lakerman   16 #49 Posted March 16, 2009 Firvale-help,  The building was the Brightside and Carbrook co-operative society shop in the early 1900's. I don't know when it ceased to be that but as Segasonic says, it was Pope's D.I.Y. for quite a few years afterwards. The building across the road from there was also a grand building. It was originally called Peel's Coliseum. They sold three piece suites and furniture items as well as being a drapers shop. In recent years it has been a laundrette. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
dogsneck   10 #50 Posted March 16, 2009 Firvale-help, The building was the Brightside and Carbrook co-operative society shop in the early 1900's. I don't know when it ceased to be that but as Segasonic says, it was Pope's D.I.Y. for quite a few years afterwards. The building across the road from there was also a grand building. It was originally called Peel's Coliseum. They sold three piece suites and furniture items as well as being a drapers shop. In recent years it has been a laundrette.  Before popes diy it was patnicks junkerama. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jean J   10 #51 Posted March 16, 2009 Firvale- Help  it was Brightside & Carbrook co-op from as I remember the forties to the late fifties early sixties, Patnicks second hand shop, and Popes D. I. Y. But don,t remember who had it first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
terryg   10 #52 Posted March 16, 2009 Hi sexylass Me and my family lived at the dentists on Blyde Road from approx 1960--67. The building was occupied by Franklins Decorators, the office and workshop being where your surgery is and the terrace house joined on was my humble abode. My daughter was born in the front bedroom and although we never saw any ghosts,you may be hearing the echoes of my missus in labour!!!! We had some happy times but but would not go back at any cost. Hope I've been of some help terryg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Lestat   10 #53 Posted March 17, 2009 It is a hole. Should be filled in like the one in the town centre was. AWFUL place.  And where do you live??.. Buckingham Palace? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Lestat   10 #54 Posted March 17, 2009 does anyone know what the halal supermarket on page hall road used to be? its a really grand building, it looks like an old playhouse or something??   It used to be Popes DIY store Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Lestat   10 #55 Posted March 17, 2009 I understand they are knocking down all the houses on Skinnerthorpe Road - has that started yet?  I can confirm that quite afew houses have been knocked down on Skinnerthorpe. It looks really strange now, the rest are boarded up whilst the council sit scratching their ******* about what to do next. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Lestat   10 #56 Posted March 17, 2009 you may as well move to Pakistan you might meet more white folk over there than in firvale  The Pakistani community are much better than the white, chav hoodies that roam the area. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Lestat   10 #57 Posted March 17, 2009 Dont go there pal, its a ****ing disgrace and like being in another country:thumbsup:  I take it from that comment you never travel abroad then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Dors   10 #58 Posted April 6, 2009 I was born on Firvale Road in 1946 and lived there until about 1966. Don't know which side Blyde Road you are on but there were some cottages facing Barnsley Road the backs of which would have abutted the Blyde Road houses. Earlier in this thread someone mentioned them and you can see a picture of them at /www.picturesheffield.co.uk. It's a shame they were pulled down. They were very pretty. Not sure about ghosts! I'll ask my brother, he once saw one in the old Cannon Hall (not the pub, the Hall) when it was boarded up and he and his pals used to sneak in, so there may be one or two floating around the area! ttfn  I was born in 1946 and lived in Grimesthorpe. Did you go to Owler Lane and Grimesthorpe school? Dors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Dors   10 #59 Posted April 6, 2009 I can confirm that quite afew houses have been knocked down on Skinnerthorpe. It looks really strange now, the rest are boarded up whilst the council sit scratching their ******* about what to do next.  I had some friends that lived on Skinnerthorpe Rd. in the 60's. Anybody know Valerie Brown, Kathleen Gibson and Jennifer Goodwin? Dors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
blmharthill   10 #60 Posted April 22, 2009 Hello Dors, I went to Hinde House, but my brother Robert Larkins went to Owler Lane. Have I seen your name on the Grimesthorpe link. Do you know Ralph Aspinall? The names you quoted look familiar but I may have heard them mentioned by Rob and Ralph. Sorry just replying but havn't been on forum for a while. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...