Intake Sheffield Any history

Can anyone tell me the Date of the houses on Hollybank Crescent,when they was built? I'm guessing just before the War,1939ish. Any History about them,was informed they was or are Council houses. Thanks.

I lived in Intake from 1962 to 1983 and have great memories .I still go back on a regular basis.I remember as a child Lawrences grocers (which is now the post office) Spacys Fish Monger (now intake take away) Acroos the road was Ernest Davidson and old fasioned barber .Smiths newsagents.Turnballs Chemist.Jamisons chemist Woodthorpe Arms, Frank Smith Grocers and a Sweet Shop called Storks who sold every sweet you could ever want.

Further down the road was Gower and Burgins and then Embassy ballroom.Hoylands Diy Store ,Nettleships Watchmenders and Walshs the Butchers.

Fantastic shops for such a small area.

I cant remember trams but the 95 bus used to go to birley bottom and turn around in the old tram turning.Jack Clarke newsagent was in the terminus of the 95.

Davegary, you have stirred some memories of the shops at Intake!!! I worked (for a short time) at Carrs the hairdressers. Storks the sweet shop as nest door. I was very sweet on John Hoyland when I was 16. Mary Hoyland diedfairly recently aged about 94(?) They lived n that lovely big house with the walled garden. Sadly John was killed in a diving incident many years ago. Dd you know that Jarvis Cocker is the grandson of the Hoylands? His Mum is Chris, and she married Mac Cocker, whose parents I knew many years ago! Small world. Fran Smith took me out to dinner at the Queens Restaurant in Fitzalan Square (do you remember that?) in 1961, my father was waiting at the top of the drive for my return, Frank said he was sorry for keeping me out late, and called my father sir!!!! Eer after my father used to ask,' when are you going out with that polite Mr Smith again?' I never did!!!!

I lived in Intake from 1962 to 1983 and have great memories .I still go back on a regular basis.I remember as a child Lawrences grocers (which is now the post office) Spacys Fish Monger (now intake take away) Acroos the road was Ernest Davidson and old fasioned barber .Smiths newsagents.Turnballs Chemist.Jamisons chemist Woodthorpe Arms, Frank Smith Grocers and a Sweet Shop called Storks who sold every sweet you could ever want.

Further down the road was Gower and Burgins and then Embassy ballroom.Hoylands Diy Store ,Nettleships Watchmenders and Walshs the Butchers.

Fantastic shops for such a small area.

I cant remember trams but the 95 bus used to go to birley bottom and turn around in the old tram turning.Jack Clarke newsagent was in the terminus of the 95.

And don't forget the Polish cobbler!

Hi all,

 

Does anyone know any of the history of Inatke, I been trying to find out things for ages and spent money doing so. All I found so far is their used to be a farm possibly called Fox lane farm or somthing like that and there was maybe a quarry about. Would love to know if anyone had any history on the sheffield suburb?

 

Thanks

Behind the methodist chapel on Mansfield road was an area where the local yearly fair came pre war and after. My father lived at Ridgeway and every morning walked from there to Intake to catch the tram. All countryside then

I was born in 1928. My earliest recollection of Intake was in the mid 1930's, when I walked down Mansfield Road with my father right to the bottom. We had a pram with us.There was a colliery there on the left-hand side where the dip in the road is, and we got a bag of coal and pushed it right back to the Manor Estate. Also I played on the tip where the fire-station is many times. Visited the Rex quite a lot. Happy days!

Was brought up on Croft Rd. Does anyone remember the Marples, Hardings, Lomas & Fowler families & the 'Barracks' at the bottom?

or thorpe.

Intake was in the parish of Hansworth until, I think 1935. City Road was called Intake Road, what year the named changed, not too sure.

There is a villa on Mansfield Road called Intake Villa, built in the Victorian era, Cabbage Lane runs past it.

Also about 50 yards down from the fire station was a house called Eagle House. There was a cobblers and electrical shop, these origanally were part of the Eagle House estate. Behind the shops were two cottages and workshops including a laundry. Eagle house was knocked down in the 80's and 6 houses built on the land.

Where the cobblers and electrical shop stood, there are now 2 detached houses, built in 1977. There are two semis after the 2 detached also built on land that belonged to Eagle House. Not found any reference to Eagle House yet.

Behind these houses were pigion cotes and a small holding that had chiuckens and, if my memory is correct, a pig farm.

I remember Ron and Ellen storey from the Embassy. Ellen came to Carrs the hairdressers in the 60's, little did I know then that her daughter Pam (who at that time was expecting her second baby!) would many years later would become a much loved friend. Sadly Pam died some years ago, I miss her still.

And don't forget the Polish cobbler!

Blast from the past! Can anyone remember the name of the Polish cobbler? I went in often with my Mum to get shoes repaired :-)

Hi, I was born and bred in intake, going to intake school when Mr Bancroft was head master. I remember some of the infants and juniors took a turn in washing up after the staff's morning coffee. The milk really stuck to the saucepan. Another memory is of a friendly policeman at the school gate we would stop and have a chat to him before going home. Suntan:

The Rex. My mates and I frequented it at the end of the 60s and into the seventies, aged15/16, for you could deepen your voice on admission and gain access to an X- rated movie!

"Easy Rider" was the first one we saw. Some Russ Meyer soft porn films. Also recall going to see "Women in Love" ... not quite the film my mate expected. He walked out whrn Ollie Reed and Alan Bates wrestled in their birthday suits!

It sparked my curiosity in DH Lawrence though. I began to read worthy literature and became an English teacher. Fate eh?