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i used to knock about with a kid from Bard st flats, think he was polish, Richard Slodyczak. used to sit on the steps and smoke woodbines as 14 year olds.

Her name was Lily Hall, and it must have been about 1960 ish.

My mum worked there, and I remember her bringing home a great box of unlabeled fireworks they couldn't sell. Loose wooden handles fitted some but couldn't be sure what each was until we lit them! Wow, what a night !

Yeah I was apprentice in the 'Cage' at Mushet on Penistone Road. Started there in 66 and remember Dave Price, Alan Pass,Ray Gold. Other names will come after I finish as usual! Old uy instructing us was a miserable old so and so and was followed by edgar ? who had many tales to tell about his army experiences.

My father drove for Henry Mathews in the mid fifties. He was Henry Hall and when we talked about current wages and pay rates he always used a phrase 'two pence a ton', he used to say they manually shovelled coal and were payed piecework rate of 2d ( Old money) a ton. Though I have a photo of a Bedford wagon which was actually a tipper, dad was at the window with customary park drive in mouth.

Chalky,not been on forum for some time and only just seen your reply. Sorry to hear about Merv, do you know if he is still in York?

Only recently viewed your message having posted a few asking about Rowlinson. I was in the class you mentioned, and remember a few more names. Merv Oldham ( Polo) whom I Knocked about with for some years. Les Beardshaw, Ian Allen, Machin, Akers, Pete Cousins who I work with. Alan Tumman, Teasdale. My mother was very friendly with your mother and father since she worked for them at Hemsworth School. I remember the tuck shop, jammie dodgers were a penny each I think. Also remember two guys in another house, same year. One had a Heinkel Mescherscmidt and the other came in a Isetta bubble car, I had one of the first Yamaha motor cycles and left it in the bike sheds during the day.

Anyone in class 4c in '61/62.I remember Shiela Fretwell, Micheal Machin, John Oates, Susan Morrell, Peter Cousins, Heather Tricket, David Lee, David Hobson.Valerie Young. Oh and a girl who used to paint her tongue in the art lesson, Kathrine Turner I think.Please remind me of some more.

Mothers and kids queuing on Orchard Street ( Welfare) for the free Orange Juice and Cod Liver Oil.

You don't see kids with pea-shooters. We used to shoot at living room windows at night, got many a clip round the ear for it

Used to go to a MOD's only club on the junction of Broadfield Rd and London Rd. Entrance was on the corner but I can't remember it's name. fell in love with the most beautiful mod girl there, 'suadeheads' we used to call them then.

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.

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.

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.