Can anyone remember the Manor Castle Village with the whitewashed cottages, Bertha and Billys Shop and the Post Office which stood back from the road.

Maggie from the Castle (Turret House) and her little dog ?

I remember Billy in the little shop on Manor Lane, it was Paluzzis shop. My Mother used to take me over to the shop from our house on Harborough Avenue accross the Manor Fields, looking back now I think she used to get things on the strap.
I will always remember Billy, he always had a big smile on his face whenever we went in, happy days.

Lazarus

Thanks Lazarus,
My mom used to have strap, and we would sometimes have to go up the entry to the back door after 8.00 oclock and fetch her a couple of woodbines to keep her going until my dad got paid.
Maureen

i remember billy,s , used to buy 2/3 fags after school there, i remember the post office ,richardsons i think.
the cobblers, the cottages at the back, ruins still there, i used to play in the castle ruins climing up the chimney, and going in the cellar what was left of it.
ohh those were the days of my life...........................

My mum always goes on about the old days of climbing up that chimney. Looking for the crown jewels??!! She always goes on about having to wear socks on her hands for gloves, bricks in the oven to keep warm and all 6 brothers and sisters having to use the same bath water in front of the fire!

Originally posted by Maureen
Can anyone remember the Manor Castle Village with the whitewashed cottages, Bertha and Billys Shop and the Post Office which stood back from the road.

Maggie from the Castle (Turret House) and her little dog ?

I am too young to remember the village, but i was in the manor castle pub the other day and everyone ws on about it then.......

Are there any pictures, photos of anywhere around the village, as i have searched high and low on the internet and cannot find anything at all. if there ane any of you that have pictures, i would be grateful if you could email some to me.

C4

http://www.picturesheffield.com/database.html

TRY THIS SITE.

cheers for that link.

I had a look on the site. Some good stuff there, but still no pics that i wanted. I wondered if anyone has some old photo's of the village in their attics...lol.
if you have, i wouldnt mind a look.......e-mailed of course :P

Dear Maggie,
The landlord at the 'Manor Castle' pub (Stewart) has several photo's of the old village including the cottages and the post office. I may be able to help with further information.
Shaun

Where was the village in relation to the castle????? Can it be seen on Google earth???

On the left hand side directly below the castle (down manor lane towards harborough avenue or the sheffield parkway) on the bad bend in the road!

Are those 2 ruins part of the village????

My grandmother (by adoption) was born in 1865 supposedly in the castle/farm or in the vicinity as her mother was in service. My grandmother died in 1951, I can still vaguely remember her and, there is none of her family left.
Can anyone tell me what was in the Manor Castle area in 1865 or thereabouts please?

The ruins were part of the original village and by all accounts they were demolished by the council with the intention of straightening the road and getting rid of the bad bend. There were two rows of cottages (so I have been told) one row on Manor Lane with the post office etc. and the others behind them accessed through an 'entry' or 'gap'. Further back were the stone-built cottages that are now ruins.

Prior to 1865, the area around the manor castle was walled or fenced off and was a woodland and deer park. Much of the land was owned by the Duke of Norfolk, but some was owned by the Earl of Shrewsbury and the 'Talbot' family. There was very little else apart from woodland, fields and the odd farmhouse. Folklore suggests that there was a tunnel that went from Manor Castle direct to the Sheffield Castle (the only known remains of which are situated under the 'Castle Market').

Thanks for that information shauny1962, very interesting. I often wondered why my grandmother was supposedly born there, I think I'll send for her birth certificate to see what it says for her address, probably nothing like Manor Caslte, you know how family tales get distorted over the years!

Duffems

I lived on Manor Lane in the 50's, I can remember Billy's shop very well. He was always so cheerful.

The viitor manager at the new Discovery Centre at the Manor Lodge has been researching the Manor Castle Village and the families that lived there. There is now a whole section of the displays in the Discovery Centre (which is built on the site of the village itself) devoted to this archive. Anyone wishing to research this further or contribute to the ever growing archive shiould get in touch on 276 2828. There is a specially constructed Community Archive Room in the centre devoted to this.