[Tim42]

Some one posted a thread some time ago about what a good place Meersbrook is to live in. Can anybody on the Forum show me some pictures of this place Meersbrook?
Thanks folks.

[viking]

It is quite hilly around there.
THIS Is a recent photo of The local football pitch.

[redrobbo]

That was very helpful Viking. Got any more photos of Meersbrook by any chance?

[viking]

Originally posted by redrobbo
That was very helpful Viking. Got any more photos of Meersbrook by any chance?

Only one of the councillors HERE

[meersbrook]

You're sure to find some (mostly of the lovely park) here:

http://images.google.co.uk/imghp?hl=en

(enter "meersbrook" and hit search)

I have big plans for a site all about the area to make my domain useful (meersbrook.co.uk) - but haven't had the time ... yet (sorry!)

Cheers,
John.

[cosywolf]

Originally posted by viking
It is quite hilly around there.
THIS Is a recent photo of The local football pitch.

LOL!!!
That's exactly what it feels like walking home from the park...or the pub

[Captain_Scarlet]

Back to topic:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...k_park_pan.jpg

[pete_fcs]

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...SBROOK1989.jpg

meersbrook park winter 1989

[teddygirl]

Ahhh used to love sledging in the park and hoping that you didnt impale yourself on the railings at the bottom

[lint]

loved looking at the picture of meersbrook park.and yes it is hilly round there ,i lived on bishopscourt road for years and what a hill that was .sledging was amazing in the park and they use to have a ski run too.i remember the people that used to live in bishops house as they were my mums friends thay had a huge sheepdog.cant remember there names though.

[meersbrook]

Having already contributed to this post just remembered I took a panorama clip with my camera during the summer.

It's from the top of Meersbrook Park.

Just under 2meg file size and in Quicktime [.mov] format.

Feel free to have a look here...

http://www.manhunter.net/quicktime/meersbrook_park.mov

It's cool up there! On this clip you also get my shadow, free of charge LOL.

[bobcaz]

Originally posted by lint
i remember the people that used to live in bishops house as they were my mums friends thay had a huge sheepdog.cant remember there names though.

Anne & Pete (1st husband) or Scottish John
kids were Gary, Trudy & Zoe my goddaughter

Slept there on numerous occasions after babysitting for them in the early 70s, cant remember the Dulux dogs name but remember it having pups and biting some of their heads off.

Bob

[meersbrook]

Originally posted by bobcaz
Anne & Pete (1st husband) or Scottish John
kids were Gary, Trudy & Zoe my goddaughter

Slept there on numerous occasions after babysitting for them in the early 70s, cant remember the Dulux dogs name but remember it having pups and biting some of their heads off.

Bob

How recent was it then that Bishops House was taken over by the Council etc.? (hadn't realised it had remained a "normal" house / residence up until as recently as the 1970's - interesting stuff, cheers)

John.

[bobcaz]

Originally posted by meersbrook
How recent was it then that Bishops House was taken over by the Council etc.? (hadn't realised it had remained a "normal" house / residence up until as recently as the 1970's - interesting stuff, cheers)

John.

It belonged to the Council/Parks department when they lived there, Pete was a tree surgeon for the Parks Department.
They only occupied the right half as you look at the front and there was no-one in the other half.
As to when it became a museum I am not sure as I married in 1976 and moved out of the area losing contact with them but it was some years after that.

Bob

[matt1889]

This link is from the Sheffield Library Photo Archive, and contains photos of Meersbrook, both old and new!

Hope its useful enough for you, and if the link doesnt work, just copy and paste into top bar, should work that way?????

Matt

http://www.picturesheffield.com/database_search.php