Martin Street, Upperthorpe

[mick851 10]

has anybody got any old photos of martin street Sheffield in the early 1950s, or if theirs any books that has some in?

Edited February 6, 2021 by nikki-red

[Plain Talker 11]

picture sheffield has some snaps of Martin St around the time of the house-clearances, with splendid views down the Ponderosa,

 

I'm sure the Fred Pass, "Weer's Me... dad/mam" books have photos of the area as he was from that area.

[CHAIRBOY 10]

http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/picturesheffield.pl

 

Sorry the link hasn't worked but if you go to picturesheffield.com and click on 'M', scroll down to Martin Street, there is one B&W picture shown.

[me-and-pippo 12]

This one from 1940 .. Martin Street (picturesheffield)

[mick851 10]

plain talker,...i've got those books and no pictures of martin street in them

[Plain Talker 11]

plain talker,...i've got those books and no pictures of martin street in them

 

Unfortunately, I haven't got the two books in my posession; I have given them to my father as he was from round that area, at that time. (well he was on Fawcett stret near " t' oller")

 

But I am certain there are two or three family photographs of the Pass family, in the books, one, at least, showing the outside of the house they lived in on Martin Street, Fred being about five or six in the picture. (and I seem to remember part of that specific photo being used on the cover of one of them)

[mick851 10]

plain talker,... just checked again, the pic you are on about on cover of book, is freds mums family pictured in their yard in whitehouse lane in 1942.

[JenC 10]

plain talker,... just checked again, the pic you are on about on cover of book, is freds mums family pictured in their yard in whitehouse lane in 1942.

 

Correct mick851, it's on Whitehouse Lane; there aren't any pictures of Martin Street in the book (either of them if I remember correctly)

 

There is a picture of Fred with a friend at 14 years old stood in a yard maybe (Weerz Me Mam?), but if anywhere that would be at Boyland Place because I'm sure they'd moved from Martin Street by then.

[Plain Talker 11]

That's fair enough, I'm prepared to hold my hands up, and stand corrected on that one. Apologies. ( I didn't have the book to hand, but I remembered the pics, put two and two together and got five in this case)

[mick851 10]

jenc, fred moved from martin street in 1952, martin street was pulled down in 1956

[JenC 10]

jenc, fred moved from martin street in 1952, martin street was pulled down in 1956

 

Cheers mick; didn't have the book at hand to check at the time.

[mick851 10]

jenc,... Ive read both books about 3 times now, think they are absolutely brill. never laughed as much. just a shame their wasnt a few more pictures in just to show you what the area looked like back in the late 40's early 50's