Hello
Can anyone fill me in on any recent history about the Flower Estate? I have heard that there were a couple of famillies that used to 'own' the estate, I'm trying to find out more about the last ten years or so. Does anyone know what happened to them, and what happened to all the people who lived in the houses that were demolished?
Thanks

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really, sounds interesting, do you know any more?

there have been many families, most large, on the flower estate over the years, wakes, woodwards, robinsons, smiths, and many more.

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what you interested in the estate for ? book, project, etc this sounds interesting

I'm an artist interested in the proposal to produce work for the hoardings that are going to surround the building site for the next 18 months. The funders want to work with local communities to produce stuff, so I'm just trying to find out a bit more.

I'm an artist interested in the proposal to produce work for the hoardings that are going to surround the building site for the next 18 months. The funders want to work with local communities to produce stuff, so I'm just trying to find out a bit more.

Have you tried going to the local schools or finding out if there are any local groups. I'm sure they still use one of the houses as a drop in centre.

Hello
Can anyone fill me in on any recent history about the Flower Estate? I have heard that there were a couple of famillies that used to 'own' the estate, I'm trying to find out more about the last ten years or so. Does anyone know what happened to them, and what happened to all the people who lived in the houses that were demolished?
Thanks
i think i can fill you in on some things about the flower estate my mother was born there fifty od years ago so did my nan till her death four years ago their was nothing sinister going on in fact my mother had a very happy childhood at the moment as you know new homes are being built but something quite interesting has been uncovered aseventeenth century building called wincobank hall we were made aware of this hall by a book written by brian woodriff it will answer a lot of your questions i hope this helps you

Hello
Can anyone fill me in on any recent history about the Flower Estate? I have heard that there were a couple of famillies that used to 'own' the estate, I'm trying to find out more about the last ten years or so. Does anyone know what happened to them, and what happened to all the people who lived in the houses that were demolished?
Thanks
I grew up on the flower estate and it did get really rough and tough in the late 70's and 80's. According to my parents (my mom lived on there from being a child) the estate was a nice place to live with a good community spirit until the slum clearances of the late 60's and 70's came along. This brought in a lot of problem families which were normally large in numbers. In my time there, I saw the place really deteriorate with certain families interbreeding and causing grief for the others. There were, however, quite a number of decent folk living on the 'flower' and people do tend to overlook this when scrutinising similar estates. Having said that, it was a joyous occasion when I eventually uprooted and left the decay.
If you want to pm me I can let you know a bit more, I think it's a little insensitive to bandy names around on a forum.

My Dad was one of 18 living in a 2 up 2 down on Primrose Avenue but we're going back about 40-50 yrs!

i was one of those big familys liveing on daffodil road my family was probley one of the first to get a house on there. i loved it as a child growing up there i lost my mum when i was 6 so it was hard for my dad bringing 7 children up but he managed it. it was a great place to bring familys up we all grew up together because there was alot of big familys and they lived there all there lifes to it wasnt a case of shoveing big familys from troubled areas. may be 10 years ago yes but not back then we played on winkobank hill all the time many of fun hours my oldest brother still lives in the area and im sure he could be a big help to you to. as for the church wasnt all churches haunted to us kids even thou i belived it at the time i use to go to sunday school there we did all the shows nativity plays we used to go up in the loft area thats where we felt scared we kept all the props up there.

I used to Live on the flower estate from being born to leaving when I got married in 1973,I used to live opposite the junior school on the corner bracken rd, I agree it was a good estate back then everyone looked out for each other, you could leave your doors unlocked, & no one bothered not like these days, I remember Wakes, ernie wake knocked around with one of my brothers also I think it was Steve woodward as well (he had a glass eye) Smiths, longfords (next door neighbours), on bon fire night our end of the green used to have a competition with the other end to see who could build the biggest bonfire, we always lost as one of the family's dad brought home loads of wood on the lorry he drove, some other names that come to mind are: bruins, dixon's, shipam's, turton's, mr brooke's, exton's, mitcham's, naylor's, one's I went to school with are: longford, Smith, myers, walker, scott. varley, allan, willis, to name but a few anyone else remember me (haddon) let us know.

i no a few of the names you mentiond you may have gone to school with one of my brothers.the family name is green

Hi Carol, I can't recall the name. what is your brothers name & where abouts on the flower did you live, at the senior school my last form teacher was Miss Bennett, I have 4 brothers, peter, paul,
david, philip, I left school in "68" such a long time ago, can you bring me up to date on the estate as I haven't lived in sheffield for 22 years, I now live in mallorca but visit our eldest daughter who lives at Shiregreen a couple of times a year.

hi GJ2004 well i was a baby when you left school lol, my oldest brother is called david then there was barry, robert, paul, then my siswas gaynor, lisa, my dad was allen green, we lived on daffodil road no:38. sorry i cant keep you upto date on the goings on up there now i moved when i was 17 and have only been back a few times over the years so you prob no more than me, but david still lives up there near school.

hi GJ2004 well i was a baby when you left school lol, my oldest brother is called david then there was barry, robert, paul, then my siswas gaynor, lisa, my dad was allen green, we lived on daffodil road no:38. sorry i cant keep you upto date on the goings on up there now i moved when i was 17 and have only been back a few times over the years so you prob no more than me, but david still lives up there near school.
I was a mate of your Bob's, Carol. My nan lived at number 61. Mrs Ashton

what a small world i cant beleave i found this site by accident and me past is flying back i even went out on friday nite and bumped into a lad we used to knock about with not seen anyone in years lol.

l.o.again carol, the names you mention don't ring a bell, may be if you could ask your bro what form he was in at school & some others he went to school with might jog my memory as it is such a long time since I left school lol.thanks sue

hi sue i dont see much of my family to be honest i see me oldest brother david now and again when i go to the dentist near where he works but he married susan york, kenneth stanley was one of his mates i dont remember others sorry but i will ask him when i see him again.

I used to Live on the flower estate from being born to leaving when I got married in 1973,I used to live opposite the junior school on the corner bracken rd, I agree it was a good estate back then everyone looked out for each other, you could leave your doors unlocked, & no one bothered not like these days, I remember Wakes, ernie wake knocked around with one of my brothers also I think it was Steve woodward as well (he had a glass eye) Smiths, longfords (next door neighbours), on bon fire night our end of the green used to have a competition with the other end to see who could build the biggest bonfire, we always lost as one of the family's dad brought home loads of wood on the lorry he drove, some other names that come to mind are: bruins, dixon's, shipam's, turton's, mr brooke's, exton's, mitcham's, naylor's, one's I went to school with are: longford, Smith, myers, walker, scott. varley, allan, willis, to name but a few anyone else remember me (haddon) let us know.
I was born on Bracken road but we moved onto Hyacinth when I was about two-ish. My sister married David Higton who lived on Bracken road and my best mate at infants and middle school was Paul Naylor (who is a prison warder at Armley now!)
I know hell of a lot of those names :)

i was one of those big familys liveing on daffodil road my family was probley one of the first to get a house on there. i loved it as a child growing up there i lost my mum when i was 6 so it was hard for my dad bringing 7 children up but he managed it. it was a great place to bring familys up we all grew up together because there was alot of big familys and they lived there all there lifes to it wasnt a case of shoveing big familys from troubled areas. may be 10 years ago yes but not back then we played on winkobank hill all the time many of fun hours my oldest brother still lives in the area and im sure he could be a big help to you to. as for the church wasnt all churches haunted to us kids even thou i belived it at the time i use to go to sunday school there we did all the shows nativity plays we used to go up in the loft area thats where we felt scared we kept all the props up there.
hiya carol
i used to live there as well gail bilton 57 daffodil right on top, got 2 brother gary n mark. lived next door to beryl turver then the hells angels, then the flints. I remember u loosing your mum when we were at school, also remember gaynor n lisa u lived in house next to gennel . I agree with you it was good times , we lived there 18 year and never had no trouble. my mum n dad only moved off just before they were going to get knocked down and moved onto shiregreen. i can also remember the park on wincobank hill where we used to play.

I was a mate of your Bob's, Carol. My nan lived at number 61. Mrs Ashton
hiya my parents used to live at 57 janet and danny bilton and i think i remember your nan she used to have a corgi and her daughter or grand daughter lived on bellhouse road across from shops . your nan had a great big lilac tree in garden next to gennel we used to hide in it had a word with my mum and she says the daughter or grand daughter was called |Judy and mrs Ashton was a lovely lady. also thinks the corgis name was sacha

hiya this site brings back memories , some of the names i remember are walkers , flints, welches, bycrofts, greens , whittles, bains , winstanleys, carnalls, thought id chuck a few in , i was only looking for an exchange on sheffield forum. lol lol and the fire stories i remember them there was one on next block,on daffodil, other side of gennel where bycrofts lived the dad died i think he went back in to save the dog. and the fire brigade were on strike at the time and green goddeses had to come so didnt get there for awhile but i think the son got out , think their family name was Wildgoose ? also remember shentall or Stones ? fire where the dad died,and the house was empty for ages.

its so strange coming on here think its better than another site there is to catch up. it was all supriseing to me i was only looking at my old school and found this. few days after i found this site i bumped into a lad called andrew who we knocked about with. i remember all the names you mentioned well we was all the big familys wasnt we. what great times we had there why cant the world be like it was then.

Carol , I think i used to go to Stannington College with your David .We were training to be motor mechanics , i think he was working at Gilders at the time (1970 ish). Whats he doing now ?.

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The woman was called laney, and she had 2 girls and a boy, think his nick name was Beany, didnt cause no bother. lived at 55 daffodil for some time. All the biker friends used to come and they had some, park there bikes up in yard or on front of house, and all used to stay at the house and dos down where ever. like i said never had no trouble or caused no trouble.

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lol it would have been about 1980

i lived in shiregreen when i was a baby above bluebell doctors i knew alot of the large families woodwards used to babysit for me my parents were lorraine and les hudson and used to hang about with the fishers ,todds,myers to name afew my brother in law is also a robinson and they all still in that area

I used to live at number 3 Daffodil Rd from 77/81 the people i knew back then were the innocents who lived at number 5,the mayors,the dawtry's,the webbs, the potts,the wakes lived a few doors up the road.I remember only being about 8/9 y.o at the time & i used to walk round holding hands with this lass who was around the same age as me who lived next to the gennell up the road leading onto the field at the back but cannot remember her name,i sure she had long blond hair back then.

could she have been called lisa and had 2 sisters and a few brothers if so her sister writes on here she called carol. i lived at 57 but u may have known my brother mark bilton he was about that age then

could she have been called lisa and had 2 sisters and a few brothers if so her sister writes on here she called carol. i lived at 57 but u may have known my brother mark bilton he was about that age then

She could've been i'm not sure,also not too sure about her having sisters & brothers but as you walked up daffodil rd i lived in the 2nd house on the right but this girl lived on the opposite side further up the road the first house you came to just before the gennel,i'm going back now to around 79/80.

I used to live at number 3 Daffodil Rd from 77/81 the people i knew back then were the innocents who lived at number 5,the mayors,the dawtry's,the webbs, the potts,the wakes lived a few doors up the road.I remember only being about 8/9 y.o at the time & i used to walk round holding hands with this lass who was around the same age as me who lived next to the gennell up the road leading onto the field at the back but cannot remember her name,i sure she had long blond hair back then.

I'm related to the Mayors if it's the same ones you're on about. They lived on the right hand side of Daffodil if you was coming off Wincobank Ave, I seem to remember it was on a bend.

I'm related to the Mayors if it's the same ones you're on about. They lived on the right hand side of Daffodil if you was coming off Wincobank Ave, I seem to remember it was on a bend.

It was a Robert Mayor whom i hanged around with.

It was a Robert Mayor whom i hanged around with.

Yeah it is the same ones, Roberts my cousin.

I grew up in woodseats but was born in Wincobank (Barrow Road), my Grandad Eric and Nanan Gladys and most of family lived on daffodil (Myers) and i remember it all like yesterday. The stories are all true about neighbours lookin out for each other. To Carol Green i know your Bob, he's a good friend of my dad and my aunts and uncles. i fondly remember going out on the back fields walking the dog with my uncle. I was only a young lad of about 8 or 9 but i have great memories of the Flower estate. Its sad to see the road as it is now and thinking back to how it used to be. My dad wants wants to Know if anyone remembers the brickyard that used to be on the field at the back of what used to be the Roman Ridge????
Thanks to all for making me think back to happy times.

I lived on the Flower Estate from birth 1950 and even though most people didn't have a great deal of money there was a great community spirit. We didn't have all the little toe rags who thought they should rob and annoy their neighbors all the time or make the place a massive slum. Most of us went to Shiregreen School and were subject to fairly high standards there and if we got into trouble out of school we would get punished by the school and our parents. Things changed eventually and the estate seemed to have a lot of people move in who thought that the world owed them a living and that they were above the law and that they could run the area down to their level. Next thing demolition, some rebuilding now a big building site and a bloody good community scattered and some of it lost.

I remember a John Myers who used to live at the top end of Daffodil Road , He had a younger brother i think his name is Robert . I remember the Brickyard and the ponds that were in the quarry behind it , it was full of frogs, newts and sticklebacks and during the summer we used to swim in it !.

my dad is john myers who lived on the bend at the top of daffdil road, he has 5 brothers and 3 sisters but i think the Robert you are thinking of is called Mayor not Myers. He was telling me about collecting frogs and newts as a kid from in the old brickyard...

I grew up in woodseats but was born in Wincobank (Barrow Road), my Grandad Eric and Nanan Gladys and most of family lived on daffodil (Myers) and i remember it all like yesterday. The stories are all true about neighbours lookin out for each other. To Carol Green i know your Bob, he's a good friend of my dad and my aunts and uncles. i fondly remember going out on the back fields walking the dog with my uncle. I was only a young lad of about 8 or 9 but i have great memories of the Flower estate. Its sad to see the road as it is now and thinking back to how it used to be. My dad wants wants to Know if anyone remembers the brickyard that used to be on the field at the back of what used to be the Roman Ridge????
Thanks to all for making me think back to happy times.

hiya i remember gladys myers she had a sister further round daffodil and one that married into the walkers everlyn i think ? Danny myers went out with vicky suiter and had kids, were still together last time i heard but that was quite a while ago.

Gladys was my nan, Danny is my dads younger brother who is still with vicky, his other brothers are steve, jamie, glen, and mark is sisters are lindsey, pamela and andrea. i am one of probably 25ish grandkids. I have lots of good memories from the time i spent on the flower estate in the good old days...

Yeah it is the same ones, Roberts my cousin.

You will have to ask him if he remembers me (mark) who lived at number 3 & would you tell him i've been asking about him please,many thanks.

You will have to ask him if he remembers me (mark) who lived at number 3 & would you tell him i've been asking about him please,many thanks.

Yeah will do:)

Carol , I think i used to go to Stannington College with your David .We were training to be motor mechanics , i think he was working at Gilders at the time (1970 ish). Whats he doing now ?.

yes thats our david i was with him last week at a family funeral. hes doing ok hes working at tescos on infirmary road you will find him on the desk there i will tell him you was asking after him if you give me ya name.

hiya carol
i used to live there as well gail bilton 57 daffodil right on top, got 2 brother gary n mark. lived next door to beryl turver then the hells angels, then the flints. I remember u loosing your mum when we were at school, also remember gaynor n lisa u lived in house next to gennel . I agree with you it was good times , we lived there 18 year and never had no trouble. my mum n dad only moved off just before they were going to get knocked down and moved onto shiregreen. i can also remember the park on wincobank hill where we used to play.

hiya gail yes i remember you i was with all the family last week was telling them about this site, it brings back all the memorys.

Who were the Hells Angels?

we lived at 38 and a hells agels family moved in next door they was ok never any bother but partying in the garden used to anoy our bob so he went and told them and we never heard any noise from them again but they was a nice family.

I used to live at number 3 Daffodil Rd from 77/81 the people i knew back then were the innocents who lived at number 5,the mayors,the dawtry's,the webbs, the potts,the wakes lived a few doors up the road.I remember only being about 8/9 y.o at the time & i used to walk round holding hands with this lass who was around the same age as me who lived next to the gennell up the road leading onto the field at the back but cannot remember her name,i sure she had long blond hair back then.

hiya mark it could have been lisa we was the first gennell that you would come tothere wouldnt have been any on your side as we was on the side of the woods so comeing up daffodil to ours at 38 we was the first gennel. sorry all iv not been on this one for a bit so still catching up and sending replys out lol.

my dad is john myers who lived on the bend at the top of daffdil road, he has 5 brothers and 3 sisters but i think the Robert you are thinking of is called Mayor not Myers. He was telling me about collecting frogs and newts as a kid from in the old brickyard...

Hi Mido2k2, I know your aunt lyndsey She was in the same class as me at school, as well as your aunt shirley (walker
she is my oldest daughters god mother ) your aunt andrea's husband tony
worked for us for some years, firvale motorist on herries rd firvale, my hubby still rings him now & again as we now live in mallorca, my name is sue jackson (nee Haddon) I also remember the good times on the estate & the brickyard & quarry behind the school, does anyone know what happened to any of the other girls that were at school with us; pat allan, gloria willis, marina ogden, peggy hudson, to name but a few,

i live at 90 daffidoll road iknew your gary went to school to gether chris shentall i loved the estate then great times

i live at 90 daffidoll road iknew your gary went to school to gether chris shentall i loved the estate then great times
which gary did you know walker or Bilton
you got a brother called lee and brent, both older than you if memory serves me right

Yea sorry Carol i lived on the left hand side as you walked up from the field

Have just joined Forum and first thing i look at is a thread on Flower Estate.
We lived on Daffodil Road right below castle {108 i think) but left in 1953, anyone remember any families living in that area then. I remember my father having pigs on top of Wincobank hill right next to castle, also seem to think there was a farm at side of castle? cant be sure as i was only 10.

Have just joined Forum and first thing i look at is a thread on Flower Estate.
We lived on Daffodil Road right below castle {108 i think) but left in 1953, anyone remember any families living in that area then. I remember my father having pigs on top of Wincobank hill right next to castle, also seem to think there was a farm at side of castle? cant be sure as i was only 10.
there was some cottages there a few yards away i delivered milk there in 1944 when i was 14
left shiregreen school in 1944 i lived on bevercotes road upto 1960 when i got married

Hello
Can anyone fill me in on any recent history about the Flower Estate? I have heard that there were a couple of famillies that used to 'own' the estate, I'm trying to find out more about the last ten years or so. Does anyone know what happened to them, and what happened to all the people who lived in the houses that were demolished?
Thanks

I've heard there were a few families living up there that were responsible for most of the crime within a few miles radius of the Flower Estate.

Police drivers didn't bother chasing joyriders round the streets of North Sheffield; they'd just lie on wait on the Flower Estate for them to turn up later!

Those houses have now been flattened, as part of the recent encroachment of housing developments onto Wincobank Hill.

I've heard there were a few families living up there that were responsible for most of the crime within a few miles radius of the Flower Estate.

Police drivers didn't bother chasing joyriders round the streets of North Sheffield; they'd just lie on wait on the Flower Estate for them to turn up later!

Those houses have now been flattened, as part of the recent encroachment of housing developments onto Wincobank Hill.

Did you actually live there , we did and it was no different than any where else, There were big families and every one knew who they were and knew not to tangle with them as they stook together what ever, It got rougher before the houses got knocked down, yes the joy riders always ended up on wincobank hill but better there than on the street , (not that im agreeing with joy riding ) and then the burnt out cars were left for the police to find, when they eventually turned up, just like now really.

Carol , are you related to the Lawtons who lived at No 40 ? i remember Peter and big Gordon .

gary bilton went to shiregreen together and hinde house havent seen him in years how is he

yes my brothers are lee and brent both doing ok . The hells angels remeber them beany dulion beany got tatooest at hillbrough turn out a nice bloke.

gary bilton went to shiregreen together and hinde house havent seen him in years how is he

Hiya hes ok, he got married last year after living with girlfriend for 17 years and having 4 kids, (Thought he'd try it out first) lol

hi sue i dont see much of my family to be honest i see me oldest brother david now and again when i go to the dentist near where he works but he married susan york, kenneth stanley was one of his mates i dont remember others sorry but i will ask him when i see him again.


Hi Carol, I was just reading your post and noticed your brother knew Kenneth Stanley. I'm doing my family tree and found that Kenneth signed Fanny Stanleys death certificate - she was my great grandmother. I didn't know that my grandmother had a younger brother until my certificate arrived today. Would you please pass my email address (andrew191swift@btinternet.com) on to Kenneth or his family as I would dearly love to find more about our family history. Thank you soooo much. Kirsten x

i emailed you back x

Hi Carol, I was just reading your post and noticed your brother knew Kenneth Stanley. I'm doing my family tree and found that Kenneth signed Fanny Stanleys death certificate - she was my great grandmother. I didn't know that my grandmother had a younger brother until my certificate arrived today. Would you please pass my email address (andrew191swift@btinternet.com) on to Kenneth or his family as I would dearly love to find more about our family history. Thank you soooo much. Kirsten x
i remember a ken stanley he was in my class at school both left in 1944
he lived in a big house i think it was on shiregreen lane across from the brick company any help

it looks like we found the right family hope gary can help you out

it looks like we found the right family hope gary can help you out

thank you so much, Kirsten x

Hi there.we lived at no 35 Daffodil road.we all had big families in late 60s and 70s i knew all the big families we grew a bond between us all.we had our ups and downs but as a kid it was great growing up on the flower estatewe had and still have respect for each other

thank you so much, Kirsten x

Hi Kirsten.i was born in no 2 Clematis road.My dad was Ken Stanley.i had an uncle George who died young uncle Percy who lived in Kimberworth rotherham.he died around i think 98 or 99.my dad ken died sept 99.alice lived on Chesterfield road for many a year.think Lily lived at Hackenthorpe.Jean lives or did in whiteways road Grimesthorpe.my mums still alive she knows everthing as mothers do.If you need further help just get in touch at garry_stanley@hotmail.com.whats your link to the family if you dont mind me asking.cheers Garry

thank you so much, Kirsten x

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thank you so much, Kirsten x

Hi Kirsten.i was born in no 2 Clematis road.My dad was Ken Stanley.i had an uncle George who died young uncle Percy who lived in Kimberworth rotherham.he died around i think 98 or 99.my dad ken died sept 99.alice lived on Chesterfield road for many a year.think Lily lived at Hackenthorpe.Jean lives or did in whiteways road Grimesthorpe.my mums still alive she knows everthing as mothers do.If you need further help just get in touch at garry_stanley@hotmail.com.whats your link to the family if you dont mind me asking.cheers Garry

I grew up on the flower estate and it did get really rough and tough in the late 70's and 80's. According to my parents (my mom lived on there from being a child) the estate was a nice place to live with a good community spirit until the slum clearances of the late 60's and 70's came along. This brought in a lot of problem families which were normally large in numbers. In my time there, I saw the place really deteriorate with certain families interbreeding and causing grief for the others. There were, however, quite a number of decent folk living on the 'flower' and people do tend to overlook this when scrutinising similar estates. Having said that, it was a joyous occasion when I eventually uprooted and left the decay.
If you want to pm me I can let you know a bit more, I think it's a little insensitive to bandy names around on a forum.

Hi Little Alex/We lived on Daffodil road for years.as you say when we were kids it was great.We all had big families but we all no matter how big the family had respect for each others parents.We would be friends one day then fighting the next thats how it was.still see some of the lads and still there's that respect for each otherWe lived at no 35 in late 60s well into the 70s thats when i moved off only to move to Honeysuckle road then moved out of the area but still have family around there.if you want to get in touch with email let me know cheers

Hi Kirsten.i was born in no 2 Clematis road.My dad was Ken Stanley.i had an uncle George who died young uncle Percy who lived in Kimberworth rotherham.he died around i think 98 or 99.my dad ken died sept 99.alice lived on Chesterfield road for many a year.think Lily lived at Hackenthorpe.Jean lives or did in whiteways road Grimesthorpe.my mums still alive she knows everthing as mothers do.If you need further help just get in touch at garry_stanley@hotmail.com.whats your link to the family if you dont mind me asking.cheers Garry
his your dad the same ken as was in my class at school left in 1944 lived on shiregreen lane he would have been 69 then when he passed away yours a woollen

hiya garry you found us then lol.
like gary said we did all pull together like the time our house got set on fire by the nutcase that lived a few doors away who got up in the middle of the night gave there beds up for 2 week for us girls your family did and i will never forget that. i often talk about the good old days of daffodil road. i lived at number 38.

kirstenswift glad to be of help just good timing i spoted garry on facebook

and yes awoolen you are probably right it would be the same ken.

Blimey I remember visiting my Grandparents on Foxglove back in the 70s, fish and chips from the Paragon on Sicey and having to watch wrestling on world of sport, or the football over the wall at the sports ground !

Blimey I remember visiting my Grandparents on Foxglove back in the 70s, fish and chips from the Paragon on Sicey and having to watch wrestling on world of sport, or the football over the wall at the sports ground !

Do you remember that chippy at top of bellhouse road / shiregreen lane. think they called it hoskins they did them crinkle chips brill.

his your dad the same ken as was in my class at school left in 1944 lived on shiregreen lane he would have been 69 then when he passed away yours a woollen

Yep thats the same Ken.yes your right dad was 69 when he passed away

Blimey I remember visiting my Grandparents on Foxglove back in the 70s, fish and chips from the Paragon on Sicey and having to watch wrestling on world of sport, or the football over the wall at the sports ground !

I use to watch and play on there as well . The old english steel ground.they use to wear the old blue & white stripes of wednesday

hiya garry you found us then lol.
like gary said we did all pull together like the time our house got set on fire by the nutcase that lived a few doors away who got up in the middle of the night gave there beds up for 2 week for us girls your family did and i will never forget that. i often talk about the good old days of daffodil road. i lived at number 38.

kirstenswift glad to be of help just good timing i spoted garry on facebook

and yes awoolen you are probably right it would be the same ken.

Hey Carol.Remember the old saying. We had nowt but we were happy i think ??>

my dad is john myers who lived on the bend at the top of daffdil road, he has 5 brothers and 3 sisters but i think the Robert you are thinking of is called Mayor not Myers. He was telling me about collecting frogs and newts as a kid from in the old brickyard...

Hiya i know john.& Glyn mark steve bless him and i think Danny another very good family off the flower

I've heard there were a few families living up there that were responsible for most of the crime within a few miles radius of the Flower Estate.

Police drivers didn't bother chasing joyriders round the streets of North Sheffield; they'd just lie on wait on the Flower Estate for them to turn up later!

Those houses have now been flattened, as part of the recent encroachment of housing developments onto Wincobank Hill.

No one owned the estate. we were off Daffodil road but were quiet happy playing on Honeysuckle road with the Woodwards & Robbo's.On Hyacinth with the myers.Lets start another Debate Which was the Best road on the flower estate Obviously Daffodil road but whay does everyone else think

Carol , are you related to the Lawtons who lived at No 40 ? i remember Peter and big Gordon .

John was one of my best mates when we were growing up on the flower

Carol , are you related to the Lawtons who lived at No 40 ? i remember Peter and big Gordon .

hiya this site brings back memories , some of the names i remember are walkers , flints, welches, bycrofts, greens , whittles, bains , winstanleys, carnalls, thought id chuck a few in , i was only looking for an exchange on sheffield forum. lol lol and the fire stories i remember them there was one on next block,on daffodil, other side of gennel where bycrofts lived the dad died i think he went back in to save the dog. and the fire brigade were on strike at the time and green goddeses had to come so didnt get there for awhile but i think the son got out , think their family name was Wildgoose ? also remember shentall or Stones ? fire where the dad died,and the house was empty for ages.

Yes it was Len wildgoose who died in the fire.Think he was the uncle of Jimmy & michael Broddie

yes gracie the lawtons was my mums family

garry new you would love this site lol i was like ohhhh my god

garry we was the best road cos it was the one of the longest roads on flower estate.

yes gracie the lawtons was my mums family

garry new you would love this site lol i was like ohhhh my god

garry we was the best road cos it was the one of the longest roads on flower estate.

Carol its great this site.its nice to catch up with people

sure is garry i was amazed who you bump into on here lol

his your dad the same ken as was in my class at school left in 1944 lived on shiregreen lane he would have been 69 then when he passed away yours a woollen

Cant find your last thread.sorry

i remember a ken stanley he was in my class at school both left in 1944
he lived in a big house i think it was on shiregreen lane across from the brick company any help

garry was this the one you looking for?

garry was this the one you looking for?

no carol seen that one before

garry was this the one you looking for?

seen this one before as well carol

ok not sure on what post you are looking for.

hi all my husband used to live on daffodil number 44 the (wareham family) he remembers quite a few of the names mentioned.

hi all my husband ron wareham used to live at number 44 daffodil road and remembers lots of the names mentioned on here.

hi all my husband ron wareham used to live at number 44 daffodil road and remembers lots of the names mentioned on here.

I remember Ron,Lovely man.Also remeber Terry Allen & Gladys sons gary & kevin as well.wow its brill this site

ok not sure on what post you are looking for.

A Wollen sent me a thread but i cant find it.

hi all my husband ron wareham used to live at number 44 daffodil road and remembers lots of the names mentioned on here.

yes i remember ron to say helloooo for me

hi all my husband used to live on daffodil number 44 the (wareham family) he remembers quite a few of the names mentioned.
i seem to remeber that name from my school days

garry i got our barry on here today so im surew he wil raise his head on thsi thread soon lol.

garry i got our barry on here today so im surew he wil raise his head on thsi thread soon lol.

Nice one carol.the more we have the better

and the fire stories i remember them there was one on next block,on daffodil, other side of gennel where bycrofts lived the dad died i think he went back in to save the dog. and the fire brigade were on strike at the time and green goddeses had to come so didnt get there for awhile .

God I remember watching that from my bedroom window

i dont know if u thinking of his dad cos as he was also called ron from what i hear he was a lovely man

Hi all I'm carols bother Barry I'm seconded eldest I was at shiregreen middle school From 1965 to 1972 I remember Mr Priestley he was nasty he kicked a kid out of his class with his Dr martins shoes kid was taken to hospital with a gashed head as he hit the cupboards outside the class room.
Our Dave went to school same time a peter Lawton our cousin and his brother Gordan there was also john to.
we move into number 38 daffodil rd in 1964 after the bad winter of 63 because our old house caught fire in the chimney and we moved next door to my mum's brother Jeff Lawton.
We had a great childhood with as our carol has said we played in the woods of wincobank hill a old roman fort a hall was built on there later on but had go into ruin in the 60's.
Our life was fun lots of kids to play with and at times fight with to the fovringills was one such family the wake's and stanley's where our friends we always had a house full as carol said we lost our mum to pneumonia so as dad was working we had a house keeper payed by the council to get us ready for school.
we had good time around wit-son tide were we got dress in our best clothes them go around the house showing the off and getting money.
it was a great time i left in 1981 or 82 my sister's stay there when my dad remarried it wasn't a good time for them our Dave still live on primrose ave and if the person doing research on the estate wants to send contact details I will forward the to him he is on the tenants association.

hi brinsworth and Ellie2003 it's barry green here. i remember your dad ellie is he still with us hope he is well.

hi barry im rons wife just use my daughters name as a screen name rons is fine though thanks 4 asking

Nuttycow 13,it was the eldest son of wildgoose who was the brother of shiela wildgoose. He went back into the house to rescue the dog but didnt make it back out. I know because I lived next door Bycrofts.

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Originally Posted by kirstenswift
thank you so much, Kirsten x

Hi Kirsten.i was born in no 2 Clematis road.My dad was Ken Stanley.i had an uncle George who died young uncle Percy who lived in Kimberworth rotherham.he died around i think 98 or 99.my dad ken died sept 99.alice lived on Chesterfield road for many a year.think Lily lived at Hackenthorpe.Jean lives or did in whiteways road Grimesthorpe.my mums still alive she knows everthing as mothers do.If you need further help just get in touch at garry_stanley@hotmail.com.whats your link to the family if you dont mind me asking.cheers Garry

Hi

My grandmother was Alice.

Kirsten

I lived on Clematis Road in the 50's but can't remember the number.

I haven't lived in Sheffield for over 30 years.
As we went back there last year for a wedding, I decided I'd like to have a look at Clematis Road, not having been back there since the 50's.
How sad - couldn't get near it. It looked like all the houses and been demolished and all I could see was piles of earth.

I lived on Clematis Road in the 50's but can't remember the number.

I haven't lived in Sheffield for over 30 years.
As we went back there last year for a wedding, I decided I'd like to have a look at Clematis Road, not having been back there since the 50's.
How sad - couldn't get near it. It looked like all the houses and been demolished and all I could see was piles of earth.

I went past a couple of weeks ago to see where my great grandparents lived, they lived at No 2 Clematis Road, which if you look on Google Earth was one of the last houses to be demolished.

Hi ya bigbaz5 its david here. seems like you me and carol are making good use of sheffield forum history. You can usualy find me Seekergreen on page 5 of the history site. ps it was uncle jess and auntie elsie who lived next door on daffodil. uncle jeff was dads pet name for uncle arthur green. Hope this message finds both you and carol well.

One Daffodil Road resident I went to school with was Elaine Hunt, who was a right rum lass! She was little and blonde and as brave as a lion. I remember her at primary school; she knew all the swear words and how to use them.

I think she knew all about sex too, and I remember being dragged up onto Wincobank Hill by three girl friends, and reluctantly finding myself in a snogging activity. The other girls paired off gradually with other boys, and each pair were sent under a jacket to snog. To my horror I was paired off with Howard. I did not 'fancy' Howard, and he probably felt the same about me and I didn't want to do the snogging. I recall the activity as a slobbery, slimy experience. It put me off boys for a while, so maybe they did me a favour, because the other girls seemed to become 'unmarried mothers' not many years after, and I lasted until 31 to have my children! We were all about 11 at snogging time.

Elaine used to give us hours of entertainment. I reckon the Hunt family lived at number 76. Those houses were decent enough, but Elaine's family were probably less fussy than mine, and I used to be surprised at how different her home was. Our beds were made properly with sheets, blankets and eiderdown on top, and my mother made the beds every morning. Elaine's bed was a mish-mass of blankets, bless her, and not very clean. My father always refused to let me sleep at her house, to my relief, I must admit. I always knew that when I asked my dad, I was safe, because his answer would always be 'No'.

She was the youngest of four in the family; she had a brother Mick who 'had to get married', and had his own home. She had a sister Dot who 'had to get married' and also had her own home. She had another brother Graham who was the same age as my older sister and was known to be rather too fond of 'wheels', especially other people's wheels. The Police found young Graham in possession of the remnants of a scooter which belonged to Yat, a friend of my brother. Yat was upset at the theft, he really couldn't understand it at all, especially since the scooter had been taken apart and was unusable.

I still think her family was so much more interesting than mine, but I preferred my upbringing to hers. I do hope she's okay. Last time I saw her, she was sitting on the number 4 bus from Shiregreen into Sheffield. We must have been 18 years old - I was on my way to catch a bus or train back to teaching college in Nottingham, and Elaine was laughing her head off as usual, saying 'I'm f***ing pregnant, aren't I!" I suppose I'm surprised that she had lasted that long!

I do hope their family don't mind me writing their story on here; I'd love to know what happened to them. I don't think her mother was ever very healthy, she was small and quite chubby, and I think had breathing problems. On one occasion when I went to Elaine's house, she said they had left a can of hairspray on the mantlepiece over a roaring fire, and the can had exploded and set fire to every item in reach! I thought this was truly exciting!

Does anyone remember a lovely teenage lad called David Whiteside who died at home suddenly, whilst asleep in a chair? He was friends with Andrew Gartside(?) I'm doubting my memory now, since both these names end with 'side'.

David must have been about 17 when he died, and we were all completely shocked, since he wasn't ill. He would be have been born in about 1952.

I still have a photo of the boys walking alongside me and Hilary Webster when we were taking the Upper Wincobank Undenominational Chapel banner on the Whitsuntide march through the streets to the park at Firth Park. It doesn't seem fair that he never had much life. It's very sad.

Hi ya bigbaz5 its david here. seems like you me and carol are making good use of sheffield forum history. You can usualy find me Seekergreen on page 5 of the history site. ps it was uncle jess and auntie elsie who lived next door on daffodil. uncle jeff was dads pet name for uncle arthur green. Hope this message finds both you and carol well.

hiya david well this is becoming a family affair isnt it lol welcome to sheffield forum i love this place its better that any news paper and all the old friends and storys are great.

im doing good just back from holiday had a good time but had some bad just nice to see some decent sun for a change.

recently found this thread so apologies if names are repeated but, Fothergills, Stones, Robinsons, Walch's and not forgetting the two families that bought their houses on Daffodil Road, the Robinsons and Hollingworths? There was also the Rennie family that lived there a short time at 56 Daffodil Road. There was also the Rowdin(g) family and many other families whose names I cannot recall. Carol, I remember your family very well, all of them. I remember the Warehams. There was the Bollingtons, Favels and Greens on Bluebell Road.
So many memories of living on the estate.
Remember the family that had the embarassment of being sent to bed very early every night, lived at 54 Daffodil Road, thats me!! or one of them.
Not much left of this side of the estate but still memorable families over near what was Shiregreen School.

Just found this thread. I used to go out with a girl who lived on Daffodil Road. Her name was Sandra Bagshaw, she had tow sisters one called Christine. she also had a couple of brothers.

I use to know a Christine and Elaine Chapman on there.

i remember working on the estate about 1979 80 met some good people we modernised the houses new floors etc used to go in the roman ridgeand dallas bar

terry you might know my brothers pm me and we can chat somemore :thumbsup:

yes i made alot off freinds johnny woodward bodger todd pam todd a young lad called boanie pam myers mary myers and steve a lt more il try and remember names

hi ricjem got your message i know all your family ive tried to send you private message but it says you may have chosen not to recievethem check your settings and ill get back to you my mates on the estate called me ginners

hi sue i dont see much of my family to be honest i see me oldest brother david now and again when i go to the dentist near where he works but he married susan york, kenneth stanley was one of his mates i dont remember others sorry but i will ask him when i see him again.

my nan and grandad lived at 91, bellamys.

i live at 90 daffidoll road iknew your gary went to school to gether chris shentall i loved the estate then great times

my grandparents lived at 91.

Many of you may have memories of St Hildas church on Windmill lane, a notice of demolition has gone up, so that will be another piece of history bulldozed to the ground :-(

i lived at 55 daffodil rd with my parents and nannan and grandad, (beryl and ernest turver) then we lived at 146 daffodil rd, im now with kevin spotswood from daffodil rd too.

When did you live there? My Dad and family (the Barkers) lived at 63 so only a few doors away

i lived at 55 daffodil rd with my parents and nannan and grandad, (beryl and ernest turver) then we lived at 146 daffodil rd, im now with kevin spotswood from daffodil rd too.

Hiya caron
your mum n dad are mary & ernie and your uncle jimmy lived there too.
Loved that house on Daffodil, full block of houses where everyone got on & talked ..
My mum n dad is Janet n Danny Bilton so im guessing you know its gail :)
R U ok not seen you since our Gary's 18th..

hi all.i,m married to robert (bob) law.he was brought up at 35 clematis rd.his mom was winnie,everyone knew winnie law.hes got an elder brother ian,an elder sister christine and had an elder brother peter,who sadly passed away 3 years ago.bobs dad died when bob was 4,so his mom brought bob and his siblings up on her own.even though we lived with bobs mom for the 1st year of married life,in 1977,we still remember alot of names from the estate and bob often sees old school friends.i myself wasnt brought up on the flower estate,i was brought up at longley,but i,m interested in history.good luck with the thread.jayne.

Many of you may have memories of St Hildas church on Windmill lane, a notice of demolition has gone up, so that will be another piece of history bulldozed to the ground :-(

that is such a shame we was all christened there

anyone that has tried inboxing me as regards to this thread,if you,d like to try again now as ive emptied it.thanks.jayne.

if anyone went to shiregreen school there a facebook page. its been good to catch up and see some old pictures.

https://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=hpskip#!/groups/193103510762005/

Can anyone remember the Huxtable family from Daffodil Rd? my mum is Denise Huxtable.

hi we was a family that lived at 46 daffodil rd i was born on that rd there was darren,,dean,,angela,,dawn,,david,,nicola rowding they was the best times ive lived on the estate for 38yrs till just moved off my mum was hazel and dad dave rowding,,other familys that lived on was walsh,,and bayliss,,and flints there is still many family that still live there i wish was back as they where the best yrs growing up on the estate

Can anyone remember the Huxtable family from Daffodil Rd? my mum is Denise Huxtable.

i can remember a Deborah Huxtable any relation ?

i can remember a Deborah Huxtable any relation ?

Yes my auntie.My mum was the oldest and Deb is the youngest,just a few yrs older than me :hihi:

When did you live there? My Dad and family (the Barkers) lived at 63 so only a few doors away
i think there was a les barker in my class at school left in 1944

I know a Helen and think Debbie is her Aunt, I'll ask when I see her.

Back in the early 60's, I went out with a boy called Alan Day.
He lived on Daffodil Road, as I recall, it was a house near the end.

Can anyone remember the Huxtable family from Daffodil Rd? my mum is Denise Huxtable.

I remember your Mum. I lived next door but one on Beck Road before your family moved to the Flower Estate. I recall your grandad taking us out blackberry picking in his motor bike and side car. I think I have only seen your Mum once in the last 40 odd years. Is your gran , Millie still alive. She was a lovely lady.

Back in the early 60's, I went out with a boy called Alan Day.
He lived on Daffodil Road, as I recall, it was a house near the end.
i used to know a sarah day left schooll 1944

the estate was ok until a couple of problem familys came to live there then they would invite friends who eventually moved on to the flower along with lots of other family's it was easy to get a house on there cause no one else wanted to live there be for long it was full of undesirable tenants and family's were break ins were daily, assaults and muggings regular, plus the drug dealing thatt went on you could drive round it any time of day or night and you could gett any thing dealers were on every corner , the council said then that the houses needed to much money spending on them so decided to raze it to the ground thus dispersing all the familys

an estate with such pretty named roads and streets pity it all went belly up

Yes it was Len wildgoose who died in the fire.Think he was the uncle of Jimmy & michael Broddie

Yes he was, I saw Jimmy and Mick in the square the next day all they had was what they wore, didnt the green goddess brake down on newman rd,

you ask what went on, i was a tv engineer working s5 for British Relay lets put it this way some of the ladies enjoyed a good time. enough said.

you ask what went on, i was a tv engineer working s5 for British Relay lets put it this way some of the ladies enjoyed a good time. enough said.

and while you were going around disconnecting people, as soon as you were gone we were up ladders reconnecting,

I did not work on lines as i said i was a tv engineer, and guess what i do not give a toss that you reconnected so what grow up.

I did not work on lines as i said i was a tv engineer, and guess what i do not give a toss that you reconnected so what grow up.

LOL what an idiot.