Anybody from Hackenthorpe?

[hackey lad 3,980]

in response to KEVIN-H, i also grew up on carter lodge ave, and the people who lived in those first few houses were in fact

The DAYS, had a golden brown dog (shep i think)

No2 The CLARKES

No4 The MAYS

No6 The WILES

No8 The TIPPERS

No10 The KNOWLES

No12 The WILSONS

No14 The MARRIOTS

this is as of approx 1989

 

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Anybody remember what the top shops were in the mid 80's

I can remember a few

The Bookies

Liptons supermarket

Home Decor peter slights

Ashe & Nephew (beer off)

The Shoe shop(changed to odds&sods shop) hibbards

Fashion Focus (dodgy fashion shop)

Lucy's Wools

FineFair foods

The Chippy

Arthur Fox Fruit&veg

Trevors Hairstylist

GT News

Chemist

The Bakery

The CO-OP

 

i am trying to remember the name of the dodgy fashion shop

[John1954 10]

i am trying to remember the name of the dodgy fashion shop

 

Was it Eve's?

[kanda8 10]

The dodgy fashion shop was Fashion Focus, i think Eves' was the name of the shoe shop that was next to the off licence. I'd forgotten about Howards,he used to sell cycle stuff and airgun pellets.

[zakes 68]

Anybody from Hackenthorpe?

 

Hackenthorpe and Zakes Part 27.

 

1. At the side of 129 Birley Spa Lane, which is the house most people thought was on Carter Lodge Avenue, was a triangularish shaped grassy area. This area was only touched by the Corporation when the grass needed to be mowed. In the farthest corner two tall dense privet hedges met. The hedges bordered the top end of the back gardens of some houses on Carter Lodge Drive, and also one side of the garden of 129 Birley Spa Lane. In the far corner is the spot where Kenny Glossop and myself tasted our first ever cigarette age 7 in 1961. I forgot the name of the fag brand, but it doesn’t matter because…

IT’S THE TOBACCO THAT COUNTS… 1, 2, 3, 4, 5… Players Please.

 

2. Ref. Post 256 by Lynnielass. On this thread.

I hope you have got your computer back otherwise you won’t be able to peruse this. Lol. I didn’t know I passed your house each week day on my way to Birley Spa Juniors. If I would have known I would have gotten up very early, and would have been outside your house with a bunch of flowers (I knew of some good gardens) each day. I would have then walked you all the way from Jermyn Crescent to Birley County Juniors on Thornbridge Avenue. This would have resulted in me being late at my school and I would have been slippered each time for it, but it would have been a price worth paying. All that trekking from home to school must have been torture for you because it was all uphill, and the thought of the dark cold mornings and afternoons in winter wearing a thin skirt, like the lasses wore in those days.

 

Lady Lynn, one in a million! Zakes xxx.

[memari laine 10]

Zakes, now I know why I can't place you, your post mentioning your first fag, and how old you were, I am 2/3 years older, and back then, that was WAY older, lol !! Very glad to know you are still adding to your posts. Wouldn't be the same on here without them, keep them coming!!!!

[zakes 68]

Anybody from Hackenthorpe?

 

Hackenthorpe and Zakes Part 28.

 

1. Ref. post 297 by Lovelylinda (I believe you). On this thread.

Having your SF account closed does not prevent you from reading this. Reading your post it occurred to me I knew a Stuart Holloway during my childhood. I think I came across him either at Birley Spa Juniors or at Birley Sec Mod. I used to have the habit of asking schoolmates the date of their birth. I was mostly interested in the ones born in March which is when my birthday is. I used to memorize these dates and for some reason there seemed to be a lot of them. Your Stuart Holloway, if it’s the same one I knew has his birthday 1 day before or one day after mine, 30.3.1954. I don’t usually get it wrong, because I usually get it right. He may also of had the honour of being my pal of the day, or of the weekend on one or more occasions. I lived on Carter Lodge Drive, 1959-65.

 

As for you Lovelylinda, I will have seen you at some time when you worked at Frecheville shops. I lived on Newstead from late 1965 on. I am almost 6 years younger than you but I’m not averse to being cradle snatched now and again.

Before you unclose your SF account again to ask me what my name is, it’s…Zakes. Xx.

 

2. In the early 60’s Dr. Pagdin held surgery at his house on Beighton Road. The house was called Greenside. Now you know!

 

3. Remembered are the sycamore trees in Birley Spa Woods and on Sheffield Road near to Brook Lane. On one particular occasion in Autumn when I was at Birley Spa Juniors we went on a nature walk with Miss North and Mr Wilson. I liked Mr Wilson but I never said, ‘Good old Mr Wilson’ because my name isn’t Dennis. When the wind blew the samara’s (helicopter like seeds) would spin down from the sycamore’s by the hundred trying to get as far away as possible from the parent tree. A most beautiful sight it was and often these whirlybird type seeds would land in your hair. Some butterflies feed off Sycamore leaves in Spring and Summer.

 

It would be nice if more parents today could let their children have the same experience in the fresh air. T’would make a change for the young ‘uns from being sat at home playing with computers and eating cheap tack food from take-out shops on Birley Spa Lane, and getting fatter by the hour. This goes for the parents too!

 

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Anybody from Hackenthorpe?

 

Hackenthorpe and Zakes Part 29.

 

1. I knew a girl the same age as me called Julie Simpson who lived on Carr Forge Close nr. (6 or . She had a brother called Alan who was a year younger than her. I recall Alan seemed a quiet lad and he looked quite timid. We never knocked about together which was a pity, because I would have brought him out of his shell. Anyway, our family left Hackenthorpe in late ’65 so I didn’t see Alan again ‘til 9 years later. It was in the Albert pub on Cambridge Street when I next saw him. He was at the time knocking about with a lad called John Banks, a left handed lad who originated from Licoln in Lincolnshire. John is now deceased, and that will happen to the best and rest of us, including me. They used to be permanent fixtures in the back room where that brilliant jukebox was. They both wore identical black, silver zipped, orange lined jackets, and they drank lager. Does anybody remember Alan from Hackenthorpe?

 

2. A girl in my class at Birley Spa Juniors was called Pat(ricia) Millington who also lived on Carr Forge Close, number 22. I once or twice walked with her coming back from school and that’s how I know the number because I memorized it. She had dark shiny straight hair down to her shoulders, and I thought she was fab!

 

3. Another lass in my class was Julie Webster who lived on Dyke Vale Avenue. I used to sit on the edge of my chair in class fully intrigued and fully enthralled in total bewonderment watching her picking her nose. What she managed to fish out of her beak with her long nails went straight down her gullet gannet style. I never had the desire to share her snacks, because me mum always put plenty of greens on my plate at tea time. I escorted Julie home plenty of times but I made sure I never held her right hand. She had a sister a year older. (Pauline?).

 

4. Kathryn Stevenson was another bird in my class who wasn’t backward in coming forwards. Kathryn was a chubby child which was quite unusual in them days. Even at the age of 9 she was at it asking me and other lads to “Show me yours, and I’ll show you mine”. What a norty girl she was. She lived on Dyke Vale Close or Place?

 

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Anybody from Hackenthorpe?

 

Hackenthorpe and Zakes Part 29.

 

1. I knew a girl the same age as me called Julie Simpson who lived on Carr Forge Close nr. (6 or 8 eight).

 

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Anybody from Hackenthorpe?

 

Hackenthorpe and Zakes Part 30.

 

1. Kay Osborne was from my class at Birley Spa Juniors and she lived at 87 Occupation Lane. I went to her birthday party about 1962-63. I can’t recall what present I took for her, but I do remember her receiving an enormous gift from someone. After she had taken off the gift paper she was faced with a carton. Having opened the carton there was a smaller one inside. This went on for another three or four cartons until she got to the final one which was the size of a streichholzschachtel. Unfortunately folks I don’t remember what the prezzie was. The party games I remember were, pinning a donkey tail thing, blind (wo)mans b(l)uff and musical chairs which I nearly won but it was fixed for Kay to win. Stupid silly games! Kay had a lovely mouth and a most kissable nose and I fancied her. Her dad had a bald head.

 

2. Another bird from class I fancied was Jean Sykes. This dark haired beauty lived a 9, Cotleigh Close. Jean had sexy looking eyebrows just like Elizabeth Taylor (Richard Burton’s bit) had in the Cleopatra film.

 

3. Barbara and Francis (correct spelling) were twin girls who lived on Cotleigh Place or Close. The only way I could identify one from t’other was Francis’s face was a little more pinky (embarrassed look) than Barbara’s. They were in my class too but I forget their surname. I was only 7 or 8 at the time and I found it quite interesting to see two different people looking the same as each other.

 

4. Julie Guy lived at 2, Carter Lodge Drive. She was a year or so younger than me. One day she and me were laid in the long grass on a boiling hot day on Sally Hill. We spent the time snogging and declaring undying love to each other. Some day’s later her big sister Linda came to our house to thankfully warn me off. I lived two doors away at nr. 6. So theeea!

[lynnielass 10]

Anybody from Hackenthorpe?

 

Hackenthorpe and Zakes Part 27.

 

1. At the side of 129 Birley Spa Lane, which is the house most people thought was on Carter Lodge Avenue, was a triangularish shaped grassy area. This area was only touched by the Corporation when the grass needed to be mowed. In the farthest corner two tall dense privet hedges met. The hedges bordered the top end of the back gardens of some houses on Carter Lodge Drive, and also one side of the garden of 129 Birley Spa Lane. In the far corner is the spot where Kenny Glossop and myself tasted our first ever cigarette age 7 in 1961. I forgot the name of the fag brand, but it doesn’t matter because…

IT’S THE TOBACCO THAT COUNTS… 1, 2, 3, 4, 5… Players Please.

 

2. Ref. Post 256 by Lynnielass. On this thread.

I hope you have got your computer back otherwise you won’t be able to peruse this. Lol. I didn’t know I passed your house each week day on my way to Birley Spa Juniors. If I would have known I would have gotten up very early, and would have been outside your house with a bunch of flowers (I knew of some good gardens) each day. I would have then walked you all the way from Jermyn Crescent to Birley County Juniors on Thornbridge Avenue. This would have resulted in me being late at my school and I would have been slippered each time for it, but it would have been a price worth paying. All that trekking from home to school must have been torture for you because it was all uphill, and the thought of the dark cold mornings and afternoons in winter wearing a thin skirt, like the lasses wore in those days.

 

Lady Lynn, one in a million! Zakes xxx.

 

Ahh Zakes, you make me smile each time i read one of your posts.I You may remember the 3rd house on the cresc!. (from Birley Spa Lane) the front garden was always full of flowers!!! But had he caught you he would have tanned your hide. Lol. Funny how the long walk to Birley School never seemed far in those days! I always met up with Sandra & Julie about half way and chatted about ???? you never know, when you came to Birley secondary we may have even talked about you !!!

 

Hope you are happy with your life Zakes, and please continue with your stories, they are a tonic!!!

Take care. L xxx

[zakes 68]

Anybody from Hackenthorpe?

 

Hackenthorpe and Zakes Part 31.

 

1. Elaine Lawson is someone I have mentioned before and she too was in my class at Birley Spa. She and I really got on well together and I still can remember her fresh warm breath. She was cruelly taken from me when her parents decided to flit to Torquay or thereabouts. It must have been something I’d said. Lol. Elaine used to wear a different coloured head band each day which I liked. I have always liked girls wearing head bands or bobby pins, grips and slides, especially when they depict fruit, flowers, butterflies or ladybirds. Those were great days when girls would look at you with an open face and smile, giggle and joke whilst tossing their hair. Where would we boys have been without them? Alas(s), how times have changed eh.

 

2. Julie Wilkinson was another girl I courted at one time. She lived on Carr Forge Road but I can’t picture her at the moment which means I can’t give you any details.

 

3. Does anybody out there remember a Mr France who fell down an escalator in London when he was on his way to watch the Owls plat at Wembley against Everton? I believe he ended up wheelchair bound and he lived at Carr Forge Road or Rainbow Avenue. Bless him.

 

4. Can anybody recall the Marrison family from Carr Forge Place or View? The parents of the family were deaf and their children did sign language to make themselves understood. They had two sons, Michael (Mick) and Raymond (?) and my eldest brother J associated with Mick at times.

 

5. When and why did the club on Main Street near the shops on Birley Spa Lane close down?

 

6. I was in Pegasus (blue) house team at Carter Lodge.

[royt2209 10]

I'm from Cotleigh Drive,but it is over 30 years ago since I last lived there.

[memari laine 10]

Zakes, at least when you were at Carter Lodge, you were in the best House - Pegasus!

[Kamagrian 10]

I lived in Hackenthorpe from about 1980 to 1985, and loved it there in general. Our house was on Jermyn Close, and I went to St. John Fisher school.

[royt2209 10]

Hackenthorpe And Zakes. Part 13.[/b

2. In which year(s) were Scowerdon and Weakland estates built? Exact year please

 

We were one of the 1st family's to move into house on Weakland estate where paths and roads still had'nt been laid 26th Sept 1966

 

10. Know any of these families? 60's.

Carter Lodge Avenue- Fairfax, Polland, Gledhill, Ludlam, Harrison, Drabble, Fairey, Wilson, Mallinson, Glossop.

Carter Lodge Rise - Sunderland, Gudgeon, Fordham, Coulson

Carr Forge Mount - Smith, George, Dandy

Cotleigh Close - Sykes (Jean)

Cotleigh Avenue - Zuidmuldar, Flinders (possible distant relatives of mine)

Carter Lodge Drive - Muscroft, Baggley, Guy, Hodgson, Clifford, Pearson

 

I worked briefly with a girl called Olaga Flinders in 70s at Gowers and Burgins and I believe 2 of her brothers worked at fruit shop Birley Spa Lane

 

The Flinders family I remember,but from Cotleigh DRIVE...number 23.Was the fruit shop Arthur Ash?? Left Hackenthorpe in 1979