Ex Waltheof School pupils

[Darnex 11]

Darnex sent u couple of private messages

Am still not sure I am doing it right though

Just sent one Fri morn around ten twenty

Please let me know if you have it

Thanks

 

 

Yes I got your messages , thanks.

[Dufflecoat 10]

Was on darnall today and remembering old places

Anyone remember

Carousel coffee bar milky coffee and jukebox

Herbalist who sold sasparilla and real licorice

Tobacconist where you could get gaulois disque bleu

 

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I remember butcher bentall too and a brill Chinese we used to get savoury rissoles from

Also lomas' fish and chips

My dad worked on Ronald road after leaving cravens in Knowles betting office as manager

 

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Also really faint memory

Laundrette on main road opened by a pop star got his autograph but can't remember name

He was sheffield singer not mega famous think Jimmy ?

 

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I know I am prob the old timer of you lot

Ha ha

I can remember the last tram to run in sheffield

Put an old penny in tracks under its wheel outside old castle market

Boys brigade run by Mrs Jordan

Whit walk round darnall in uniform always out of step too

 

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Waltheof people

In the school was that open air bit near library off all the corridors

Seem to remember that it was called the quadrangle

Did anyone ever go in there

In all my five years I never did and cannot remember seeing anyone in there

What was it's purpose

 

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If any of the waltheof or darnall people remember bowden woods back in early sixties can they remember the demolished open air swimming pool that used to be in there

My mum took me to see it once and I recently saw an old pic of it in a history of darnall book

 

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Am I alone on this site or what

I find it through a fluke and I seem to be only one posting stuff

Any ex waltheof people out there from 1965 to 1970

Especially those that came in 65 and left in 70

And those from Acres Hill Junior to waltheof especially

Been lonely too long

Write something ha ha

 

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Anyone from those years still in sheff or darnall area

Or did you all move on to new pastures

 

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Singers name who opened laundrette was jimmy bradford

Have tried to find out any info but all I am getting is rubbish

Nearest is jimmy nails real name is jimmy bradford but he is too young

Any recollections

You gotta be from darnall over 62 I reckon to remember

[terry457 10]

Are you sure it wasn't Jimmy Crawford ? Darnall back then was a great place to be three cinema's three cafe's with juke boxes four clubs and a close knit comunity I went to Darnall Church school

[Dufflecoat 10]

That's it you star

Jimmy Crawford

Got the autograph somewhere

I remember it well

It's changed a lot but still feels like home in many ways when I visit

Thanks for right name Terry 457

Now I might get results from search

Do you remember er him opening it

I was there inside as my nan worked there

[terry457 10]

Are you sure that wasn't Jimmy Crawford that you meant ? Darnall in the 60s was a great place to be three cafes /coffee bars with juke boxes Fletchings carousel and Cyril's opposite the Lyric three cinemas Darnall Cinema Lyric and the Balfour four clubs Greenland rd club the Green club Libs and Horti I went to Darnall Church school and loved it

[Dufflecoat 10]

Thanks for post

I just got the record on u tube

I love how you love me

Magic memories

Cheers mate

 

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When we went in pubs it was normally darnall green

Or rose and crown

Mate lived at back of crown so either easy to stagger from

 

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You will remember the meadow pub on main road

That's a church citizens advice centre and a foodbank distribution centre too

[terry457 10]

Yes Jimmy Crawford ( RON Lindsay )was the first Sheffield artist to make the charts in the 60's Frank White our old mate from Darnall was the lead guitarist in the group Frank later made a record called Darnall dog track but I can't remember the opening that you spoke about sorry

[Dufflecoat 10]

Don't remember that will look on u tube

Thus web thing is clever at times

 

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Is this him steve

 

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Don't assume it is but it's frank white

[Tleaf 10]

Does anyone remember a row of shops on Main Road opposite Barnadiston Road. There was a shop on the corner selling sweets etc. I once tried practising Dynamo's magic trick of making chocolates disappear. Fortuitously (though I didn't think so at the time!) the owner discovered them in my pockets before I could leave the shop and threatened to call the police. I was about 9 or 10 years old. Needless to say I never ever tried that trick again!!!

 

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Did anyone go to what we called the Play Centre at Whitby Road. It was probably a junior youth club where we played games such as, table tennis, pool etc

 

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I have a funny story to tell about the launderette on Main Road. One my relations came over from overseas for a holiday. He didn't speak a word of English. One day he was walking past the launderette and saw a suit in the window with a £5 price on it. Well he thought it was a real bargain so went inside with a £5 note in his hand and gesticulated to the proprietor that he wanted the suit. Well after about 15 or so minutes of him 'haggling' he left the shop in a huff feeling angry that he'd missed out on a bargain.

 

Upon arrival at home he was asked why he was feeling so angry. He said he'd gone into a suit shop in Darnall to buy a suit that he liked but the owner wouldn't sell it to him. We told told him there was no suit shop there other than Seniors on Staniforth Road. He was adamant there was and said the proprietor was prejudiced for not selling it to him. It then dawned on us that he'd gone into the launderette, saw a suit in the window with £5 tag for dry cleaning!!!! We didn't laugh. Honest.....

[Dufflecoat 10]

I remember a youth club disco thing on barnidiston road

Could have been In a church hall or some other building it was called ace of clubs or spades

Went with a guy called Lee Evans his parents owned the shop at top of high hazels road

Must have been mid 1960 's

 

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Out there does anyone know of any of the old teachers from 1965 to 1970 that taught at Waltheof that still are around

There must be some

Some may even read these posts to see what we thought of them

Wonder if they want to contribute

Edited February 8, 2016 by Dufflecoat
No glasses on spelling words wrong

[Darnex 11]

Not that it's any of my business , I Think this is supposed to be a Waltheof thread ? There are specific " Darnall " related threads on this Forum , which a quick search will reveal , and may avoid confusion ?

 

Though at our age(s) probably not .

 

Opinion works both ways, probably best not knowing what the Teachers thought of us ?

[Dufflecoat 10]

Well some of comments from likes of Ben Holland ransom Shipley didn't leave much to the imagination

Today they would be in so much trouble

Many a time Ben Holland blackboard rubber narrowly missed me

I think that's why my hair is white today it's the bloody chalk dust

 

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Can't believe I got no comments re the school brass band that played in assembly every Friday from 65 to 70

Thought my off key notes may have raised a few memories

 

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The forum has opened my eyes as what I thought of some of the teachers was also felt and thought by others

Can't really say my years at Waltheof were the best times I had

The friends I had made up some way I guess and the stuff we got up to

I once got pushed through the wall outside Holland classroom by Andy Taylor

I went right into void backwards

It was only painted board as I remember but it caused a right stink

We both got done and had to pay for repairs

 

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If you remember the following people I heard that their profession lived up to their school abilities or not

David Keating Doctor

Philip Buczko army people trainer

Steven hobson prison guard

Keith earl male nurse

Christine Bennett artist

Anyone have any more

 

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Andy Taylor was sailing charter boats round the Caribbean for clients

But I know all that's posted is not always true ha ha