Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[Isaw Joeshaw]

Ahh, the bench front seat!

At the age of 19 I bought a rusty , oil burning Mk. 1 Ford Consul purely on the basis that it had one of these and never regretted it !

 

[Andingmen]

Abbey Glen laundry, Coniston Road, off Abbeydale Road. May 1983.
Now defunct. The main block frontage has been retained as part of an apartment/housing development for the whole site.
I walked past it regularly as a kid and have never forgotten the distinctive noise and warm, humid, chemical smell.

 

[Cheesebored]

Abbey Glen laundry, Coniston Road, off Abbeydale Road. May 1983.
Now defunct. The main block frontage has been retained as part of an apartment/housing development for the whole site.
I walked past it regularly as a kid and have never forgotten the distinctive noise and warm, humid, chemical smell.

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Great memories. Always lived in this area. I'd have been 15 then and for the 8 or so years before it we used to play for hours along the back of here on little London road, fishing, rope swing on the banking, bikes, skateboarding and football on the post office sorting depot after scaling the wall. Also many summer holidays spent footballing against the garages next to Smithywood rd WMC. Different times, happy days.

 

[Lucky Polo's]

Abbey Glen laundry, Coniston Road, off Abbeydale Road. May 1983.
Now defunct. The main block frontage has been retained as part of an apartment/housing development for the whole site.
I walked past it regularly as a kid and have never forgotten the distinctive noise and warm, humid, chemical smell.

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3rd car up from the lamp post, Dutton Sierra.

 

[Bert]

At the age of 19 I bought a rusty , oil burning Mk. 1 Ford Consul purely on the basis that it had one of these and never regretted it !

Bert's first ever company vehicle in 1979 was a 1965 Humber Super Snipe.

 

[Andingmen]

Great memories. Always lived in this area. I'd have been 15 then and for the 8 or so years before it we used to play for hours along the back of here on little London road, fishing, rope swing on the banking, bikes, skateboarding and football on the post office sorting depot after scaling the wall. Also many summer holidays spent footballing against the garages next to Smithywood rd WMC. Different times, happy days.

I'll be a few years longer in the tooth than you then CB, but I've very similar memories of that area.
I grew up just on the other side of Abbeydale Road, near Abbeydale school.The reason I walked past Abbey Glen so often was because the River Sheaf running along the back of T'Hardy Pick (as we called it) was my playground too. Our river patch covered from roughly Jack Clare's school of motoring on Rydal Road, to the gennel through Tyzacks across the river to Heeley baths.
Sticklebacking, tadpoleing, paddling, wading, damming, prospecting, and floating. Train spotting on the railway embankments and walls but never, never on the actual tracks.Wall -hopping across the backs of the house. Den building, scrapping. Endless footy on any scrap of land. Playing in the condemned house and buildings.
A daily warning from mum not to play in the river, but invariably returning home with wet and muddy shoes to a clip round round the ear...
No health and safety, no hygeine, no malice, no intentional damage or nuisance caused to anyone. Just endless fun.

 

[kevreedy]

Those were the days.

 

[Isaw Joeshaw]

Bert's first ever company vehicle in 1979 was a 1965 Humber Super Snipe.

Obviously , Bert would have been very much a young whippersnapper at the time and I am intrigued to learn how his employers came to allocate him such a fine and prestigious automobile , albeit a 14 years old one .

I trust that driving it did not induce in him a Toad of Toad Hall mentality towards other road users and members of the community .

 

[diode_blade]

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Old photo inside of the now closed Bardwells electronics shop, sadly missed.

 

[Bert]

Obviously , Bert would have been very much a young whippersnapper at the time and I am intrigued to learn how his employers came to allocate him such a fine and prestigious automobile , albeit a 14 years old one .

I trust that driving it did not induce in him a Toad of Toad Hall mentality towards other road users and members of the community .

Bert's old gaffer was of the old school, he took a shine to the young Bert. It was an old car but it had class. Government ministers rode in the back of them, it was automatic, bench seats and had a valve radio.

After a year Bert's gaffer swapped it for a Bedford van.
In Bert's book anything that cost him next to nowt was a good deal.

When Bert eventually became his own boss he had Mercs, five of them, but that Bedford van made him just as happy.

 

[Bert]

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Old photo inside of the now closed Bardwells electronics shop, sadly missed.

The last shop of it's kind is still open in Lincoln.

John Birkett, the last of a kind. - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

John Birkett, the last of a kind. Where To Get Sets and Parts (information, not requests)

www.vintage-radio.net

 

[XM657]

I'll be a few years longer in the tooth than you then CB, but I've very similar memories of that area.
I grew up just on

Abbey Glen laundry, Coniston Road, off Abbeydale Road. May 1983.
Now defunct. The main block frontage has been retained as part of an apartment/housing development for the whole site.
I walked past it regularly as a kid and have never forgotten the distinctive noise and warm, humid, chemical smell.

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Bloody stone cladding. Do it reight gerrit pointed.

 

[Yank]

 

[benn5712]

it was automatic,

But did Bert still have to be there?

Apologies in advance.

 

[benn5712]

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Don't know if you've seen owt of these two Yank, but oh my days.
Frighten the life out of any opponent this pair, including teams in higher divisions when we were in the 3rd.

 

[NE Blade]

Only a few years old but two world title fights at Bramall Lane was certainly history making I thought Groves got really good backing and it was great to see him finally win. It’s just shame Kell couldn’t pull it off. Memorable nonetheless!

 

[XM657]

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Your best photo posted, regal.
Presumably, Leicester looking at wall decor.

 

[XM657]

The last shop of it's kind is still open in Lincoln. View attachment 88712

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John Birkett, the last of a kind. Where To Get Sets and Parts (information, not requests)

www.vintage-radio.net

What about P J Sisman on the Wicker, still seem to be open, as looked on Google maps. Stocks obsolete fittings but have to ask as they aren't on display, keeps them down in cellar.

 

[Silent Blade]

 

[saintquin]

Bolton's Burden Park

 

[Cerberus Blade]

I'll be a few years longer in the tooth than you then CB, but I've very similar memories of that area.
I grew up just on the other side of Abbeydale Road, near Abbeydale school.The reason I walked past Abbey Glen so often was because the River Sheaf running along the back of T'Hardy Pick (as we called it) was my playground too. Our river patch covered from roughly Jack Clare's school of motoring on Rydal Road, to the gennel through Tyzacks across the river to Heeley baths.
Sticklebacking, tadpoleing, paddling, wading, damming, prospecting, and floating. Train spotting on the railway embankments and walls but never, never on the actual tracks.Wall -hopping across the backs of the house. Den building, scrapping. Endless footy on any scrap of land. Playing in the condemned house and buildings.
A daily warning from mum not to play in the river, but invariably returning home with wet and muddy shoes to a clip round round the ear...
No health and safety, no hygeine, no malice, no intentional damage or nuisance caused to anyone. Just endless fun.

I was only thinking the other day that "The Hardy Pick" is an unusual name for a pub. I pass it fairly regularly - obviously it's a new build - but where does the name come from? What is a Hardy pick?

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Bert's first ever company vehicle in 1979 was a 1965 Humber Super Snipe.

Bert must have been well up the company ladder to drive one of those? It wasn't your standard "company issue". It was one up from the Humber Hawk wasn't it? Which in itself was a fine car. But the Super Snipe was something else.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

What about P J Sisman on the Wicker, still seem to be open, as looked on Google maps. Stocks obsolete fittings but have to ask as they aren't on display, keeps them down in cellar.

Already posted as my first entry on the thread, "Sheffield's special little shops".

 

[Andingmen]

I was only thinking the other day that "The Hardy Pick" is an unusual name for a pub. I pass it fairly regularly - obviously it's a new build - but where does the name come from? What is a Hardy pick?

The Hardy Patent Pick company premises were on Little London Road in the early 1900's. I believe they were taken over by Laycock's by the time I was playing around there. Everyone I knew, family and friends, all called that area "t'Hardy Pick".
I mainly remember the road being dominated by Tyzack's though...

 

[Cerberus Blade]

The Hardy Patent Pick company premises were on Little London Road in the early 1900's. I believe they were taken over by Laycock's by the time I was playing around there. Everyone I knew, family and friends, all called that area "t'Hardy Pick".
I mainly remember the road being dominated by Tyzack's though...

Thanks for that. I consider myself informed now!

A mate of mine worked for Tyzack's when he left school. Although I think he worked at the Tyzack's down Kelham Island way. I'd forgotten that Tyzack's were in that Hardy Pick area.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

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Bolton's Burden Park

That brings back memories. Did that train used to stop bang outside the ground? I have a memory of being at some away match in the 70's and a train pulling in above the ground and Blades fans pouring off it into the ground - may have been there?

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Sheaf Valley and Glossop Road Baths.
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Is the last photo the Omega sauna club down Attercliffe?

 

[John Street West Terrace]

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Was that 1979 vs Scotland at Wembley SB think England won 3-1 ? Think on Scots previous visit in 77 was when they invaded pitch at the end and broke goal posts

 

[Kop sufferer]

Bert must have been well up the company ladder to drive one of those? It wasn't your standard "company issue". It was one up from the Humber Hawk wasn't it? Which in itself was a fine car. But the Super Snipe was something else.

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What a car, had 2.6cc engine, 3 geared manual and I believe weighed in at nearly 2 tons in old money. Often used to carry Government of the day officials. I have a nightmare image of Maggie climbing out of one in my head.
Maybe Bert was a top Government official in his day!!!


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[Trigger Blade]

That brings back memories. Did that train used to stop bang outside the ground? I have a memory of being at some away match in the 70's and a train pulling in above the ground and Blades fans pouring off it into the ground - may have been there?

That line ran from Bury and it closed in about 1970, but the nearest station was Bolton, which is about a 10 minute walk away down Manchester Road, so your memory’s playing tricks