Does anyone come from or live on the woodthorpe area.

i come from manorpark but know the woodthorpe very well and loads of people that live there.

i used to live up the road on audrey road, now live on the viking lea. we had a look at the empty shop next to the wood thorpe bakery to open a tattoo studio but went down Darnall instead been here just over a year and half and love it, glad we dint take the one at woodthorpe.
Litha

I used to live on woodrove ave but moved off years ago though family still live there.

Originally posted by dee40
I used to live on woodrove ave but moved off years ago though family still live there.

i worked on there when the houses were modernised in 84..the site office and compound were where tentown used to be

My family lived on Chadwick Road for years,it was a decent place when I used to go up there & go to the High Noon pub.Those were the days.

I used to live on Mosborough road, just adjacent to the legendary High Noon and what a sh**thole that is now.
People slate woodthorpe off quite a bit, but I lived there 8 years and found it be like most estates, mixture of good and bad people.
I hated the road where I lived, mainly because of the kids that played out on there, parents in the pub and kids playing footy or some other equally rowdy games til quite late and quite a few of the neighbours had troublesome dealings with these kids, they had to get the housing and police involved.
But my eldest son still lives in the area tho not on that road, and he wouldn't move from there for love or money.

Called on to the woodthorpe today to visit my sister.I dont think its any worse than any other area but it has changed a lot.My family shop on the richmond as woodthorpe shops not good though years ago it was a good shopping area with all the local shops you needed.There are a lot of new houses on manor part but didnt get to see the high noon area though i presume the pubs still there.Woodthorpe school is still going strong though they are going to rebuild it.A lot of people that live on there have grown up on there and there familys are still around them.I moved of in 1983 before they were modernised we didnt have central heating then and the toilets were in the porch.I dont know how we coped with out central heating now as always have mine on.Remember my mum making coal fire up before we got up for school so room was warm for us.We thought it was great when she got the gas fire.we used to hang around on the streets near shops after school or on the bowling green near community centre.As i got older i went in the high noon as it was local It was always the same old faces.Many of my friends still live on there and would never move away.:)

My very first home was a council house opposite the shops on Hastilar Road South. We were burgled on our first night, I was once nearly knocked down by a car that crashed through a garden fence on the opposite side of the road (joyriders had bailed out further up the road), and we almost had a riot one night for no apparent reason - the road was filled with blue transits and yobs.

Never a dull moment, but no good for the blood pressure.

Originally posted by dee40
Called on to the woodthorpe today to visit my sister.I dont think its any worse than any other area but it has changed a lot.My family shop on the richmond as woodthorpe shops not good though years ago it was a good shopping area with all the local shops you needed.There are a lot of new houses on manor part but didnt get to see the high noon area though i presume the pubs still there.Woodthorpe school is still going strong though they are going to rebuild it.A lot of people that live on there have grown up on there and there familys are still around them.I moved of in 1983 before they were modernised we didnt have central heating then and the toilets were in the porch.I dont know how we coped with out central heating now as always have mine on.Remember my mum making coal fire up before we got up for school so room was warm for us.We thought it was great when she got the gas fire.we used to hang around on the streets near shops after school or on the bowling green near community centre.As i got older i went in the high noon as it was local It was always the same old faces.Many of my friends still live on there and would never move away.:)
My mums family all lived on Chadwick road ,the Cutts & my uncle lived in my grandmas house no 12.

Originally posted by tosh13
My mums family all lived on Chadwick road ,the Cutts & my uncle lived in my grandmas house no 12.

did you know two twin girls that lived at number 2? can't remember there names..........

what year would that be.

Originally posted by kirky
did you know two twin girls that lived at number 2? can't remember there names.......... I think you mean beverley and janine booth they are the only twin girls i remember.Hope iv done this quote thing right im new to forum and not used the quote before:)

Yep iv done it right and now i feel daft for talking to myself:loopy:

Originally posted by Ant
My very first home was a council house opposite the shops on Hastilar Road South. We were burgled on our first night, I was once nearly knocked down by a car that crashed through a garden fence on the opposite side of the road (joyriders had bailed out further up the road), and we almost had a riot one night for no apparent reason - the road was filled with blue transits and yobs.

Never a dull moment, but no good for the blood pressure. Dont remember it being like that when i was there but moved of in 1983.My family dont have any problems though they live more richmond area .my mum use to live across from woodthorpe school.I t must have been lively when you lived there though i agree it wouldnt do the blood pressure any good.:)

Originally posted by dee40
Yep iv done it right and now i feel daft for talking to myself:loopy:

thats the ones.i met janine at the rex cinema while watching grease we had a whirlwind romance...lasted about 3 weeks i think:hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: ah to be 14 again eh:blush:

Kirky.Know the twins a i went to school with them .We were all in the same year and lived close by to each other.I use to go to the rex.Grease was the first time i had been to the pictures on my own without my mum making my big sister come with me.She agreed to me going with my friends as long as i wasnt a minute late home.:)

Originally posted by dee40
Kirky.Know the twins a i went to school with them .We were all in the same year and lived close by to each other.I use to go to the rex.Grease was the first time i had been to the pictures on my own without my mum making my big sister come with me.She agreed to me going with my friends as long as i wasnt a minute late home.:)
Hi D do you know the Cutts family who lived on Chadwick Road.

Sorry i dont know them but my mum may do she knew a lot of people on there.I will give her a ring and ask her for you.:)

i live on woodthorp on fishponds rd i love it on hear it did get bad with the kids on shops but its getting better my dad was born on hear (david underhay) and my hubby used to hang about on hear well on ten town

Originally posted by courtneychar
i live on woodthorp on fishponds rd i love it on hear it did get bad with the kids on shops but its getting better my dad was born on hear (david underhay) and my hubby used to hang about on hear well on ten town My family live on fishponds rd and my older sister use to hang around with rhona.:)

Originally posted by kirky
thats the ones.i met janine at the rex cinema while watching grease we had a whirlwind romance...lasted about 3 weeks i think:hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: ah to be 14 again eh:blush:

The Rex Cinema........I can't be sure of how old I was at the time, but I was wearing my Prince of Wales check trousers (blue line) so that must date it. Around 14ish.

Anyway… I was doing a similar thing to you kirky. To impress my new girlfriend I took her to the Rex….all the way from Crookes on the 95 bus….they were showing Kelly’s Hero’s for about the 1000’ time…good choice of film to impress your new girlfriend (NOT). And trying to impress her even more I wouldn’t let her pay for anything. As we left the cinema Theresa noticed I had chewing gum stuck to my rear. I became completely baffled by her attitude…..she came across as if it was my fault I’d got the damned stuff stuck to my new trousers.

I soon got fed up with her….lesson learnt….as a male it’s always our fault no matter what it is.

The Rules:

Rule 1: The woman is always right.

Rule 2: When the women is wrong, refer to rule 1
:)

Originally posted by courtneychar
i live on woodthorp on fishponds rd i love it on hear it did get bad with the kids on shops but its getting better my dad was born on hear (david underhay) and my hubby used to hang about on hear well on ten town

you must have an uncle pete then (fatty) good mate of mine

I hear the richmond is getting a new landlord anyone know if its true or not.

The old woodthorpe school has now closed.A new one has been built and the children move in after easter.Dont know if anyone went there or not .

Tony and Janet leave The Springwood on 31 March. I’ve not heard if anyone is taking it over.

I'm from the Woodthorpe area in Nottingham if that's any help :P

Dee40
I went to Woodthorpe School from 1945-1949.
I think a Miss Burley was the Head of the Infants school then and there was definitely a Miss Vaughn. I remember Miss Vaughn well as when I was 6 years old I was in love with her and had plans to marry her when I grew up.
There was a Trevor Bullivant in our class and I think a boy called Gordon Mole [or Maw?]. That's all I can remember now . Going back a bit ! I remember a few kids from Audrey Road , though. We lived on there , near the junction with Lathkill Rd.

well im a woodthorpe girl through and through first i lived on holbrook rd then fishponds rd and now fishponds rd west.

just realised who you are courtneychar, i was the one asking about your parakeet and didnt realise at the time that i knew you.

Originally posted by Fareast
Dee40
I went to Woodthorpe School from 1945-1949.
I think a Miss Burley was the Head of the Infants school then and there was definitely a Miss Vaughn. I remember Miss Vaughn well as when I was 6 years old I was in love with her and had plans to marry her when I grew up.
There was a Trevor Bullivant in our class and I think a boy called Gordon Mole [or Maw?]. That's all I can remember now . Going back a bit ! I remember a few kids from Audrey Road , though. We lived on there , near the junction with Lathkill Rd. It was a long time after that when i went to that school.Didnt realise it had been open that long.Anyone know when it did first open.

Dee
I'm not sure when the school was built either------I would guess sometime in the 1930's , roughly when the Woodthorpe Estate was built ?
I had a much older cousin and her and her friend were doing teaching practice at Woodthorpe school , during the war and they stayed at our house on Audrey Road.
At that time , by the way , Lathkill Road only went up half-way to the junction with Lowburn [?] Rd. and then it was all a big field , right through to Woodhouse Road. Masefield Road was a dead-end and Lowburn Road only had the odd house at either end.
I suppose they'd stopped building when the War started. Also at the bottom end of Audrey Rd. , opposite the school , there was a small field where they hadn't finished building. This was on the "bottom" side of Audrey Road. As kids , we loved playing in the fields and of course it was a short cut to Barnards Toy shop at the top of Woodhouse Rd !
One thing baffles me. They are re- building a school that was probably put up in the '30's. Yet they are still using schools which were built in the 19th. century. For instance , after Woodthorpe school , I went to Pomona St. school , built in the 1880's , I bet , and that 's still going strong. Anyone know why that is ? Is it to do with the building material ? Or , maybe the teachers at some schools are a rough lot , compared to others ?
Dee----you've made me feel ancient ! But----nice memories.

hiya i live on the woodthorpe and have lived there all my life. I Went to the woodthorpe school but now at City school.
Woodthorpe is ok but i dont get sleep at night cus of joyriders lol. At woodthorpe school the head teacher was mr sandilands bout now he left and a new teacher took over. I live 2 seconds away from the woodthorpe school , on the rd called fishponds rd west.
Ime enjoying woodthorpe alot but now things are getting borin for us kids. ppl complane wen we play football on there front but we ave no1 else to play. We have no parks but all this is happining cus the Woodthorpe school is gettin rebuilt. Parts of the Woodthorpe school is now been nocked down but a new school is being built. Ime a kid her hangs round on shop but wen stuff happens ime off mens. We now have a curfue on Woodthorpe and have to be in for 9:00 which i think is a bit unfair, also the police say u cant be in a gang of more than 2 but ppl arnt really listenin to wot they say about that. Well ime out of hear bye !!

"Tony and Janet leave The Springwood on 31 March. I’ve not heard if anyone is taking it over."

Yeah Tony n Janet left the Springwood on 31 March, and at the moment there is no current person taking it over though a local who goes in is thinking of taking it - will have to wait & see!!!

Crowny! - Your sis must be Nats, went to woodthorpe with her & City, also know our dad and uncle Ian!

The Richmond is getting a new Landlord, Mark Caterer, and think he takes over some time in the next month or so (not sure!) - The beer should get better then LOL.

I've live on the estate all my life accross from the shops and have now moved onto lower manor - but the estate has changed over the years. i'm in my 20's now but can remember every summer when the balloon factory was open the lifters used to come and give us kids 100's of balloons!

Old Mr Twirly (who's still knocking about), Geeny Woods, the Green shop! Binda's knackered the shops up - it's true that U walk in now & there's nothing, & if there is, it's waaaay over priced. Lived on the Corner house on Hastilar Rd South (just opposite shops for 21 yrs 82-03) always had the BEST garden every summer until we sold it last year! :-(

One last thing - anyone remeber when that hot air balloon landed on the field? he1 he! he!

Swiller

i dont complain when u play football outside my house crowny lol.:thumbsup:

does anyone out there have relatives who remember springwood cottage, which used to be half way down pit fields?

Originally posted by Spaulding
does anyone out there have relatives who remember springwood cottage, which used to be half way down pit fields? Dont recall it myself or my memory is going but will ask some relatives see if they know :)

springwood cottage belonged to woodthorpe colliery.the managers used to live there

pictures taken today (27.4.05) from the end of audrey road.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/kirky1963/woodthorpeschool1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/kirky1963/formallywoodthorpebaths.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/kirky1963/woodthorpeschool2.jpg

the middle one is where the baths were

Kirky

Thanks for the photographs----very interesting , but sad too.
I went to the school from '46 to '49 and we lived on Audrey Road , so it brought back a lot of old memories.
By the way , have you any idea why they had to rebuild it ? Is it to do with the building material they used ? A lot of schools built in Victorian-Edwardian times are still going strong.

Thanks for the photos.Used to go to that school and to the swimming baths.Sad to see but at least the children have a nice new school.

when i used to go to the baths as a nipper would i be right in saying the house to my left (as i took the photo's) was a sweet shop?

Originally posted by kirky
when i used to go to the baths as a nipper would i be right in saying the house to my left (as i took the photo's) was a sweet shop?

Rlass (who is never wrong) says the shop was lower down on the opposite side of the road, below Audrey Rd. However Kirky there is a difference in ages between you and her ladyship, so maybe it could have changed.

anybody heard of mr lion from woodthorpe baths ?

Originally posted by bigbifter
anybody heard of mr lion from woodthorpe baths ?

remember him well:thumbsup:

Originally posted by Fareast
Kirky

Thanks for the photographs----very interesting , but sad too.
I went to the school from '46 to '49 and we lived on Audrey Road , so it brought back a lot of old memories.
By the way , have you any idea why they had to rebuild it ? Is it to do with the building material they used ? A lot of schools built in Victorian-Edwardian times are still going strong.

not sure why they are doing it most probably wear n tear,manor lane as just been done and st.odswalds is also being modernised.

yes my school took us to meet mr lions for swimming lessons then after a few lessons, our thoughtful teachers realising his bullying nature took us all elsewhere!

Originally posted by kirky
pictures taken today (27.4.05) from the end of audrey road.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/kirky1963/woodthorpeschool1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/kirky1963/formallywoodthorpebaths.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/kirky1963/woodthorpeschool2.jpg

the middle one is where the baths were
Hi Kirky what road is the pics taken on cheers

Originally posted by tosh13
Hi Kirky what road is the pics taken on cheers

where audrey rd meets chadwick road.

Hi Kirky my family used to live near the school on Chadwick Road,the Cutts Family & McLoughlin.

Originally posted by tosh13
Hi Kirky my family used to live near the school on Chadwick Road,the Cutts Family & McLoughlin.


is any of your family known as moggie? if so i know him well...even though ive known him over 20 years and still don't know his real name his brother is called morris.

My cousins are ,Alan,Mark & Jennifer Cutts I do not know of any nicknames they might have had,but they lived on Chadwick road on the left hand side going down near the school.My uncle lived at number 12.I used to stop with them when my parents went on holiday,I was considered too old to go at 17,had some good times on the Woodthorpe.

Originally posted by nitelife40
yes my school took us to meet mr lions for swimming lessons then after a few lessons, our thoughtful teachers realising his bullying nature took us all elsewhere! Yes he was a bully.Made me go in the deep end when i could not swim and i went under the water i couldnt breath and was going dizzy it was horrible..It put me off water and i still cant swim to this day.:(

the old woodthorpe school as now completly gone.....

Hello, please, can anyone help? Does anyone remember the Turton family who lived on Kilvington Road? Thanks.

Originally posted by tosh13
My cousins are ,Alan,Mark & Jennifer Cutts I do not know of any nicknames they might have had,but they lived on Chadwick road on the left hand side going down near the school.My uncle lived at number 12.I used to stop with them when my parents went on holiday,I was considered too old to go at 17,had some good times on the Woodthorpe. :thumbsup:

Yes Iknow Alan he lives on East bank road now opposite the pub .Sadly his mum passed on about 6 weeks ago. Iused to knock around with him for years in the Ball Inn & Woodthorpe Arms,but only see him occasionally now.Im off the Holbrook road originally No 17(born there 1956) now on Hastilar road south always loved it on here.

Originally posted by kirky
when i used to go to the baths as a nipper would i be right in saying the house to my left (as i took the photo's) was a s weet shop? No the sweet shop was further down and opposite the bottom school gates.The house on the photo No25 has some very , very old gate posts in the front drive,Ihope the redevelopment hasn`t removed them Ithink they are old posts to a field or farmyard

Originally posted by sliver
Yes Iknow Alan he lives on East bank road now opposite the pub .Sadly his mum passed on about 6 weeks ago. Iused to knock around with him for years in the Ball Inn & Woodthorpe Arms,but only see him occasionally now.Im off the Holbrook road originally No 17(born there 1956) now on Hastilar road south always loved it on here.
Hi Sliver Alan is my cousin & his mum was my auntie jean,a great woman she was my godmother,when we were younger I used to stop at there house on Chadwick Road & me & Alan were like brothers,if you see him tell him you have been talking to Tony.

Originally posted by Touche
Hello, please, can anyone help? Does anyone remember the Turton family who lived on Kilvington Road? Thanks.

Paul Turton pops in the Richmond most days. Pm me if you wish to pass any info on to him.

Alan Cutts lived at 37 i lived at 25 years later after he moved to arbourthorne

hi i live on woodthorpe near the school i hate it. its the gangs hanging around on the streets that puts me off most eople are nice but a smallpercentage bring the area down

Originally posted by tosh13
Hi D do you know the Cutts family who lived on Chadwick Road.

Did they go to St Theresas ? I seem to remember a girl called Cutts in the 1950s

Hi Lazarus my Mums family like I said in a earlier post hailed from 12 chadwick road,her brothers were Ted & Pete,sisters Jean,Joan,Betty & my mum was Mary,they were the Mcloughlins & my Cutts family were from chadwick road near the school,my Aunty Jean who passed away recently a great lady she was my godmother was married to Alan Cutts,there children are Alan ,Mark & Jennifer.My Mum passed away on June 28th 1977 aged 52.

Hi Tosh. I must have got the wrong Mcloughlin Im sorry to say.
Ive thought about it since and the girl I remember was MARGARET but my brother- in-law Ron Chadwick came off Chadwick road.

I was born in Sheffield and lived at 2 Audrey Road and so went to Woodthorpe school (infants, junior & secondary for a couple of years). I left Woodthorpe in 1967 going to Scotland and several other places before returning to Sheffield in 1985 but then leaving again in 1992. I regularly come back as I have a daughter and friends who live in Sheffield. Interested to learn that the school has been redeveloped and know someone who has taught at the new school.

Originally posted by tosh13
My family lived on Chadwick Road for years,it was a decent place when I used to go up there & go to the High Noon pub.Those were the days.

Hi the cutts family used to live across the road from me in chadwick road although my mum still lives there the name is Cassinelli do you remember any of us? I saw the cutts family recently at their mums funeral

Hi List,
I lived on the woodthorpe for many years,
I started my married life there in 1971 when I married
a lad with the surname of Revill.
My first home was on fishponds road west then
we moved to Holbrook Road.
Happy days

Hi the cutts family used to live across the road from me in chadwick road although my mum still lives there the name is Cassinelli do you remember any of us? I saw the cutts family recently at their mums funeral
Hi sallyanne I remember Johnny.Yes my Auntie Jean passed away,I used to stop when I was younger & knocked about with our Alan,I saw him about just over 5 yrs ago,we were like brothers.

hi
Yes that was my brother Johnny sadly he passed away a year ago today. Mark came to his funeral and that was the first time i'd seen Mark in years.

Hi sallyanne I am so sorry to hear about Johnny,he was a nice lad.Like I said I have not seen our Mark in over 5 yrs,living in Barnsley I do not get to see most of my family.

Hello to all you woodchoppers ,i lived on Fishponds Road West,from 1962-1980.Some of you should know us -or not-whatever.Ian and David Sheppard.Would love to hear from anyone from that era.:thumbsup:

Does anyone remember 'ten town' at woodthorpe. it was an adventure playground made out of old doors rusty nails and tyres?

Does anyone remember the Matthews family? They lived at No 60 Fishponds Rd. :thumbsup:

hi i live on woodthorpe at present been here 10 years and trying to find out some history on our house like past tenants heard a few grisly stories so wanting to confirm can anyone help live on chadwick road any info would be nice no 44 cheers clare.

Hello Ian or Dave. I remember you quite well because you 2 were always much better at footy than us young-uns when we were kicking about on the circle. It seemed as big as a football pitch at the time. Do you remember the great bike "ramp" about half way down the street next to the lamp post that everyone used to fly off on their Choppers? I remember a lot of scuffed knees & elbows.
Last I heard Dave was teaching but don't know about Ian. We lived at no.22and I had a brother + 3 sisters. I've got nice memories of living there althought I was quite young then.
All the best, Pete

I lived on Fishponds Road West number 63, when I was about 11 or 12....left in 1954 ish...I went to Woodthorpe School.
I was Joan Robinson. and names I remember are Barbara McGowan, Sandra Holland, Ruth Robinson, Harry Popplewell, Harold Whitehead.....:)

Thanks for reply to my pm Joan.
I will carry on searching :thumbsup:

My mums family all lived on Chadwick road ,the Cutts & my uncle lived in my grandmas house no 12.

do you remember the mitchell on chadwick don t know number

Does anyone remember the Matthews family? They lived at No 60 Fishponds Rd. :thumbsup:
hi i remember the mathews were they a big family i remember a trevor vincent and i think martin but i know they were more memory not so good these days

I lived on Fishponds Road West number 63, when I was about 11 or 12....left in 1954 ish...I went to Woodthorpe School.
I was Joan Robinson. and names I remember are Barbara McGowan, Sandra Holland, Ruth Robinson, Harry Popplewell, Harold Whitehead.....:)
i remember margaret hill and christine kelwick

Does anyone remember the Pye family who lived on Chadwick Road, across from Woodthorpe school?

My cousins lived just up from the school alan & mark & jennifer cutts.

My family live on fishponds rd and my older sister use to hang around with rhona.:)

I grew up on hastilar rd sth but now live on fishponds

Hello to all you woodchoppers ,i lived on Fishponds Road West,from 1962-1980.Some of you should know us -or not-whatever.Ian and David Sheppard.Would love to hear from anyone from that era.:thumbsup:

Hi guys long time no hear only talkinm bout u the othe day to cath biggin we were rememberin the good old woodthorpe school days

Does anyone remember the Pye family who lived on Chadwick Road, across from Woodthorpe school?

I remember trevor if thats any gud lived on corner of chadwick and woodthorpe road

I remember trevor if thats any gud lived on corner of chadwick and woodthorpe road

I know his Mum,Doreen,died many years ago.I don"t know what happened to Trevor or his Dad.

I know his Mum,Doreen,died many years ago.I don"t know what happened to Trevor or his Dad.

Lat I heard they moved off estate Mark cateror did houseup Just found out they moved onto manor

does anyone remember the Murdoch family on Hastilar Rd South

Joanl-----any idea what happened to Barbara Mc.Gowan and Ruth Robinson ? I lived on Audrey Road until about 1949 and remember them both after all these years ! I'm sure Barbara was a pretty girl, with fair hair and Ruth was tall for her age with darkish complexion and short, black hair.
Mind you, I was only 8 at the time so my memory might be playing tricks ! I do distinctly remember that maybe when I was a toddler, I couldn't say my ' R's ' properly and used to get laughed at for calling R.R. ' Wuth Wobinson ' !

Joanl-----any idea what happened to Barbara Mc.Gowan and Ruth Robinson ? I lived on Audrey Road until about 1949 and remember them both after all these years ! I'm sure Barbara was a pretty girl, with fair hair and Ruth was tall for her age with darkish complexion and short, black hair.
Mind you, I was only 8 at the time so my memory might be playing tricks ! I do distinctly remember that maybe when I was a toddler, I couldn't say my ' R's ' properly and used to get laughed at for calling R.R. ' Wuth Wobinson ' !

Yes Barbara WAS blonde and I remember Ruth being involved somehow with the Salvation Army I recall she lived on Fishponds Road.....I don't know what happened to them after about 11 to be honest...always wondered and have trawled the Friends Reunited pages too, but with no luck.
Jonathon Ross has made a fortune with not being able to pronounce his R's hasn't he:hihi::thumbsup:

Thanks Joanl for the info. ! Well, I suppose they could be anywhere in the world after all these years !
" Yeah, I coulda been a contender, Charlie "-----but at least I never LOOKED like Johnathen Woss !

Any one remember Zaffa M'bye and Andy Lilliker (Lil/Lilly)? Would be interesting to know what they are doing now.

I remember trevor if thats any gud lived on corner of chadwick and woodthorpe road

They moved in to one of the bigger houses on Richmond Road, father was a TV repair man but seem to recall he died quite young and the mum and 2 boys Trevor and Ian moved on to Richmond Road somewhere near the Davis' backing on to Richmond Park.

Incidentally (unless he bought it later) Mark Caterer didn't move in to the Pye's house he moved in to one of the houses opposite and did it all up. The house he and Beverley Jacques moved in to used to belong to the alcoholic couple her name was pearl and she used to roll up and down Chadwick Road off her head getting her whiskey form Mrs Howe's if it was open or the shop next to the Collivers (was it a co-op) at the top near the Hign Noon. I know this because Pearl's old Mum Mrs Smith lived on Chadwick Road between Michael Poole's house and my mum and dads house on the corner of Audrey and she was always there on the cadge

when i used to go to the baths as a nipper would i be right in saying the house to my left (as i took the photo's) was a sweet shop?

others are right, the house directly to your left from this phote is where old Mrs Smith lived up until the mid seventies when she died- after that the Croft's moved in Betty and Herbert (he was a butcher in castle market and they still live there now) they had a married son at the time called Paul, twins Cheryl and Steven and a younger girl Leigh who would be say 45 now.... she married Russel Howe the granson of the sweetshop owner... the shop was the first building to your right as you took the photo.. below Audrey Road

does anyone know the maw family?

Miss T.----I don 't really ' know ' any Maws now, but I went to Woodthorpe Primary school from about 1945-46 until 1949 and I can remember a ' Georgie Maw ' or ' Gordon Maw ' [ memory fading a bit ! ]. Not much help, sorry, but, perhaps part of the jigsaw ?

Miss T.----I don 't really ' know ' any Maws now, but I went to Woodthorpe Primary school from about 1945-46 until 1949 and I can remember a ' Georgie Maw ' or ' Gordon Maw ' [ memory fading a bit ! ]. Not much help, sorry, but, perhaps part of the jigsaw ?


yes thats right, he was my grandad, but passed away now, i never got to know him because he died after i was born.

MissT-----Glad to be able to give you a bit of info. I can even remember, vaguely, that your grandad was a fairly tall, thinnish boy, with dark hair. The only other name I remember from our class is ' Trevor Bullivant ' who lived on Chadwick Road, about halfway between the school & Woodhouse Road.
Did your grandad ever mention the lady who lived on the corner of Chadwick Road And Audrey Road ? Sometimes she used to make lovely toffee lollipops and we kids would call at her back door to buy one, after school, if we heard she was ' in business '. Our first teacher was a Miss Vaughn [ sp. ? ].
I dreaded leaving there and moving right across town, but like most kids, I suppose, I soon got used to my new ' borstal '----new canes, new detentions, new lines.......happy days really ! With the strict discipline,we kids felt more united and at least the teachers never used to mug us or beat us up after school !

my mum said she rememberd him saying about the lollipops, she also says do you remember any of his brothers.

Miss T.----I don 't really ' know ' any Maws now, but I went to Woodthorpe Primary school from about 1945-46 until 1949 and I can remember a ' Georgie Maw ' or ' Gordon Maw ' [ memory fading a bit ! ]. Not much help, sorry, but, perhaps part of the jigsaw ?

I was at Woodthorpe school between 1944 and 1950 and I remember an Albert Maw, a tall thin kid. I can't remember much about him as our paths never crossed outside school. I also remember the purveyor of toffee apples!

Mike

Puffin4,
Yes, MissTwinkle mentioned there were some brothers. Do you remember Miss Vaughn ? I can 't remember now, if I started school in Jan. 1945, Sept. 1945....or Jan. 1946 ! Anyway, Miss Vaughn was my first teacher. My much older cousin had also done her teaching practice there, during the war-----Miss Mumford-----ring a bell at all ?
Also, I remember the Priest family from Chadwick Road, but not at the school itself. We all used to play [ and have stone fights ! ] in the field that lay between Woodhouse Road and Lowburn Road. Happy Days-----Sore Heads !

Hi Fareast,

I don't recall either of the teachers you mentioned. The head at the infants was Miss Birley and my class teacher was Miss Hopkins. The junior school head was Mrs Batey, who administered the cane to me on several occasions, mainly for being late. Both the heads were of similar build; short portly. My class teacher for most of my time in the juniors was Miss Edith Duncan who went on to become the head at Ellesmere Road Juniors.

I didn't live close to the school, I grew up on Richmond Hill Road, down near the park and my daily trip to the infants was on the 32 bus (a ha'penny half please) - about two stops if I recall. Dinner money was two bob a week and the milk was free. We also used to take a tanner a week for our bank; when our account reached £1, it was transferred into a Trustee Savings Bank account.

I left Woodthorpe in 1950, when I went on to Nether Edge Grammar to finish my growing up!

Mike

MissT-----Glad to be able to give you a bit of info. I can even remember, vaguely, that your grandad was a fairly tall, thinnish boy, with dark hair. The only other name I remember from our class is ' Trevor Bullivant ' who lived on Chadwick Road, about halfway between the school & Woodhouse Road.
Did your grandad ever mention the lady who lived on the corner of Chadwick Road And Audrey Road ? Sometimes she used to make lovely toffee lollipops and we kids would call at her back door to buy one, after school, if we heard she was ' in business '. Our first teacher was a Miss Vaughn [ sp. ? ].
I dreaded leaving there and moving right across town, but like most kids, I suppose, I soon got used to my new ' borstal '----new canes, new detentions, new lines.......happy days really ! With the strict discipline,we kids felt more united and at least the teachers never used to mug us or beat us up after school !

Hi Fareast,
I too remember the lady who sold the lollipops. We used to go from Standhouse School on the Manor to Woodthorpe Baths for swimming lessons. We used to spend our 1d bus fare home on a lollipop, and then have to walk all the way up the hill back to the Manor. As I remember, the lollipops were disc shaped mounted on a stick and were made of cinder type toffee. Worth the walk home (unless the weather was really bad).

Did your grandad ever mention the lady who lived on the corner of Chadwick Road And Audrey Road ? Sometimes she used to make lovely toffee lollipops and we kids would call at her back door to buy one

My parents moved in to the first house on Audrey Rd back in 1960. The old lady who lived in the house next to us was (the address was 52 Chadwick Road) was old "Mrs Smith". I remember her disk shaped toffee lollies very well !

Does anyone remember the Matthews family? They lived at No 60 Fishponds Rd. :thumbsup:
i remember the mathews i think there was martin vincent and trevor that i recall

Hi Kirky what road is the pics taken on cheers

no it wasnt a shop my parents live there from 1973

Any one remember Zaffa M'bye and Andy Lilliker (Lil/Lilly)? Would be interesting to know what they are doing now.

yes used to play football with them zaffa came to my surprise 40th some 6 years ago

Does anyone know the whereabouts of David edwards Young?I believe his Mum was Pauline and they lived on Audrey rd.

I was born on woodthorpe anyone remember the Sweeneys I was born on fishponds road west. would love to hear from old friends

i went to woodthorpe school ,all the way from the infants to leaving in 65,i won a few cups for swimming that were kept at the baxk of the hall in the trophy cabinet ,now the old school has gone what would have happened to my cups i wonder ?

best teacher there was mr cartwright , hated the science teacher mr cliffe he was just a bully that would use any excuse to bring the cane out ...

I was born on woodthorpe anyone remember the Sweeneys I was born on fishponds road west. would love to hear from old friends
You are probably from Walt Sweeneys side of the family. My mother & father were Margaret & Mick off Hastilar Road South.

I used to go out with Mick Murdoch did you know him

Does anyone remember the Matthews family? They lived at No 60 Fishponds Rd. :thumbsup:

hi do u mean anne and mick matthews, micks mum n dad was margerat n jim sisters sue, jane, n diane, ane anne is an ismay x