Talk about tramps/winos and the blonde haired lady reminded me of the 'hole in the road man'. You would have to be quite old and to have lived in Sheffield a long time to remember him.

He was a down and out who I believe lived in the hole in the road (i.e. the underpass with the fish tanks) in the city centre in the 1970s. He was a pleasant, non-aggressive guy who seemed to keep himself to himself. I think people from shops in the area used to give him food. We had a very hard winter one year in the mid to late 1970s and he was found frozen to death. If I remember rightly, the 'Star' did a story on him afterwards.

Have a look on this thread (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2524&highlight=hole+in+the+road) too mate.. People discussing their memories of the Hole in the Road :thumbsup:

Are we talking about 'Subway Cyril' here?

He lived in the subways adjoining the Hole in the Road in the seventies.

I can't remember his name, but it is probably the same guy. Incidentally, the date of his demise I mentioned is very approximate. He may have lasted until the really hard winter we had in the early 80s - I think 1982 - when we had snow for many weeks (I think it was named the 'white hell' at the time).

I remember a man named Cyril who used to be seen at what was Bentleys open car showroom that was near to the bottom of Spital Hill and I think it is Attercliffe Road.
He used to sleep in the open fronted showroom in summer and then I think he made his way to the city centre in winter.

i remember the fish!! what happened to them?:(