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I was born and raised at 202 Northfield Road.

My father was the listed Jack Barraclough.

Sadly, he is no longer with us.

What wonderful childhood memories the list of shops have invoked and I thank you so much for all your hard work.

I remember that, in the mid 60's, next door (no: 200) was a hairdressers, and prior to that was owned/rented by Mr. and Mrs. Stringer.

Then Netherfield Road and 198 had the most wonderful smells any shop could have. It was a mixture of carbolic soap, mothballs, firelighters (the white sticks) and shoe polish. Heaven. Yes! I really did like the smell. lol.

Carrack's son and Mr. Savage's son teamed up to start a group. They eventually decided on a name. 'Def Leppard'.

My claim to fame?.......

I had to be at school and some idiot woke me up in the small hours of the morning singing and playing a guitar. I was annoyed and opened my window and shouted out something like , 'Will you shut that row up, I'm trying to get some sleep!!!' At which, Joe Cocker moved on.

Absolutely a true story, .....how was I to know??? :-)

 

 

Hi I know your family! I lived on Netherfield Rd and knew Sean?

Wasnt Jack married to Sheila? or is my memory playing tricks?

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Hi I know your family! I lived on Netherfield Rd and knew Sean?

Wasnt Jack married to Sheila? or is my memory playing tricks?

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I knew someone who lived at the Bole Hill end of Netherfield Road who helped with pay during. my vacation student fees when I worked at his betting office as a settler on Crookes. - Len Blanksby. Len no longer with us but much appreciated.

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I knew someone who lived at the Bole Hill end of Netherfield Road who helped with pay during. my vacation student fees when I worked at his betting office as a settler on Crookes. - Len Blanksby. Len no longer with us but much appreciated.

 

Yep, In our family,that last house on Netherfield we still call Blanksbys house.

My grandparents and mum knew their family quite well.

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Hi Sheffandy.

My mother and father were called Jack and Cath Barraclough.

Sean was my son. I too remember the Blanksbys. I used to play with Margaret and I understand she still lives there.

My close friend lived on Bole Hill Lane. She is called Valerie Johnson.

The Miller sisters and I were inseperable and they lived on Coombe Road. (if Lorraine or Susan are reading this, please get in touch).

It's lovely to take a walk down memory lane. :-)

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Hi, I mentioned this thread to my mum, she was right about your mum's name and I was wrong! No idea where Sheila came from! lol.

She well remembers your family too, (you had a sister,yes?)

How is Sean? Did you have a daughter too? Memory trying to remember from years ago!

 

I well remember playing on Netherfield Rd with Sean and a girl called Joanne Middleton (still around here)in the long hot summer holidays at hide and seek, cricket and lots of other street games that we would no longer be able to play now due the large increase of street parking there.

Hope you are well.

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I too lived on netherfield road I think the blanksbys owned the bookies but not sure I have a twin sister and a brother and lived at no 14

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I am a descendant of the Stothard family ( coal merchants lydgate lane) from Crookes and lived in crookes until 12 years ago, so found this list very interesting. The Brufton family at no 102 owned the post office, 102, 104, r/o 104 (Mrs Edna Wiseman the tenant was my nans sister), they also owned a number of property in the school road area. Miss Brufton a school mistress lived on Selbourne Road Crosspool my nan was her friend and also her cleaner. When Edna died i took over the tenancy of r/o 104 Crookes it was 1 room downstairs and 2 bedrooms and bathroom upstairs there was no attic. There was a cellar the door was in the kitchen/living room and down a few step there was 2 more door,s one led into the shop at the front but was bricked up on the shop side the other to the cellar, in the cellar there was a door way bricked up which would have led into the post office this cellar had a ledge all round it supposingly this was used as a store room for the shop. there was also a well and when it rained the cellar flooded which was bad in winter as i had a coal fire as the coal was in the cellar . I eventually moved out of the property back to my family home on Stannington View Road as it was a nightmare living next to the noisy electrical shop when i had a baby. The lady who originally owned the house we had on Stannington View had a shop on crookes but don't know which it was and can't remember her name but it must have been around the 1950s or 60s. If anybody can give me any info on the stothard family i would be gratefull.

 

 

I too am a Stothard and still live at Crookes. I know my mum does a family tree so if you let me know what info you are looking for, I will then pass it on.

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I recall Stan Stothard I think he was a special Constable.

Its coming back now he worked at National Tyres. He was also a scout leader at St Mary's I think.

Busy man.

I think I new his son as well. Bradley St. I think.

 

Yep they still live at the top end of Bradley St

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143

OK episode 2 the odd ones

 

3 old grindstone

13 Turton Doris leather goods

15 Slinn bros confectioners

17 Auckland Mrs E tobacconist

19 Rhodes E H butcher

21 Broomheads fried fish

23 Kent & Sewell grocers

45 Ideal Upholstery

47 Scruton Chas ladies hairdresser

49 Dow Electrics

51 Vicars H fishmonger

55 Oxley Arthur

57 French Mrs Ellen

61 Bowman J dentist

63 Eastilow John

65 Wood Thomas

69 Mackinder Henry

71 Severn Chas.

73 Thornhill John

75 Crooks Mrs E

77 Cooper Arthur

79 Knapton Walter

81 Knapton Miss Annie

83 Meller Geo S

85 Turner Geo

87 Thorpe Mrs Ethel

89 Hill Alfrd.

91Hill Arthur

93 Booth Harry G

95 Smith Geo F

97 Wood Harry

Court 3

St Thomas church

Crookes Endowed School

Carson Rd.

Methodist Chapel

119a Rowbottom Albt

121a Woollen Mrs Susanna C

123 Fidler Ambrose H

Court 7

Ashford Terrace behind Court 7

129 Whitworth Geo

131 Allen Mrs F

133 Allen Miss Mabel

135 Martin Wm J

137 Lunn Alfred

139 Moss Benj. A

141 Makepeace Leslie

Court 9

155/157 Revill Grocers

Albine terrace

159 Palfreyman Geo

161 Barker A

163 Tyler Bertha Herbalist

165 Mitchell Albert

167 Sissons Mrs S E

169 Shaw Mrs E

171 Ball Inn

175 Welsby John E

177 Copeland Mrs A

179 Campbell Mrs Elsie

181 Wells A E Cycles

Mulehouse Rd

185 Bowaters Furnishers

189 Leaper B Shopkeeper

191 Leaper J T Chemist

193 Kendall D butcher

195 Sanders E & J plumbers

197 Cawthorne H P decorators merchant

199 Hobbycrafts

201 Firth Eric draper

203 Woodhead Wm. ironmonger

205 Clayton G fishmonger

207 Greenlees and sons shoe shop

Stannington view Rd

209 Nettleship N leather factor

211 Talbot Wm. butcher

213 Johnson W confectioner

215 Abbey Glen Laundry

217 Hughes W fruiterer

219 Dale R general dealer

221 Rayner D & sons general dealer

Duncan Rd

223 Shaw Thos H pork butcher

223a/225 Oxley willis newsagent

227 Bell Hubert butcher

229 Peets ladies outfitters

231 Shentall John grocers

233 Macduff Thos. fruiterer

Toftwood Rd.

235 Peat's food specialists

237 Melias grocers

239/241 Sheffield savings bank

243 Mountain Montague H baker

245 Priestley Mrs E fishmonger

247 Peat's food specialists

249 Haines M & E fried fish dealer

Bole Hill Lane

251 Ward P T hairdresser

253 Curtis Wm. H radio dealers

255 Sheldon E fruiterer

257 Bly W E pork butcher

259 Barclays Bank

Stothard Rd

 

Crookes becomes Northfield Rd

214 Carrack Mrs J paint merchant

212 Gatus A greengrocers

210 Owen Mrs Nellie draper

206 Barnes Mrs Lily newsagents

204 Bolton Mrs M Tripe dealer

202Barraclough Jack

Netherfield Rd

198 Spencer Mrs Cora A shopkeeper

196 Else H greengrocer

194 Whitham S baker

192 Laycock K watch repairer

190 Sheffield & Ecclesall Coop boot repairer

188 Pritchard Mrs

186 Harriso & Burns wool dealer

184 Redford Mrs a greengrocer

Loxley view Rd

182 Rippon J fried fish dealer

180 Lidster Horace

178 Sorby Harry

176 Dawson Albert

174 Hargreaves T tobacconist

172 Lawrence Miss R H draper

170 Palmer Edward W

168 Waller Mrs J ladies hairdresser

Longfield Road

166 Meeson Thos W confectioner

164 Gillespie Mrs M confectioner

162 Lowe J & M newsagent

St Lukes Methodist Church

 

This is from the 1960 Kelly's

Someone asked me for some other info about Crookes and Broomhill, last year sometime.

If you still want it let me know

 

143 Sandall Ethel

145 Oldale Alan

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143

 

143 Sandall Ethel

145 Oldale Alan

 

These two aren't in the '60 Kelly's

in the 39 it's

143 Sandall Clifford bricklayer

145 Revill Harry, Hairdresser

 

I can't really remember this area exactly I wonder if they were knocked down before the others

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Clifford was my grandfather - he died 1956.

 

we were moved out of the houses in sept 1966 when they were compusary purchased - supposedly to widen the road.

 

 

as far as I remember the houses were all demolished at the same time.

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