sorry but this is about pitsmoor again. I left sheffield many years ago, around fifty. I lived on edgar st. from 45 until 56. I went on google earth recently and viewed pitsmoor from on high. It has certainly changed. I saw a lot of green and I hope that it is as pleasent to live in as it looks from a few hundred metres. Some one on the forum said that they have cleared the slums in pitsmoor . Good for them and I suppose they are best gone and that hindsight is better through rose coloured specs. how ever the memories linger and they are not the memories of living in a slum or being deprived of anything, they are the memories of youth and vigour. The dirty streets were our playground with the odd sojourn to smiths field or the wreck at the end of edgar st. for football or cricket. After school there was the play centre , anyone out there remember them? For the life of me I can`t remember the name of the school where the play centre was but it was a handy place for winter evenings. And of course there was sutherland road baths, remember the bath tickets given out at school? I think they allowed you to swim for half the normal price.Ok I know, enough already just one more thing. How is it that the excuse for kids getting in trouble today is often said to be because they are bored, computers, television and even money to spend seem to leave them wanting something more. In a way, I as a child, had a better life in the forties and fifties than the kids of today, the streets may have been grimy, shoes sometimes may have had holes in them and money to spend may have been little but we played until we were ready to drop and we had the pleasure of growing up without all the pressures of today. Just one more thing,the back door of our house could be opened without a key but we never felt unsafe. It seems incredible to me now that we all slept safely in our beds or left the house unattended with a lock that could be opened with a nail, as used in wood, and that nobody ever bothered about being broken into. I now live in a respectable neighbourhood, the streets are quiet and life is pleasent and in the eighteen years that I have lived here I have witnessed nothing but concord but just a quarter of a mile away a daughter stabbed her father to death, drugs involved I believe, and I avoid the city center at night and the back door certainly cannot be opened with a nail.
night all.

When I show people of where I lived in Pitsmoor (High rise flats on Andover Street) they always grimace,but as you say it was a good place to grow up. Playing footy and cricket on the rec until it was too dark to see or just sitting around talking. Can't do it these days for many reasons but as someone said on the radio the other day a big reason is a common sign saying No Ball Games Allowed.

When I show people of where I lived in Pitsmoor (High rise flats on Andover Street) they always grimace,but as you say it was a good place to grow up. Playing footy and cricket on the rec until it was too dark to see or just sitting around talking. Can't do it these days for many reasons but as someone said on the radio the other day a big reason is a common sign saying No Ball Games Allowed.

Ill second that. I grew up in Pitsmoor, and alot of my family lived there for years. There was a park near some garages behind Andover Street, cant remember the name of the road now, but we'd be on there, just chilling out not doing anything wrong, till the early hours. Ah, they were the days my friend :D

Darra Are You Talking About The 60s If So Can You Remember Some Of The Lads Names And Going And Standing On The Loco Steps On Saturday And Sunday Night Listening To The Turns On The Stage

Darra Are You Talking About The 60s If So Can You Remember Some Of The Lads Names And Going And Standing On The Loco Steps On Saturday And Sunday Night Listening To The Turns On The Stage

There are quite a few names mentioned on here in other threads. I was 5 when I moved to pitsmoor in 1960.Post a few names to see if they ring any bells.

castley you mention Sutherland road, well i lived there in the 1970s even then it was a great place to live. I was a teenager then but we had lots of fun hanging round places like the wembley just down from the baths. Around that time i got my first record player, wow i thought. Well how things have changed all the technology and the kids now never seem contempt. Pitsmoor in general must have once been a wealthy place as you only have to look at the size of some of those houses. I can imagine some even had servents as there so big. These houses were mostly split into bedsit type accommodation in later years as i know my parents started their life together in such places. Some people might disagree but life has become to fast and complex, however we must move on lol.

Darra Just A Few Names To See If Thay Ring Any Bells Stewart Topham/amid Cassim/louie And Ted Devine/ronnie Jackson/albert Daley/roger Barrs/ian Wells David Mcloughlon/reg Allen/david Smith/stewart Halliwell There Was Others But I Can Not Remember

There are quite a few names mentioned on here in other threads. I was 5 when I moved to pitsmoor in 1960.Post a few names to see if they ring any bells.

Have I really known you that long !!!!! :help::help: :hihi::hihi:

It was always a pleasure to know you mate :):)

Have I really known you that long !!!!! :help::help: :hihi::hihi:

It was always a pleasure to know you mate :):)

Fraid so and i've got the lumps and bumps to prove it :)

Darra Just A Few Names To See If Thay Ring Any Bells Stewart Topham/amid Cassim/louie And Ted Devine/ronnie Jackson/albert Daley/roger Barrs/ian Wells David Mcloughlon/reg Allen/david Smith/stewart Halliwell There Was Others But I Can Not Remember
Was a girl in my class called Bernadette Devine,a lad called Lawrence Abbot, Judith Gilbert,Martin Garfitt I knew a David smith who went to Hinde House,Ian Lemons,Tony Wilde,Colin Gunstone,Graham Beachell,Shaun Flannagan,Martin Manterfield,Steve Revill,There was a lad called Ray can't remember his surname,Pat Beresford,Alan who used to do up the cars then get nicked for speeding (before points meant you lost your licence)

Was a girl in my class called Bernadette Devine,a lad called Lawrence Abbot, Judith Gilbert,Martin Garfitt I knew a David smith who went to Hinde House,Ian Lemons,Tony Wilde,Colin Gunstone,Graham Beachell,Shaun Flannagan,Martin Manterfield,Steve Revill,There was a lad called Ray can't remember his surname,Pat Beresford,Alan who used to do up the cars then get nicked for speeding (before points meant you lost your licence)

Was it Ray Hammond you had in mind ?

Was it Ray Hammond you had in mind ?

Thats the one remembered another steve carter

Thats the one remembered another steve carter

there seems to have been quite a lot of us, if you're like me, every time you think of those days you find someone else. Kev Richardson, Gary Wainwright, Shaun Neely, Howard Adams, Dave & Alf Oliver, to name just a few. What about the young lad that got killed (knocked down on Nottingham St). If I remember correctly his name was Craig, about 9 yrs old, good footballer, Wednesday were already interested in him. Then the old lads, Billy Griffin, Dave White. Anybody remember this lot ?

Darra Just A Few Names To See If Thay Ring Any Bells Stewart Topham/amid Cassim/louie And Ted Devine/ronnie Jackson/albert Daley/roger Barrs/ian Wells David Mcloughlon/reg Allen/david Smith/stewart Halliwell There Was Others But I Can Not Remember

Did Ronnie Jackson have 3 kids called Adrian, Lyndsey and Tim? And was his wife called Margaret?

ronnie jackson had some kids he lived next house down from the white house chipy on andover st

ronnie jackson had some kids he lived next house down from the white house chipy on andover st

yep, its definately the same one then.

Darra, I know some of the people you are on about Ian Lemmons for one,Colin Gunstone for anotherand Martin Manterfield( he had a brother called David) if its the same one. Isee Ian quite a lot and Colin is married to a girl I used to work with.

Who are you then Chunky?
I'm Frank Lingard had a brother called Gordon and used to live in the high rise flats next to the rec.Say hello to Ian from me.

Who are you then Chunky?
I'm Frank Lingard had a brother called Gordon and used to live in the high rise flats next to the rec.Say hello to Ian from me.

Hi Frank, didm't realise it was you, I was constantly taking clothes and curtains up to your flat on the 4th floor for your Mother to take up, she was nifty on a sewing machine.
For the record on names I was up at a mates house last week and who was in there hadn't seen him for 30+ years, George Afflick.

Was a girl in my class called Bernadette Devine,a lad called Lawrence Abbot, Judith Gilbert,Martin Garfitt I knew a David smith who went to Hinde House,Ian Lemons,Tony Wilde,Colin Gunstone,Graham Beachell,Shaun Flannagan,Martin Manterfield,Steve Revill,There was a lad called Ray can't remember his surname,Pat Beresford,Alan who used to do up the cars then get nicked for speeding (before points meant you lost your licence)

Hi Darra, know all these names from Infant Shool as classmates throughout my time at Pye Bank, am sure I used to sit next to Martin Garfitt in Miss Smarts class.
I also remember Steve (fanny) Carter, Brian Guy (dad had shop across road from Christ Church), Gary Bell, Ricky Searnay (not sure of spelling), and who remembers Steve Colton, lived near The Highway, along with Ian (cherry) Lemons probably the best two footballers at Pye Bank Infants,(always wanted one of them on your side) and the Alan you mentioned will be, Alan Roberts.

there seems to have been quite a lot of us, if you're like me, every time you think of those days you find someone else. Kev Richardson, Gary Wainwright, Shaun Neely, Howard Adams, Dave & Alf Oliver, to name just a few. What about the young lad that got killed (knocked down on Nottingham St). If I remember correctly his name was Craig, about 9 yrs old, good footballer, Wednesday were already interested in him. Then the old lads, Billy Griffin, Dave White. Anybody remember this lot ?


Yeah, it was Craig Marsden, he lives at No1 Andover Drive. We where best mates, same age, lived on same drive.! He was actually killed by a car on Pitsmoor Rd.!
His older brother, Kevin died last year from an illness..

jt

remember Steve Colton

thought of another
Mark Slater.

Was a girl in my class called Bernadette Devine,a lad called Lawrence Abbot, Judith Gilbert,Martin Garfitt I knew a David smith who went to Hinde House,Ian Lemons,Tony Wilde,Colin Gunstone,Graham Beachell,Shaun Flannagan,Martin Manterfield,Steve Revill,There was a lad called Ray can't remember his surname,Pat Beresford,Alan who used to do up the cars then get nicked for speeding (before points meant you lost your licence)

knew martin manterfield.......rip martin:(

we need to get some real names of posters on here.I've done mine so come on people reveal yourselves.:)

we need to get some real names of posters on here.I've done mine so come on people reveal yourselves.:)

Bet ya can't guess what my name is :hihi: Gary Bell is one of the names I haven't seen on here he lived on Gray Street.
In contact with David Vaughan, anyone remember him.

hi every one here are a few names for you the lad that drove is pretend car was david plumer .here goes graham bailey.alan stevenson.rodney hogkinson.michel bramer.then a family of girl called pilkinton.a lad called pagets.richard idel alan thorpeand is sister john turton and is 2 sisters frank peirson.rodney peach and is sister.tony thorpe.tony and carol webster the poultons.carol charlsworth deos any body remember nobby turner married a girl called silvier smith lived near the loco club sorry about the spelling ben

hi again, iv'e just sent a message to you on another thread but I used to pal around with Carol Charlesworth when we were kids.John Turton sisters were called Ann and Sandra.Didn't the Poultons live on Birley Street.

hi again, iv'e just sent a message to you on another thread but I used to pal around with Carol Charlesworth when we were kids.John Turton sisters were called Ann and Sandra.Didn't the Poultons live on Birley Street.

hi do you remember iren deakon she she went round with carol we all use to go to the uperthorpe bath with stanley works we had some grate nights the houses in woodside lane were back to back and the poulton lived at the back of tony thorpes there house was in the back yard and then birley street they live next door to a old couple called charlie and daller ?

Hi Darra,you asked my name it was Jean Buckley when I lived at Pitsmoor. The Ian Lemons you mention, are his parents called Doreen and Frank ?

Hi Darra,you asked my name it was Jean Buckley when I lived at Pitsmoor. The Ian Lemons you mention, are his parents called Doreen and Frank ?

Yes he also had a brother called Frank a top bloke who sadly died many years ago.Myself and Ian used to knock around with Tony Wilde last known living in Cornwall I think.
Your name seems to ring a few bells but 30 odd years since I left Pitsmoor dulls the memory a bit.:)

Ian still sees Tony Wilde and keeps going to Cornwall (St Ives).Ian has a son now called William.Ians dad died earlier this year.

Figures that he has a lad called William Ian was always known as Billy ( as well as Cherry of course). Sorry to hear about his Dad.

Bet ya can't guess what my name is :hihi: Gary Bell is one of the names I haven't seen on here he lived on Gray Street.
In contact with David Vaughan, anyone remember him.

Gary Bell AKA ding dong

LESMITH, what is your proper name, did I go to Upperthorpe baths with you as well as Carol then ?

Darra, you know Kevin Bond he used to live on Fox Street and so did i ,the big house on the corner of Fox st and Pitsmoor Rd. I will give Ian your regards when i see him.

Again Kevin Bond sounds familiar. Thanks I appreciate that

Again Kevin Bond sounds familiar. Thanks I appreciate that

i see kevin bond now and again ,always been a blades fan like me.his eye sight is very bad now he walks with a white stick ,can anyone guess who i am
(not you 2 paul and john t), born in pitsmoor 1956 left for slum clearance then back to gray st lived next door to tony wild in a brand new upside down house

Gary Bell AKA ding dong

Thats him, he hated been called that.
Don't forget Brian Barratt (Barney) and Terry Mason.
Just found out a Pitsmoorian is married to my wifes cousin for 30 years Pete Casey, small world I'll be catchin up with Pete soon.
The Casey's lived on Nottingham Street.
Just for the record, Steve Carter was called Vanny, not Fanny like everyone thought.
Once saw poor Vanny get a pasting from Dianne Machin, man I wouldn't pick a fight with her, still wouldn't, only one winner there, her.

Hi Castley, we lived at 59 edgar st , did you know the brearly's moffatts,palmers,pepperdines,(fruit shop) lee's cox's, sykes, dixon's, mc-donalds. theres loads more but its recalling them, collies shop, hancocks, wagstaffs,??? this will keep me up all night.
Ciao, NAI

Thats him, he hated been called that.
Don't forget Brian Barratt (Barney) and Terry Mason.
Just found out a Pitsmoorian is married to my wifes cousin for 30 years Pete Casey, small world I'll be catchin up with Pete soon.
The Casey's lived on Nottingham Street.
Just for the record, Steve Carter was called Vanny, not Fanny like everyone thought.
Once saw poor Vanny get a pasting from Dianne Machin, man I wouldn't pick a fight with her, still wouldn't, only one winner there, her.

'VANNY' says who?, he was always called fanny whilst I was at school with him.

hi adnil, you lived at 59 edgar street I lived at 49 edgar street.
Remember all those names and more; Godson, Leggitt, Sharp, Walmsley, Barker, Kas-mar-chick, Allen, Cryer, and the list goes on

Thats him, he hated been called that.
Don't forget Brian Barratt (Barney) and Terry Mason.
Just found out a Pitsmoorian is married to my wifes cousin for 30 years Pete Casey, small world I'll be catchin up with Pete soon.
The Casey's lived on Nottingham Street.
Just for the record, Steve Carter was called Vanny, not Fanny like everyone thought.
Once saw poor Vanny get a pasting from Dianne Machin, man I wouldn't pick a fight with her, still wouldn't, only one winner there, her.
Are you the paul tansley from pye bank. If you are you should remember these names; Melvin Pilgrim, Terry Mason, John Halliday, Brian Barrett, Julie Pickersgill etc

'VANNY' says who?, he was always called fanny whilst I was at school with him.

yeah, me to.. Always remember him as Fanny Carter, Lived down near to th loco club, on the upside down houses..

jt

yeah, me to.. Always remember him as Fanny Carter, Lived down near to th loco club, on the upside down houses..

jt

Paul was always well spoken and polite as a kid. Perhaps Fanny wasn't part of his vocabulary in those days.:hihi::hihi::hihi:

SF

Thats him, he hated been called that.
Don't forget Brian Barratt (Barney) and Terry Mason.
Just found out a Pitsmoorian is married to my wifes cousin for 30 years Pete Casey, small world I'll be catchin up with Pete soon.
The Casey's lived on Nottingham Street.
Just for the record, Steve Carter was called Vanny, not Fanny like everyone thought.
Once saw poor Vanny get a pasting from Dianne Machin, man I wouldn't pick a fight with her, still wouldn't, only one winner there, her.

re correct he was always Steve aka vanny

yeah, me to.. Always remember him as Fanny Carter, Lived down near to th loco club, on the upside down houses..

jt

as i remember he lived second house along from the steps that ran down the side of the Loco. Martin Garfitt lived somewhere along the same road

Are you the paul tansley from pye bank. If you are you should remember these names; Melvin Pilgrim, Terry Mason, John Halliday, Brian Barrett, Julie Pickersgill etc

Terry Mason Another name from the past.

i see kevin bond now and again ,always been a blades fan like me.his eye sight is very bad now he walks with a white stick ,can anyone guess who i am
(not you 2 paul and john t), born in pitsmoor 1956 left for slum clearance then back to gray st lived next door to tony wild in a brand new upside down house

I must know you cause I used to knock around with Tony a lot. Can't place you though

Not going to get any sleep tonight now.:)

i should know you as well then (no sleep for me either) i see cherry often he picks his lad up from playing snooker in the staffordshire arms on sorby st .he's a good player as well for a nipper. ooooh go on then everybody calls me merv

i should know you as well then (no sleep for me either) i see cherry often he picks his lad up from playing snooker in the staffordshire arms on sorby st .he's a good player as well for a nipper. ooooh go on then everybody calls me merv

You definitely know each other, I remember you holding hands:love::love::hihi::hihi:

You definitely know each other, I remember you holding hands:love::love::hihi::hihi:

hey i started that rumour

Jogging the old memory cells this. I remember Alan and Brian Roberts, Colin and Vaughn Gunstone, Steve Revill, Martin Manterfield, Terry Mason, Frank Lemons, Pete Royston, John Mathews, Mick Machin, Guys Shop, Garnett's, Caira's, White Cottage, and Cowboy, (never really knew his real name.) I'll give the memory cells another shake when I feel energetic.

knew them all, used to live couple of doors up from the white house No 100 after i got spliced for the second time.now i live at firth park.still go down gower st friday nights though for a tiddlywink

i used to knock about with steve "vanny"carter went on holiday together with our wifes in the 80's have'nt seen him in a while, he lives on miles rd shirecliffe. good mate of mine
we've had some great times over the years,used to play football for a few pub teams as well over the years .