Hi,
Just wondered if anyone had an information on the history of the Regency Court Flats in Hillsborough. I'm looking to find out about the history of the building, the design etc.

Thanks

Hi,
Just wondered if anyone had an information on the history of the Regency Court Flats in Hillsborough. I'm looking to find out about the history of the building, the design etc.

Thanks
Think you may find research easier if you look under Regents Court. Sorry only know the name. Good hunting!

Think you may mean Regents Court flats. A search in the Local History archive may help. sorry only know the name

Regent Court Flats, Bradfield Road, Owlerton Green ?

yep, sorry meant regent court flats in Hillsborough. can't get it right all of the time.

I grew up on there and my mum has some of the original brouchures etc. They were luxury flats when they were built with tennis courts and room service etc. Unfortunatley, the landlords (some very strict Jewish sect) failed to maintain them. When we first moved on there when I was a baby, Tony Christy lived next door!!!

Are you wanting this info for a particular reason or just for your own curiosity? I could ask my mum as she is pretty knowledgeabe about the flats.

you mean like this

Quoting from "Hillsborough by her people", an article on the flood by
Stanley Davey refers to Mr Hawksley's house, the Eagle House, which stood
where the garage now stands (ie junction of Hawksley avenue and Bradfield
Road) was flooded. The summer house was carried by the water to the centre
of the dam which occupied the site where Regents Court flats are now.
Also quoting...The Upper and Nether Owlerton Wheels were flooded, as was Mr
Hawksleys Rolling Mill.

The Ordnance Survey map of 1855 clearly shows the mills and wheels (which
would have had dams)


edit sorry misread it you wanted info on flats etc

My friend mother lived there and sold her flat, meanwhile the research team behind "full monty" came in and used it for the film in exchange for redecorating it. They liked hers because she had knocked through and they needed that room for filming. They even used her old rug in the film.
Good luck with the research

FairyNormal's post hit a cord, wasn't the main player Rabbi Chait?

They were built in the 20's I think, and they're fairly typical of Art Deco design. Quite beautiful too. Especially now they're being maintained a bit better.

FairyNormal's post hit a cord, wasn't the main player Rabbi Chait?


I don't know about that but the comapny names Tripnile and Philip Fisher spring to mind.

I would just like to know if any1 rents one of these flats, i know im bringing it up again, but rather than start a new thread, so if you rent 1 approximately a week how much are 1 of these, and also where can you findd about whether theres any flat going, im just curious thats all, thank you very much with regards cz.:)

Hi,
Just wondered if anyone had an information on the history of the Regency Court Flats in Hillsborough. I'm looking to find out about the history of the building, the design etc.

Thanks

My Dad who was born in Hillsborough always said that they were built on a old Dam? and was built in the late 20's early 30's

I would just like to know if any1 rents one of these flats, i know im bringing it up again, but rather than start a new thread, so if you rent 1 approximately a week how much are 1 of these, and also where can you findd about whether theres any flat going, im just curious thats all, thank you very much with regards cz.:)
The Rents are around £380-£450 per month, this includes a service charge and your heating but not your water or electric.

ok thank you, do you have 1 personally, and if so is that flat quite spacious, and nice, cheers.:)
(sorry for doing this in this thread, didnt release it was in history section, just did a search!)

No dont have one myself although I wish I did charging them rents! My mum lives on there and loves it the flats can be mades really nice and yes quite spacious

oh right how do you find out if anys avaliable, i mean to rent not to buy thank you:)

I think you'd need to pop into the local estate agents in Hillsborough and ask them to put you on their mailing lists. They're always coming up. :)

ok thank you for your help again, what about council tax too, whats that like, do you have 1 of these flats borough girl, cheers.:)

I don't, I'm afraid, I've just lived nearby and had friends on there in the past. I'm guessing when I say that they'll be in the lowest council tax bracket, but I can't see them being any more than that.

They are really nice, good (and variable) size, I'd recommend it. And I reckon they might be a good investment because people are already being able to see the beauty in them (as oppose to some years ago, when they were a little more run down, and people thought they were an eyesore). They're really being maintained better now.

ok thanks borough girl, does anybody have the phone number for the caretaker down there, i had it before but lost it, thanks.:)

I lived there until 1956. The centre block along Bradfield Road is I think Regent's Court proper, the wing block toward Holme Lane Corner is or was Rivelin House and the wing block toward Penistone Road is or was Loxley House. They were built in the 1930, quite the latest thing at the time, and more recently reached the apogee of fame when appearing briefly in the background in the film "The Full Monty".

I was born there in 1951.
Mum and Dad rented a flat when they married a few years earlier.
Dad is still there.
I'm sure he could have bought the whole builing for what he must have paid in rent over the years, lol.

It was a great place to live as a child in those days.
There were tennis courts, a play area with swings and sandpit etc.
A huge grass area where we played cricket and football.
Not to mention the fun we had dangling cotton from the higher floors and tying them to door nockers of the lower flats, lol.

I remember taking the rent money to the office attached to the flat next to main entrance on the main block. I believe in those days it was the actual owner of the building that lived there. It was cash in them days. Plastic hadn't been invented.

It started to go downhill when he sold out, and it was managed on behalf of the owners so to speak.

I remember Rabbi Chait.....he had a funny sort of grin.
Any complaints and he just grinned at you.

It has improved in recent years, but still needs a few bob spending on the building. More than a few bob really. It's the external look of the buildig that lets it down. A coat of paint wouldn't go amiss for a start!

Sorry to go on a bit....just have happy memories of living there.

I believe Rabbi Chait went to live in Israel after the sale of the flats.

Happy Days!

Regent Court is a nine storey block of balcony-access flats by Edgar Gardham, built in 1936, a rare example of flats in a working class area erected by private enterprise. they were built for private renting (the original rents of 18 to 25 shillings per week (80p to £1.25 in new money) were high by Sheffield standards), and were the only block on this scale to be built in Sheffield prior to Park Hill. Lip service was paid to the Modern Movement in the flat roofs, strong horizontals and white rendering, which contrasted with brick used for the entrance and the balcony walls but the overwhelming scale of the development represented precisely what post-war planners sought to avoid. The plan comprised a shallow frontage and 2 wings containing 202 flats, varying in size from 1 to 3 bedrooms and with 3 lifts serving them. The advertised intention (never realized), was to provide a swimming pool and a bowling green although refrigerators, tennis courts and a communal lounge were supplied. Graham built a similar but smaller block on Duke street, since demolished.
(From the revised Pevsner Guide to Sheffield by Ruth Harman and John Minnis.)

I just found this old thread when doing a search on the name of my old friend Rabbi Isaac Chait. I knew him in the mid-1960s when we were both members of the Sheffield Philatelic Society. I lost touch with Rabbi Chait in the late 1960s but I remember that he and his son owned Regent Court. I have a note that he died in Portugal in October 1972, aged 66.

Anybody remember the Bishop family who lived there in the 60s 70s and 80s.
They were all very good tennis players.

I remember Carol and Margie. Their parents played tennis also.

I remember Carol and Margie. Their parents played tennis also.

I used to play tennis on the court at the back. That must be 40 plus years ago.My Auntie used to own the ladies hair salon on the ground floor.Her name was Elsie Houston.

Anybody remember the Bishop family who lived there in the 60s 70s and 80s.
They were all very good tennis players.Sure do....Bert Bishop was the father of the family and used to give us all a bit of free tuition when he had time.

I remembered someone else who lived on the Flats, Naomi Hilsdon. She played tennis I think, but she also was a very, very good swimmer. And a family, name of Wright, had a stall in one of the markets, sold fruit and veg. Their daughters name was Mary, she used to drive around in the family car, a big American job. And yet another name, Janet Hurst, she married some guy, went to the U.S and became an interior designer.

Anybody remember the Bishop family who lived there in the 60s 70s and 80s.
They were all very good tennis players.

Carol died a few years ago, I think her son was playing in america.
Her younger brother Neil was at king teds, he will be about 62 or 63 now I think. He was a pro at Hallamshire at one time I think

would love to trace anyone who lived in Owlerton Green, the houses where in terraces, Elm..Wilmot etc opposite from Swann Mortons..I remember some large boards on the junction of Owlerton Green and Bradfield Road.We used to go under the said boards where we had our den.We made some sort of clay oblong contraption in which we burned paper (not very safety conscious when I come to think of it) but who was at 10 years old.How on earth did I remember those?.I remember too going for walks down the Meadows which were at the back of the Speedway track, there was a white bridge over an old rail track by the side of an overgrown grave yard if my memory serves me well.
Anyone out there remember these things ?.

Yes..I remember Carol Bishop she was a childhood friend ,so sorry to hear of her passing.Neil was a toddler then.
Oh how time flies, this site is bringing so many good memories back.

I used to play tennis on the court at the back. That must be 40 plus years ago.My Auntie used to own the ladies hair salon on the ground floor.Her name was Elsie Houston.

We lived there when I was about 3/4 and at that time my aunty, Mary Parkin/Bennett owned the hairdressers, also remember Wendy Bishop. My Mum and Dad moved back on there about 20years ago and then left again about 10 years ago.

This thread is so interesting, as I pass these flats frequently. Theres one good thing for the residents, they are just across the road from the shops & banks.

Any present or former residents remember Robert Crowfoot who lived in the flats in 1970? At that time he would have been in his early 20's.

would love to trace anyone who lived in Owlerton Green, the houses where in terraces, Elm..Wilmot etc opposite from Swann Mortons..I remember some large boards on the junction of Owlerton Green and Bradfield Road.We used to go under the said boards where we had our den.We made some sort of clay oblong contraption in which we burned paper (not very safety conscious when I come to think of it) but who was at 10 years old.How on earth did I remember those?[.I remember too going for walks down the Meadows which were at the back of the Speedway track, there was a white bridge over an old rail track by the side of an overgrown grave yard if my memory serves me well.
Anyone out there remember these things ?].
Barb59 on your walks down the Meadows do you remember the old cottage at the bottom of Liversey St,that was where I lived with my Ma,Pa twin sisters and little bro from the 40s onwards. Old Tup:love::thumbsup:

yep, i once was dancing with my partner when we nearly collided with another couple, as we moved back my stilleto heel caught in the other guys trouser turnup & ripped his pants.
turned out he was a police detective, i was very worried for a while.
Do u remember the guy that taught us,i think he was paul ?

Barb59 on your walks down the Meadows do you remember the old cottage at the bottom of Liversey St,that was where I lived with my Ma,Pa twin sisters and little bro from the 40s onwards. Old Tup:love::thumbsup:
Would that have been right on the bend of Liversey Street a few hundred yards before the bridge?
I have vague recolllections of a house there...I suppose around 1960.

Allen-thats the one it was built in the late 1700s it was part of a water mill and market garden set up way back in those days.There used to be another cottage nearby demolished around the early 1900s.Old Tup:thumbsup:

Allen-thats the one it was built in the late 1700s it was part of a water mill and market garden set up way back in those days.There used to be another cottage nearby demolished around the early 1900s.Old Tup:thumbsup:

re owlerton green ,do you remember pearsons on elm terrace ,made sandwichesfor steel works on Bradfield rd and swanmortons ,sold everthing .we used to play in bradfield rd flats ,going up and down on the lift .

For anyone who has an interest in Regent Court Flats you MUST read 'Our Hidden Lives' by Simon Garfield.

http://www.simongarfield.com/pages/books/our_hidden_lives.htm

This book is about 5 'ordinary' peoples lives who lived in the UK after WW2. One of these people is called Edie Rutherford and she lived in these flats. I read this book a few months ago and absolutely loved it. She writes about the VE celebrations, shopping, working, crowds going to see SWFC play football, holidays, Xmas, rationing etc, etc, etc.

One of the other diarists is from Sheffield as well and lived near Graves Park. He writes about similar things.

I remember as kids we used to mess about in the lift up and down running round the landings having a whale of a time until the caretaker caught you and gave you a clip round the ear!:hihi::D

I remember as kids we used to mess about in the lift up and down running round the landings having a whale of a time until the caretaker caught you and gave you a clip round the ear!:hihi::DI find that funny old tup.....
Us kids that lived on the flats spent our time behind your place.....grass sliding on cardboard boxes on the slopes above the railway tracks, placing pennies on the line to see who's was flattened most.

Games within the flats was often cricket or football...often with parents joining in. Dad's against us....unheard of today.

Yes we did at times get up to mischief.
A piece of string or cotton from a few levels above tied to a door knocker was a favourite.
Annoyed the resident....but usually Dad found out and I paid the penalty.

Yes..I remember Carol Bishop she was a childhood friend ,so sorry to hear of her passing.Neil was a toddler then.
Oh how time flies, this site is bringing so many good memories back.




was there a sister called janet bishop who had black hair (who me and my mates used to fancy like mad) or am I getting mixed up with carol?

I remember as kids we used to mess about in the lift up and down running round the landings having a whale of a time until the caretaker caught you and gave you a clip round the ear!:hihi::D


I was living on holme lane at the time ,we used to do the same thing ,plus flying paper planes off the top floor:roll:

Anybody remember the Bishop family who lived there in the 60s 70s and 80s.
They were all very good tennis players.



have you got a brother called mick, stewpot?

was there a sister called janet bishop who had black hair (who me and my mates used to fancy like mad) or am I getting mixed up with carol?
You're not thinking of Margie, are you?