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I'LLrefer you back to the thread Anyone From Shiregreen or near. There's lots of info re:)ding Beck road School in the 50 s

Hi I worked in the drawing office From Dec 1967 to Sept 1970, the office was in the old foundry offices in Ecclesfield We moved to Cumberland Street, between the Family planning Cinic and the House of nets during th early part of 1970.Wilf Blagg was the manager and Kieth Valentine Was Contracts manager (Bull) Geoge Jackson.Mick Holman (Little Bull) Derek Tingle, ? Turton an old fitter. and Ron Plews were contract Engineers. Jack Osbaldiston was Planner Estimator and Jeff Platts was the Accountant. Bill Gears was Assistant Manager. The site Supervisor Were Albert Summerhayes Ray Fluett Gren Crapper and Terry Scarborough, sorry I can't recall any more names for the forum

Thanks very much iphonelover for this link to the middlewood site, its very interesting. I worked in the estate department from 1970 and was around during the sits demise as a hospital. I actually appear in a couple of the photos and recognise quite a few more. Thanks again

The photo shows the grimesthorpe section of E.S.C , the midland railway line is to the right of the picture along with Brightside Lane an Hawke Street. The cross road shown is Carlise Street East - Hollywell Road and Upwell street.

The putting green in Ecclesfield Park was neglected when pak keepers were removed from the park. The bowling club did manage the putting green for a while but the parks department missed the putting green off their maintenance schedual and footballers took it over. The holes were removed for health and safety. The putting was very popular on bank holiday weekends.

I was challenge to name some Student that I could remember at Beck Road School During the early 50s. In the Interests of keeping the thread going and to get more recall of life at Beck Road then. Here goes:- Boys - Brian Turner, Derek Hartley, Derek Tingle, Malcom Seemley, Hayden Ryder, Gerald Bates, Roger Wild Alan Thompson,Alan Smith, Michael Seargent, Alan Cammage, Robert and John Wass, Tony Powell, Jimmy Arnold, Douglas Mills, Robert Shaw, Malcom Stringer, Alan Laycock, Roy Shepard, Barry Tuke, George Machin, and Kenneth Rowan. Girls - Florence Gibson, Margaret Jackson, Eileen McManus,June Haywood, Josiphine Crossley, Anne Hunt, Ann Hunt, Barbara Knott, Beryl Banner, Janet Hood, Judith Smith, Ann Yeardley, Valerie Hudson, Sandra Flemming and P Richardson.

Hi legs 49, I left Beck Road in 1953 having joined in the nursery. Unless you were in the same year the names would be of little use, however if you went to Beck Road Chaple then some names may be useful. The number of names could be quite large.

Ted, John and Legs 49, Miss Haslam married Mr Gill Round about 1955 as I remember. She was the teacher that spit as she was shouting at the kids. Miss Wadsworth kept us quite by reading Enid Blytons Four adventures, another way was th throw the board rubber or chalk at whoever was talking or miss behaving.

How many of the teachers of the early fifties can we remember ? Mr Ellis,Mr Midgley,Mr Gill, Mr Hill, Miss Wadsworth, Miss Hawke, Miss Haslam all in the Juniors Under the headship of Mr Hanford. In the Infants with Miss Glossop in charge were Mrs White, Miss Varnishion, Mr Turner. Can't recall any others. Perhaps others will !!

Hi Texas. Only new them by site but your mother went to beck road school at the same time as I did. It was good test of my memory.

I started on september the 1st 1958 at Engish Steel Corporation as an apprentice fitter turner in the apprentice workshop 48 hrs per week for 39 shillings and 6 pence, the 6 pence was deducted as income tax.

texas01 would your grand parents surname be Glen, or have I not remembered who lived @ No 3. I lived @ No36

Jossman, Joe cetainly layed the cane on from a great height, I FELT IT QUITE A FEW TIME IN THE FIVE YEARS I WAS THERE. Even worse was on a very cold day when the heating had failed half a dozen 5th formers doing private study in room 7, lit a bunson burner and sat round the bench heads down writing, when joe spotted us over the painted window. He came in asked who'd lit the bunson and because no one admitted it, all of us got 6 on the backside with his size 12 running shoes. non of sat down for the rest of the day.

Mrs Rathore didn't have polio as far as I know Her withered arm and limp was as a result of a plane crash which her husband ( the pilot) died. The area where the grange is built is below a line of cliffs which is now covered by banking with trees and shrubs. How its name and when changed I dont know. In this banking were signs of tunnels, said to run from the "grange" (monks habitation) to the nunnery at Kimberworth??????

Dont Know if any one is interested but E.S.C. in the late 50s Had 2 power stations on the river don site generating most of its electric consumption and steam for other proccesses ie the river don steam engine driving the plate mill on the south side. There were a number of gas producing plants feeding the treatment and heating furniss's dotted all over the site. River water was taken from the river don filtered and pumped up to reservoir on Wincobank Hill in order to give a constant head of water round the whole site,the water was used for treatment ie quenching. These pumps were situated at each of the power stations and at the end of brightside lane. The main Offices had an early form of air conditioning Incorporated durring its constructon a central suction machine for the cleaners to hoover up the offices was installed. The air ducts in the basement were of glazed brick to make washing down easy.

type in vickers son and Maxim. This will give you a indication oof how it came about

I served my apprenticeship there in the late 50s till 1968. As far as I am aware VS and M Stood for Vickers Son and Maxim

Hi John Memory must be going the chap next to Barry is Alan Clegg see #78 & #82. You have served the BB well over the Years it seems to be in your blood. Unfortunate ly I only did 2 years as an officer in the 23 rd before retiring due night school. I went right through the life boys and company. Ihave since done 7 years as a cub leader in chapletown unfortuately night school put paid to that again. I did have some fun teaching the cubs to march until Arkala put paid to the activity, but we stood out on St Georges parade for a couple of years.

Hi johnpm and papperdave, the department store you are both on about was a branch of the Brightside and Carbrook Co-op Society. It had a Hardware depatment in the basement, a haberdashery, ladies and gents clothing and shoes on the ground floor and an office on the 1st floor. The over head money transfer system was typical Co-op. This shop later became Patnick's second hand shop. At Beamish the co-op in the street of the museum has a similar system which can demonstrated. All the cash was sent to cashier away from the counters who would send the change and reciept back for the assistant to hand to the customer.

Hi every one someone has recalled Beck Road Chapel. I previously started a thread for this chapel asking if any one out there ever attended the chapel or its functions. ie.Boys Brigade, Life Boys, Girls Brigade, Home Fire Girls. Fire Faries.Sunday Fellowship, Youth Club,or Football Team during the 50s and 60s. Mr and Mrs Hodge sertainly were involved in the sunday school during this time. The Boys Brigade (23rd company) Was very well attended during this period, and is still in existance to day, although the Chapel has closed, it is now based at St Chritopher on Bellhouse Road ,the Captain being Mr Barry Trigg who was a lad in company in the late 50s. The Aubries kids all attended the sunday school and other activities. Occasionally reunions have taken place the last one was organised by Graham Johns sister just after Grahams death. Joan Hunt and her husband Keith Maslin were over from Canada. The reunion took place at Hadfield House Lane Methodist since Beck Road had been closed.

Hi everyone I lived on shirehall rd from 1941 to 1966. Reading about the branch line from Grange Lane station to droppingwell reminded me of riding on the footplate of a B1 steam loco up and down that branch line during the summer of 1951. My pal Derek Hartley off Ivy Hall Road who's father was a driver let us ride on footplate whilst pushing wagons 6 at a time up the hill to the pit yard,retuning with 6 full wagons. A train was formed of 30 wagon before been taken off late in the afternoon. Years later I stayed in holiday flat near Tenby in Pembrokeshire, the owner was Frank Buckley the fireman on our rides at Grange Lane, at that time he lived on Shirehall Crescent

Hi John Just got round to your PM and sent you a message through

:loopy:Hi John these two photo's were taken on my firt visit to Jersey with the 53 rd which was in 1954. The officers other than Charlie Wise and Les Cusworth were from a Company at the Ecclesall I believe, but as for putting names to the lads well ?. Tommy is first right btm row in front of Charlie, I'm next but one to Tommy. Tony Walton next but one to Charlie and Harry Jarvis and Les Cusworth are stood side by side. The Photo Is outside Seaton Place our holiday accomodation our bed were poyasses on a wooden floor. The other photo outside the under ground hospital as the manager of the site on (he's probably the one with the Jacket on) in this photo I'm stood wth Tommy in front of Les Cusworth. I try to dig this Photo out as I used to put names on the backs.

JOHN . the person next to Barry Trigg is Alan Clegg (as far as i know he is active in the St Johns Ambulance Brigade

Hi John like others who look at the photo its 50 years ago and names of people you met briefly at that time are difficult to remember. The one in the middle is Tony Walton, Derek Tingle is stood in front of Harry Jarvis. The lad out of uniform and the one stood in front of him I can't recall the names. Derek Tingle Tony Walton and Les Cusworth are cusens which explains how Derek came to be at the Jersey camp for at least 4 years,