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Used to visit my grandparents in the late 40s. There name was Glaves, I think they lived on Valentines Rd
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While researching the English composer George Butterworth I found he was an officer in the Durham light infantry which was one of the regiment’s stationed at the barracks.Alas he was killed in WW1
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I seem to remember buying at different times,a trumpet,banjo, and camera from the shop on Infirmary Rd
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They sold lots of things other than paint.White Lead,,Red Lead,Linseed oil, Dryers, pumice blocks ,brushes etc,etc
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On the subject of travel agents,my grandson who is interested in all things Titanic has a copy of a poster advertising Titanics Atlantic crossing.Booking at Thomas Cook ,Fargate ,Sheffield
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I seem to remember going there,must have been 55or 56..we were painting at the royal hospital.Can’t for the life of me remember what I was sent to get.
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Dr Panniker was my GP from 1940’s to when I moved to Canada in 1966. I heard his son committed suicide.Is this true? .
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Old bus routes of Sheffield- information needed
ken replied to foxydebs's topic in Sheffield History & Expats
What was the route that came through Parson Cross,Fox Hill .The terminus was Leppings lane behind the Hillsborough school? -
Reading of the death of Ned Beaty who played Joseph Locke in ,Hear my song. Was Joseph Locke ever at the Empire?
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Can you remember your first wage and how much ?
ken replied to shaznay's topic in Sheffield History & Expats
11.5 pence an hour for 48 hour week -
Anybody remember 'Frizettes' from the 50's
ken replied to sedith's topic in Sheffield History & Expats
I always thought dried eggs were a major component. -
The first suit I ever owned came from there, must have been about 1954
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Up North? Hardly ,S W Ontario
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In my recent endeavours at bread baking I was not able to replicate the taste of my grandmother’s brad cakes..I seem to remembered the yeast was called balm and was the texture of firm putty..Am I mistaken, when I google“balm” there is no indication it is yeast
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Joe Nicholson 12-14 Park View Road-Bakers Shop
ken replied to old tup's topic in Sheffield History & Expats
There used to be a bake shop on Parkside Rd.When I was going to Hillsborough infants school, must have been around 1945 I was given milk money,I think it was a penny. I used to walk up Parkside Rd to school.We would sometimes buy a tea cake with the milk money At the bake shop By the way there was a photo on the BBC Sheffield website showing 75 anniversary by some residents of Parkside Rd -
The newsagents I do remember. I used to buy my cigarette Tabasco and liquorice rolling paper there, along with the Daily Worker and the Daily Telegraph
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I must have a huge gap in my memory.I remember Red Circle library.Leyland paints.Was it Avery scales, a candy store.Too many dead brain cells in my 81 year old head
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I must have a memory block.For the life of me I cannot remember this cafe. I must have been up and down Snig Hill hundreds of times from 1945 to 1966 was it opened after 1966?