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Ellesmere and Burngreave schools
Dennis Collins replied to double's topic in Sheffield History & Expats
I'm Dennis Collins lol I thought I was dressed as a clown lol thanks for informing me lol 😆 😂 😅 how nieve we are as children my post is ten years late lol -
Ellesmere road school, did you go there?
Dennis Collins replied to spider legs's topic in Sheffield History & Expats
I remember Everton Lawrence hung around with him in Pitsmoor as kids also remember John and Susan Maycock there parents were Scottish lived at the bottom of Ellesmere school nice to see names I remember Tommy Robinson I remember well he wore these pink round ca classes and he had blonde hair nice to see people are still around also remember Steven Dewkowski dark brown hair went to Ellesmere school -
Ellesmere road school, did you go there?
Dennis Collins replied to spider legs's topic in Sheffield History & Expats
I remember Everton and his brother Clinton didn't know he had died sad to hear he was always pleasant use to hang around him as well in pitsmoor with other guys -
Ellesmere road school, did you go there?
Dennis Collins replied to spider legs's topic in Sheffield History & Expats
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I went to London in the 60s with Burngreave high school cost was £12 paid in shrapnel and shillings each week we payed it of, ,stayed somewhere in Hide park in a hotel house loved it we went to Chessington zoo also science museum and the black and white minstrel show worth every penny
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Who remembers the Rag & Bone Men
Dennis Collins replied to Wattsy's topic in Sheffield History & Expats
Any old rags more times out a ten you got a gold fish that died next day or a balloon that you played with until it burst we were so easly pleased back in the 60s with no Google no Internet oh the good old days when kids were kids -
Sheffield Shops That Are Now Extinct !!
Dennis Collins replied to Solution's topic in Sheffield History & Expats
Loved Red Gates never ever saw a shop like it it was totally 100 percent toy shop can't ever remember getting anything from there but always loved walking around it as a child and just amazed at how wonderful everything was but back then you got toys once on birthdays and Christmas not like new lol -
Building a boat at canal wharf, 1960s
Dennis Collins replied to hillsbro's topic in Sheffield History & Expats
My dad was a carpenter Albert Collins he use to go down on Sundays and do a bit work in fact it was all Carribean men and woman who were there I went once with him and my older brother can't remember anything after that about I had looked it up on Google once but nothing came up so its nice to see something here about stay blessed My dad was a carpenter Albert Collins he use to go down on Sundays and do a bit work in fact it was all Carribean men and woman who were there I went once with him and my older brother can't remember anything after that about I had looked it up on Google once but nothing came up so its nice to see something here about stay blessed -
Does anyone remember the Top Rank
Dennis Collins replied to mikey10's topic in Sheffield History & Expats
I remember Saturdays place was packed and I always remember woolly bully everyone lined up and kicked a leg in the air shuffled sideways and other leg in the back everyone danced no body cared how u looked those days are but still for me fond memories of your first love but not Last ben sherman olive green stay pressed trousers loafers crombie cardboard hankey red with tie pin style -
Building a boat at canal wharf, 1960s
Dennis Collins replied to hillsbro's topic in Sheffield History & Expats
My dad was a carpenter Albert Collins he use to go down on Sundays and do a bit work it if I remember right when it was launched it was taken in water and pulled back can't remember much else after that My dad was a carpenter Albert Collins he use to go down on Sundays and do a bit work it if I remember right when it was launched it was taken in water and pulled back can't remember much else after that -
Ellesmere road school, did you go there?
Dennis Collins replied to spider legs's topic in Sheffield History & Expats
I remember Robert Powell he had a sister called Jane also remember John Mulhearn I went to school with both of them they both lived near the swimming baths don't know any of the other names though -
Does Anyone Recall The West Indian Bog House
Dennis Collins replied to Robin Brook's topic in Sheffield History & Expats
We called it Bug House it was for West Indians were we played music it was like a disco but they only played reggae music -
Burngreave school from the 60'to 70
Dennis Collins replied to ehorton's topic in Sheffield History & Expats
Yes I remember Paul he had a brother called John also I remember Stuart Grainger short guy with blonde hair, Milton and Kenneth my brother Jeff Collins use to hang out with them at the reck, I also remember Gilly when I use to hang out with Stuart Butler and David Torre we lived at the corner shop of grimesthorpe Rd we left Sheffield in 1969 -
Burngreave school from the 60'to 70
Dennis Collins replied to ehorton's topic in Sheffield History & Expats
My brother Jeff Collins was there then that's how I know these guys Paul Babkins brother I went yo school with him John Babkin Stuart Grainger small guy with short Blonde hair Philip Gill I remember from the days of hanging with Stuart Butler and David Torre Milton Chattoo we hung about with and Kenneth Walcock, we left Sheffield in 1969