Re Mrs P and the farewell reunion at Pye Bank back in 2004. I was there, and it was very nostalgic. I remember Miss Fisher from around 1944 when she took a party of us six year olds to visit her family home --a farm at Penistone. How different Penistone was from wartime Pitsmoor! Miss Fisher is still living in Sheffield: she was a great teacher for the very young. Anybody with memories of Pye Bank in the late forties? Joe Scarborough, the artist, was one of my colleagues in the Infants/Junior school.


Are you referring to the reunion at Pye Bank Nursery School? I went to that! Great building. I still got shivers when I went past the head teachers office!

Re Mrs P and the farewell reunion at Pye Bank back in 2004. I was there, and it was very nostalgic. I remember Miss Fisher from around 1944 when she took a party of us six year olds to visit her family home --a farm at Penistone. How different Penistone was from wartime Pitsmoor! Miss Fisher is still living in Sheffield: she was a great teacher for the very young. Anybody with memories of Pye Bank in the late forties? Joe Scarborough, the artist, was one of my colleagues in the Infants/Junior school.

Hello,

I went to Pyebank from January(?)1942 until July 1948. I vaguely remember Miss Fisher but my teacher was Miss Fielding, who became Mrs Jeavons.

When we went up stairs, I had Miss Braun for the first two years and then Hilda Smith for the remaining Two.

All a long time ago.

Regards

did you know anyone called Stenton ?.

I knew a Joe Stenton from Fowler Street.......

Hello,

I went to Pyebank from January(?)1942 until July 1948. I vaguely remember Miss Fisher but my teacher was Miss Fielding, who became Mrs Jeavons.

When we went up stairs, I had Miss Braun for the first two years and then Hilda Smith for the remaining Two.

All a long time ago.

Regards

Falls, I as there 1963 to 1970 and Jenkinson was my teacher,,,I believe he was there in your time to, do you remember him.

I remeber Mr. Jenkinson. One of the things he taught us was handwriting as I remember his was copper plate. You started writing in pencil then when he thought you were good enough he gave you a nib holder, nib and ink well.

Falls, I as there 1963 to 1970 and Jenkinson was my teacher,,,I believe he was there in your time to, do you remember him.

Hello,

Yes, I remember Mr Jenkinson. He wasn't our room teacher but took us for craft work. I liked him and he certainly knew how to handle a bunch of 10/11 year old boys without a lot of yelling, etc.


When we first went upstairs into the Juniors, W.W.II was just ending. Mr Speight was the headmaster (he was a bee keeper in his spare time and setup a hive in the hall) but the rest of the staff were women. Then Mr.Jenkinson came back from the forces and then Mr. Peck. Peck must have been at Pye bank before the war for his reputation was well known. Any kid that stepped-out-of line was told, "Just wait till Mr. Peck comes back from the war".

Can't remember many other teachers names. Miss Braun and Hilda Smith of course but I seem to remember two women teachers named "Cross" and "Glass" . The only other male teacher I remember was a Mr. Challis from Stocksbridge.

Speaking of Pye Bank, do you remember the floor in the upstairs hall was at two different level with a short slope connecting the two?. I mentioned this in another thread a while ago. Once upon a time, the girls and boys sections of the school must have been totally segregated but when they decide to have mixed classes and took down the wall in the hall, they discovered the difference.

Regards

come on ray nic talk to me then

Gday sawguitar, I worked at Gillotts Bakery in 1958 just after leaving school, do you remember an explosion at Gillotts that killed a bloke called Bob who lived on Lyon St in the 60's & the explosion on Canada St in the late 60's?
After marriage we lived on Petre St, 3 doors up from Jack's butchers shop which was on the corner of Petre St & Carwood Rd, it belonged to Billy Limb before that, I spent many a happy night in the Hallcar.
As someone else mentioned earlier, I remember the Collesium picture house, I think it became a supermarket & there was a dentist next door who's name was I. Pullem [ Ivor] I also spent a lot of time in Smithies motorcycle shop on Spital Hill.
We moved to Oz in 1970 & returned to visit family in 92, my sister lived near the Hallcar at that time & the whole area had been rebuilt, my wife lived at Grimesthorpe but went to Ellesmere youth club in the 50's/60's.
Hi Geocol,

I have just discovered the forum and read your post about Gillotts Bakery explosion, I also worked there at the time in the garage section with Bob Rushforth. Amongst other that work there was Fred Liddlow, Morris Hopper and gaffer Harry Savage.

I was actually there when the explosion happened and helped douse the flames that engulfed Bob.

hi ray we used to play football for oak,grapes,forgemasters hows it going mate thought you had emigrated not seen ya for ages,are you still playing in wragg league i saw ramer 2 weeks ago in the staff

not sure ho you are sorry let me know and then we can chat ok.

i used to play in midfield ,once got knocked out with a clash of heads ambulance job up at forgemasters for the grapes ,have you got me now .

no sorry im so thick

[QUOTE=mayie;
I have just discovered the forum and read your post about Gillotts Bakery explosion, I also worked there at the time in the garage section with Bob Rushforth. Amongst other that work there was Fred Liddlow, Morris Hopper and gaffer Harry Savage. I was actually there when the explosion happened and helped douse the flames that engulfed Bob.[/QUOTE]

That was my post mayie, not geocol, are you the one that had the blue Triumph 21 ? I used to hang around the garage after we'd finished our run, I worked with Betty Bullock at the time, seem to think she married Fred some years later after he got divorced, he was lucky not to be there when the explosion occured, because he was off work with a broken leg at the time.

my cousin lived on andover st his name is Eric(jim) Thew and my relation Jimmy Thorpe lived on Woodside Lane he was the biggest bookie in Sheffield at the time hes in Fred Passes book Wheers mi Mam,Tony Mercer a singer with the Black and White minstrals.

my cousin lived on andover st his name is Eric(jim) Thew and my relation Jimmy Thorpe lived on Woodside Lane he was the biggest bookie in Sheffield at the time hes in Fred Passes book Wheers mi Mam,Tony Mercer a singer with the Black and White minstrals.

Tony Mercer went to Pye Bank school.Did your cousin live in the flats?

my cousin lived on andover st his name is Eric(jim) Thew and my relation Jimmy Thorpe lived on Woodside Lane he was the biggest bookie in Sheffield at the time hes in Fred Passes book Wheers mi Mam,Tony Mercer a singer with the Black and White minstrals.

hi i lived 4 doors away from the thorpe i knocked around with alan he had a sister called elaine he use to collect bets across from our house mum use to warn him when the cops were coming

Hi LESMITH
Ilast saw Alan about eight years ago he lived in Blyth near retford and Elaine had a newsagents in sheffield.Jimmy started up in Tontine chambers above Philip Canns in Dixon lane with his brother and my dad.

Hi darra
No he lived in the upside down houses,he was known locally as the General,dont know why!!!!

Hi darra
No he lived in the upside down houses,he was known locally as the General,dont know why!!!!

I used to live in the flats and the people underneath us were called TEW thought yours might have been a typo :)

hiya i was at pye bank school when andybags [mrs andrews ] was there, remember the chant everyone sang. Good god what a witch ...

hiya i was at pye bank school when andybags [mrs andrews ] was there, remember the chant everyone sang. Good god what a witch ...

I think every one who went to Pye bank school in the 70's remembers Mrs Andrews and still shudder at the mention of her name

hiya i was at pye bank school when andybags [mrs andrews ] was there, remember the chant everyone sang. Good god what a witch ...

hi did you have a brother called malchom

hi i also went to all saints school then up to burngreave left 1958 started work at gillotts i worked in the garage and was there when bob got killled and there was also another mechanic that got badley burnt he was called Maurice Hopper the reason the accident happened was because they were welding a chassis on a bread van and it fell apart and punctured the fuel tank thats why it exploded

Re ellsmere youth club I met my wife there in 1958 been a couple since
been married 46 yrs

I lived at 92 lyons st across the road was the blacksmiths hut my pal mick and i used
to throw stones at the roof and run off

Can anyone remember a girl called Ann turton getting knock down petre st opposite
teh post office

[QUOTE=skippy;4878946]That was my post mayie, not geocol, are you the one that had the blue Triumph 21 ? I used to hang around the garage after we'd finished our run, I worked with Betty Bullock at the time, seem to think she married Fred some years later after he got divorced, he was lucky not to be there when the explosion occured, because he was off work with a broken at the tim.[/QUOTE

hi skippy do you remember a driver called joe cook always singing songs by nat king cole saw joe about 3/4yrs ago he was working at sainsburys on the check out sadley i think he passed away

[QUOTE=mayie;5296031]
1958 started work at gillotts i worked in the garage.

Gday mate, you started the same time as me, I knew you well but have forgotten your christian name, I worked with Reg Furniss when I first started there, he always had a fag hangin out of his mouth.
I remember the name [Joe Cook], I remember Harry, Bob, Fred & you, there was also the bloke with the blue Triumph that started maybe after you & lived on the Parsons Cross, he used to give me a lift home, I seem to think the mechanic who started after Bob's death had his own buinness before starting there, but I can't remember his name these days.
Trev.

There was a bloke who worked with Bob who had his own business his name was Harold Wortly he had a garage in Kingstone St I worked with him from 69 to 74 I am still in touch with him to this day
Pete

Hi Ivandarrell, Yes I remember the Parfitts as I went to school with Neil, and all the rest of the family though I am hazy with the sisters.
I remember his parents to, I remember reading an obituary not to long ago in the star that Mrs Parfitt had past away, or was it the husband.
I know The Peaces, June, Mark and Dale and the father who's name escapes me.
Also I know the Tophams to especially Phill.
Ivan I'm in Scarbrough on Thursday mate, would be nice to see you and talk about old times. I'm staying overnight on North Bay.
the parfitts lived at attercliffe too i think am i wrong

[QUOTE=mayie;5297817]There was a bloke who worked with Bob who had his own business.
Pete, the bloke I'm thinking of started after Bob's death, whatever happened to Maurice, I remember him coming back to work, his scars were awful.

I don't know the last time I saw him was 30 plus years ago at millhouses park, at the moment having a problem remembering who you was did you work in the garage

[QUOTE=mayie;
at the moment having a problem remembering who you was did you work in the garage[/QUOTE]

No, I worked on the vans, started around the same time as you 1958, straight from school, got put off just before my 17th birthday because I was due for a pay rise, cheap labour in those days.
I used to sit in the garage until the bloke with the blue Triumph finished work, he used to give me a lift home, seem to remember that you lived either just above the paper shop or below it ?

Hi skippy can you you remember these names alec sims bill youle jim rowson sid brooks alec sims was the boss of the bake house Harry savage was the garage manger

I remember most of them Pete, Jim Rawson was in charge of the retail vans & my boss from memory, there was a lot of back biting for his job when he retired.
What about Alf Beckingham, Tony Vardy, Ann Johnstone, Betty Bullock, her brother also worked there, he had a 650cc green BSA which he parked around the garage area.
There is a thread on here about Gillotts bakery, type it into the search facility.

went to All saints school myself and remeber Mr Hall the headmaster. Lived on Earsham Street with Grandmother Had family also living on there the Youngs and the Holmes. When was grown up also lived on Grimesthorpe Road and used to go in the Normanton also went to Burngreave School when Miss Yates was the headmistress

[QUOTE=skippy;2734786]In the late 60's drinking in the Hallcar, I told my friends & neighbours that we were heading down under to Oz for a better life, they called me a daft bugger & said it'll be oreyht when tha gets thi new owse afta slum cleerance etc, this is where we have lived for the last 37 years, AM I A DAFT BUGGER ?

Hello Skippy,
With regard to the Hallcar Tavern , Its gone the way of many pubs in Sheffield and has been sold in July 2009 at auction for £52,000 also The Rock at Pitsmoor sold for £96,000.
Cheers

Mr. Freedom lol did all those things u brought some memories back. But am a little older than u and was around in Pitsmoor Earsham street in the 40s and fifties left for a few years and always seem to wander back here lol was good old place learnt to swim my self in Sutherland Rd baths and the White house chippies was the best. Then this areas was very family orientated. Clearing the slums did a lot of harm to families and good friends where u all seem to loose contact

Hi Ellen do you remember smiths chips shop on earsham went to burngreave school

Can anyone remember a girl called Ann turton getting knock down petre st opposite
teh post office

I was knocked down there when there were roadworks on Petre Street. That was around 1965.
I was coming out of All Saints School and the assistant head, Miss Sails, refused to let junior children come out of the infant gate to cross with the lollipop crossing. There were heavy roadworks on the other end, and I got knocked down because we couldn't see what was coming. Luckily I wasn't too badly injured, but after my mum had been up to pay Miss Sails a visit, we could all use the infant gate!

The year I am talking is the 50/s she lived on thordon road off lyons st near turners paper shop

do you have a brother called john

Hi Ellen do you remember smiths chips shop on earsham went to burngreave school

Hi remember that chip shop well often used to go to their house as well as chippy they had some lovely tropical fish. One of the best chippies going. Also went to Burngreave School for a while then moved out of the area and went to Frecheville School:) do u still live in that area Ellen

do you have a brother called john

yes mayie do have a brother called john hes a bit younger than me

Hi Ellen do you remember smiths chips shop on earsham went to burngreave school

Was that the chippy on the corner of Earsham, and I think Atlas St? There was a grocer's on the opposite corner.

yes there was not sure but cant remeber what it was called and it was Atlas Street. Did u know my brother John just wondered with u asking

I lived on Earsham street was a good place to grow up not like now

Hi, I don't think I knew a John. I knew one of the ladies who worked in the chippy though. A very good friend of my mum - Annie. A wonderful woman, I spent many a long hour chatting to her at my mums.

Hi remember that chip shop well often used to go to their house as well as chippy they had some lovely tropical fish. One of the best chippies going. Also went to Burngreave School for a while then moved out of the area and went to Frecheville School:) do u still live in that area Ellen

Hi ellen i left pitsmoor in 1963 to get married then lived on park hill flats still1978 then moved to waterthorpe mossborough the shop opp smiths chippy was adamsons then bullley limb owned it we lived at 92 lyons st my pal mick lived 5 doors down from us do u remember us we was always together remember the cobbler on petre st who commited suicide because of demolition

Sorry dont remeber u i left earsham street when was about 12 to live on base green and went to frecheville school till i left to work at ackroyd and abbots bldrs in the office was in a little back yard then. 1960 then went to live in liverpool for a few years and came back to sheff. Where ever i go always seem to end back here.

Hi ellen i left pitsmoor in 1963 to get married then lived on park hill flats still1978 then moved to waterthorpe mossborough the shop opp smiths chippy was adamsons then bullley limb owned it we lived at 92 lyons st my pal mick lived 5 doors down from us do u remember us we was always together remember the cobbler on petre st who commited suicide because of demolition

I remember Billy Limb having the corner shop. I was sent there quite a lot for my mum. We lived on Alliance Street, but I knew a few people on Lyons St.

my granddad was born in 1920 and said even though most people lived in abject poverty it was a wonderful place to live and remembered with fondness the multicultural mix of immigrants that lived there, mainly the Irish, Jews and Italians.

But alas he is deceiced now and leaves a son and daughter in Canada.And yes the Braeley yard was on two levels the Egans and Cowleys on top yard and the Braeleys on the bottom.And yes there was a 30 foot pole for mr Braeleys radio.

Just stumbled on this site. Im one of the Egans who lived in the top yard. Born in 1957 and the youngest. 3 sisters were Julia, Pat and Jaqueline. Mum and Dad (both sadly passed away) were Ernest and Mavis. I was always last in the tin bath after playing on the hollow all day!!!! Great memories. Used to to use the brealeys outside toilet cos it was the only one with soft paper!!!!

Can anyone remember the first chinese cafe at top of fowler st they say it was the first chinese takeaway in sheffield

R school days every mornin i would call for mick for school then we would cross lyons st to gillotts bakery to nick a loaf that just came out of the oven then walk to school eating nice hot bread

does anyone remember the drink shop on spital hill next door smiths bike shop i think the lady who worked there was called joyce can/t remember the man,s name

does anyone remember the drink shop on spital hill next door smiths bike shop i think the lady who worked there was called joyce can/t remember the man,s name

I remember the drink shop/bar on Spital Hill, but my memory of it was in the 1950s. Lots of youngsters used it for non alcoholic drinks. It was an innocent age, and I recall we drank sasparella! But I have no memory of the peopole who ran it.

I lived on denholme close before moving to pye bank road, on the bottom (number 5 i think), I remeber the games you mention, did you play "kick can" or make the grass slides where we used to get old carboard boxes and slide done the hill so the grass went yellow and slippy. The hills where on the way to the shops (not very big and used to end at the brick wall where there was a bit of a drop). I remember the haunted firey jack, I was too young to go but my sister went, or so she said. Names I remember, bingham, tantum, higgins, morris, smedley, gelsthorpe to name but a few.

Hi my father is a bingham and he had two brothers they were cyril, Michael (Mick) and Maurice my dad the youngest born 1949. They lived no 12 Andover street and we later lived at number 10 while my nan stayed and no 12 i was born 76 and we moved to roe lane in 82. We were regulars at the signpost.

I remember a Barbara Stevenson that lived on lyons street round about 1970 I remember a Barbara Stevenson lived over the wall from me.I lived next to cornor shop on Sedan st my name Mark Oxley SCH:All Saints/Earl Marshall,bestest mate from there Mick Cotton,Melvin Wotton,Chris Brookes,the girls Vicky Hochkiss? Colletee Wood? Marvia Worbaton?(sorry if all spelt wrong)

I remember the drink shop/bar on Spital Hill, but my memory of it was in the 1950s. Lots of youngsters used it for non alcoholic drinks. It was an innocent age, and I recall we drank sasparella! But I have no memory of the peopole who ran it.

I used to go in there in the 60's with some of my mates, there wasn't much else for us teenagers to do then. I remember drinking loads of Sarsaparilla and playing the pin ball machine. Joyce the lady who ran the place was a bit disabled but she managed ok.

All Saints Juniors 1954.
Some names on the back....Jack Pidd. David Morris. John Entwistle.? Robert Merrill. Rodney Austen. David Sowter. David Cocker. Colin Clover. J Gilbert. Peter Dawson. Graham Eshelby. Angela Hawksworth. ?. Valerie Hobson. plus others..

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Sorry these names to me do not ring a bell,but there again I did not start there till 1965,we lived opposite All Saints church & School to one side and the public toilets on the other,another name came to mind last night again sorry if spelt wrong Adrian Channer? Now Valery Hobson or the name hobson springs to mind and Skippy on a different note I have a friend who lives in Orange-NSW

I remember the drink shop/bar on Spital Hill, but my memory of it was in the 1950s. Lots of youngsters used it for non alcoholic drinks. It was an innocent age, and I recall we drank sasparella! But I have no memory of the peopole who ran it.
I was only talking about the above mentioned place the other day. Really it was an herbalist's, but all herbalist's shops did a range of drinks back then such as Sarsaparilla (Root Beer), Vimto, and the usual array of fruit drinks. I remember they had a juke box too which attracted me and my mates. Back in the late 40's it always featured the hits of the day, I always looked for 'Peanut Vendor' by the Stan Kenton band. Innocent days indeed.

I remember the drink shop/bar on Spital Hill, but my memory of it was in the 1950s. Lots of youngsters used it for non alcoholic drinks. It was an innocent age, and I recall we drank sasparella! But I have no memory of the peopole who ran it.

Good old days ,drinking sasparella by the gallon. If I remember right was it in a row of shops above the Lodge pub, in the early 50's. Pitsmoor was a great place to live in in them days. I lived there from 1941 to 1972.

Does anybody out there remember Ellesmere Road Junior School from 1947 to 1951 ? I had the teachers Mr Goldstone, Mr Albaya, Miss Harrison the Headteacher, Mr Smiley, Miss Barber, Miss Marriot, Mr Brownhill ect and playing football on the Danvil Mount Wreck we spent all day playing football.

the mojo - pete stringfellows place - when the who came there and there were queues right down the road:D

Does anybody out there remember Ellesmere Road Junior School from 1947 to 1951 ? I had the teachers Mr Goldstone, Mr Albaya, Miss Harrison the Headteacher, Mr Smiley, Miss Barber, Miss Marriot, Mr Brownhill ect and playing football on the Danvil Mount Wreck we spent all day playing football.

Remember a Miss Dearden? She may have been in the infants, I am not sure. She married a man called Len Noon in later years.

Good old days ,drinking sasparella by the gallon. If I remember right was it in a row of shops above the Lodge pub, in the early 50's. Pitsmoor was a great place to live in in them days. I lived there from 1941 to 1972.

The shop was the first one after the yard just above the Lodge pub. The guy who ran it was, if I remember right, very friendly, though I cannot recall what he looked like.

I can't remember a Miss Dearden, but I do know on looking back, they were some of the best years of my life.A school yard full of friends and happy memories. It's a shame non of us kept in touch, a case of out of sight out of mind. Mind you it is 60 years ago. While i'm on, i've been asked to ask if anybody out there remembers the Lowe twins, Jacqueline and Marilyn, who lived at 56 Fairfax Rd, Manor.

Can anyone remember the first chinese cafe at top of fowler st they say it was the first chinese takeaway in sheffield
Hi, mayie. Can you remember anymore detail on that? At the top of Fowler was the Bridgefield, then there were two shops I think, a butchers and a greengrocers. Which one became the takeaway?

I was chatting with afew friends about the pubs we used to frequent in the 60's, such as the Buckingham, The Ellesmere,Tea Gardens,Normanton,Gower, Grapes, Royal Oak,Norfolk Arms, Carlisle.The Rock, Toll Bar. We used to start in the Buck and then finish up in the Buck. them were the days .Are any of these pubs still open?.

does anyone remember the drink shop on spital hill next door smiths bike shop i think the lady who worked there was called joyce can/t remember the man,s name

I virtually lived in this place in the early 60s, the mans name was Dougie Burgin, his brother used to play in goal for Sheffield United many years ago, dougie was a painter and decorator and went back to his trade after they left the cafe'.

I was chatting with afew friends about the pubs we used to frequent in the 60's, such as the Buckingham, The Ellesmere,Tea Gardens,Normanton,Gower, Grapes, Royal Oak,Norfolk Arms, Carlisle.The Rock, Toll Bar. We used to start in the Buck and then finish up in the Buck. them were the days .Are any of these pubs still open?.

Bob South? now there's a name I know well, I used to live at the Buckenham.:D

Hello! If you actually lived at the Buck pub,then your either my pal Chalkie White, Charlie Bean and family, or Patrick. Which one are you ?Anyway who ever it is , nice to be in touch. Is it Chalkie?

I bet you think I'm a right muggin, don't you mr Painterman. I bet your favourit colour is White. You'll have to excuse me because I'm a bit new to this game .Both me and Jackie talk about the old times and your name crops up regular. Ithink it's because I got the last round in. nice talking

I virtually lived in this place in the early 60s, the mans name was Dougie Burgin, his brother used to play in goal for Sheffield United many years ago, dougie was a painter and decorator and went back to his trade after they left the cafe'.

When I lived on the Arbourthorne , I new a chap called Phil Burgin. He said that Ted Burgin, the great Sheffield Utd goalkeeper, was his uncle and prooved it by showing me photos. So maybe Dougie was his father. Ted is still living and has aplace in Blackpool.

I was chatting with afew friends about the pubs we used to frequent in the 60's, such as the Buckingham, The Ellesmere,Tea Gardens,Normanton,Gower, Grapes, Royal Oak,Norfolk Arms, Carlisle.The Rock, Toll Bar. We used to start in the Buck and then finish up in the Buck. them were the days .Are any of these pubs still open?.

Many years ago (more than I care to remember!) when I was a lad, my grandparents and my dad spent many an hour in the B.A. In those days the landlord was a guy called Ernest Makin, who died about 1954.

Hello! If you actually lived at the Buck pub,then your either my pal Chalkie White, Charlie Bean and family, or Patrick. Which one are you ?Anyway who ever it is , nice to be in touch. Is it Chalkie?

Hey up Bob, you got it in one pal it's Chalky. :|

I bet you think I'm a right muggin, don't you mr Painterman. I bet your favourit colour is White. You'll have to excuse me because I'm a bit new to this game .Both me and Jackie talk about the old times and your name crops up regular. Ithink it's because I got the last round in. nice talking

Good times Bob , we will have to meet up, and I can get my round in Ha Ha.:hihi:

will pm you

I remember the drink shop/bar on Spital Hill, but my memory of it was in the 1950s. Lots of youngsters used it for non alcoholic drinks. It was an innocent age, and I recall we drank sasparella! But I have no memory of the peopole who ran it.
Was it in there where we used to buy Liquorice sticks and cinnamon sticks.I am talking about the time it was a herbalists.

Does anybody out there remember Browns ice cream and milk dairy at the junction of Earsham st and Ditchingham st inthe 50/60s. Both myself and twin brotherJohn used to help out making the ice cream, lolly pops. Albert Brown, the owner, used to say to us, twinnies if theres any lollies with broken sticks you can have them. well! fancy saying that to two 10 yr olds. it was us that put the sticks in , in the first place. 1, 2 ,3 ,4 , 5 ,6,7 8 9 , snap a broken stick.When he found out, he just laughedand said , thats your wages. we soon stopped doing it.

hi bobsouth ilived at 92 lyons st use to drink the buck /ellsmere with mick owen

Hi Mayie, it's nice to meet someone who graced the same pubs as me, in all honesty your names don't ring a bell, but whats it matter where not talking about Quasimodo are we .Could you mention a few more names that might come to mind. I went in the Buck more when Charlie Bean kept it. I also played football for the Buck on sundays. we had agood team then . N ICE TALKING

Hi everyone, I've just joined the website so apologies for being late! Just adding my 2penneth to an earlier enquiry about 11th Pitsmoor scout group. I joined the cubs around 1960 then moved up to the scouts until about 1966. I remember Dave Middleton (a teacher) as the scoutmaster, other names from that era were, Stephen Fox, Mick Liddel, Philip Anderson, Dave Copley, Mick? Whiffin, my cousin Paul Skinner, now retired living in Cyprus. Two west indian boys, Joseph and Bernard lived across the road from the gates of the "group" on Roe Lane. They were also choristers with me at Christchurch Pitsmoor. Reverend Don Sparks was the vicar, and Dave "Daz" Smith (teacher at Firth Park Grammar) was the choirmaster.
Friday nights at the scouts became interesting in other ways. The emerging 60's pop groups like Spencer Davies and the Kinks were regular visitors to Stringfellows' Mojo club which was just over the fence from the bottom hut.
We used to go to Easter camp at a site in Grenoside woods on land bequeathed to 11th Pitsmoor group. Summer camp took us to Barlow. I remember taking a 2week hiking trip to Bavaria about 1965-I still have a photo of us all from The Star taken outside Midland Station.

I was born in the slums in Pitsmoor in 1959 on Grove Street, and most of the family lived on or around Fowler Street.
I don,t remember much if anything about that area apart from what i,ve been told as i was born in 1959 and fortunatly that area was about to be demolished to make way for the modern Pitsmoor we see now, which again is about to be demolished.
We moved to Woodseats in 1961 and according to my mum who was born and bred in Fowler street was full of snotty white collar workers, our next door neighbour being a rent collector thinking he was a top accountant and Dad working the building sites Odd carrying who did,nt fit in with these middle class wannabees so we moved on to the all new Pitsmoor and being the first to move into our new massonette on Andover Drive.
We all went to Pye Bank which was run by that great authourtarian Mr Cook and we made a lot of friends throughout our time in Pitsmoor which spanned from 1963 to 1976.
I lived at number 67 and i know that people especially the seniors of our generation always keep saying that these days people don,t care or mix like the older days but there very right that locals then were always looking out for one another and some of my biggest mates today are the kids of then from Woodside.
Did you live in Pitsmoor during the sixtys, whats your opinion or maybe you lived in the old Pitsmoor and think the newly built one was,nt the same as the old one.
I would be interested in your views.
u need to speak 2 peter string fellow he was from your parts x x

The other day I was talking to one of my grandsons about my time as a young lad growing up in pitsmoor in the 40/ 50s. Playing football in the street, untill it was too dark to see. We played with a tennis ball as we couldn't afford a football. Mind you if someone was lucky enough to turn up with a football, he certainly did stay to the finish. we used to have alook out at the end of the street ,looking for the local policeman, then we would dissapear while he had gone .Also I remember well Bonfire nights. We would go round the streets nicking wood from other bonfires, to make ours the best in the district. Trouble was while we were asleep, they would come in the night and nick ours. We used to stay late while the embers died out, cause it was warmer round the fire than in the house. If only we could turn the clock back.

I used to think Pitsmoor was a colourful place to live in , in the 50/60s but certainly not as much as it is now. The other day i had cause to go up Ellesmere Rd from the Gower st end. It was like the UTD NATIONS. Cars parked on causeways, and almost in the middle of the road. But as I said, it was certainly colourful with people wearing bright long flowing clothes.Time must go onand things do change, bit it makes you think what our past relatives would have thought about it.

You know me Chalkie, I'm far from being racealist. How can somebody, as dark skinned as I am be racealist.As through my trials and tribulations' I have found that people see what colour they want to see. At the end of the day, we are all coloured.God bless everybody.

On looking back to my younger days, when I was about10/11 .How tough times were in them days.Coming from a family of 9, there wasn't much money about.Both myself and twin brotherJohn used to go down to the Rag Market and collect wood, fasten it onto our homemade 4 wheeled trolley,then push or pull it all the way home to our house, just off Ellesmere rd. We would then chop it up into sticks, bundle it up , then go around the nieghbourhood trying to sell it, which we did.We earnt a few pennies, which bought our sweets, which we then shared with our friends. I wonder how many kids would do that nowdays. Friendship is in mind, body and soul.

I lived at the other side of pitsmoor,,the street below Petre Street,Edgar -street it was called can any body remember it .I attended Burngreave boys in the 60s and remember Ted Robinson,Stephen Clarke John & trevor Stephenson ,Joseph Mish, Mick Timbrell,David Kettle and many more.Can any body remember the Brealey family who lived on Lyons street also Geoff Cryer,Mick Barker,Steve Walmsley Bob Allen. Let me know will Ya.Thanks
Hi Mr. Freedom,
I used to live at 212 Petre Street from 1955 to 1964 and my best mate was Peter Braeley, I remember his Dad was an amateur radio ham. Pete and I got up to all kind of things and sampling the pastries from Gillotts bread vans was one of them. No idea where Pete is now. I attended All Saints Junior School from 1955 to 1958, my teacher if I recall correctly was a Mr. Baize and then went onto Burngreave Boys Sec Mod School until joining boyservice in Sep 61. Some guys I can remember going to Burgreave Boys with was Malcolm Shepherd, Neil Warris, John Keighly, Micheal More, Terry Parkin, Gerry Cavill and Mick Oxley. Those were great times and although the streets were a bit tough there was nothing like the violence and lack of respect that exists now. I emigrated to Canada in 1986. It would be nice to hear from you, I am currently working on reconstruction in Haiti after the devastating earthquake last January,

Sincerely,
John

On looking back to my younger days, when I was about10/11 .How tough times were in them days.Coming from a family of 9, there wasn't much money about.Both myself and twin brotherJohn used to go down to the Rag Market and collect wood, fasten it onto our homemade 4 wheeled trolley,then push or pull it all the way home to our house, just off Ellesmere rd. We would then chop it up into sticks, bundle it up , then go around the nieghbourhood trying to sell it, which we did.We earnt a few pennies, which bought our sweets, which we then shared with our friends. I wonder how many kids would do that nowdays. Friendship is in mind, body and soul.
Hiya Bobsouth.I think I was in the same class as you and did one of you work at the E.S.C. and drove a large white motorbike?Willis also comes to mind.

I lived at the other side of pitsmoor,,the street below Petre Street,Edgar -street it was called can any body remember it .I attended Burngreave boys in the 60s and remember Ted Robinson,Stephen Clarke John & trevor Stephenson ,Joseph Mish, Mick Timbrell,David Kettle and many more.Can any body remember the Brealey family who lived on Lyons street also Geoff Cryer,Mick Barker,Steve Walmsley Bob Allen. Let me know will Ya.Thanks

My best man, Neil Ward lived at 2 Edgar Street from 1946 when he was born until he was married in 1971. Did you know him? I used to spend quite a lot of time at his house on Saturdays.
My dad Jim Moore was born at 40 Jamaica Street before the family moved to 38 Jamaica St & then to 309 Petre Street where my grandma continued to live until the houses were demolished. Phillis Beeston (nee Moore) who had the bakers at 209/211 Petre Street with her husband Edwin was my dads aunt.
John

My best man, Neil Ward lived at 2 Edgar Street from 1946 when he was born until he was married in 1971. Did you know him? I used to spend quite a lot of time at his house on Saturdays.
My dad Jim Moore was born at 40 Jamaica Street before the family moved to 38 Jamaica St & then to 309 Petre Street where my grandma continued to live until the houses were demolished. Phillis Beeston (nee Moore) who had the bakers at 209/211 Petre Street with her husband Edwin was my dads aunt.
John
Hi, my name is John Tonks and Neil Ward was a school chum of mine. I lived at 212 Petre Street and attended Burngreave Boys School, I haven't seen anyone I went to school with since i joined the army as a boy at age 15, mind you, I emigrated to Canada in 1986. It would be great to make contact with Neil after 50 years ! Hope all is well for you and your family,

Sincerely,
John

does any body remember the Wellington pub on Macro Street or any of its residents I am trying to find out about them for my family tree. I have seen the other posts on here about the place, but wonder if anyone knew the characters that lived there like Ma Easy, Jean Nelson, James Joseph Nolan, Louis Borg? I am trying to find a photo of the pub also but no joy
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Does anybody out there remember Ellesmere Road Junior School from 1947 to 1951 ? I had the teachers Mr Goldstone, Mr Albaya, Miss Harrison the Headteacher, Mr Smiley, Miss Barber, Miss Marriot, Mr Brownhill ect and playing football on the Danvil Mount Wreck we spent all day playing football.

I went to Ellesmere Road School from about 1950 and I do remember some of these teachers, now that you have jogged my memory.

I remember Mr. Albaya with his white bushy hair. I used to wonder where the name came from. Mr. Smiley used to teach us Scottish songs and highland dancing I think.

I must have got a good education there, as I was able to pass the 11+ and went to City Grammar School on Leopold Street.

I emigrated to Canada in 1974 but often come back to Sheffield to visit family. I haven't been back to the Pitsmoor area for many years. We lived on Bressingham Road from about 1948 to 1956. I haven't seen any mention of that street on any Pitsmoor threads.

All Saints Juniors 1954.
Some names on the back....Jack Pidd. David Morris. John Entwistle.? Robert Merrill. Rodney Austen. David Sowter. David Cocker. Colin Clover. J Gilbert. Peter Dawson. Graham Eshelby. Angela Hawksworth. ?. Valerie Hobson. plus others..

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Hello Skippy,
I reckon Valerie Hobson is the girl in specs fourth left, front row. I was in the same class at All Saints as her younger brother Malcolm. Last time I bumped into him he was living in Kimberworth.
Their dad was on the buses and I remember he taught me to ride Malcolm's bike, "Pedal!, pedal lad!" and then he let go and I was riding a two wheeler!

Hi Mr. Freedom,
I used to live at 212 Petre Street from 1955 to 1964 and my best mate was Peter Braeley, I remember his Dad was an amateur radio ham. Pete and I got up to all kind of things and sampling the pastries from Gillotts bread vans was one of them. No idea where Pete is now. I attended All Saints Junior School from 1955 to 1958, my teacher if I recall correctly was a Mr. Baize and then went onto Burngreave Boys Sec Mod School until joining boyservice in Sep 61. Some guys I can remember going to Burgreave Boys with was Malcolm Shepherd, Neil Warris, John Keighly, Micheal More, Terry Parkin, Gerry Cavill and Mick Oxley. Those were great times and although the streets were a bit tough there was nothing like the violence and lack of respect that exists now. I emigrated to Canada in 1986. It would be nice to hear from you, I am currently working on reconstruction in Haiti after the devastating earthquake last January,

Sincerely,
John

Didn't Pop Baize use to moonlight at a second hand car pitch behind the library on Saturdays? I seem to recall he looked the part too.

Hi, my name is John Tonks and Neil Ward was a school chum of mine. I lived at 212 Petre Street and attended Burngreave Boys School, I haven't seen anyone I went to school with since i joined the army as a boy at age 15, mind you, I emigrated to Canada in 1986. It would be great to make contact with Neil after 50 years ! Hope all is well for you and your family,

Sincerely,
John
I remember the bakers shop, best buns ever !

Hi, my name is John Tonks and Neil Ward was a school chum of mine. I lived at 212 Petre Street and attended Burngreave Boys School, I haven't seen anyone I went to school with since i joined the army as a boy at age 15, mind you, I emigrated to Canada in 1986. It would be great to make contact with Neil after 50 years ! Hope all is well for you and your family,

Sincerely,
John
You must have lived near Billy Limbs at Carwood Road, I remember the name , Im Dave Sowter, lived behind the Hallcar, been in Canada since ' 81.

Yes I did live near Billy Limbs the butcher shop, I actually helped out with mobile deliveries on Saturdays !

Where do you live in Canada Dave ?

You could walk the streets at night as we used to.

Yes I did live near Billy Limbs the butcher shop,

I seem to think that Neil Warris lived at the bottom house on Carwood Rd, next door to the butchers, we lived in the same yard, but we were 3 doors up from the butchers shop on Petre St, and Jack owned it at that time.
Seem to think Neil lived in the family home after he married, and his parents took over the corner shop opposite ?

Yes I did live near Billy Limbs the butcher shop, I actually helped out with mobile deliveries on Saturdays !

I live in the little town of Acton between Brampton and Guelph.There was another guy on Petre St joined the army, first name Reg (Reggie), he lived same side between Jamaica & Canada St. I used to knock around on the motorbike with Terry Thompson, Malc Shepherd, and Dave Simmonite.

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Hey stranger, how're you going? How's Eileen? How coincidental you being near Guelph, when we decided to emigrate we had the choice of Guelph(because my auntie had a brother there) or Aus. We decided to settle for the sunshine.
Hey what happened to the picture - can't get it to work.
Dors.

Riding my bike up the slope to Bernards, chips and curry in a tray. Past Tonys shop ("thankyou luv, Ta luv") Up to the rec past the 13 storey flats (one had a launderette!!), eat the chips and do a couple of circuits around the rec. Back down past pye bank school, (after it was sand blasted) then up onto Andover Drive, home. Familys I remember; Cooks, Andrews, Keys, Keyworths, Parfits, Greaves, Blunts/Brunts?, Dales, Crafts. Teachers; Miss Templeton, Miss Chamberlaine (White), Mr Brittain, Mr & Mrs Bezant, Miss Major. Anyone remember any of this?

All Saints Juniors 1954.
Some names on the back....Jack Pidd. David Morris. John Entwistle.? Robert Merrill. Rodney Austen. David Sowter. David Cocker. Colin Clover. J Gilbert. Peter Dawson. Graham Eshelby. Angela Hawksworth. ?. Valerie Hobson. plus others..

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Try this ,its yours anyway.Thought you might have figured me out earlier on the Grimesthorpe thread.If you haven't seen my monika on there check from #2841 you may find it interesting. Eileens just great, a couple of retirees trying to enjoy ourselves.You made the wrong choice, we got the Hot Sun in summer and Lots of Snow in winter

Try this ,its yours anyway.Thought you might have figured me out earlier on the Grimesthorpe thread.If you haven't seen my monika on there check from #2841 you may find it interesting. Eileens just great, a couple of retirees trying to enjoy ourselves.You made the wrong choice, we got the Hot Sun in summer and Lots of Snow in winter

Sorry Dors it should read #2481

Try this ,its yours anyway.Thought you might have figured me out earlier on the Grimesthorpe thread.If you haven't seen my monika on there check from #2841 you may find it interesting. Eileens just great, a couple of retirees trying to enjoy ourselves.You made the wrong choice, we got the Hot Sun in summer and Lots of Snow in winter

I didn't realise that it was the photo that Trev(Skippy) put on The Forum. Someone asked him to do it. I retired two years ago, Trev's been retired for ages as he hurt his back. I've never regretted coming here, the land of Aus has been very good to us. We had my sister in laws sister and husband here from Canada a couple of years ago. They live on Vancouver Island I think. They often ask us when we are going to go and see them - maybe one day.
I love the sun, you can keep the snow. I like looking at pictures of it, that's as close as I need to get. Incidentally we do have snow here. We actually have "The Snowy Mountains" with ski fields and everything, mind you a lot of the time they manufacture snow. I have been there once, in summer, and it was still freezing right up at the top! No thanks give me the beach any day. I'm going to have a look at your other post now. By the way Sheila Hepplestone said to say "hello". She's on the Grimesthorpe thread.

Sorry Dors it should read #2481

Glad to hear you're both well Dave,give my best to Eileen.
If you go on Grimesthorpe thread i'm RF2690.I lived on hunsley st.Sheila.

Where did you play draughts as a kid


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Where did you play draughts as a kid


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Don't know where that is Dave,but there was a big board painted in the grounds of Abbeyfield park had many a game on that.

Don't know where that is Dave,but there was a big board painted in the grounds of Abbeyfield park had many a game on that.

You got it , the lake (pond), was just before you got to the swings and flying plank, come to think of it,that thing was teriffic but very dangerous

Hi everyone

I have been reading all your memories and wondered if anyone remembers Leonard E Smith, think his mum & Dad were the Claxton's, William & Jessie, doing a family Tree. All I know is the Family lived in Wheldrake Road in 1925, before moving to Hampton Road Pitsmoor in the 30's and living there until the late 40's early 50's Cannot find anything else after that date, other than Len joining the Grenadier Guards during WW2. I am hoping that someone remembers something, although it is probably before your years, Im hoping that someone has older family that may remember.

Thanx everyone ;-) x

hi to all forum users ,im really glad i found this site, if like me it has brought back happy memories,some of which i had forgotten about ,i am 59 now and lived on marcus street, i remember going with my sister susan down on bull rocks making mud pies. does any one remember flats being built just off spital street, we were forever being chased off by night watchman.

Riding my bike up the slope to Bernards, chips and curry in a tray. Past Tonys shop ("thankyou luv, Ta luv") Up to the rec past the 13 storey flats (one had a launderette!!), eat the chips and do a couple of circuits around the rec. Back down past pye bank school, (after it was sand blasted) then up onto Andover Drive, home. Familys I remember; Cooks, Andrews, Keys, Keyworths, Parfits, Greaves, Blunts/Brunts?, Dales, Crafts. Teachers; Miss Templeton, Miss Chamberlaine (White), Mr Brittain, Mr & Mrs Bezant, Miss Major. Anyone remember any of this?

Sounds alot like a day in my life back then . . .my mum (Rita) worked for Cath and Bernard at the chippy and my sister owned the hairdressers "Snip its" in the middle of the chippy and Cario's (Tony). . . you didnt say my favourite teacher tho . . . Mr Fraser . . .I thought he was the bees knees when i was at Pye bank

Clare :wave: x

Don't know where that is Dave,but there was a big board painted in the grounds of Abbeyfield park had many a game on that.

I bet it wasn't draughts you played though, ha ha.

Sounds alot like a day in my life back then . . .my mum (Rita) worked for Cath and Bernard at the chippy and my sister owned the hairdressers "Snip its" in the middle of the chippy and Cario's (Tony). . . you didnt say my favourite teacher tho . . . Mr Fraser . . .I thought he was the bees knees when i was at Pye bank

Clare :wave: x

We used the hairdressers, well Mum did .... I do remember being sat on the board across the seat to make us higher up. Just spoke to Mum and she can't remember the name of the hairdresser, but does recall having her hair dyed titian ..... I remember that too, I thought some stranger was taking my little brother as I didn't recognise the hair colour from behind LOL

I also remember Cario's. It seemed to be (as I remember) as small shop that was absolutely stuffed to the gills with stuff, it's where I had the choice of baked bean or hedgehog flavoured crisps!

Wow, such memories and all 40+ years ago :o

Sounds alot like a day in my life back then . . .my mum (Rita) worked for Cath and Bernard at the chippy and my sister owned the hairdressers "Snip its" in the middle of the chippy and Cario's (Tony). . . you didnt say my favourite teacher tho . . . Mr Fraser . . .I thought he was the bees knees when i was at Pye bank

Clare :wave: x

Was your sister called Marie?

We used the hairdressers, well Mum did .... I do remember being sat on the board across the seat to make us higher up. Just spoke to Mum and she can't remember the name of the hairdresser, but does recall having her hair dyed titian ..... I remember that too, I thought some stranger was taking my little brother as I didn't recognise the hair colour from behind LOL

I also remember Cario's. It seemed to be (as I remember) as small shop that was absolutely stuffed to the gills with stuff, it's where I had the choice of baked bean or hedgehog flavoured crisps!

Wow, such memories and all 40+ years ago :o

The shop that never closed and If he could manage it Tony never let you leave with out buying something great ice cream as well.

i seem to think that neil warris lived at the bottom house on carwood rd, next door to the butchers, we lived in the same yard, but we were 3 doors up from the butchers shop on petre st, and jack owned it at that time.
Seem to think neil lived in the family home after he married, and his parents took over the corner shop opposite ?----

hi mate, when did you leave petre st, i lived on there
on there in 1968/9,

didn`t go to pitsmoor school -- only owler lane.

Was your sister called Marie?

Only when I wore a dress !!!!! :hihi: :hihi:

Only when I wore a dress !!!!! :hihi: :hihi:

you're supposed to get more sensible the older you get Shaun :)

you're supposed to get more sensible the older you get Shaun :)

I have Frank, I just started out totally senseless !!!! :confused::confused:

I have Frank, I just started out totally senseless !!!! :confused::confused:

Didn't like to say mate :) :)

Hi all does any one remember the Phoenix or the Savage familys of 73 Fowler st ..... moved away in 1960 ?

hi i can remember the savages i knock around with malcom when we went to woodside school

Hi lesmith malcom is my cus dont see him anymore I think he lives at whitney bay ?

Hi, I was born on Fowler Street in 1959 so don't remember much about it but my Granparents where called Corbridge can you recall them.

Was your sister called Marie?

Hello Darra . . .no my sister is called Sharon she owned the hairdressers after Marie . . and shaunfl is my one of my other sisters . . .Ha!ha! x x

well just spent the last last hour reading this n remembering my youth n paul our name had 2 ll thank u

Can anybody recall playing football on the Burngreave Danville mount in the late 50s, early 60s.Even when I was about 10 , my brothers, Gordon Walt Willis used to carry the goal post from The Guards Rest on Sorby St.Different pubs would play each other on sunday mornings. Each game would atract quite a good following untill it was time for the pub to open up. It was actually illegal to play organised football on sunday mornings. This was probably the fore runner of Sunday football as we have now

didnt play but used to stand at end of danville mount at what we called the ;big wall: and watch with my dad
good clean sport unlike today very rare anybody started fighting

Can anybody recall playing football on the Burngreave Danville mount in the late 50s, early 60s.Even when I was about 10 , my brothers, Gordon Walt Willis used to carry the goal post from The Guards Rest on Sorby St.Different pubs would play each other on sunday mornings. Each game would atract quite a good following untill it was time for the pub to open up. It was actually illegal to play organised football on sunday mornings. This was probably the fore runner of Sunday football as we have now

I have vivid memories of playing football on the Danville Rec back in the late1940s, and we used to watch The Star (the pub on D St, not the paper) football team play on that rather rough surface (tough on ther knees!) on Sunday mornings. Chester Lowe's dad was a rather portly outside-left, as I recall! (Some memories of football on D Street rec are mentioned in Derek Dooley's autobiography and in the book A Sheffield Boy, which has just been re-issued in paperback).

my husband Dave Pilkington (brothers Michael and Harold) remembers playing football with bob south with Dave Wall, John Bray and John Onions. Went to Ellesmere school and then on to Burngreave.

we met some people February this year in malta and can't remember his name but know he was a cousin of may Somerset, get in touch!

Hello Maryloo, nice to make your acqatance.I remember David very well as well as Mick and Harold. We used to have an odd pint or two in the Buckingham Arms. Pitsmoor was a fantastic place to grow up in ,in days gone by.I can remember playing football on the Danville mount wreck as a young lad of ten yrs old in 1951 up to a young man in my late20,s. All the names you have mentioned are correct plus Ron Metcalfe, Alan Marshall, Terry Simpson and many more. Needless to say, many a good footballer played on the wreck.I am 7o years old now and not in good health,but Iwill try and keep posting. Give my regards to David and god bless you both.

Hi maryloo

just had to smile to myself its a long time since i heard Harold called Harold "Baz"

Hi, some great memories in this thread. I lived on Pye Bank Drive during the 60's moved into one of the new upside down houses. I made a visit back to the area last year - after a 20 year gap. Wow!

Hi Siren.
I am 62 years old now so going back a long time. Helen terrace i know well. I was in the Boys brigade after the life boys.
The Captain then was John Cheetham also the other oficers were
John Watkins and Les Wright. Did you go to the youth club because thats where i met my wife Vicki. You must know the shop on Rock st called Cairios (excuse the spelling) the coblers called Bartroms.and i think the greengrosers were Feezis. I used to live on Montfort Rd coming from Rock st go past Fitzalan st and i was in one of those houses on the left with cellers on street level. This was opposite where Verdon st forked off. Remember Blackshaws drapers..Let me Know your age then i might Know if i Know you

Hi Siren I have just joined this Fourum. I lived on Fitzalan St.and I knew Helen Terr.I was also in The boys brigade and remember the names you have put down, Cairios I also remember he sold the first 1d Ice lolly I had,I also took papers for Cutts paper shop on the corner of Marcus St and Rock St.

There has never been a school on that land.
It had houses on it which were demolished in 1967.
The land the present school is on used to be Bramber Street and Montfort Rd and I remember a barbers shop on there very close to the sign post.
We used to get all our wood from the houses for the bonfire and remember the houses derelict a while before they were knocked down and they were open right down into the cellars.

st caths was a good walk away from there. it was behind firshill school and oppisite roe wood school(which was in the woods) i lived on pye bank close and walked to school every day. the land next to pye bank school was houses then when they came down we all called it the rough bit.

I went to St. Cath's. It used to be on Andover Street (my mum went there in the 40s and 50s) until the end of the 60s/start of the 70s, and since then on Firshill Crescent, the playing fields backing onto Roe Lane.

The nuns have long since left. The last one was Sister Thomas, a fiery Irish nun and headmistress until 1982, I think. The Sisters of Mercy lived on in the convent on the corner of Abbeyfield Road/Burngreave Road, where the Private Convent School was. That's now a nursing home.

I remeber sister Thomas! she taught me to read, she was one scary women

anyone remeber the three girls who lived on the flat bit of pye bank close near the loco club one was called sally and i had a massive crush on her

hi i lived in the old pitsmoor in the 50s in the slums with leaking roofs i also went to pye bank school and i hated it the teachers were the old school types who ruled with a disapline of iron, but enjoyed living there had lots of mate we would play up on parkwood springs at the weekends, when the demolition started we moved to gleadless valley with lots of others, the one outstanding thing i remember about pitsmoor and spital hill was that there ethnic people there only the odd west indian.
there were loads of big houses on pitsmoor and burngreave road and many were very well off a little known fact that arthur conan doyle lived and workedup there foff a time above a doctors where the green painted sop on the corner of spital hill near john heaths funeral home