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I was looking through some photos I had saved, and what a surprise, the London Road shop 🙂

"Rub 'im down wi potted mayt"

Steve..... Thank you so much and what a wonderful coincidence that passing the shop is what my dad, were he still alive, would be pleased to see, a Robert's tram car....

Okay, so, I have tried not to count the ones you have already mentioned above, and this is what I have got so far: William Lawson, '2' (Hornby) Thomas Black '49' (Bachmann, triple set with next two wagons) Tinsley Park Collieries '2241' (as above) Newton Chambers '3751' (as above) Renishaw Iron '917' (Oxford Rail) Nunnery Colliery '1574' (limited edition, by Bachmann for Geoffrey Allison) Manchester & Sheffield Tar Works '19' (limited edition, by Bachmann for Rails) Sheffield & Ecclesall Co-op 'No 13' (limited edition, by Dapol for unknown) T.C.D. Ltd '171' (Mainline) I can also confirm that the Sheffield Chemical Co tank and the Longbottom & Co open wagon on your intial list are both limited editions (respectively for Rails and TMC/Modelzone) Now this list is only of wagons which are classified as the 'Sheffield' district - I have many others which cover Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley, Chesterfield, Bolsover districts, amongst others! But I have been collecting these local wagons for around 23 years now, even when I lost interest I didn't sell them as I guessed the interest would come back haha.

Not the 60s / 70s but the birth of the Millhouses pool: The Ministry of Health sanctioned a loan of £10,500 for the pool to be repaid over 30 years. It was under construction in March 1929 and the Parks and Burial Grounds Committee agreed that admission should be free, but there would be charges for towels etc. Mixed bathing would be allowed and the pool would not open on Sundays. In June the specification was altered to make it suitable for water polo (the 6 foot deep area was increased to allow polo to be played crosswise) but it was found that the depth could not be increased from the planned 9 foot for diving competitions. The pool was opened on 15th August 1929 by the Lord Mayor Alderman Harry Bolton, who had a lifelong interest in swimming and had suggested the pool 18 years previously. 15,000 people attended the ceremony which was followed by exhibition swimming, high and fancy diving by Olive Flint, a show by Madame Hazeldene and her Water Babies, and a water polo match between Croft House and City Police. The censor was very strict and checked all bathing costumes, which had comply with A.S.A. rules (which were unknown to most people) – for example two ladies were turned away, one had a costume half dark blue and half dark green, the other’s was lighter but of very thick material. However there were calls for the regulations to be tightened up further: The Parks and Burial Grounds Committee publicised the fact that would discuss opening the pool on Sunday mornings. However on Sunday 15th September in the mistaken assumption it had already been agreed a large number of bathers turned up wanting to swim and found it closed. Some went home but some decided to bathe anyway – the men climbed over the fence and the women wriggled under it. When an irate official arrived and threw them out, he spitefully made them exit the way they had come in – over or under the fence. In October the Committee agreed for the pool to open on Sundays until noon.

Taken by my father around 1962. I know because I am the toddler in the hat lol.