Hyde park, castle court

[mop head 10]

There weren't any roof-gardens on all smaller blocks, to my knowledge, only on the biggest block, and, I think the very smallest, but, yes, the garden was locked up, and unusable by the tenants, from at least the late seventies. (A mate of mine lived adjacent, on St John's. It used to scare the dickens out of me being that high!!!)

 

The top floors of the biggest three blocks had large balconies which went all along the fronts of the flats, The top rows were all on the one level, unlike the lower rows, which had three levels, with their accommodation going up, down, or on the level, depending on the size of the flat.

 

yes there were gardens on all 3 hence the name garden i lived on a top floor and high pavement was only on the little block,high pavement led on to high pavement shops and crows nest pub also lifts to the big block i no this because i lived there for 20 years and my parents still do

[return 10]

Hyde Park/Castle Court is one of the rich, enduring and beautiful histories (along with her two sisters, Park Hill and Kelvin). Can anyone tell me what it's like to live on Castle Court ? I may be moving there and it will be a return to Sheffield, where I was born. I think I'm falling for the new Hyde Park, in the best way.

[Vixen2531j 0]

On 2/7/2005 at 7:56 PM, Plain Talker said:

I can tell you loads about HPF

 

there were roof gardens on the top floors of two of the blocks (the biggest and the littlest blocks).

 

there was a good sense of community on there, but there was a fair base of characters/ crackpots on there

 

there is a thread from last summer on here where we discussed the flats, and the links to le corbusier etc

 

What do you want to know? pm me and ask away!

 

PT

Hi there I was born on derwent row in 1982, don’t know anything about the history. Do you have any pictures or know anyone that lived there. Is Derwent still standing as I’d love to go and visit. I was taken away for adoption in 1983 so I don’t have any info about the place. Thank you xx

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[jane2008 15]

13 minutes ago, Vixen2531j said:

Hi there I was born on derwent row in 1982, don’t know anything about the history. Do you have any pictures or know anyone that lived there. Is Derwent still standing as I’d love to go and visit. I was taken away for adoption in 1983 so I don’t have any info about the place. Thank you xx

I knew some families on Derwent Row in 82.

 

Bradshaw's , Cronin's,  they were related.  Jane and John Lawson.  The Lewis family, I knocked about with Jane and Debbie and the Morleys.  Mum Margaret?  kids Sharon, Kay, Michelle and a brother I think David