Pond Street shops

I remember a round Kiosk that sold cigs- sweets and news papers near flat st,

now gone and inter change was built there not far from Penny black.

IIRC there was a porno cinema somewhere around there, can't remember what it was called but I do know I saw the actual Raiders of the Lost Ark there in, like, 1981.

That was Cinecenta

Underneath at ground level was the Murco petrol station.

I think there was a town hall department [Housing?] near the Queens Head and the booking office of the SUT.

Here are scans from the 1974 Kelly's Directory showing some of the businesses etc. mentioned above.

I was the manager of the car park for some time

There was a bakers on that row of shops. I can't remember the name, but the sold what was known as 'Elephant's Feet'. These were huge choux pastry buns, filled with fresh cream and topped in chocolate..... bad news for dieters!

There was a bakers on that row of shops. I can't remember the name, but the sold what was known as 'Elephant's Feet'. These were huge choux pastry buns, filled with fresh cream and topped in chocolate..... bad news for dieters!

Those buns were quite common around Sheffield. I remember craving them and the fresh cream filled eclairs, for a couple of years after leaving the country:)

Here are scans from the 1974 Kelly's Directory showing some of the businesses etc. mentioned above.

Perhaps an aside to this but was Harold Brook (Newsagent) a former Sheffield United player ?

Perhaps an aside to this but was Harold Brook (Newsagent) a former Sheffield United player ?

Yes he was. I think he had a newsagents on Paternoster Row prior to the 70s.

Pond Street, 1975.

1. Does anybuddy remember seeing the sightless blind bloke, selling newspapers outside the ‘thrupenny bit’ shop, at Ponds Street bus station? He was stood in full-length, tightly belted greeny-grey gabardine cooat. He usually faced towards the distant Odeon picture palace, with the ‘You Are Here’ button-press thingumabob thing atween him and the Flicks. I often saw this man on Saturday evenings, with copies of the star tucked under one arm, with Green ‘Uns tucked under the other arm. His hands were as black as night, due to the handling of his papers, and also from the metal money he received from his customers. I felt sorry for him.

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2. Brook Newsagents. Harold Brook, Sheffield born (thought I’d get that in first) had a few newsagent shops. I think I’ve been in the one on Howard Street, on the left going upwards, just below the Davy’s shop that made tasty tongue sandwiches… spot on with a spot of mustard.

Another Brook’s paper shop was in a row of shops on Ridgeway Rooad, bang opposite Hollinsend park. Before playing football (jumpers for posts) on Sunday afternoons, we used to go into Brooks’s shop to buy, spice pop and consumption tubes. I always did enjoy playing football with a lit cig dangling from mi gob. Bobby Charlton, Billy Bremner, Alan Birchenall, Eddie McCreadie and Bryan Conlon smoked, I’ve seen ‘em do it.

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Harold Brook had earlier been a football player, playing for Sheffield United. He scored a goal in the original 7-3 Bouncing Day Massacre, against Sheffield wednesday in ‘1951-52’ season. The Blades missed a penalty in that game. In the return game at Hillsborough United won 3-1. Despite conceding 10 goals to United that season wednesday were promoted back to the top division…Derek Dooley scoring a boat-load of goals. United were promoted as champions the following season, with Harold Brook as skipper, and as captain.

During Harold’s second spell at Bramall Lane he had a Sports goods shop on London Road. This was a joint venture with Jimmy Hagan.

Despite rumours to the contrary, Harold Brook and Joe Shaw didn’t become business partners in a car-dealership called Brook-Shaw, in Union Street nor in Gibraltar Street.

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Harold Brook, during his career, had played for;

Sheffield United

Manchester United

Queens Park Rangers

Sheffield United – again

Leeds United – he helped Leeds to promotion in 1956

Lincoln.

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After his retirement from football Brook was a captain and president of Dore & Totley golf club

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Thanks for the memories Brooky, although I never got to see you play…mi Dad should have pushed harder, and more often.

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I stand to be corrected on any of the above, apart from the last sentence. LOL.

Wasn't the supermarket called Thrifty?

Supermarket was Presto

down hill from the penny black was a car welding company called fab weld

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Pond Street, 1975.

 

1. Does anybuddy remember seeing the sightless blind bloke, selling newspapers outside the ‘thrupenny bit’ shop, at Ponds Street bus station? He was stood in full-length, tightly belted greeny-grey gabardine cooat. He usually faced towards the distant Odeon picture palace, with the ‘You Are Here’ button-press thingumabob thing atween him and the Flicks. I often saw this man on Saturday evenings, with copies of the star tucked under one arm, with Green ‘Uns tucked under the other arm. His hands were as black as night, due to the handling of his papers, and also from the metal money he received from his customers. I felt sorry for him.

 

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2. Brook Newsagents. Harold Brook, Sheffield born (thought I’d get that in first) had a few newsagent shops. I think I’ve been in the one on Howard Street, on the left going upwards, just below the Davy’s shop that made tasty tongue sandwiches… spot on with a spot of mustard.

 

Another Brook’s paper shop was in a row of shops on Ridgeway Rooad, bang opposite Hollinsend park. Before playing football (jumpers for posts) on Sunday afternoons, we used to go into Brooks’s shop to buy, spice pop and consumption tubes. I always did enjoy playing football with a lit cig dangling from mi gob. Bobby Charlton, Billy Bremner, Alan Birchenall, Eddie McCreadie and Bryan Conlon smoked, I’ve seen ‘em do it.

 

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Harold Brook had earlier been a football player, playing for Sheffield United. He scored a goal in the original 7-3 Bouncing Day Massacre, against Sheffield wednesday in ‘1951-52’ season. The Blades missed a penalty in that game. In the return game at Hillsborough United won 3-1. Despite conceding 10 goals to United that season wednesday were promoted back to the top division…Derek Dooley scoring a boat-load of goals. United were promoted as champions the following season, with Harold Brook as skipper, and as captain.

 

During Harold’s second spell at Bramall Lane he had a Sports goods shop on London Road. This was a joint venture with Jimmy Hagan.

 

Despite rumours to the contrary, Harold Brook and Joe Shaw didn’t become business partners in a car-dealership called Brook-Shaw, in Union Street nor in Gibraltar Street.

 

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Harold Brook, during his career, had played for;

 

Sheffield United

 

Manchester United

 

Queens Park Rangers

 

Sheffield United – again

 

Leeds United – he helped Leeds to promotion in 1956

 

Lincoln.

 

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After his retirement from football Brook was a captain and president of Dore & Totley golf club

 

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Thanks for the memories Brooky, although I never got to see you play…mi Dad should have pushed harder, and more often.

 

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I stand to be corrected on any of the above, apart from the last sentence. LOL.

also had a paper shop at the side of the Heely palace picture house50-60s era

Here are scans from the 1974 Kelly's Directory showing some of the businesses etc. mentioned above.

so the chippy wasnt on the row near the arcade at that time, weird