Banners on "The Cliffe"

[Tooeg 10]

As the daughter of an Attercleivian, I remember the wooden escalator with great fondness. My mum and I used to get the bus to Staniforth Rd, and walk along the 'Cliffe to Carbrook School, calling in Banners along the way.

 

Attercleivian, have you made that up, although I would spell it Atterclievian.

I before E etc.

[Plain Talker 11]

Attercleivian, have you made that up, although I would spell it Atterclievian.

I before E etc.

 

No, didn't make it up. It's used to describe someone whose origins are of Attercliffe.

 

Same as "sharrovian" describes someone whose roots can be traced to Sharrow.

[beechnut 10]

Attercleivian, have you made that up, although I would spell it Atterclievian.

I before E etc.

 

The rule I learned at school was "I before E except after C"

 

Hmmm…. This works with PIECE, FIEFDOM, CEILING, RECEIVE etc., but how about SKEIN?

 

Hmmm…. Well, how about "I before E except after C when it rhymes with T "

 

Hmmm…. OK, but how about SPECIES?

 

This demonstrates just how logical our spelling is!

[Tooeg 10]

The rule I learned at school was "I before E except after C"

 

Hmmm…. This works with PIECE, FIEFDOM, CEILING, RECEIVE etc., but how about SKEIN?

 

Hmmm…. Well, how about "I before E except after C when it rhymes with T "

 

Hmmm…. OK, but how about SPECIES?

 

This demonstrates just how logical our spelling is!

 

We have these little foibles so that Johnny foreigner can't infiltrate.

[Joanl 12]

No, didn't make it up. It's used to describe someone whose origins are of Attercliffe.

 

Same as "sharrovian" describes someone whose roots can be traced to Sharrow.

:hihi:My mother used to call us 'Attercliffites' but yours sounds much posher.

Her version made us sound like todays football hooligans:thumbsup:

[hillsbro 32]

Yes, I remember "Attercliffites", also "Attercliffians". Some of my best friends are Loxleyites and Owlertonians (the latter not to be confused with Old Etonians).

 

But how about Hillsbrorough? Hmmm... A difficult one. Maybe Hillsborovians? Sounds odd. Maybe I can call myself a Wadsleyite (born at Hillsborough, matured at Wadsley, put out to grass in North Lincs.)

[Plain Talker 11]

:hihi:My mother used to call us 'Attercliffites' but yours sounds much posher.

Her version made us sound like todays football hooligans:thumbsup:

 

My mum used to make a joke, when anyone asked where where she was from, saying, in her poshest voice

 

"Oh I'm from Ay-ter-ky liff"

 

Darnallites... Wincobankers... (ooh dear that sounds a bit, er, naughty!) Heeleyites, Abbeydalers... (tries to think which suffixes work with the different areas) Tinsleyites... Arbourthorners, Manorites Hackenthorpers, Birleyites

 

erm... Hyde Parkers... Walkleyites. What about Carbrookians?

 

I use the term "Gleadlesians" (that's Gleed- lay -si-ans) for those from Gleadless.

 

Stanningtonians, anyone?

[lindilu 10]

If anyone is interested a friend of mine has written a book called "Life and love on the Cliffe". She had a book signing at Banners shop last Friday. I did'nt grow up on the Cliffe but have not been able to put the book down, I also got one for a friend who did grow up there and many places mentioned are familiar to her though most are long gone.

[Treatment 10]

banners was the first store outside of london to have an escalator....

Oh crumbs yes; but we used to call it '' the moving staircase '' .

[Bellstar 10]

As soon as i saw Banners i thaught of the money shoots lol.

[Tooeg 10]

My mum used to make a joke, when anyone asked where where she was from, saying, in her poshest voice

 

"Oh I'm from Ay-ter-ky liff"

 

Darnallites... Wincobankers... (ooh dear that sounds a bit, er, naughty!) Heeleyites, Abbeydalers... (tries to think which suffixes work with the different areas) Tinsleyites... Arbourthorners, Manorites Hackenthorpers, Birleyites

 

erm... Hyde Parkers... Walkleyites. What about Carbrookians?

 

I use the term "Gleadlesians" (that's Gleed- lay -si-ans) for those from Gleadless.

 

Stanningtonians, anyone?

 

You missed Crosspudlians and I suppose Crookes could remain crookes

[Grubshifter 10]

I think Banners was Sheffields very own version of "Grace Brothers" in "Are you being served".