I should coco
A little harsh on a well meaning body of men
Bert had a Carlton bike made in Worksop. Bought direct from the factory, £19.
Really interesting.
Who is this 'Bert'?
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Bert had a Carlton bike made in Worksop. Bought direct from the factory, £19.
Problem with Chopper bikes was that because of the Evel Kenievel craze we did a lot of ramp jumps and the gearstick got you in the knackers when it went wrong.Chopper bikes perhaps looked better than they actually were, but boy they looked good! I had a Raleigh Grifter when I was a kid, but christ it was a heavy beast to lug up and down our our steps, many grazed shins ensued!
Really interesting.
Who is this 'Bert'?
He's one of Bert's many personalities. When he goes to the match it adds another 200 to the attendance.
Really interesting.
Who is this 'Bert'?
You are right LSF
My first site as an apprentice was on No 12 gate Firth Browns working for Bradburys 1972
Was the Carwood Tetleys?
Two great boozers must have made a fortune always packed
No mateSame year as mine ,LCN 702K weird how you always remember your first registration and phone number ,or is that just me ?
I can believe that mate it was a goldmineMy auntie owned the Corner Pin in the 60's. Made enough to emigrate to Australia in 1966.
Forum royalty, bend the knee...
Yes mate, remember the Alex well. As an apprentice at Firth Browns you went into all the departments as part of your training, hence becoming familiar with all the pub's dotted around the firm.Can you remember the Alexander on Carlisle St there was some proper drinkers in there
Furnace men always had a thirst
Was that the old Kennings showroom at the end of Shoreham Street? At one time, Kennings had a place in the Cavendish Buildings on West Street and cars gained access to the first floor via a ramp on Mappin Street. West Street has some fine architecture with great detailing, such as the 'broken swan's neck pediments' on Cavendish Building:
It might have been a "dirty old town" in those days but there was a great vibe about the town then great comradely.Yes mate, remember the Alex well. As an apprentice at Firth Browns you went into all the departments as part of your training, hence becoming familiar with all the pub's dotted around the firm.
Heavy Mill was Alex territory, Pin and Carwood, Central Maintenance and tyre mill territory, Nelson on Norroy Street, apprentice training school and melting shop area, Albert and Plumpers, Norfolk Bar Mill territory. There were others too, Crown on Harleston Street, a tiny Ward's boozer which I often sneaked into from up no.8 gate for a quick shandy during hot summers. It was a village within a city was Firth Browns, the likes of which are gone forever from British industry....
Was that the old Kennings showroom at the end of Shoreham Street? At one time, Kennings had a place in the Cavendish Buildings on West Street and cars gained access to the first floor via a ramp on Mappin Street. West Street has some fine architecture with great detailing, such as the 'broken swan's neck pediments' on Cavendish Building:
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Boots Corner:
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...and Somme Barracks (where my old man signed up in 1938):
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With the tower blocks in Leeds giving big problems with the wind what was it like around the tower blocks in Sheffield?
Brilliant to see this post. My dad worked at Barrow Hill engine sheds from the day before his 14th birthday till the day he was made redundant in his late 50s. His hands were always etched with oil and he had a mangled finger from a confrontation with a loco, but that was nowt. His friend Ken lost a leg through being run over by one.
Dad had just left school and was walking to Staveley Works to ask for a job, but passed Barrow Hill on the way so thought he might as well stop and enquire. His first job was standing in a pit greasing the wheels of the engines above his head. The
re was another lad on an apprenticeship who only got half as much pay, so he and my dad swapped jobs and my dad became an apprentice fitter. Last time he saw the other lad his father was chasing him down the road to give him some fist.
Can't picture this...Norfolk Park?
Yes, I think Norfolk Park looking towards the City Centre.
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