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jmdee

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  1. All in the late 1950s' David Whitfield, Lonnie Donnegan, Harry Secombe, and others. Tried to go every couple of weeks or so.
  2. Arthur Askey: something (can't remember), scrumptious, simply heaven, 12 for only 1/7.. Penguins.
  3. Jean Pierrus was always my favourite of all teachers. I went to Southey Green Junior school, where she was taught, until I left in 1953. Quite a few times, even after I had left Southey, I visited her at her house on South Road, close to the Palladium. She lived there I believe with two sisters. I had been in the act of trying to contact her when I saw the obituary in the Star. Would you have any pictures from That era Dom? .
  4. Most of the cheaper brands of DVD will play both systems. Otherwise there are video transfer companies that will change DVD formats, or copy old videos, home movies etc. to disc in most areas. They do charge a fee of course.
  5. I sent you a personal message VicZA, did you receive it?
  6. This was a requirement from way before the 60's. A small lamp, showing red to traffic in the same lane, and white to the oncoming traffic, was hung by means of a clip over the top of the window, which was then wound up. Usually the drivers side window if the car was parked on the 'correct' side of the street. No such thing as cigarette lighters in most of the older cars, so had to be wired directly to the battery. I was even woken up one night by a bobby because the light attached to my scooter had gone out. This requirement was in effect at least until 1967 when I left the U.K.
  7. No Pauline, this one was definitely working in the sheet metal shop. I have a picture of my dad with a couple of his apprentices. P.M. me and I'll forward a copy if you think you know him.
  8. My dad worked there from about 1946 until 1958. He was a sheet metal worker. Had a couple of apprentices working with him, only know one, called Leonard. Sorry, no last name.
  9. I attended a few of the Xmas parties laid on for kids. After the meal, there would be a magician/comedian, sing song, and of course Father Xmas, who gave out goodies. The last one I was at, would be around 1952, my present was a book on space exploration. Quite futuristic considering the years before it became a reality.
  10. Back in the 1940's to 60's this was where Burdall's gravy salt was made. There was also a nursery school, which I attended around 1945
  11. After years of being away from Sheffield, entering the Wednesday grounds, and hearing 30,000 or so supporters cheering.
  12. Breakfast (for those that ordered it) and tea were brought round to the workbenches, dinner was in the canteen. Seems like we did spend a lot of time eating and supping. Woe jmdee ! did you ever get out of there to do some work ?
  13. Wiggies service dept. Mowbray street, breakfasts and mid morning tea, dinners and afternoon tea, great stuff.
  14. Buddy Holley, Everly Brothers and Elvis. Late 50's early 60's, seemed to be playing at fairs everywhere.
  15. We moved to Parson Cross in 1948, the slogan then was : "Vote Labour"
  16. When I was a kid, there used to be a stream that would exit Grenoside woods, just opposite the pub. There was a trough with an iron cup on a chain from which we used to drink the water.
  17. Don't forget the intermediate schools. These were kind of halfway between a grammar and secondary modern. I failed the 11+ but was told my score was almost good enough, and if I applied to an intermediate school, there was a good chance I would be accepted. This was done and I was admitted to Marlcliffe. A big mistake, I still wasn't good enough, and would have performed much better at a secondary modern. Oh well, too much watter over t'weir int' t'wicker as they used to say.
  18. A similar thing happened to me, probably in the same area. Me and a mate were cycling down Club Mill Rd., by the cooling towers, when I spotted this ball of metal, about the size of a cricket ball, outside a works' open doors. That looks interesting I thought and bent down to pick it up. Unfortunately, it had recently come out of the foundry, and was what was called, 'black hot.' Smoke and a smell of burning flesh immediately followed, and within seconds all the surfaces of my hand had blistered. Not knowing quite what to do, we cycled home and I was quickly transported to the Infirmary. My hand was bandaged for two or three weeks. These days there would be a lawsuit for compensation for leaving a dangerous article in a place where it could do harm, then it was a case of just getting on with it.
  19. They had 'Open day' for at least a few years after that, I went a couple of times in the late 1950's
  20. Ancestry has most records, but requires a subscription. However, they offer free trials from time to time.
  21. It's not worth the effort these days anyway
  22. Encouraged by my favourite teacher at Southey Green school, I started out at around the age of 9 or 10, going to the then newly opened Southey library. This would have been in the early 1950's. From there I went to Walkley Library when, newly married, we moved to Hillsborough. After moving to Canada, I got out of the habit, and used to buy novels, until I realized that was just throwing good money away. So in the late 80's I joined my local library, and have kept it up ever since, reading at least one book a week plus reference books. We are able to borrow on DVD, movies as well as British TV shows that don't appear on TV here. All thanks to my teacher way back when.
  23. I have an old map which lists it in the index as being in Nether Edge. However, it doesn't actually show it on the map. Somewhere around the Ashland Rd. area if it is to be believed.
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