Thats right "Pond Street Nora" a lady vagrant who frequented Pond Street bus station in the early 70s. She would spend her time shouting and gesticulating at passes-bye. quite a formidable site.

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This has already been covered Here! (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=285&highlight=pond+street+nora)

Thats right "Pond Street Nora" a lady vagrant who frequented Pond Street bus station in the early 70s. She would spend her time shouting and gesticulating at passes-bye. quite a formidable site.

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I REMEMBER HER FROM ABOUT 1964. SHE WOULD DRY HER UNDERWARE ON THE RADIATOR IN THE LADIES RESTROOM, AND SHOUT AT ANYONE PASSING BY. SHE HAD THE LONGEST STRIDE I EVER SAW ON A WOMAN!
I LIVED ON CHARLOTTE ROAD, NOT FAR FROM POND STREET. I ATTENDED LOWFIELD SCHOOL AND THEN ON TO NEWFIELD GIRL SCHOOL. LIVED ABOUT 2 DOORS FROM NAYLORS FRUIT SHOP ON SHOREHAM STREET, LIVE IN TEXAS NOW.

The last time I saw Nora would have been in the early eighties. I had not seen her for years and got the shock of my life when I called at a shop on Langsett Road for a newspaper very early one dark winter's morning en route to Manchester. She was sat very still on a sack of spuds near the door. I didn't see her at first and nearly walked into her!

I,m sure she ended her days in middlewood hospital

I,m sure she ended her days in middlewood hospitalQuite right - Nora died in Middlewood Hospital in 1986, aged 71. The link given by Ally68 in post #2 takes you to the most informative thread about Nora.

I used to work in Top Shop above burtons at the castle market,and used to see her often.

she used to scare me silly

linda Swallow

Yes big brown coat big boots scarf on her head she used to Cary loads of bags, across from the old pond street bus stop there was a garage it used to be the only all night petrol station in sheffield, at one time she had a place under there some ware, scary old lady, she would walk about swearing and looking up to the sky, think she was a bit of a mental ill person she was around till about 1979 1980 time that's the last time I can remember seeing her about.

Ya big brown coat big boots scarf on her head she used to Cary loads of bags across from the old pond street bus stop there was a garage it used to be the only all night petrol station in sheffield at one time she had a place under there some ware scary old bat she would walk about swearing and looking up to the sky think she was a bit of a nutter she was around till about 1979 1980 time that's the last time I can remember seeing her about
Painful to read on two counts, lack of punctuation and a callous lack of sympathy for mental illness!

she used to scare my friend Karla who used to hang around pond street !! She did have a quieter side I was told . But sad to think she die in middlewood hospital.

bless her.....lol...who rembers Subway Cyrill,,,i remember he used to push a honda placcy about?

she used to scare me silly

linda Swallow

Me an all Linda. I used to go to Sheffield boozing in the early 70's, The Buccaneer at Barkers Pool mostly, and remember Nora hollering and haranguing people. We had some eccentrics in Rotherham but i don't think any matched Nora's noteriety.

Painful to read on two counts, lack of punctuation and a callous lack of sympathy for mental illness!

I'm in agreement there.

[QUOTE=loopyloo2000;7336977]Painful to read on two counts, lack of punctuation and a callous lack of sympathy for mental illness![
Well, pardon me all over the place! is that better?

Anyone remember BIG BILLY i think he worked for a coal merchant down the Cliff he would walk miles and miles all over Sheff with a Jack Russell dog on a length of rope that was nearly as thick as the dogs body and he would walk chewing on the back of his hand not knowing any better kids used to take the micky out of him where ever he went this would be in the 60s early 70s.

I seem to remember an extensive thread about this on the forum a couple of years ago. A lady who was Nora's daughter contibuted to the thread.
There have been quite a few characters over the years .... anybody remember Basher who used to live on Lowedges.

I seem to remember an extensive thread about this on the forum a couple of years ago. A lady who was Nora's daughter contibuted to the thread.Yes - see post #45 on this thread. (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?p=197306)

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