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Just seen this and reminds me of what my Dad told me about the bombing of Sheffield. He was there. Bear with me as I may go on a bit. The Germans knew Sheffield as "the city on wheels" because they couldn't find it, hard to believe I know. One of the reasons was because whenever they were on their way, the factories would begin belching out Black smoke which, due to the topography of the city, would shroud the place in smog, resulting in it being hidden. My dad lived at Wisewood and they always knew the Germans were heading this way because the Loxley Valley works would begin producing black smoke which would then drift down the valley and over the city. This was before the sirens sounded. More often than not, they were heading for Manchester or Liverpool but that wasn't known at the time.View attachment 96659
Map of where the bombs fell in mid December over 2 nights in 1940. The Luftwaffe obviously had it in for the Blades as they got part of the stand at the Lane, direct hit on the Marples, that sold Magnet, and took the top floors off the Cossack and Black Swan, strange nothing fell north of the dog trackView attachment 96659
Looks like a nuclear facility in communist Rumania.It looked better then with the 1970's style
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Missed it , along with the Liverpool game two days before, due to family holiday at Pontins Southport.
I’d like to have seen more sensuous lines.Indeed it does, the Russian school of architecture where only a ruler can be used by the architect.
All the same, Bert liked it like that.
Interesting stuff BB, my dad never mentioned that to my recollection. He did however, mention that his mother, my Nan, kept a huge carving knife next to the door to the front room with the promise that the first German who walked through the door would get it. That always amused me but also brought home that people lived in genuine fear of being invaded. That’s quite a sobering thought.There’s a bit more about it here
Wartime Fake Sheffield, decoys and starfish
Indirectly I came across an old fellow,who has since passed away.He spoke of a Wartime Fake Sheffield that was built on the roadside moors close to the Flouch pub/restaurant,just up from Stocksbridge. This was a timber construction used as a decoy for German bombers.Does anybody know anything more.www.sheffieldforum.co.uk
Was supposed to return to my boarding school at the end of the summer holidays on the night we played Liverpool but my dad told my principal that the family were "on holiday" until the first weekend of September. I was able to watch the home games against Liverpool, River Plate and Palace (I wasnt to know that it would be Woody's last home game)Missed it , along with the Liverpool game two days before, due to family holiday at Pontins Southport.
I had the face on all week.
What a week. The first half felt as if we were on the way to something special, beating the European champions and mixing with the South American champions, buying foreign players when this was still unusual. By the end of the week things did not feel as promising, and as became clear very quickly, we were soon on our way to Divisions 3 and 4. Worth remembering that the season in Division 4 was memorable for good reasons; relegation is horrible, but years of having no ambition beyond avoiding relegation would be no fun either (not that that is the club’s ambition at the moment). Relegation is not the end of the world.Was supposed to return to my boarding school at the end of the summer holidays on the night we played Liverpool but my dad told my principal that the family were "on holiday" until the first weekend of September. I was able to watch the home games against Liverpool, River Plate and Palace (I wasnt to know that it would be Woody's last home game)
Being born 1942 the war consumed my early life and a thing I sensed from my family was exactly the same as your Nan, if they had got here, God help them.Interesting stuff BB, my dad never mentioned that to my recollection. He did however, mention that his mother, my Nan, kept a huge carving knife next to the door to the front room with the promise that the first German who walked through the door would get it. That always amused me but also brought home that people lived in genuine fear of being invaded. That’s quite a sobering thought.
Is the building still there or has it been demolished & rebuilt on?About half way down on the left going away from town but remember, Moorfoot was about 3-400yds further down in those days.
This is all I could findIs the building still there or has it been demolished & rebuilt on?
That's the one BB, there was a barman called Shirley, a transvestite, before most folks had ever heard the word, I think the concert room was at the backThis is all I could find
Pub history in London, suburbs & the south - mainly 1800 to 1940
Pub history in London, suburbs & the south - mainly 1800 to 1940pubwiki.co.uk
Is that where Gilders started ? ,I always thought it was the top of Bannerdale. God know what will happen to that building ,quite unique for sheffield.I remember a snooker hall somewhere on Cambridge Street, gandhi.
I've found this image that shows one but it's in the building which was higher up, above Leah's yard which is the one I'm probably thinking of.
Whether there was also one in the building you refer to, I wouldn't know. I thought that used to be just another factory. I'm pretty sure other members on here could give a more definitive answer though.
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This pic is from the early 1960's I believe.
Cracking picture WB, I think it was on Gilbert Street, Park Hill flats in the background, I was under the impression it closed due to bomb damage during WW2, but it looks like it's still trading at that time they built the flats
Demolished, I would have pointed it out if not. never the less I will look if there are any photos.Is the building still there or has it been demolished & rebuilt on?
WC was ChelmsfordI don't think Sheffield had WC as a registration but the others were Sheffield letters
If my eyes aren't deceiving me I reckon 7 of those in that pic played for Saints at sometime.
Coach driver wit fag on
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