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Hi ya'll

 

Does anyone out there remember Gerry Scholes and what happened

to him? Gerry ran Sheffield's first 'Glossy' monthly magazine in the

late '60's & early '70's, The Sheffield Spectator.

 

His 'offices' were in a house situated just off Eccy Rd., opposite the

bottom of Collegiate Crescent. He was not against the odd imbibement

(Vera's Nursery Tav. was just accross the road !) and he had a stock

reply when being asked how he was "dear boy, I'm embarrassingly well".

 

Think his wife's name was Pat. I appreciate this question applies to

another time zone, but thought I'd ask !!

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Hi ya'll

 

Does anyone out there remember Gerry Scholes and what happened

to him? Gerry ran Sheffield's first 'Glossy' monthly magazine in the

late '60's & early '70's, The Sheffield Spectator.

 

His 'offices' were in a house situated just off Eccy Rd., opposite the

bottom of Collegiate Crescent. He was not against the odd imbibement

(Vera's Nursery Tav. was just accross the road !) and he had a stock

reply when being asked how he was "dear boy, I'm embarrassingly well".

 

Think his wife's name was Pat. I appreciate this question applies to

another time zone, but thought I'd ask !!

 

The address on the magazine is listed as 6 Harland Road.

 

Click here, to look at a 1973 copy Old Sparkey.

 

:)

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Did he run a pub in Baslow in the early 70s?

Hi ya'll

 

Does anyone out there remember Gerry Scholes and what happened

to him? Gerry ran Sheffield's first 'Glossy' monthly magazine in the

late '60's & early '70's, The Sheffield Spectator.

 

His 'offices' were in a house situated just off Eccy Rd., opposite the

bottom of Collegiate Crescent. He was not against the odd imbibement

(Vera's Nursery Tav. was just accross the road !) and he had a stock

reply when being asked how he was "dear boy, I'm embarrassingly well".

 

Think his wife's name was Pat. I appreciate this question applies to

another time zone, but thought I'd ask !!

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Hi xenia - yes, Gerry went into business with a blind Sheffield solicitor by the

 

name of Roy Chester. They took over and ran The Cavendish Hotel/Pub

 

in Baslow during the mid seventies.

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I used to go there occasionally with Dennis and Margaret Ardron from Wingerworth. Gerry was a very pleasant obliging guy. They had a resident called Mr barclay who was one of the banking family very eccentric but very nice interesting chap.

 

No idea what happened to Gerry after the Cavendish.

Hi xenia - yes, Gerry went into business with a blind Sheffield solicitor by the

 

name of Roy Chester. They took over and ran The Cavendish Hotel/Pub

 

in Baslow during the mid seventies.

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Also I have just recalled Pat, she was liable to the odd imbibement from time to time.

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Gerry and Pat were great friends of my parents Colin and Joyce Straw

 

I believe they both past away - Gerry was very ill some years ago. They lost their only daughter, Yvette, to illness some 15 years ago and it destroyed them both. Very sad.

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Hi Johnstraw,

 

Met your father, Colin on quite a few occasions with 'Mr Scholes' sorry

 

to hear Gerry has finally succumbed to the Big Publishing House in the

 

sky!! A great character, sadly not many around these days!!

 

Cheers

Old Sparkey (keeping my seat warm)

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All gone now. Dad 16 years ago, mum last weekend. Was going through some pics and recalled Gerry and Pat.

 

Generation ending. Good times to grow up in.

 

Keep that seat warm

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Hello Johnstraw,

 

So sorry to hear about your mother. I know how you must feel.

 

A very sad time for you, and its easy to try and be flippant, but

 

as the Monty Python song said "Alway's Look on the bright side

 

of life"!

 

MUM WILL BE WATCHING !!

 

Take care

 

Cheers

Old Sparkey - my bums getting warmer!!!

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Sparkey, did you find out anything else about Gerry. I'm looking for a family member that was related to him!

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Sorry just seen the rest of this chain so apologies for jumping in randomly. If this is the same one I'm looking for than sad to hear he died. He had a brother who was my father whom I have a half sister I've never met through. My father died before I knew him so thought I'd backtrack through his relatives. Any help would be appreciated!

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