Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[TaxiBlade]

I had use of camera from Sheffield College of Art from September 1968 to July 1970. Around August 1969 we were given free reign to use the cameras anywhere. It could be 1969 but looking at others I took on the same negative strip it has to be in Spring. So it is definitely 1970.

I wonder then if a resurgence of that clothing happened in the early 80s then? I don't recall fashions lasting that long!

is it ian porterfield? I don't know whether it was a random shot, or just posted because it was him!

 

[TaxiBlade]

I've viewed many many old photos of Wincobank and enjoyed them for the nostalgia, but from a totally aesthetic point of view this is the best I've seen so far and stands in it's own right as a photo for me, lovely shot of the gas works looming behind Barrow Road taken from Chapman Street. The demolition of the old back to back housing that started in the 60s clearly in progress there as well.

Amazing picture.

It shows how much harder times were compared to now... I think it's hard to imagine choosing to live right next to a HUGE volume of potentially explosive gas!

 

[Mad Mick]

Which one do you think is IP? Around 1968 to 1970 was the skinhead/Suedehead era. These were the originals that evolved from Mods. In the late 70's there was a second generation of Skinheads/Mods. Think "Jam", "Bad Manners", "Madness". They all copied us.

 

[Bartleby]

Amazing picture.

It shows how much harder times were compared to now... I think it's hard to imagine choosing to live right next to a HUGE volume of potentially explosive gas!

Yes a lot's changed. Not out of any choice on my part obviously but I was born , and lived for my first 9 years, in a house only about 80 yards from where that was taken. The sight of that gas tank and the sound of the steel mills in Tinsley and further beyond at night when I was going to sleep, were actually quite comforting to me.

Rough as owt it was in some ways and a very deprived area, but the old cliches rang true. People did leave their doors open at night and didn't get robbed, families looked out for each others kids as if their own and without having to be asked etc

 

[Golden Gordon]

I've viewed many many old photos of Wincobank and enjoyed them for the nostalgia, but from a totally aesthetic point of view this is the best I've seen so far and stands in it's own right as a photo for me, lovely shot of the gas works looming behind Barrow Road taken from Chapman Street. The demolition of the old back to back housing that started in the 60s clearly in progress there as well.

I'm assuming you're an old Wincobanker same as my wife, Fife St. born and bred.
I've just shown her this photo, she can't recall the shop in the picture.
Any idea of who's shop it was or what it sold?

 

[Silent Blade]

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Some more older stuff from my manor

 

[Silent Blade]

 

[TaxiBlade]

Which one do you think is IP? Around 1968 to 1970 was the skinhead/Suedehead era. These were the originals that evolved from Mods. In the late 70's there was a second generation of Skinheads/Mods. Think "Jam", "Bad Manners", "Madness". They all copied us.

the one in the middle, actually looking at it now, it doesn't much look like him! I probably just linked it as blades site!


My ''Gosh it's'' album by Bad Manners was the only record I had at my Grandma's house, on an old record player, and I wore it out to almost bare 'vinyl' - I grew up with Madness, Bad Manners and Specials. Glad to know I was a plagiarist!

 

[Mad Mick]

Na that's not IP.

 

[TaxiBlade]

Na that's not IP.

I just linked things wrongly!

great photo though.

It's reminded me as one of them is wearing some kind of knitted jacket, and I remember something similar, I can't remember what they were called, but had a big Y on them. Everyone had them. (other than me of course!)

 

[Bert]

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Who is the blonde centre half?
Bert can't place him.

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Blades v Wendy

 

[Silent Blade]

Who is the blonde centre half?
Bert can't place him.

Dickie Rooks of Boro. Blades 1 Boro 3 in October 1968. TC scoring our goal.

 

[Silent Blade]

Blades v Wendy
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Easter Monday 1971. 0-0 draw

 

[Cerberus Blade]

I'll be over next week.

I’ll send the missus down. Soak yourself in Brut and she’ll make a bee-line for you.
Just look out for a broomstick tethered in the car park and you’ll know she’s in. You can’t mistake her. She’s got an infectious cackle.

 

[Bartleby]

I'm assuming you're an old Wincobanker same as my wife, Fife St. born and bred.
I've just shown her this photo, she can't recall the shop in the picture.
Any idea of who's shop it was or what it sold?

Yeah I am, Newman Rd born and bred in my case. Sorry no idea about the shop either, no clear memory of shops or owt much on Barrow Road though I remember well Brandwood's and Moveley's on Newman Road.

Did she used to hang around at the rec on Eccy rd your missus?

 

[Golden Gordon]

Did she used to hang around at the rec on Eccy rd your missus?

Yes she did, I don't want to assume your age but reading your posts sounds like you're from the same generation.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Which one do you think is IP? Around 1968 to 1970 was the skinhead/Suedehead era. These were the originals that evolved from Mods. In the late 70's there was a second generation of Skinheads/Mods. Think "Jam", "Bad Manners", "Madness". They all copied us.

Spot on Mick. However the majority in the late seventies thought wearing a check Ben Sherman and a harrington made them look like original mods. Far from it.

You posted a fabulous photo - l assumed it was you - on the flats, looked like the circle outside the Parkway Hotel, which showed the fashion at the time. Something the pretenders would never recognise. Do you know which one I mean?

 

[DifferentClass]

Some more older stuff from my manor


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Believe my nannan worked at that Co-op many, many moons ago.

 

[Grappler]

Well apart from the great photo's on here, which I never get tired of, we are now talking about the clothing that I remember when growing up; Crombie's, Barathea Blazers, Ben Sherman shirts, Levi Sta-Prest (that sort of ivory colour), Brogues, Loafers (usually with plenty of Blakey's "Segs" in the bottom), Harrington Jackets, round collared shirts, Prince of Wales check trousers, Rupert Trousers, anyone remember stack-heel boots?, looked like Chelsea boots, zip up the side, but the heel was made of wood?, Budgie Jackets (named after the Adam Faith TV show I guess), those "cowboy" type shirts where the shoulders were a different colour to the rest of the shirt, two-tone trousers.

We would pile into my mates house on a Friday and Saturday night, when his mum and dad were at the pub, and his older sister and her mates would play Soul, Motown and Ska records ("Al Capone" by Prince Buster, "Wet Dream" by Max Romeo with it's, for the time, shocking lyrics).

Samantha's was the first club I got in to, when I was 14, pushing 15, and only got in because I told the bouncers I was 16 and promised I wouldn't drink!, four pints of shitty beer later (Websters Pennine Bitter I think), I was having a great time.

Then punk happened and I got in to The Limit Club one night, still underage, and that became my "go to" club pretty much every weekend after that.

I went to most of the others that have been mentioned; Josie's, Pennys, Scamps, Tiffany's, Romeo's, Top Rank, Daisy, etc. The beer was nearly always Websters, it seemed, horrible stuff!

 

[Sean Thornton]

Well apart from the great photo's on here, which I never get tired of, we are now talking about the clothing that I remember when growing up; Crombie's, Barathea Blazers, Ben Sherman shirts, Levi Sta-Prest (that sort of ivory colour), Brogues, Loafers (usually with plenty of Blakey's "Segs" in the bottom), Harrington Jackets, round collared shirts, Prince of Wales check trousers, Rupert Trousers, anyone remember stack-heel boots?, looked like Chelsea boots, zip up the side, but the heel was made of wood?, Budgie Jackets (named after the Adam Faith TV show I guess), those "cowboy" type shirts where the shoulders were a different colour to the rest of the shirt, two-tone trousers.

We would pile into my mates house on a Friday and Saturday night, when his mum and dad were at the pub, and his older sister and her mates would play Soul, Motown and Ska records ("Al Capone" by Prince Buster, "Wet Dream" by Max Romeo with it's, for the time, shocking lyrics).

Samantha's was the first club I got in to, when I was 14, pushing 15, and only got in because I told the bouncers I was 16 and promised I wouldn't drink!, four pints of shitty beer later (Websters Pennine Bitter I think), I was having a great time.

Then punk happened and I got in to The Limit Club one night, still underage, and that became my "go to" club pretty much every weekend after that.

I went to most of the others that have been mentioned; Josie's, Pennys, Scamps, Tiffany's, Romeo's, Top Rank, Daisy, etc. The beer was nearly always Websters, it seemed, horrible stuff!

God. Websters.......

Budgie Jackets etc came in as suedehead fashions moved on. The tv series was early seventies.

One episode had Blades fans in a pub with Budgie.

 

[Charlieblade]

I got chucked out of the Bierkellar, fell over a police Alsation that was just let out of the dog van. Got arrested D+D. Fined 5 quid at magistrates next morning. Got into bother for being late for work. Bentley Bros on the Wicker. This would be early 70s.

 

[bornablade]

Sheffield was a real ale desert in the 1970's.

White Lion on Chesterfield Road may have had hand pulled Tetleys. Nearly everywhere else was 'electric'.

I found the only way to drink a pint of Websters Pennine Bitter was topped up with a half of Guinness or brown ale.

 

[bornablade]

I got chucked out of the Bierkellar, fell over a police Alsation that was just let out of the dog van. Got arrested D+D. Fined 5 quid at magistrates next morning. Got into bother for being late for work. Bentley Bros on the Wicker. This would be early 70s.

Was that the bierkeller on High Street - Lowenbrau ( was Crazy Daisy) or the one on Furnival Gate(?) - Hoffbrauhaus?

I got carried out of the Lowenbrau (although this could have been in its Crazy Daisy days) after having a session on Carlsberg Special Brew.

There used to be strippers on a Friday lunchtime in the Hoffbrauhaus. Not sure how that would be accepted in 2019.

 

[Bert]

Was that the bierkeller on High Street - Lowenbrau ( was Crazy Daisy) or the one on Furnival Gate(?) - Hoffbrauhaus?

There used to be strippers on a Friday lunchtime in the Hoffbrauhaus. Not sure how that would be accepted in 2019.

Strippers also on Saturday dinnertime, 5p entry, packed until 2.45pm then everyone headed to The Lane.

 

[grafikhaus]

I've never seen that before. What a shame not still standing. With the other side tarted up now, this whole street would have been excellent.

Any idea what happened to it? bomb/council/fire?

Just the normal council vandalism. Now Abbey House - usual brutalist architecture and 'All Bar One' is the place on the corner of Leopold Street/Orchard Street. The Museum still survives but (I think) there was a Three Tuns further down Orchard Street.

 

[Robby Blade]

Problem was, in the 60s, everyone thought the old city centre buildings were scruffy slum type places only fit for demolition. Only now can we see how wrong we were.

 

[Charlieblade]

Was that the bierkeller on High Street - Lowenbrau ( was Crazy Daisy) or the one on Furnival Gate(?) - Hoffbrauhaus?

I got carried out of the Lowenbrau (although this could have been in its Crazy Daisy days) after having a session on Carlsberg Special Brew.

There used to be strippers on a Friday lunchtime in the Hoffbrauhaus. Not sure how that would be accepted in 2019.

It's nearly fifty years ago now. It was dark and I was pissed. Pretty sure it was the Bierkeller (sp). My only memory is of a very wide pavement.

 

[BadgersBigToe]

Just the normal council vandalism. Now Abbey House - usual brutalist architecture and 'All Bar One' is the place on the corner of Leopold Street/Orchard Street. The Museum still survives but (I think) there was a Three Tuns further down Orchard Street.

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Ha.....the ‘top’ three tuns.......ended up naked in there on my stag night (Thursday night back then)