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you are still short of two identities on the photo. I'v no idea who the one out uniform is, but the other one is Derek Tingle From the 23rd company @ Beck Road

Is there any one out there who attended this Chapel in the 50's and 60's. Sunday School, Chapel, Youth Club, Sunday Fellowship, Fire Fairies, Home Fire Girls, Life Boys, Boys Brigade and Football Team were just a few of the activities during that time.

Thanks johnpm for you photo it brought back some memories of good time in the BB. I am on that photo taken outside Seaton Place before Sunday church parade. I can put names to few Tony Walton, Keith Wild, Keith Furness, Graham Wells, Ian Renolds, John Howsam, Lenard and Bev Foster. I believe you are seated third fom the left. In all I was invited to join the 53rd four or five times and enjoyed wonderfull camps organised by Charlie and Amy Wise at an excellent venue. I believe the first year the cost was £8, this included the train fares From Sheffield to London, Tube from St Pancras to Waterloo, London to Southampton, then Boat to Jersey, two weeks of camp plenty of food and outing around the island and the return trip home. What a bargain!!!!!::

Reading the above threads has brought back memories of my days in 50's at Lowshire Green Methodist Chapel (Beck Road). I was a member of the Life Boys under Mr Frank Walker who is now in his late 80's. The Boys Brigade leader was Captain Bill Black followed by Captain Rowland Bell, followed by Captain Brian Worthington. Mick Thoday, Alan Clegg and Barrie Trigg were in the 23rd Company which was based at Beck Road. The latter has now been closed but the 23rd Company as moved to St chritophers on Bellhouse Road and the Captain is Barrie Trigg.

Thundercliffe Grange was taken over by the N.H.S. on it's formation in 1949 from a Dr. Mole who ran sanatorium for ladies. The N.H.S. used it to house Children with Learning Diability, then known as Metal Handicap, managed by Sheffield No 2 Group management Committee. Matron Bowes retired in 1970, was followed by a George Alexander and finally Mrs Rathore who oversaw the transfer of the patients to other more modern units scattered around the city, those under 16 were transfered to a Hostel on East Bank Road. I trust this info will be of help , Valerie.

We were ruled by the big stick or slipper fom the 1st year to the 5th year, didn't do us much harm perhaps it taught us repect which seems to be lacking today. more of the cannings later perhaps. How about the school football teams which played on saturday mornings against other sheffield schools. the male teachers took turn at refereeing these games. At High Stores one week Boris had a turn, he turned up in along gabadene raincoat, trllby hat and trousers tucked into a pair of wellies. whistle in hand and a large stop watch, he blasted the whistle stood for the whole of the match off the pitch near the halfway line whistled for half time ,the re start and for full time. the teams sorted the rest out between them. A very sporting occasion don't you think. other out of school activities included swiming at woodthorpe school baths it started in school hours but finished well after home time we were late home from school unless you lied in the Manor area.

:hihi:Sounds like the same class 3b, form room science lab rear of stage. if given a canning we stood under the cooly hat lamp shade when Mr Priest raised the cane he hit the lamp then came gently on to our hand with an ouch from us. 4th year lads jacked priests Austin 7 car off the ground outside the woodwork room with bricks. Priest & Lupton got in and tried to go forwards just like the Keestone cops film Oh Dear. I took sandwiches can't comment on grub.

I remember the paper pelet incident well I sat at the side of the partition which the pelet were hitting. Mr Helliwell (Boris) Canned the lads sat nearest the patition including me.Do you rememberthis Quote:- If you are sitting next to a voice lets have it out!! Ann Crow was a pupil at Owler Lane Int who became secretary on leaving. Do you remember Pops invisible violin as he walked through the hall. Enough for now.