carosio Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) My grandfather was the lamplighter for the Walkley area during the 20s/30s, and up to the end of the war. My mother told me that he sometimes carried his ladder as far as Ringinglow. Edited February 19, 2012 by carosio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterdo Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I think it was the window cleaners that had the pointy ladders.Lamp men had a ladder with two metal hooks on. To hook over the arm on the lamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebatty Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 :PCan you remember the old gaslamp lighters with their long poles? For a threepenny bit he would knock on my dads bedroom window to get him up so that he could go fishing.: I used to live on the springs . The mother of one of the lads used to go round cleaning and lighting the lamps . I can remember that just before they installed the automatic timers . She then used to go round just cleaning and maintaining them . That was in the late 40's and early 50's . I think her name was Mrs. Beaumont . Oh! and yes , We used to blow them out and slide down them . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregnig Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Can anyone remember the lamps which ran on sewer gas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carosio Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Can anyone remember the lamps which ran on sewer gas? Still plenty in Sheffield, some still working I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmdee Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I was born in the early 40's and remember the lamplighter lighting the one outside our house at the top of Daniel Hill St. He didn't actually light the thing as such, but pulled down on a pivoted lever, which had a round hole at either end, to light it, and then in the morning would pull the other side to shut it off. Here is a link to a 1933 photo on the picturesheffield.com site showing a "lamplighter and the last of Sheffield hand-lit lamps". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmambo Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I think you are correct, by the fifties they were not strictly lamp lighters. The lamps had a pilot light and it was a case of turning the tap on with a pole. In fact, on thinking about, they had a time clock to turn them on and off. This entailed a weekly visit to wind and check the clock and clean the glass. ---------- Post added 18-02-2013 at 13:31 ---------- Can anyone remember the lamps which ran on sewer gas? Don't think they ran on sewer gas, but were there to create a through draft to ventilate the sewer and prevent the build-up of methane. There are still a few about, but in a sadly neglected state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie48 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Mrs Bullivant (Winifred) the lady you refer to as the gas lamp lighter/cleaner did live on Treaten Street off Shireland Lane) did run the Horse & Jockey for a while with her husband (ex-lorry driver) but his name was BILL BULLIVANT (Jack was his brother - husband to Nellie Bullivant) Jack being one of the longest serving Club Secretarys of Attercliffe Non-Pots, Laycock Sports Club, Attercliffe Radical & Foundry Workers Cheers M'Dears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebatty Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Sorry , you must have the wrong one . The lady I was referring to is Mrs. Beaumont . She lived on Mount road , Parkwood Springs . A son of hers used to go to the same school as me . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Can anyone remember the lamps which ran on sewer gas?They have their own thread here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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