Parkwood springs stories please

[mikebatty]

Who's name would have been "Tommy"

 

Parkwood Ganister and Coal Mine-1938-1963.

 

I remember a " TOMMY " horse pulling a covered fruit and veg . cart around the springs . On dark nights the cart was equipped with a tilly lamp . I also remember

one of the lads calling out " Gerroup " , and the horse walking on down Pickering road and the fruit man running after it . The horse quite often used to feed on the grass in the front gardens when it stopped . It was also an aggressive old bugger , It turned on one or two people when they passed .

[bullerboY]

A friend of mine worked in the gannister mine which it primarily was but they did occasionally came upon a coal seam. The mine would have been too small to be included in the nationalization programme and I don't think ganister was in that category.The only proof I have about the tank are my own eyes and the info that our school teacher told us at the time 1955 I remember that I was fascinated that it had a lid on it.Maybe Sheffield Archives have some info,in the meantime I will ask some friends who are springers.

[mikebatty]

That would be interesting . Who was the teacher ? I can remember that there was a heck of a lot of water up there - hence the name springs .Water sprang up from everywhere. I lived on Pickering road and we had a well fed by a spring in our cellar which fed a fountain in the garden .

[bullerboY]

I just phone the friend who worked in the mine,he apologised for the wrong info,the mine was owned by Websters but not the ones on Penrith Rd it was taken over by Pickford-Holland and then by J.J.Dyson Refactories. Mike did you know Eddie Lewis who lived up there also John and Tony Dungworth.

[mikebatty]

I don't recall the names . I lived there from 1948 - 1961 . I remember the Greenfields , Addy's Smiths , Clays , Askhams , Baracloughs , Wardles , Bramaghs , Burrils , Swifts , and lots of others . Maybe they were after my time .

[mikebatty]

I just phone the friend who worked in the mine,he apologised for the wrong info,the mine was owned by Websters but not the ones on Penrith Rd it was taken over by Pickford-Holland and then by J.J.Dyson Refactories. Mike did you know Eddie Lewis who lived up there also John and Tony Dungworth.

 

When did you live up the springs bullerboy . maybe there are some people that I can remember , given a date .

[retep]

I just phone the friend who worked in the mine,he apologised for the wrong info,the mine was owned by Websters but not the ones on Penrith Rd it was taken over by Pickford-Holland and then by J.J.Dyson Refactories. Mike did you know Eddie Lewis who lived up there also John and Tony Dungworth.

 

They would have lived Vale Road

Edmund Lewis and family went to Australia as far as i know.

 

The mine was owned by Webster and Company, and took over by a Mr Yates a retired director of Pickford Holland 1945.

[bullerboY]

Bang on retep,I am still in touch with the Dungworths,Tony owns Audiovision and has become very wealthy.Eddie used to be a works rider for Triumph motorcycles,I worked with him for a few years and I knew they had gone to Australia.Dungworths lived at 33 Vale rd,Watsons lived at 22.Sorry Mike if I gave you the impression that I lived on the Springs its just that I know a lot of people on there,I lived on the hill at Shirecliffe where we planned raiding parties on the springers in the playground.I remember Tony?Higgins and Alan Hinchcliffe they both had Triumphs.

[mikebatty]

Bang on retep,I am still in touch with the Dungworths,Tony owns Audiovision and has become very wealthy.Eddie used to be a works rider for Triumph motorcycles,I worked with him for a few years and I knew they had gone to Australia.Dungworths lived at 33 Vale rd,Watsons lived at 22.Sorry Mike if I gave you the impression that I lived on the Springs its just that I know a lot of people on there,I lived on the hill at Shirecliffe where we planned raiding parties on the springers in the playground.I remember Tony?Higgins and Alan Hinchcliffe they both had Triumphs.

 

OH ! you was one of the hooligans was you -Ha !

My brother was a friend of Alan Hinchcliffe . He was the motor bike enthusiast .

I preferred the more laid back - slow lane - life style .

[mikebatty]

I have just been looking at the " Properties for sale in parkwood springs " heading under the title of " Memories of Parkwood Springs " . Once you are in to that site it advertises - in small print -" within five miles of " Parkwood Springs . Surely this is blatant deception and a deliberate intention to mislead .

Come on Sheffield Forum , surely you must have some policy on such malpractice .