[YAMDAVE]

I was born on Powell Street in 1950, but left as part of the area regeneration in '55/'56. In spite of the years, I can remember the general shop in the middle( we lived across the entry but in the same yard), they had the biggest bulldog called Benny, and a nursing sister called Miller lived next door. I remember long sunny days playing with Derek Digman, and a ginger haired lad called Nicholas who's second name escapes me for the moment. There was a family called Hinchcliffe in our yard, had two brothers. Anyone remember anything about the street which may jog my memory? There was pub at the end on Western St. nicknamed Minsky's and my mother used to tell me tales about fetching my grandad 'gills' of ale in a jug. My grandad's family lived on Summer street, they were called Brookes, four brothers and a daughter Lily, my mother.

[Plain Talker]

my grandmother was brought up on Summer street (before the maisonettes redevelopment of the 50s, obviously)

She and my grandpa brought my father and his brothers up on Fawcett Street, before being clearanced onto the Gleadless Valley in about 56/7

[YAMDAVE]

Yeah, we also moved to Gleadless valley in 55/56. Gaunt Close behind the John O' Gaunt. Interested to know your fathers surname, might have knocked around with him on the Valley.

[Plain Talker]

we were on gaunt close, too, have pm'd you with details

[YAMDAVE]

Unfortunately I've only just joined and need a couple more posts b4 I can PM I think. But yes, I knew Ken, and Pauline and Steve Palfreyman. I'll talk to you later by PM.

[Plain Talker]

yamdave, you need to have 5 posts under your belt to PM someone.

I look forward to reminiscing with you.

[holberry]

hi , yamdave I was born at the next pub up from minskys ( actually the original bathfield ) but took its nickname from its polish landlord our pub was at the junction of summer st and weston st the weston park hotel, the shop on powell st was owned by the barnes , brian barnes was my age I was born in 1951. we too were relocated to gleadless valley at ploughwright mount but only for around a year when my father took another pub the don inn on peniston road , we later opened the boomerang on fawcett st,

[YAMDAVE]

[QUOTE=holberry]hi , yamdave I was born at the next pub up from minskys ( actually the original bathfield ) but took its nickname from its polish landlord our pub was at the junction of summer st and weston st the weston park hotel, the shop on powell st was owned by the barnes , brian barnes was my age I was born in 1951. we too were relocated to gleadless valley at ploughwright mount but only for around a year when my father took another pub the don inn on peniston road , we later opened the boomerang on fawcett st,[Born 1950 myself so at some stage we must have kicked a ball together. Funny how things turn out but we used to go to the Boomerang in the early 70's every saturday night, then taxi it back to the valley.I remember a particular guy who used to dance on his own, to the turn by hopping up and down, early headbanger I reckon.Think his name was Brian]

[last orders]

I recall being pals with a lad called Pete Woodcock who I think lived on Powell Steet. Does that name ring any bells with anyone?

[holberry]

hi yamdave , I think the guy you mean was graham , lived on edward st flats
if you pm me your name I bet I know you, the other kids I knocked around with were steven thorpe, paul cleaver , george baldwin , the grubbs and the woodwards

[lisalee]

Originally Posted by holberry

hi yamdave , I think the guy you mean was graham , lived on edward st flats
if you pm me your name I bet I know you, the other kids I knocked around with were steven thorpe, paul cleaver , george baldwin , the grubbs and the woodwards

George Baldwin is my uncle! I stil see Jackie (grubb) as she is my auntie lindas (georges sister) best mate. I know my grandma and grandad remember the grubbs and woodwards really well.

Lisa.

[everdearest]

I lived on Mushroom Lane opposite the 100 steps until I was 15 (1965.)
We called the shop on Powell Street the 'middle shop' and I remember the Barnes. We had a corner shop just below us on the corner of Powell Street that over the years had its window smashed from cars rolling down the street into it. There was a butchers just below, a shop across from us on the corner of what we called the 'canada' and also a shop above on the corner of Summer Street. I was in a class with Susan Woodcock. We were the Ginnevers, neighbours were Billards, Hully's and Humphries.

[holberry]

hi, I used to knock around with malcom billard still see him occasionally, the shop I rember at the top of the canada was collombines I think and joe beers fruit shop at the bottom of mushroom lane

[Plain Talker]

Originally Posted by holberry

hi, I used to knock around with malcom billard still see him occasionally, the shop I rember at the top of the canada was collombines I think and joe beers fruit shop at the bottom of mushroom lane

I know Malcolm, too! His son's a member on here.

[lexia]

The shop on the corner of Powell st was called Glovers

[depoix]

Originally Posted by YAMDAVE

I was born on Powell Street in 1950, but left as part of the area regeneration in '55/'56. In spite of the years, I can remember the general shop in the middle( we lived across the entry but in the same yard), they had the biggest bulldog called Benny, and a nursing sister called Miller lived next door. I remember long sunny days playing with Derek Digman, and a ginger haired lad called Nicholas who's second name escapes me for the moment. There was a family called Hinchcliffe in our yard, had two brothers. Anyone remember anything about the street which may jog my memory? There was pub at the end on Western St. nicknamed Minsky's and my mother used to tell me tales about fetching my grandad 'gills' of ale in a jug. My grandad's family lived on Summer street, they were called Brookes, four brothers and a daughter Lily, my mother.

hiya yamdave and welcome to the forum, as a child i lived on summer street,mid 1950's the nurse you mention saved my life by coming to our house to have a look at me when i was ill with double pneumonia,i dont remember to much as i was only five or six but the lady always sticks in my mind,the other memory is of miss slack,my first school teacher down the road at saint stephens school

[Alan52]

Hi I spoke to a relative of mine who lived on Powell st and they remember the names mentioned they also lived across from the shop there names were Corbidge Mick Terry June and Margret and there were the Hewitts Avril and Raymond .As a young girl my mother worked for the Minskys inthe pub.

[chantcath]

Hi I was born on Bramwell street 1944 My grandmother lived on Powell Street. I was friends with Margaret Corbidge.My uncle was also friends with Brian hully My name was Beverley Birks Grands name Bowler.

[willybite]

hiya my mum and dad lived on mitchel street when the thirteen story flats were opened in 1961, they moved there from bath street and what a difference it was ,they lived on the twelfth floor the view is fantastic. this thread brings back many memories like ;minskies (neaminsky?) old and new. and boomerang. the latter pub name just brought a tale back to me, one of our workmates john nell was his name was off work with a damaged finger he'd trapped it under a compression point at work another workmate and me decided to go to see him in the boomerang. we got in at 9-30pm as he'd told us he only had the last hour
he arrived at 9 -40 with his wife and ordered the drinks he a half beer and a
g & t for his missus, before 10-30 they had had five each. john told me later thats why we only have an hour every night i couldn't afford any earlier'

[Choirgirl]

Hi Yamdave - I was born on Summer St, my best friend, who I still keep in contact with, lived on Powell St. Pasley was their name. I remember the name Derek Digman, did he have a sister?