Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[HarryHaslam]

Absolutely no idea who that is - assume a junior player or a triallist? I'll go Chris Bettney.

Ville Lehtinen, player we signed from Finland in the 90s, was in the reserves and got on the bench a few times for the first team but never made the break through

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

That might be me in the pushchair SEB, we used to live on Carbrook Street.

 

[Kendal]

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I'm guessing Mote is a corruption of Moot. Most towns in Cumbria have (or had) a Moot Hall. Keswick's is quite a tourist attraction. I'd never come across the name before being here. So I'd thought it was a Cumbrian thing (they're a bit odd!) but clearly not.

 

[Kendal]

My old Dad, (a Blade obvs) used to take absolutely shitloads of photos in & around Sheffield back in the day - I think this must have been early-mid 70's but if anyone can be more specific I will bow to their superior knowledge.....

Could it be 1984? http://earthquaketrack.com/quakes/1984-03-22-12-09-53-utc-3-7-10

 

[BushBlade]

I'm guessing Mote is a corruption of Moot. Most towns in Cumbria have (or had) a Moot Hall. Keswick's is quite a tourist attraction. I'd never come across the name before being here. So I'd thought it was a Cumbrian thing (they're a bit odd!) but clearly not.

Given it's Manor area could it be a corruption of moat?

 

[Dnblade]

What year was that?

I think it was early '70's SB...I think the date on the photo said Jan1st 1970,but don't think we played until Jan 3rd v Everton when I checked.

 

[Silent Blade]

I think it was early '70's SB...I think the date on the photo said Jan1st 1970,but don't think we played until Jan 3rd v Everton when I checked.

If had a bet on the date, it would have been against Arsenal on Oct 7th 1972. Similar weather conditions

 

[Dnblade]

If had a bet on the date, it would have been against Arsenal on Oct 7th 1972. Similar weather conditions

Was it Arsenal...I don't know how you do it SB,nice one.

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Monks DIY on Queens Road. Next door there was a company called Hodkin & Jones.

Here it is...

 

[SuperJags]

Staff room is the ground floor bay windowed room. This is where the real school smokers were. Above staff room was Biology labs, then Physics labs and top floor Chemistry labs.

1966-1973 best days of my life.

You must have been in my year. Bill Gangles the headmaster and Jepson with his gown as deputy head !!

 

[HighfieldBlade]

 

[HighfieldBlade]

London Rd/Woodhead Rd junction

 

[HighfieldBlade]

 

[bornablade]

As you say Bill Massey, 'Gangles' was headmaster. Deputy head was Buzz Scorah. Norman Jepson was history (?) teacher, I respected him but he still gave me slipper for cheating in exams. I think he may have become Deputy Head when it became comprehensive.

Don't think Massey liked football. In February 1972, 45 years ago this week he refused us all permission to go the Pele match at Hillsborough.

You must have been in my year. Bill Gangles the headmaster and Jepson with his gown as deputy head !!

 

[bornablade]

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Golden Lion - spent many a night in there in the late 1970's. I am sure it only had a beer licence in those days.

 

[SuperJags]

As you say Bill Massey, 'Gangles' was headmaster. Deputy head was Buzz Scorah. Norman Jepson was history (?) teacher, I respected him but he still gave me slipper for cheating in exams. I think he may have become Deputy Head when it became comprehensive.

Don't think Massey liked football. In February 1972, 45 years ago this week he refused us all permission to go the Pele match at Hillsborough.

Jeez. Was it really 45 years ago!! We must have bunked off as I remember going to that game

 

[LSF]

You must have been in my year. Bill Gangles the headmaster and Jepson with his gown as deputy head !!

Bill Gangles! Forgot we used to call him that, made me laugh! Scorer was deputy head in my time, lovely bloke. Jeppo was just a (history?) teacher back then. His son played for King Ted's in our year group and we used to kick fuck out of him for being jeppo's son, sad I know, but good fun ☺

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

Here it is...
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Pretty sure I was working there at the time, and helped construct the statue on the right for the Lord Mayor's parade. The higgopotamus' first outing in Sheffield.

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Is this on Shoreham St at the town end?

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Is this on Shoreham St at the town end?

Aye!

 

[georgebernardshaw]

London Rd/Woodhead Rd junction
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Billy Clarke - good maggots

Maggots.

 

[sitwell]

As you say Bill Massey, 'Gangles' was headmaster. Deputy head was Buzz Scorah. Norman Jepson was history (?) teacher, I respected him but he still gave me slipper for cheating in exams. I think he may have become Deputy Head when it became comprehensive.

Don't think Massey liked football. In February 1972, 45 years ago this week he refused us all permission to go the Pele match at Hillsborough.

Jeppo taught my Dad and me at Abbeydale ,he gave the hardest slipperings ,but was actually an Ok bloke. Massey was head and Pink Floyd got him off to a tee in Another brick in the wall.The deputies were Jeppo -OK ,Frog -cunt and Longley -permed tit. The best one was Vince Cooper ,the best teacher ever ,lovely bloke , could be really hard on people but got results and made school interesting.

 

[I should coco]

Is this on Shoreham St at the town end?

Yes. Formerly Kennings and now the Showroom cinema and bar.

Its an Art Deco building and the Showrrom (a charity) want to refurb the windows but keep the aesthetics of the building. Sheffield doesn't have much decent inter war architecture, so if you fancy a film and can spend your coin there, you are helping an independent city owned organisation.

Just my two-penneth.

 

[bornablade]

Jeppo taught my Dad and me at Abbeydale ,he gave the hardest slipperings ,but was actually an Ok bloke. Massey was head and Pink Floyd got him off to a tee in Another brick in the wall.The deputies were Jeppo -OK ,Frog -cunt and Longley -permed tit. The best one was Vince Cooper ,the best teacher ever ,lovely bloke , could be really hard on people but got results and made school interesting.

Never came across Vince while he was deputy but he was also a PE teacher and as you say top guy. Majority of our football was done by KD (Dowswell) with help of other teachers like Roger Dunn, Hugh Pashley, Michael Thomas. I think Longley taught me geography at some stage.

 

[sitwell]

Never came across Vince while he was deputy but he was also a PE teacher and as you say top guy. Majority of our football was done by KD (Dowswell) with help of other teachers like Roger Dunn, Hugh Pashley, Michael Thomas. I think Longley taught me geography at some stage.

Longley was history in our year ,ladies man he never left Miss Nicholls alone. PE teachers when I was there were Dowswell ,hague ,Bate and Howard Wilkinson ,none of who took the football team ,that was left to the 2nd best teacher ever Mr Poore who was a chemistry teacher.

 

[JohnDenver]

Yes. Formerly Kennings and now the Showroom cinema and bar.

Its an Art Deco building and the Showrrom (a charity) want to refurb the windows but keep the aesthetics of the building. Sheffield doesn't have much decent inter war architecture, so if you fancy a film and can spend your coin there, you are helping an independent city owned organisation.

Just my two-penneth.

It's a good two penneth. If Brexit screws the Showroom I'm going to tie Boris Johnson to the nearest radiator and kick his fat arse until my foot drops off.

 

[HarryHaslam]

 

[HarryHaslam]

 

[bornablade]

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Looks like a very young Len Badger on the left.

 

[LSF]

Never came across Vince while he was deputy but he was also a PE teacher and as you say top guy. Majority of our football was done by KD (Dowswell) with help of other teachers like Roger Dunn, Hugh Pashley, Michael Thomas. I think Longley taught me geography at some stage.

Some great memories here for me. I never bothered academically at ABGS (as it was in my day), lazy and apathetic was one comment in my report book (that was one of the better ones). Sport was the sole reason I attended school and I was never happier when up on Springfield Rd playing fields playing football, cricket and athletics or in the gym playing basketball.
Vince was my form teacher in 4th & 5th form, hard yes, fair most definitely. He was great with me when my dad died at beginning of my last year there, showed great compassion and understanding and I've always remembered that, he died tragically young.
Dowswell too was good with me and though he was less popular than Vince, he encouraged my sport, particularly football and even got me a trial with the pigs (that's for another thread maybe☺).
Dunn, Pashley, Malc Thomas and Richard Nosowski were also others who encouraged me sport wise but could never awaken the academic in me (how I've regretted that sometimes).
Sitters, Longley? After my time that fellah, but I played cricket with and football against a lad called Steve Longley who was a teacher, could that be the one you describe so amusingly?