My mum was born in Pearl Street Sharrow in 1924, I was born in the same house in 1946. I was just interested if anyone remembers the street and the people who lived there then.
Jacqui

My dad's elder half sister Kate Addy and her future husband Ernest Broomhead lived in Pearl Street in the 1920s. They had two daughters Barbara and Kathleen

A mate of mine lived on Pearl st. but I just can't remember his name but I think there was a passage, (Gennal ) from Fentonville St. to Pearl St. and he lived around there. He was a regular at Arnies Washington Arms. If he's still living he'll be about 81. Mind you I could be completely wrong about the whereabouts of Pearl St. since it's about 50 years since I was around that area. I'll have a Google.

Hi, if he was a regular at the Washington Arms he probably knows my mum's family The Wilsons who lived up a genel at number 35, what's his name, I'll tell my mum and see if she knows him, she's 84.
Thanks, Jacqui

My Grandfather was called Garratt, he lived there and his trade was pearl button maker when they were made from mother of pearl.

I was the Marples Family, I used to go into Arnies to play snooker.

A lot of Pearl St kids in the 30's,went to Sharrow Lane school,as I did. I remember one or two. Colin Wood,Ernest House (met him in Ceylon in'42) and another called Williamson,can't remember his christian name. Does anyone remember the Winklley family too? I lived not far away on Ashley Rd.

The Marples had a shop a few doors up from our gennel where we used to buy our sweets.

My great grandmother lived at 7 Pearl Street - She was called Lucy Blanche Whomersley and Walton - she married twice. My grandmother Beatrice Ida Whomersley married in 1920 and it shows her address as 7 Pearl Street. Anyone remember the Whomersley family - there was Olive, Laura, Frances, Florence, Eva, George, Herbert and I think a John Frederick

In the 1901 census my great grandad and family lived , according to the census at 43 ct 3 h Pearl St. I suppose this means the 3rd house in court 43, or can anyone give me a better interpretation?

In the 1901 census my great grandad and family lived , according to the census at 43 ct 3 h Pearl St. I suppose this means the 3rd house in court 43, or can anyone give me a better interpretation?

Hi Janner

Yes you are correct. If you are interested, Sheffield Local Studies Library, Surrey Street, have maps of ths area dated around 1950 time which will show the numbering for the Courts, but not the houses. However if you can work out from the available trade directories which direction the numbering went for houses which were actually on the street itself, then you will be able to work out the location of 3 house in Court 43, as the numbering in the Courts usually ran in the same direction.

My mum was born in Pearl Street Sharrow in 1924, I was born in the same house in 1946. I was just interested if anyone remembers the street and the people who lived there then.
Jacqui

I grew up in Pearl Street and went to St Matthias School. I can remember the
Blitz when parts of the street were badly damaged. The Victory Party celebrations when the Street was Decorated with flags across the street. Had some happy times there. My mums family all lived there. We lived at 123 and opposite our house was a big tree that grew in the back garden of a house in Cemetery Rd. Yes I have many happy memories of Pearl St.

My mum was born in Pearl Street Sharrow in 1924, I was born in the same house in 1946. I was just interested if anyone remembers the street and the people who lived there then.
Jacqui

I grew up in Pearl Street and went to St Matthias School. I can remember the
Blitz when parts of the street were badly damaged. The Victory Party celebrations when the Street was Decorated with flags across the street. Had some happy times there. My mums family all lived there. We lived at 123 and opposite our house was a big tree that grew in the back garden of a house in Cemetery Rd which we loved to climb.Yes I have many happy memories of Pearl St. My mums family were called Robinson. There was Herbert, Douglas, Ken, and my mother Edna. They all lived in the part of the street that was below Washington Rd. There was a small grocers called Vernons where we got some of the weeks shopping.

99 Pearl Street during the 1920s was where my aunt Kate lived with Ernest Broomhead and their two daughters

I was born at the house with the big tree in the garden. I spent a lot of my childhood climbing the tree. We lived at 179 Cemetery Road, but the back garden came onto Pearl Street. I lived there from 48 to 58 and I went to St Matthias school. I loved the school. So did my mum and her brothers. Their name was Grant and they lived at 84 Pearl Street, lower down and below Washington Rd. Happy memories.

I grew up in Pearl Street and went to St Matthias School. I can remember the
Blitz when parts of the street were badly damaged. The Victory Party celebrations when the Street was Decorated with flags across the street. Had some happy times there. My mums family all lived there. We lived at 123 and opposite our house was a big tree that grew in the back garden of a house in Cemetery Rd. Yes I have many happy memories of Pearl St.

My dad's elder half sister Kate Addy and her future husband Ernest Broomhead lived in Pearl Street in the 1920s. They had two daughters Barbara and Kathleen

Ernest and Kate were my grandparents (both died in the 1950's) - they moved to Blackpool and had further children - Constance, Ernest and Barry - Barbara, Barry and Ernest are still alive

A mate of mine lived on Pearl st. but I just can't remember his name but I think there was a passage, (Gennal ) from Fentonville St. to Pearl St. and he lived around there. He was a regular at Arnies Washington Arms. If he's still living he'll be about 81. Mind you I could be completely wrong about the whereabouts of Pearl St. since it's about 50 years since I was around that area. I'll have a Google.

Fentonville street runs at an angle to Pearl Street, and joins Mackenzie Street.

Mackenzie Street runs parallel to Pearl street, up, off Washington Road, with what are now new flats between the two.

I don't remember the houses that were there, but I do remember the adventure playground that was there before the flats back in the 70's.

My mother lived in Washington Road 1935 ish- her gran lived in Pearl Street - apparently she used to wait for my mother to come home from school to fetch a pint of ale from the corner shop. My mom hated it so often went home a different way so that her sister had to fetch the ale!!

Think I knew Vicky Gilson From Pearl Street. Went to City Grammar School in ,56

Anyone remember a Dorothy Walker [ probably born about 1940 ? ] who lived on either Pearl Street or McKenzie Street ? She went to Pomona St. School in the early '50's.
Ditto [ above ] Tony Lowe ? Also [ not all the same details but definitely Pearl Street ]. M.Humphreys and his sister, Delise ?

Anyone remember a Dorothy Walker [ probably born about 1940 ? ] who lived on either Pearl Street or McKenzie Street ? She went to Pomona St. School in the early '50's.
Ditto [ above ] Tony Lowe ? Also [ not all the same details but definitely Pearl Street ]. M.Humphreys and his sister, Delise ?

Delyse H ran/ runs a model agency and charm school in the city, fareast.

Well, that figures [ about Delise H. ] ! Way back then, when our group vaguely knew Mick H., we were a bit over-awed when we learned that his sister was a ' beauty queen '. [ drooling teenage boys ! ]. The last time I saw Mick H. was on a bus, going to Rotherham, about 1966. His Sheffield accent had completely disappeared but I don't know the answer to that little mystery. Thanks for the info. !

I didn't know Pearl Street but forummers might be interested to see this scan from the 1925 Kelly's directory: http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u219/twigmore/PearlStreet1925.jpg

It's curious that "George Gill, pearl grinder" lived at No 251!

I met both Delyse and her brother about five years ago at a party.She is still a glamorous looking lady and lives at Meersbrook.The Star recently did a feature about her showing her on the front of Picturegoer magazine.She was always a really approachable person without any show or conceit.
The Style modelling agency premises at the junction of Broadfield Rd and London Rd are still there looking a little past their best.
Her brother Mick was running that pub near the Arena -Noose and Gibbet -but think he gave it up shortly after I met him.

Frecheville,

I knew Herbert and Ken they were regulars at Arnie's at the weekend, I also went to St. Mathias for my last year 1942-3. Pete Elliott, Piggy Astle were mates of mine.

Another name that springs to mind as a ' Pearl Streeter ' [ or at least somewhere nearby ] was Michael Boyce ; again, he went to Pomona St. School, early and mid '50's and must be in his mid-sixties now.

And while we are strolling down memory lane -or Pearl St/Franklin St -another name comes to mind...George Proctor.He married a lady called Ivy who was the sister of Arthur Newbold's wife (still living on Cemetery Road).
George had a difficult childhood and was "kept in" the house a lot while the other kids played in the street.He married Ivy and emigrated to Australia where he still lives in a care home.
Regulars at the Vine pub in the 1960's and 70's will recall the fine singing voice of Arthur Newbold and his superb versions of Ramona and Jane in a Plane.He died about ten years ago after retiring from Twist Drill.A great bloke.

Regulars at the Vine pub in the 1960's and 70's will recall the fine singing voice of Arthur Newbold and his superb versions of Ramona and Jane in a Plane.He died about ten years ago after retiring from Twist Drill.A great bloke.

Yes, Arthur died in September 1997 - he was 77.

hillsboro, I lived in Epworth for a while about 6 years ago my wife and I moved there but come September it got too cold for us so we just lived there in the summer to avoid the Florida heat. Our house in Florida was hit by hurricane Wilma so we moved to north Florida and gave up the place in Epworth, nice town recommend it to anyone.

I believe Pearl Street ran across Washington road, and down towards the Cliff St area, way back when, and only the top section, from Washington Road up survived, when the Lansdowne low-rise were built, in the 1960s.

Plain Talker is quite correct, but, in fact, Pearl Street was even longer. It ran right past Cliffe Street, past Boston street and ended up on a small crescent -shaped street, called, I think, Beeley Street. Beeley Street used to run from roughly where the Royal Oak is [ or was ? ] round to London Road, sort of parallel with Boston St.

I loved street maps as a kid [ and still do ! ] and it used to fascinate me how a street like Pearl St. pointed like an arrow towards the bottom of The Moor -----but didn't quite make it !

Plain Talker is quite correct, but, in fact, Pearl Street was even longer. It ran right past Cliffe Street, past Boston street and ended up on a small crescent -shaped street, called, I think, Beeley Street. Beeley Street used to run from roughly where the Royal Oak is [ or was ? ] round to London Road, sort of parallel with Boston St.

I loved street maps as a kid [ and still do ! ] and it used to fascinate me how a street like Pearl St. pointed like an arrow towards the bottom of The Moor -----but didn't quite make it !

Beeley Street still exists, it runs behind the Waitrose petrol station, there's nothing at all on it, except the pub which was the oak, and the Chinese restaurant on the corner with London road.

The corner opposite, which housed the shops and the Lansdowne pub are all demolished, now (they came down in the late seventies- I used to pass them on my way to school) and are open land, used as a car park, beside the garage owned by Waitrose.

ps, I used to love poring over maps, too, and I still do. (you can imagine how much fun I have with google earth!)

We moved from the Richmond/ Woodthorpe area in 1949, to just off Ecclesall Road, when I was 8 years old. For some reason, that I've never fathomed out, I pestered my parents to buy me a street map, to see where we had moved from .....and to.

It was one of those ' Geographia ' maps, and I think I must have seen it with the same thoughts as some people are inspired by beautiful paintings. The colours were great, it was all very clear and, to me, the pattern of the streets and roads was fascinating. I'd never realised, travelling from Woodthorpe to town, as a little kid, that many of the roads on the Manor and Woodthorpe went in circles or a special pattern. That was one revelation !

I remember all the bus routes were in yellow and the inner and outer-circle routes were in brown. Then, I started copying the map onto ' Art Paper ', threepence, from the local newsagent 's ; then, trying to travel on all the bus routes, complete with map !

Sorry to get off the topic of Pearl Street and thanks for the info. you sent about Beeley Street. You could stand on Beeley Street and look up Pearl Street for 'miles', as it was dead straight-----provided there was no Sheffield ' smog ' of course !

I found an old photo among my mum`s things. It is a street scene with bunting out, so looks like some celebration (end of war, royal event?) My grandfather lived on Pearl St, and we wondered if that was the street shown. The photo is on Sheffield Pictures under unknown, so if anyone cares to take a look and see if they recognise it that would be great.
(picturesheffield.co.uk)

I imagine it would have been similar view to looking along Cemetery Road today, (the new buildings excepted, of course) as they ran parallel to each other just a few yards apart, and the angles of the undulations in the terrain would have corresponded quite closely.

Did you move away before the high- rise etc were built? you really would not recognise the area, now.

Pearl St is just a little street now, that runs in a walking stick shape from cemetery road to Washington road, finishing by Hills shop and the old Post Office, it's probably not 200 yards in length, now.

here's a link to the current map,
http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=Beeley+Street+Sheffield&countryCode=GB#map=53.3703,-1.48007|16|32&bd=useful_information&loc=GB:53.37226:-1.47745:17|Beeley%20Street%20Sheffield|Beeley%20St reet,%20Norton,%20Sheffield,%20South%20Yorkshire,% 20England,%20S11%208

you can switch between the map and the bird's eye view to get a closer look.

Pearl Street was certainly a long street before the property was demolished, which must have been in the early 1960s? The 1973 directory mentions no private houses and only one firm on Pearl Street - "Hallamshire Welders Ltd" at No 222. Somewhere I have a 1920s street map; I might be able to scan it.

hillsboro, I lived in Epworth for a while about 6 years ago my wife and I moved there but come September it got too cold for us so we just lived there in the summer to avoid the Florida heat. Our house in Florida was hit by hurricane Wilma so we moved to north Florida and gave up the place in Epworth, nice town recommend it to anyone.

Nice to know that you lived in Epworth - it's on our short list for the retirement bungalow when we sell the house in Ashby! Hurricanes... I was in North Carolina when Hurricane Hugo threatened (1989) and escaped to Key West. It's a funny old world....

I remember the area encompassing Landsdown Rd,Pearl St,Cliff St and Cemetery Rd before, and just after the war. Judging by Google earth,it has changed beyond recognition. At the bottom of Landsdown Rd,where it bisects London Rd,was a police box (Dr Who) and before the war,the local Black shirts would hold meetings there. Across the road was the Landsdown picture house,where we kids could get in for an old penny,and at the chip shop at the bottom of Broom Close,we could buy a h'penny worth of chips. As the old song goes,'Fings aint what they used to be' - thank goodness.

I was born at the house with the big tree in the garden. I spent a lot of my childhood climbing the tree. We lived at 179 Cemetery Road, but the back garden came onto Pearl Street. I lived there from 48 to 58 and I went to St Matthias school. I loved the school. So did my mum and her brothers. Their name was Grant and they lived at 84 Pearl Street, lower down and below Washington Rd. Happy memories.

I lived in Pearl street , my family new the Grants ,very well ,if you are Joyce's ,daughter ,your mam new the PEET family ,Emily ,Lily ,Ireen ,Dolly ,Gwen &Arthur ,i'm Dolly's daughter ,we lived at 67 Pearl street ,but my auntie's &uncle ,lived at 111 Cemetery ,which backed on to Pearl street ,there entry was 2 doors about ,where your mam lived Regards Rita Collins,( now living at Gt Yarmouth )

I'd love to know if anyone remembers my grandfather Arthur Odell, he lived on Pearl St until his death in 1955.

Hi BLITZER

Re your comment about you once living on Ashley Rd. Do you remember the Valantine family, Herbert and his wife Eleanor ( Nellie )
The time period may be a little too far back i.e. They were there at no 47 in 1922, but I don't know how long for.

I'd love to know if anyone remembers my grandfather Arthur Odell, he lived on Pearl St until his death in 1955.

not sure of the name ,but will try to find out for you ,i lived in PEARL STREET IN 1955

The name Odell seems to ring a bell. I'm pretty sure there was a lad in my class at Sharrow Lane school of that name,would be around the middle 30's. How old would he be when he died?

A lot of Pearl St kids in the 30's,went to Sharrow Lane school,as I did. I remember one or two. Colin Wood,Ernest House (met him in Ceylon in'42) and another called Williamson,can't remember his christian name. Does anyone remember the Winklley family too? I lived not far away on Ashley Rd.

hi
with reference to williamson does albert ring a bell

hi
with reference to williamson does albert ring a bell


It's such a long time ago, I could'nt possibly say for certain. Could well be.

Plain Talker is quite correct, but, in fact, Pearl Street was even longer. It ran right past Cliffe Street, past Boston street and ended up on a small crescent -shaped street, called, I think, Beeley Street. Beeley Street used to run from roughly where the Royal Oak is [ or was ? ] round to London Road, sort of parallel with Boston St.

I loved street maps as a kid [ and still do ! ] and it used to fascinate me how a street like Pearl St. pointed like an arrow towards the bottom of The Moor -----but didn't quite make it !

yes u r right,i lived on beeley st., until they demolished it.

my mum used to live on washington rd, in the house next to the newsagents watkinsons at the bottom of mackenzie st. does anyone know howard watkinson his parents owned the shop. it was probably in the late 30,s and 40,s she went to sharrow lane school, her name was betty glossop has a brother called david does anyone remember her.

Pearl Street was certainly a long street before the property was demolished, which must have been in the early 1960s? The 1973 directory mentions no private houses and only one firm on Pearl Street - "Hallamshire Welders Ltd" at No 222. Somewhere I have a 1920s street map; I might be able to scan it.



Nice to know that you lived in Epworth - it's on our short list for the retirement bungalow when we sell the house in Ashby! Hurricanes... I was in North Carolina when Hurricane Hugo threatened (1989) and escaped to Key West. It's a funny old world....

Yes Great little town Epworth, we had a little semi-cottage at the trop of Tottermire Lane.

I've found my old map - here's a scan (http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u219/twigmore/Maps/Pearl.jpg) showing the area around Pearl Street..:)

I've found my old map - here's a scan (http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u219/twigmore/Maps/Pearl.jpg) showing the area around Pearl Street..:)

That scan's amazing, Hillsbro...

I noticed that the mapmaker has named Fentonville Street as "Pentonville Street", and Croydon Street, on that map has been designated "Beverley Street". I wonder if that's one of the copywriter's tricks, the deliberate mistakes they put into a map to protect their copyright?

I also noticed thatMackenzie Street, which runs opposite the top of Lansdowne Road, across the ends of Fentonville and Langdon Streets isn't named.

...I noticed that the mapmaker has named Fentonville Street as "Pentonville Street", and Croydon Street, on that map has been designated "Beverley Street". I wonder if that's one of the copywriter's tricks, the deliberate mistakes they put into a map to protect their copyright?...Yes, perhaps - or it could just have been a good old-fashioned cock-up..;)...I also noticed thatMackenzie Street, which runs opposite the top of Lansdowne Road, across the ends of Fentonville and Langdon Streets isn't named.This 1955 map (http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u219/twigmore/Maps/Pearl2.jpg) is a bit better..:)

I went to St Mathias for my last year at school ( 1942-43 ) the head teacher was a man called Beresford but my teacher was Miss Kendall but having attended Meersbrook bank School I was way ahead of the others and painted posters for the war effort most of the time.

Yes, perhaps - or it could just have been a good old-fashioned cock-up..;)This 1955 map (http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u219/twigmore/Maps/Pearl2.jpg) is a bit better..:)

the 1955 map is brilliant to pore over, I see salmon street ran both sides of Club Garden Road, and the institute for the blind, near the top of Sharrow lane is familiar as I lived a few hundred yards from it as a child.

I notice (being the pedant that I am! LOL) that Penley Street is designated "Penly" and that Croydon Street is not named.

I also notice that the Post Office on Washington Road is on the other side of McKenzie Street, on the 1955 map.

Hi P T - I know you like old maps, so here's another one (http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u219/twigmore/Maps/Pearl3.jpg) of c. 1960. Croydon Street isn't named on any of the maps I have, no doubt as there wasn't room.

Janner wrote about pearl buttons in post #5. They also used a lot of mother-of-pearl for knife handles - maybe this is how the name of the street arose.

I wonder how many people remember Heeley railway station - I guess we're a dying breed!.:( But it's Mrs hillsbro's birthday today so she'll be 2 years older than me until April..:P

Hi P T - I know you like old maps, so here's another one (http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u219/twigmore/Maps/Pearl3.jpg) of c. 1960. Croydon Street isn't named on any of the maps I have, no doubt as there wasn't room.

Janner wrote about pearl buttons in post #5. They also used a lot of mother-of-pearl for knife handles - maybe this is how the name of the street arose.

I wonder how many people remember Heeley railway station - I guess we're a dying breed!.:( But it's Mrs hillsbro's birthday today so she'll be 2 years older than me until April..:P

My older brother and I were under the Heeley railway arch during the Thursday blitz. We used to catch the train to Grindleford from Heeley every weekend.

I was the Marples Family, I used to go into Arnies to play snooker.

HI Floridablade Did you know a barmaid that worked there named Dolly, i think she lived next door to the pub, l worked with her husband who was a motor mecanic reason for asking l cannot remember his name Cheers Arfer Mo

Hi P T - I know you like old maps, so here's another one (http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u219/twigmore/Maps/Pearl3.jpg) of c. 1960. Croydon Street isn't named on any of the maps I have, no doubt as there wasn't room.

Janner wrote about pearl buttons in post #5. They also used a lot of mother-of-pearl for knife handles - maybe this is how the name of the street arose.

I wonder how many people remember Heeley railway station - I guess we're a dying breed!.:( But it's Mrs hillsbro's birthday today so she'll be 2 years older than me until April..:P

Many happy returns to Mrs Hillsbro' :)

Gosh, I'm such a pedant, but on the latest map, I've found yet another difference! Grange Crescent is called Grange Crescent Road! (Grange Crescent Rd is the small road immediately to the left of Grange Road)

I was the Marples Family, I used to go into Arnies to play snooker.Here's a link to an old advert. (http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u219/twigmore/Washington.jpg) that might take us back..:)