Who remembers old Mr Slin from Crookes. He made the best ice cream but never pressed it on the cone enough and you always lost it by the time you reached bottom of his path :D

Corner of St Thomas Road & Cross Lane from memory, I went there 60 years ago when I lived on Tasker Rd.

Frank Whitworth Slinn [Slinn bros.]cowkeeper 102 Cross Lane, brother James Albert 97 St Thomas Rd. alsolisted as a cowkeeper.info 1940 Kellys.

We used to call it Slinns farm, although it was no longer a working farm by then (around 1950), It was a large yard with a small fridge by the back door. You could still knock on the door and buy ice cream or a lolly. I believe some of the fields belonging to the farm are now the roads on the top side of Cross Lane.
The house is still there, but the yard has been built-over.

[QUOTE=Elmambo;
It was a large yard with a small fridge by the back door. You could still knock on the door and buy ice cream or a lolly.

Thats how I remember it mate.

I'd forgotten about that place. I'm sure I had to fetch milk from there one time.

We used to call it Slinns farm, although it was no longer a working farm by then (around 1950), It was a large yard with a small fridge by the back door. You could still knock on the door and buy ice cream or a lolly. I believe some of the fields belonging to the farm are now the roads on the top side of Cross Lane.
The house is still there, but the yard has been built-over.

Yep, thats exactly how I remember it in the early 70's, that fridge would be condemned by health and safety now, he he. I never tasted ice cream like it to this day.........:(

Corner of St Thomas Road & Cross Lane from memory, I went there 60 years ago when I lived on Tasker Rd.

You must know my mom then skippy, she is 61 and grew up on Sailsbury Rd. She has twin brother. x

You must know my mom then skippy, she is 61 and grew up on Sailsbury Rd. She has twin brother. x

Can't remember anyone from Salsbury Rd these days, we moved when I was 12, she is 5 years younger than me.

[QUOTE=Elmambo;4365095]We used to call it Slinns farm, although it was no longer a working farm by then (around 1950), QUOTE]

Evidently Slinns farm was opposite the bottom of Mulehouse Rd, or lane as it was years ago, and covered the area up to Cross Lane ?
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j134/skippy_63/scan0022.jpg

is there a road in crookes called slinn street?

is there a road in crookes called slinn street?

According to Google Earth, it runs from Heavygate Rd to Western Rd.

could the street be named after mr slinn the ice cream man?just a thought

could the street be named after mr slinn the ice cream man?just a thought

I suppose it could have been named after him, I only found out that Tasker Rd where I lived years ago, was named after John Tasker who was responsible for getting electricity and telephone to Sheffield, he lived at Crookes house, which was or still is at the top of Sackville Rd.
Someone sent me a book called Crookes Revisited, it has many old photo's and history of the place.

[QUOTE=Elmambo;
It was a large yard with a small fridge by the back door. You could still knock on the door and buy ice cream or a lolly.

Thats how I remember it mate.

Thats just how I remember it too! Old brown fridge at back door, top slid off :hihi: Imagine health & safety now ha ha.

No relation to me - sadly.