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  1. There used to be a Lady Mabel College so I would think the two are connected
  2. in response to Alysonpeach post re Graham Oliver. I left Wath in 1971 and Graham was the older brother of one of my firends there so I guess he was not there at the same time as you if you were there in 70 - 75
  3. Many rock gigs spring to mind but most notably: 1969 Jimi Hendrix with Nice, Pink Floyd, Move and it only cost 7/6 Family - many times with and without the Pink Fairies John Mayall's Blues Breakers
  4. Further to my last post please see this from our local paper Charges for consent might outweigh building costs Jun 23 2004 By The Huddersfield Daily Examiner LONDON-based grount rent collection company Estates And Management Ltd has come under fire in Huddersfield after billing homeowners for hundreds of pounds in "administration costs". But there is light at the end of the tunnel, says JENNY PARKIN. IF ESTATES And Management Ltd own the land your house is built on, simply putting up a shed can be risky business. If you fail to tell them of your plans, the charges you could incur getting their consent might outweigh the costs of the project itself. And if you do notify this London-based company, you'll still have to pay a fee to get the go-ahead. Most long leases say you need permission from the landowner for any alteration or addition. You might think they'll never know. But there have been suggestions that officals have been touring Huddersfield looking for new extensions, conservatories and other additions - then charging the owners substantial amounts to give retrospective consent. Estates And Management today denied anyone has been checking local homes. But at a time when more home owners than ever before are freeing up equity to splash out on improvements, an extra bill is a worrying prospect. Huddersfield solicitor Diana Walker says: "Recently I dealt with a family who were charged nearly £500 for adding a car port and garage, and altering their porch. "They had overlooked the consent issue. It only came to light when they were selling." It's often a nasty shock - especially at a time when they have all the other costs of moving to contend with. The company has long been under fire from Huddersfield MP Barry Sheerman - and has recently pledged to treat its Huddersfield tenants better. Kirklees Council a sold the freehold of over 12,000 privately-owned homes - once part of the Ramsden family estate - to Estates And Management Ltd in the mid-1990s. Land is understood to have been transferred for a low price and the move freed the authority from having to collect tiny ground rents, typically £1.50 a year. Mrs Walker, of Armitage Sykes Tullie Woodward in New North Road says: "There are a large number of leasehold properties in Huddersfield, typically for 999 years at a nominal rent. "Estates And Management owns the freehold of houses in most areas of Huddersfield. "As the law stands at present, ground rent is payable whether it has been demanded or not." Newsome couple Mark Oakes and Joan Gill recently faced a £230 bill - for an unpaid ground rent of £5.61. And the company, which owns freeholds across the country, has been using an old condition written into deeds to dictate which building insurance company people should use. Mrs Walker says: "In many documents, some 100 years old or more, there's a condition which states homes must be insured by a company approved of by the ground landlord. "This was written in at the time to make sure property insurance went through a reputable company. "But Estates And Management is using this stipulation to insist home owners sign up with an insurance company of their choosing." Occasionally, Estates And Management has been known to have arranged the buildings insurance and billed the home owner. But a new act of Parliament, set to come into force next April, will change things. It could be a godsend to homeowners - some of whom have been advised by their solicitors to buy out the freehold, at a cost of £500 or more, to avoid future red tape. The Commonhold And Leasehold Reform Act 2002 will mean landowners cannot have a say in which building insurance company a householder uses, provided it is with a reputable company and notice of the details is given to the ground landlord. It will also mean rent is not payable unless it is formally demanded - putting a stop to surprise bills like the one Mark Oakes recieved. But Mrs Walker adds: "It won't stop the company sending out bills to people who have made home improvements. "The key here is still to write a brief, formal letter to your ground landlord, telling them of your plans before you carry them out. "They will charge - but not as much as they would if it was afterwards." The company has also been blamed by local solicitors for slowing down conveyancing when it does not reply to inquiries straight away. According to Mrs Walker, Estates And Management charges a standard fee of £45 to register a new owner of a house, and £55 if it is asked to confirm whether ground rent has been paid up to date. Mrs Walker says: "Conveyancing is moving so quickly now, especially in the current housing market, that slowness responding to our inquiries can delay the whole transaction. "When a house sale gets delayed, people often blame the solicitors. But in these instances it's not our fault." * Until the new Commonhold And Leasehold Reform Act comes into force next year, check your deeds and pay your ground rent, whether Estates And Management has asked for it or not. * Write a letter outlining your plans for improvements that will alter the external appearance of the house before you carry them out. Don't keep quiet and hope they won't have to be informed - the chances are they will when you move, if not before. Getting consent beforehand means you won't face any delays in obtaining it retrospectively when you sell. * Consider buying the freehold. If a consent bill for an extension is £300 but the freehold will typically cost about £500, it may be worth doing - and could make your home more attractive to buyers when you come to sell it. * Of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act: "Although this Act was passed in 2002, a lot of the provisions have not yet come into force and statutory guidance is awaited on how some of the act requirements should be dealt with. We are constantly in contact with the Deputy Prime Minister's office to make sure we comply." * On consents: "We have not been touring Huddersfield checking for extensions. "If householders are considering making improvements, such as extensions or conservatories, they should first check their lease to establish if the landlord's consent is required. "If it is one of the properties managed by Estates And Management they should then call our consents department who will advise what action needs to be taken. Typically they will need to submit plans for review and formal consent will be granted. The direct line to call is 020 8349 5503. * For general inquiries contact Estates And Management at Euro House, Administration Team, 131/ 133 Ballards Lane, London N3 1GR. Telephone 020 8349 1919 or 020 8349 5500, 9am to 5pm.
  5. My best advice to anyone if they discover their property lease has been bought by Estates and Management - BUY THE LEASE AND BUY IT QUICK. They buy up leaseholds from all over the country. Your original leaseholder will not tell you they have sold it and E & M will not tell you they have bought it. Very soon you could end up in arrears your payments and they could then put you in default of the leasehold agreement. Whatever you do don't declare that you have done any renovation to your property other than general repairs and maintenance. The longer you have lived in the property the cheaper the lease will be to buy I live in a West Yorks town where they bought up leases from all the old poor societies and friendly societies and from estates of wealthy mill owwners - they then put all the ground rents up for all the shops in the arcades and forced many out of business. My uncle's lease is due to expire and we have been trying for many monhts to renew it but we have had no luck. It was owned by the guardians of the poor in the village where he lives. You can bet your life that E & M will have bought it and will demand an extortionate price on renewal and him being 85 years old will be too scared to do anything other than pay it Ask yourself the question - why would a company buy up a handful of leasehold generating income of £4 per year each and then set up a massive call centre and back office to manage the leases
  6. Thanks for the memory The one on the front left looks exactly like my grandma and I too had to go home with wet knickers Ruby
  7. I think you might need to be more creative in the way you search. I have traced my family history - all of it in Sheffield - back to the 1740s. I have done all of it on the net. You might like to try some of the following sites: http://www.sheffgens.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk http://www.sheffieldmarkets.co.uk http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~exy http://www.spick.co.uk http://www.omnesamici.co.uk/schooldayMemoriesPre20thCentury.html http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~exy1/fh_material/reminiscences_5.html http://www.historicaldirectories.org The last one is particulalry useful for what you are doing. It lists all the genntry, businesses and trades for certain dates in history. You can use it to locate people or to look at the development of various peoples lives or trades Also if you can find pages on the Poor Law Societies operating at the time you will know who all the rich benefactors were See below http://www.institutions.org.uk/
  8. In the late 60s and early 70s Down Broadway would not let anyone in who was wearing jeans including denim skirts. The only way to do it was to hide the skirt in the handbag. How did you get your faded jeans in
  9. I had my 18th birthday party at the Fiesta in 1971. Saw Johnny Johnson and the bandwagon and ate chicken in a basket
  10. I remember McCloskeys Apocolypse. They used to paly in Weston Park and places like that. They sang a song about masticating human meat
  11. deleted because I posted under the wrong subject
  12. I was leafing throught the postings on the forum reliving my past at the Buccaneer, Down Broadway, the Chapel Walk Coffe bar and thinking about Hendrix and Nice and Family at the City Hall when I suddenly thought of Violet May and then I stumbled on this post. I remember buying Billly Holiday records and I still have a vinyl copy of Bessie Smith recorded in 1936 which I got from Violet's. I used to work Saturdays in a record shop in Mexborough but we only got new stuff. Viloets May's was like an Alladin's cave. I guess the younger one's will have some difficulty imagining Sheffield as such a happening place
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