hi does anybody remember old bellfield street when you could walk across the wreck to st philips rd

Which wreck do you mean Mijco? do you mean the small one coming from the top of Hammond Hill past where Dirty Dicks was and The Bellfield Pub on the other corner,I remember a small wreck on the right hand side.

hi nel i left bellfield st when i were about 8 so a bit rusty when you walked down bellfield st from fawcett st corner opposite st stephens church towards the bellfild pub halfway down on left after a row of back to back houses there was a path goin to a yard with about 8 houses or so which some backed on to coop i think i lived there wi mi nanwere the path wasover the wall was a big wreck which had been flattend and cleared opposite was another wreck a lot bigger which had been cleared and you could see right across to st philips rd is that any clearer so rry for description it was a 50 some year ago

hi nel i went to st stephens infant school opposit st stephens church,durin 50s we used to have a big bonfire and used to go through the wrecked houses on hammond st collecting wood

My paper round was Hunt Street,Bellfield Street, Hammond Street up to Bromley Street about 140 stars a lot of back to back house's as well second half was St.Philips Road Watery Street Henry Street Malinda Street and Montgomery Terrace road this was in the 50s but I would most likely get lost around there now.

Hello Mijco you have got me puzzled,in my imagination I have just walked down Bellfield Street as far as I can remember if you walk down Bellfield street the houses you are talking about would have been on the right not the left for you to see across to St Philips Road and I imagine you are talking about the small road which had the pub Dirty Dicks at the bottom on the opposite corner to the Bellfield pub.
If you walked past Dirty Dicks there was a wreck on the right hand side which led to St Philips Road.
Perhaps someone could put us both right there are a few older forumers who are quite knowledgeable about the area:confused::hihi:
I went to St Anne's school for the first few years my friend went to st Stephens about the same time as you.

hi does anybody remember old bellfield street when you could walk across the wreck to st philips rd

I don't remember Bellfield Seet, I remember St Phillips Road.
My Parents (father) & my brother went to Netherthorpe school, I was born on meadow St.
I had a couple of days back in the Sheffield area (approx 3-4 years ago)and saw that Netherthorpe School was still standing & the Supertram track ran down St Phillips road .

I can remember being taken to visit my great-grandmother at Bellfield St in the late 50's. She had a shop & although by that time had stopped trading, still lived on the premises. Previously she & her husband had been licensees of several pubs in the area. I think he died in 1949, he was well known in boxing circles & I have an old sepia photo of him with 'Bombadier' Billy Wells.

Hi Bert can you describe where the shop was on Bellfield Stret

I have only vague memories, however I'm positive that it was on the right hand side of the road going up. I seem to remember that it traded as a sweet shop, (before my time). I do remember seeing very dusty, empty, sweet jars on the shelves. I can speak to my mother to get more specific details & get back to you.

Hi ,
Just had a chat with my mother. My greatgrandparent's shop was opposite the Bellfield Inn, which they also ran. They also had a couple of houses which they rented, one of which was to a family called Marples. This was before WW11. I was wrong about about my great-grandfather's date of death, he died aged 61 in 1940. His name was Ben Taylor, apparently quite well known in his day.

Was it really a wreck? Like a beached ship or something? :huh:

no a wreck was basically the bombed and wrecked houses which had been cleared

hi nell i remember the coop with the air lines which took y money i think we lived in a yard behind there,in the yard there was a jennel going through to i think bell field lane i lived at 47 ,if you walked past the coop heading towards st philips rd turned 1st left wernt that bellfield st

Hello Bert When we were little my friend and I used to go in Mrs Taylors for a penny drink and she had a couple of stools under the shelf where she kept the bundles of sticks we would sit under there with our drinks and pretend we were in the pub having a drink.
Was Mrs Taylors maiden name Broomhead? if so had she got a brother,I think his name was Tom.

If this is so I think our cat peed up your entry.:hihi::lol:

No Mijco I think Bellfield Street would have been the other way.If you came out of the coop and turned right it was the first street on your right.
I did not know Bellfield Lane never went up there but I went on St Stephens Playground quite a lot.

Hi Nosy Nellie,
Yes her maiden name was Broomhead, my Mother tells me that she was brought up in Calver & there was a brother called Tom, also she thinks another one, but can't remember the name. I have some really old photos & one taken on her 80th birthday, which I remember, if you want to pm your e-mail.
Thanks for your interest.

no a wreck was basically the bombed and wrecked houses which had been clearedThere was an area of those black cinders and some basic paths with railing around it all a little way from my grandmother's house when I was little, and the local kids always called it the 'wreck'. Like natjack, I imagined that some sort of boat had been run aground there in the past. In Sheffield - 90 miles from the sea in either direction! :D

Anyway, when I was eventually allowed to go there with some of them, I saw the sign ... Recreation Ground! The Rec. doh! :blush:

This may sound a bit complicated Bert.
My Aunt by marriage(She was married to my fathers brother)Was Tom Broomheads daughter Elsie and they lived in High House road before she married and then lived in Rudyard Road.
I told you our Cat may have peed up your entry:hihi::hihi:
I would love the photos I will send my email.Thanks.

No Mijco I think Bellfield Street would have been the other way.If you came out of the coop and turned right it was the first street on your right. I did not know Bellfield Lane never went up there but I went on St Stephens Playground quite a lot.In case it's helpful, here is a 1950s map (http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u219/twigmore/Map3.jpg) of the area..:)

Thanks Hillsbro the map has made it a lot clearer for me I was getting Bellefield Lane mixed up with Finley Street.Thanks again.