Looking for Robert Green

Would like to trace old friend Rob (Rab) Green. He attended Bents Green School leaving around 1974 to start at PCL on Arundel Gate so will be around 55 now. He lived at Gleadless Townend in the flats and had a sister Lesley and brother Mark. I seem to recall a move to Heeley being mentioned perhaps mid 80s. Anyone remember him?.

Looking for Robert Green.

Nah then Mike-s, I have noticed nobody has so far responded to this thread, so I will. Listen to this:

Unfortunately, I can’t offer you any info regarding the whereabouts of Rob (Rab) Green, possibly Greeny to his friends. By my bumping up this thread to the top of the ex-pats hit-parade, somebody may read this, and perhaps have the info on Rob Green you are wanting.

I lived until 1975 in the same block of maisonettes (not flats pal) as the Green’s. They lived at 26, Crossland Drive, on the top floor (landing) directly next door to the Davies’s (Anita, Mandy, Linda, Paula and parents Bill and Selena) at no.28. This was the second block of maisonettes up Crossland Drive. Altogether there were 4 blocks, each with 8 maisonettes, nrs. 2-64.

The Green’s lounge and kitchen windows looked toward Ridgeway Rooad.

I can confirm Rob had a sister called Lesley, and a brother.

I am 4 or 5 years older than Rob.

I wonder if anybody noticed (apart from the postman) that the addresses on Crossland Drive were even numbered, but on Crossland Place (Vic Hallams) odd numbered.

I have only ever once seen this type of maisonette elsewhere (broken beer bottles (brown) pressed into cement on the outside walls), at Wakefield whilst sat on a train journeying atween Leeds and Doncaster.

Perhaps you should add Crossland Drive or Gleadless Townend to the thread title.

I hope your search is successful Mike-S.

Fancy a pint int’ ‘Arra’? Lol.

Is owd arra still open mi owd? Hope Rob Green turns up one went to Earl Marshal school he be 53 now last knon in Darnel

I’ve identified the family that zakes refers to and can give some names and dates. Kelly’s directories show a D. Green at 26 Crossland Drive with W.F. Davies at No 28. In 1954 a Derrick Green married a Sheila Palmer. They had three children Robert, born in 1956, Lesley A. Green, 1957 and Mark P. Green, 1965.

You hillsbro are amazing

I know Rab and went to his house. I remember distinctly that he gave me a cine 8mm short film of horse racing. I may still have it and will look (I have a few old 8mm films, inc. family etc)

What a memory thought - Zakes???? Do we know each other?

I knocked about round that area for years and knew a lot of people. I was born and lived on Briarfield Crescent. Best memories of my life

You hillsbro are amazing

Ay up Zakes, Thanks for that. I remember his 'maisonette' [sorry!] well, in fact I remember helping him paint his bedroom with psychadelic purple blobs!! [well it was the early 70s!]. It was a sad situation, first his mother left, then they were abandoned altogether when his Dad did the same and left him and his siblings to fend for themselves. His brother Mark could only have been about 7 or 8. When I would visit the leccy was usually off because there was no one to pay the bill but if I remember correctly it was still warm because the heating was communal [?]. I think bantycock must have the wrong person because I'm 99% certain Rab never went to Earl Marshall [i went to school with him] and he would now be 60 I think, he was older than me. We'll have a job going for a pint in the 'Arra', unless its a pint of Cobra and a chicken vindaloo!!. Good to hear from you.

Looking for Robert Green.

Nah then Mike-S. Just a cuppla small points:

A. According to the info Hillsbro kindly gave to us in his post, Rob Green was born in 1956. That makes him 2 years younger than me, not the 4 or 5 years I mentioned in my earlier post. Thankyou Hillsbro.

B. The maisonettes on Crossland Drive didn’t have communal heating. We did however, have a communal chute in each block to send our rubbish sailing down to the big, tall round bin at the bottom. Lol.

C. Although I could be wrong, I thought it was the father who left the family home first.

D. I still think you should add Crossland Drive, Gleadless Townend to the thread title. You should hopefully then receive more info.

E. Did you recognise any names I mentioned on your, ‘Friends from Basegreen’ thread? Anita Davies for instance.

Nah then Bodie. Just a cuppla small points:

A. You and I have most likely never met, but I could be wrong though. It is true when you say I have a good memory. Unfortunately it aint possible to recall everything. Things can tend to stick on the tip of ones tongue, and this sticking can sometimes go on for years. It happens to us all. An instance of this is as follows:

Around 1971 time I worked as a van lad (drivers mate) at a company called Wigfall’s. I worked on the ‘shop’ van for a few months collecting and delivering televisions that were sold, or needed to go to the depot for repair at Bruce Works, Mowbray Street. At the London Road branch (shop) there were two salesmen I really got on well with. One was Geoffrey Gill, but the other man’s name I can’t remember. I remember his face, voice, hairstyle, attire, stance, gait etc, but not his damned name, this has been going on for years.

Anyroad up, I’ve mentioned televisions. There were Grundig, Bush, Hitachi, Ferguson, Sobell, G.E.C., Ferranti, Pye, Ecko and many more, including KB tellys, do those initials ring a bell?

B. I hope I have got the rest of this post right or I will have been wasting my chuffin’ time. Lol. I will try to be entertaining though. You have stated in your post that you lived for many years at Briarfield Crescent. Some people on the Forum have a username that is a ‘twist’ (play on words) of their real name. I think you have done this, but I haven’t. You are Bodie, which means you could be Bodey, Bodine, Boardman, Boddington, etc. As you may not want your name mentioned, I won’t mention what I think it is. Lol. Casting my mind back to the early 70’s, I remember a nice girl living on Briarfield Crescent called Dawn. Could this be a sister of yours? As that Icelandic bloke used to say, “I will continue now that I have started.”

I had known Dawn from the area for quite a while. Not being a mastermind, I didn’t know much about her, I didn’t even know which school(s) she had attended. All I knew, was that I liked her, even fancied her. I had gathered from our few short conversations when we had now and again ‘bumped’ into each other, that she had at least 1 elder sister, and at least 1 brother who was younger than her. Could this be correct?

C. Storyette. – Early 70’s.

I had been suppin’ in town one evening during the week, and had caught the number 30 (Herdings) bus for my journey to home. Dawn was on that bus, and because I hadn’t seen her for a long while I sat next to her, having asked her permission first.

During the journey I’d told her which pubs I’d been in that evening. Dawn told me she’d been working at Owlerton Dog Track for the greyhound racing (or was it Speedway Racing on a Thursday?). Anyway, I didn’t get off the bus at the Townend because I wanted to make sure Dawn got home safely.

We alit at the next stop up Norton Avenue near t’ Cutlers pub (Whitbread). I then escorted Dawn home via a short-cut (?) over some wasteland which had Briar trees and corrugated iron garages on it I think. A lovely lass was Dawn.

I then went down a jennel which had a cute round grassy area almost half way down. The rest of the jennel that was concrete then continued to bring me out onto the top of Briarfield Road (Stan’s barbers). I arrived home some 5 minutes later.

I hope I have got all the info correct, if not, then at least you’ve all read a little story, folks.

Cheers Bodie. Keep on truckin’.

I wonder if Rob Green is reading this. He is also invited to a cobra curry at the ‘Arra’. Mike-S is footing the bill because it was his idea. Lol.

Cheers Zakes, (still waiting for my pint). The only reason I assumed that the heating may have been communal was because I remember one occasion when I visited Rob and the electric had been cut off weeks previously, but they were still managing to keep warm because the underfloor heating was still working (happy days eh?). I don't think the Anita Davies is the same one, (nice girl) she lived on Lister Way and had a brother called Mark. I remember Dave Skelton who was a good mate of Brian Chapman, my next door neighbour when I lived on Basegreen Drive. The only fella I remember with a Reliant Robin was coincidentally called Robin. If I remember correctly he hit a roundabout at some speed (well, as 'fast' as a Reliant Robin could go) and it disintegrated like an eggshell leaving him sat 'al fresco' in his seat. If I could go back in time to the 'arra', it'd be to see Greg and Steve do the disco. Sadly I hear that Greg is no longer with us and Steve is in the Scilly isles, lucky sod.

I was a van lad at wiggys lol my driver was Willis south

Also Zakes, Re your mention of Wiggies, not sure if you might have caught it in another post of mine, but when I started work at Walsh's in '74, I worked with a big South African guy called Chris Kroukamp. Prior to that he worked at Wiggies, ring any bells?.