet ribbon in her hair . She used to have a glass barley sugar cane hung on the wall by desk . Mr. Perry , Mr. Evans , Mrs. Willoughby - now there was tarter-, Miss Baranowska - a lovely lady , Miss Hamilton - married one of the teachers , lucky blighter , Mrs Robinson , Mr. Dowson and Mr. fineburge who were in the nisson huts at the top of the yard and , of course Miss Heart .
Miss Heart and Mr. Dowson moved to Chaucer when that opened in 1956.

1883 Electoral Roll -Parkwood Hotel -James Batty- any relation Mike.

Have a possible Maurice Fineberg ( surely there coudn't have been two ) at Tom Lane 10, did find him in a directory as a teacher whilst looking for someone else but lost the info.

1883 Electoral Roll -Parkwood Hotel -James Batty- any relation Mike.

Have a possible Maurice Fineberg ( surely there coudn't have been two ) at Tom Lane 10, did find him in a directory as a teacher whilst looking for someone else but lost the info.

I don't know of a relation at Parkwood hotel though it does raise an interesting point. Maybe something worth looking into .

I do recall the Mr.fineberg , ( teacher at hillfoot ),having lived on Vale road at one point . However , I do recall having met him sometime after I left school , he and his wife living at Fulwood , picking up on a comment about some people living up near them with net curtains up to the front windows because they had no furniture in the front room . Weather that was just a quip I have no idea .

I can remember , as some of the other contributors have made comments about , going to school from Parkwood springs along the road by the coal hoppers which filled the wagons . On one occasion , one of the wagons which had rather overfilled , had spilt a little of his load into the roadside . One , very old, lady picked up some of the coal and put it into her bag .Some overzealous young police constable - no doubt eager for promotion - escorted her from the scene under arrest , presumably for theft , amidst very loud protestations from the kids on their way to school ,at what we saw to be very unfair . So you see , kids do have a sense of what is fair and unfair .

I didn't start at Hillfoot till 1961,but I remember Miss Buxton.My best mate was Paul Westaby who lived in Farfield Road.My grandparents lived at the top of Hoyland Road.Joe and Edith Greenfield.Since moving far away I was stunned when I visited recently to see what was left of the place as I remembered it.Very sad.