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sorry Ash street,not lane
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The Lane Top Essoldo is still there, but now used as a carpet salesroom. It opened brand new as The Capitol in September 1939 - only to close a week later as the government closed all places of entertainment because of the war. They all soon reopened, they needed to restore morale. After it closed in 1975, it reopened a couple or so years later as Crown Bingo.
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The first football match you went to...
Guest replied to Sheffield History's topic in Sheffield Sport
I went to that one, I was seven at the time. i don't think it was the first though. I also went to the Lane to see burnley beat united in the cup, same year. It was the match when the barriers collapsed at the kop. Ray Pointer scored the winner, he was the england centre forward at the time and I think John Connolly played on the wing as well. -
It was built exactly the same as The Capitol at Lane Top. The builders/owners were the Sheffield firm of Gleeson's. It seated 1800 people and had 100 more seats than The Capitol. It opened one year and one day before The Capitol. Both cinemas, together with Ecclesfield Cinema House, were bought by Essoldo around 1947, but their names not changed to Essoldo until a few years later. The name ESSOLDO has always been a mystery for some people. Where did it come from? Well, it's quite simple really, but a very clever maneuver. The man who originally started the firm, and still held the reins until his death in the mid sixties, was named SOLoman Sheckman. His wife'e namd was ESther, and his daughter's was DOrothy. Bring them into line and you have ESther - SOLoman - DOrothy. That is the honest truth, so help me. Hope this has been of some use.
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The first football match you went to...
RichardB replied to Sheffield History's topic in Sheffield Sport
Wednesday versus Fulham, 1970, Wednesday won 4-0, I was in the Leppings Lane end with my Dad, dunno why we didn't go on The Kop ?? I did see Pele play against Wednesday, for Santos, 1972. I was a pupil across the road, Parkside Road School. This incident did resolve a recent discussion with one of my nephews, who have you seen play that was any good, I've seen Beckham, etc, etc .... my response : Best, Moore, Charlton, oh, and Pele -
The first football match you went to...
mickjj replied to Sheffield History's topic in Sheffield Sport
Well mine was a classic (or so I am told) it was the Owls v Spurs in the 1960/61 season. Spurs were unbeaten up to that point and went on to do the League and FA cup double. DAd took me on the Leppings Lane end and sat me on a crush barrier so I could see. I had never seen so many people in one place at one time it was very intimidating for a six year old. I don't remember too much about the game just the crowd going mad when we scored and that we won. It led to me pestering my Dad every week to take me again and so started a long and frustrating life of following the Owls. The funny thing was Most of our family were Blades but Dad wanted to see the "Great" Spurs team so thats why we went. -
The old smells of Sheffield
Sheffield History replied to Sheffield History's topic in Sheffield History Chat
Whereabouts was Burgon and Ball's - was it on the left at the side of the river ?? (as you come up Holme Lane from Hillsborough) (welcome to the site by the way - good to have you onboard and contributing !) -
My Late Mum used to take my little sister to a cafe on Bellhouse road,it was on the right hand side going down towards the roundabout, across the road from Rons, she always spoke highly of a Lovely Ginger haired Lady, who always made a fuss of my little sister, then a few years later Mum saw the same Lady on TV, it was Marti. I was brought up on the lower Shiregreen estate, and I believe Martil lived somewhere off nethershire lane in Shiregreen as a child. :)
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If there was one picture you could find....
GrinderBloke replied to Sheffield History's topic in Sheffield History Chat
X marks the spot in one of the follow links, I think it is now a grassed area where the buildings once stood, or rather it was when I left Sheffield 20 years ago... probably executive apartments now ;) http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=53.382231&a...r=0&src=msl or http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=53.382077&a...r=0&src=msl Second one being Brook Hill rather than Broad Lane -
OH YES I REMEMBER THESE NIGHTS. GLAD WE HAD AN INSIDE TOILET. WINDOWS RATTLING,WIND BOUNCING OFF ROOF AND THE HOWLING AS WIND BLEW THREW THE PASSAGE BETWEEN HOUSES. DIDN'T NEED LAXATIVES. BUT ANOTHER REASON FOR REMEMBERING THE GALE WHICH, I DON'T NO WHETHER TO LAUGH OR ROOER, WAS IT WAS MY WIFES FIRST DAY AT OUR WORKS AND WHEN I MET MY FRIENDS AS USUAL, SHE WAS WITH THEM.ONLY SECOND TIME I'D SEEN HER.WE WAS WALKING ON TRIPPET LANE NEAR THE CHRISTIAN SHOP WHEN WE HEARD A RUMBLE. MI MATE AND ME PUSHED THE GIRLS ON JUST BEFORE PART OF ROOF CAME DOWN. IF ONLY I KNEW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW!!!WHOOPS WIFES COMING."ER I'D DO SAME AGAIN LOVE"!!
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The Manageress
Guest posted a topic in Sheffield in Films and TV shows (Sheffield Filming Locations)
The Manageress A TV series about the first woman to become a football league team's manager (or manageress to be precise). I was an extra for some of the crowd scenes which were filmed at Bramall Lane in Sheffield. I remember being paid something like £25 for the day. We had to move from stand to stand for crowd shots to make it appear like the ground was full. I seem to remember the actors taking several takes in order to get passages of football play correct for the camera's as well as shooting from different angles. I never saw the very sexy Cheryl Lungi who was the star of the series unfortunately :angry: -
More left, more left, the tunnel ran onto Angel Street, towards the Markets, ran between the Department store and the Cinema, people used to queue up the tunnel (yes, it has a slope to it), and out into Hartshead. So, even though I've never heard of "The Bankers", the tunnel is/was to the left of The Bankers, right in the corner, I think there might have been a multi-storey car-park, then Meetinghouse Lane. Perhaps Watsons Walk has "moved" ??? He's a chunk of my 1991 A-Z, back then it definately went to Angel Street, does it exist ?? "More left, more left !" he cried ....
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Sheffield bombed by a zeppelin ?
dr stanley replied to Sheffield History's topic in Sheffield History Chat
If you go down Effingham Road, between Attercliffe Road and Bacon Lane Bridge, you will find a plaque (granite I think) set into the wall. The plaque gives a brief outline of the Zeppelin attack, listing the number killed, children included. I've tried many times to take a photo of the memorial but because of its dark colour, I never get a good result. I'm not sure what year the memorial was erected but I remember it as a kid in the 1960's. Not sure if it was Rememberance Sunday or the anniversary of the event but I remember passing in dad's car and wreaths would be laid and I'm guessing it was the Salvation Army Band that was there. -
Scrap yard, bottom of Whitehouse Lane
GrinderBloke replied to RichardB's topic in Sheffield History Chat
I think it may be Balaclava Road rather than Barrack Lane.... the view looks to be from further round to the side of the gas holders. They used a long lens for that shot so everything is compressed. Balaclava Rd has that green wasteland at the bottom, Barrack Ln doesn't appear to have it. -
HELP FIND PICTURES OF REDGATES
GrinderBloke replied to Sheffield History's topic in Redgates Toy Shop
I remember the stamp shop in Fig Tree Lane. -
Yes, if I remember correctly the gennel between Mushroom Lane and the playground was called Daisy Walk.and at the other side of the playground at the top of a small hill was Bramwell Street leading to down St Philips road.
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HILLSBOROUGH - UNCOVERED KOP
flyingpig replied to Sheffield History's topic in Sheffield Wednesday Football Club
Does anyone remember these badges I can recall a guy selling them at the top of Leppings Lane on the day of the game I can't remember how much he was charging but he was selling plenty just wondered if anyone else out there has any.
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I believe it's a passageway, used to be known as "Trippets Yard", as in Trippets Lane .... buts that's before you or I were born.
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I'm hoping someone can confirm this, Richard, if only to confirm I didn't dream it! The School is situated on Beech Hill Road, at the junction with Newbould Lane. The reason I remember it so well is I'm terrified of heights and always thought "rather them than me!" Don't remember your examples though.
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Rev. Joseph Hunter's view from 1819 (his spelling, not mine) -------------------- Of the foundation of the castle of Sheffield, of its inhabitants, and finally of its demoltion, everything has already been said. It remains therefore only to say, that so total has been the destruction of it, and so completely is its site occupied by modern buildings, that the only vestiges of it are some portions of what appear to have been ancient cellars of the castle, now belonging to the hotel. It seems to have occupied the whole space between the Wain-gate, Dixon-Lane and the rivers : and to have had communication by a drawbridge with the orchards on the right bank of the Sheaf, where now is preparing the bason of the Sheffield canal. The subterraneous conneion between this place and the Manour, a mile and a half distant, may be mentioned, to add one more to the instances of traditions so palpably absurd connected with ancient edifices -------------------- So it seems the tunnel story was "absurd" even in 1819
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Martin Dawes - ask him what they have; put an polite appeal in The Star, can only raise your profile. Someone, somewhere has a happy child stood with a toy of some type outside Redgates. The memories, however, were created inside what was actually, a very ugly building (the last one, not able to comment on previous sites for the shop). I still have stamps bought in Redgates, utter rubbish, anyone remember the shop on Figtree Lane; I once bought a Penny Black in there, cost me a fortune in the mid-1970's - yes, I still have it.
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If there was one picture you could find....
RichardB replied to Sheffield History's topic in Sheffield History Chat
More on the Town Hall, including our best chance at a representation of it ! First Goslings map of 1836 (town hall is number 12) Secondly Thomas Oughtibridges view of Sheffield (town hall has a number 3 above it, immediately to the left of the Church). The view appears to be from somewhere out at West Bar, we're looking at the back of the current Cathedral. Number 2, could be the Vicarage, any other ideas? Finally a map from 1780, shows where Orchard Street got its name, also that New Street and Figtree Lane were once, one and the same place ...
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All Clear
phil06 replied to Sheffield History's topic in Sheffield War Years and The Sheffield Blitz
HI just letting people know there is loads of pictures/stories of sheffield + the sheffield pals force in the sheffield pals books by pen & sword books which are only at barnsley this might be a good place to start getting some more pre & post war pictures including troup training at bramall lane,hillsborough barracks etc & to anyone interested a brilliant read -
Gravestones laid flat on Church Street and Campo Lane
RichardB replied to RichardB's topic in Sheffield History Chat
The second "picture" is much earlier, I think its from Pawson's and Brailsfords Illustrated Guide to Sheffield (1862) - notice the military figures walking around the place, may help to date the picture, but, I will check the book. The Campo Lane one, is much later, just how cramped the place was is incredible. -
Sheffield Cinemas - List
Guest replied to Sheffield History's topic in Sheffield CInemas and Theatres
There used to be a cinema on Merton Lane in Wincobank. It was Cowen Barrett's but not sure if it still is. There are some photo's on the Picture Sheffield website. Wincobank Picture Palace - Front Wincobank Picture Palace - Inside Wincobank Picture Palace - Cowen Barrett's Added to main list. Thanks.
