Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

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That's the one.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Is that down by Endcliffe Park? Are they still there?

Yes, that's Hunters Bar roundabout.

Yes and there was a gate between them in my youth. Don’t think there’s owt there now, will have a look as I’ll be driving past tomorrow.

The Gate is still there but is not really visible due to trees etc. Council will soon get rid of them.

Now you mention it I can see it clearly in my mind, but I’d completely forgotten about it.

 

[Robby Blade]

My aunty who sadly died in January lived the dream down Lightwood Lane for almost seventy years. As a kid I would go with my mum to visit at "The Farm". We had to get off the bus at Graves Park and walk the rest of the way. The cottage back then had no services whatsoever, the water being pumped by hand from a well or from rainwater collected in a large stone trough. An orchard at the back and a large garden at the side provided fruit and veg for months and her gooseberrys regularly got first prize at the Norton Show. Her husband died in about 1974 and she lived alone there until last year when she became to frail to look after herself.

As she got older and more frail she would say what a wonderful life she had , was not worried about dying and up until her last day had a razor sharp mind despite reading the Star from the front page to the back.

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

My aunty who sadly died in January lived the dream down Lightwood Lane for almost seventy years. As a kid I would go with my mum to visit at "The Farm". We had to get off the bus at Graves Park and walk the rest of the way. The cottage back then had no services whatsoever, the water being pumped by hand from a well or from rainwater collected in a large stone trough. An orchard at the back and a large garden at the side provided fruit and veg for months and her gooseberrys regularly got first prize at the Norton Show. Her husband died in about 1974 and she lived alone there until last year when she became to frail to look after herself.

As she got older and more frail she would say what a wonderful life she had , was not worried about dying and up until her last day had a razor sharp mind despite reading the Star from the front page to the back.

Great story. Had to give in a like, despite the gratuitous insulting of the Star, and the fact that it has nothing to do with United.

 

[Bert]

 

[Bert]

 

[bromtom]

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Saw one at Waddington airshow must have been nearly 20 years ago, and it was awesome, and a few years ago I was on holiday in Cornwall and I'd just come out of the Eden project and heard a distant rumble, turned round, looked up and a Vulcan roared past belching it's black smoke, it was better than the Eden Project. Shame they're not flying anymore.

 

[BushBlade]

Saw one at Waddington airshow must have been nearly 20 years ago, and it was awesome, and a few years ago I was on holiday in Cornwall and I'd just come out of the Eden project and heard a distant rumble, turned round, looked up and a Vulcan roared past belching it's black smoke, it was better than the Eden Project. Shame they're not flying anymore.

Yeah, remember seeing one as a kid. And one of these

 

[bromtom]

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Yeah, remember seeing one as a kid. And one of these

One of my first airfix kits the lightning, absolutely ruined it haha.. glue everywhere.

 

[Harrisblade]

One of my first airfix kits the lightning, absolutely ruined it haha.. glue everywhere.

Your production method was clearly ahead of it's time

 

[blade.i.am]

Only ever one Redgates as far as I remember but wasn't it on the Moor before it moved to Furnival Gate?

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Remember getting a panda from the store in Fitzalan Square back in the 60s, still got it somewhere up in the loft.

 

[blade.i.am]

Hey I went to Rowlinson!!!!!
Remember the lido and Millhouses Park

Have you seen Rowlinson recently? Now St James Retail Park. I have to,pass this fucking monstrosity on my way home from work every night..

 

[blade.i.am]

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John Taylors on Surrey Street, my dad used to take me there for my monthly bowl cut

Me too back in the 1970s. John Bird was my first boss at Dollond & Aitchison in Waingate in the early 80s before he set up on Surrey Street, can't believe he used to smoke on the shop floor.

 

[The Crab]

I was born at Gleadless Town End but moved when I was 7.

I remember playing out on the rec and there always seemed to be a dumped old mini in the woods. I remember the fairs up at the water tower too. Straw underfoot and the smell of candyfloss, hot dogs and diesel.

This is becoming a real nostalgia fest for old farts......

Miss it though? I know I do. Where do the years go?

 

[Aganarama]

 

[Aganarama]

 

[Lane Ender]

Your production method was clearly ahead of it's time

Our lass has just bought me an air fix spitfire model I was totally shit as a youngun used to by them from Redgates never finished one I’m determined to finish this one

 

[sitwell]

Our lass has just bought me an air fix spitfire model I was totally shit as a youngun used to by them from Redgates never finished one I’m determined to finish this one

Same here, that's why I had dinky, Corgi and hotwheels ,couldn't get on with Airfix ,Meccano or anything like that. Ive taken it into adulthood ,rubbish at mending anything or putting stuff together ,our lass does it. Ive looked in the model shops on Meersbrook and Attercliffe and toyed with the idea of getting an airfix kit and batting my demons ,let me know how you go on

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

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Yeah, remember seeing one as a kid. And one of these

Now that what I call a fast jet.

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

Same here, that's why I had dinky, Corgi and hotwheels ,couldn't get on with Airfix ,Meccano or anything like that. Ive taken it into adulthood ,rubbish at mending anything or putting stuff together ,our lass does it. Ive looked in the model shops on Meersbrook and Attercliffe and toyed with the idea of getting an airfix kit and batting my demons ,let me know how you go on

That’s what wife’s are for. Mine thought I might put a shelf on the wall for her when we got married 22 years ago. It’s still not up.

 

[sitwell]

That’s what wife’s are for. Mine thought I might put a shelf on the wall for her when we got married 22 years ago. It’s still not up.

What about the shelf ?

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

What about the shelf ?

Ha ha, it’s an age thing.

 

[sitwell]

Ha ha, it’s an age thing.

 

[Lane Ender]

Same here, that's why I had dinky, Corgi and hotwheels ,couldn't get on with Airfix ,Meccano or anything like that. Ive taken it into adulthood ,rubbish at mending anything or putting stuff together ,our lass does it. Ive looked in the model shops on Meersbrook and Attercliffe and toyed with the idea of getting an airfix kit and batting my demons ,let me know how you go on

Will do it’s a long winters night thing though.

 

[Trigger Blade]

batting my demons

Closet stickballer, knew it!

 

[bromtom]

That’s what wife’s are for. Mine thought I might put a shelf on the wall for her when we got married 22 years ago. It’s still not up.

If there's one thing my Dad has taught me it's "if you never show yourself to be competent at DIY, no-one will ask you to do DIY".

He is actually shit at DIY though tbf.

He also tries to fix everything with string and random bits of wood, electronics, appliances, bicycles etc

 

[Superblades]

Taken from the flats at Herdings

 

[Superblades]

Has to be 1960s l would have thought as it took some time to clear and work on the Parkway started in the 70's. A fire would break out on those heaps every now and again.

Thinking that photo may have been taken outside the Cricket Inn.

I look and that photo and it looks like Broad Street that leads onto Cricket Inn Road. The student flats that are there now would be on the left?

 

[Rodders]

For the benefit of those of us that aren’t taxi drivers, please could place names be posted alongside photos where possible?

Thanks muchly.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

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Have you seen Rowlinson recently? Now St James Retail Park. I have to,pass this fucking monstrosity on my way home from work every night..

I had the misfortune to visit it last weekend. The missus said, "we need to go to M&S Food - let's go and try that new one up at Meadowhead". We did. And do you know what? It's just the same as the other one on Eccy Road.

I'm afraid that these horrible little out of town retail parks are popping up everywhere. They always have the same cheap tack, crappy shops. Load a shite! And somehow we can find the money to build these out of town, whilst the city centre itself is a decaying corpse, infected with nail-bars and charity shops.