Ecclesfield 'village'

[TRICIA165A]

my grandfather built the house at 173 crosshill, ecclesfield, a few doors away from the old hulleys ice cream factory and garden (as it was then). I'm probably talking approx mid 40's, i remember living there for a short time and temporarily going to a school in the neighborhood. I seem to recall the house being a little unusual because from the front it looked somewhat normal but at the back it had a lower wash house (as they called it) underneath the house. Cannot remember if it was semi-detached or detached.

 

hi i grew up at 173 cross hill we moved there in 1960 it is a semi detatched house i still own it and my son lives there now with his family

[fleetwood]

hi i grew up at 173 cross hill we moved there in 1960 it is a semi detatched house i still own it and my son lives there now with his family

 

Thanks TRICIA165A for your interest, if you refer back to post #637 you might notice that *Banjo* also lived there at some point, might you have a family connection? None of my business really, but just wanted to bring it to your attention.

Edited May 5, 2012 by fleetwood

[phgoodwin]

I think this has been mentioned previously on the 'Ecco pages' , but they used to sell ice lollies to t' school kids from round t' back o' pub , i often used to buy one and i'd make it last until i got to the top o' Greaves Road...

Picture of sportsman is brill that's been stuck in my memory since i was about 10 1963 and I have always associated the pub with the lollies from the back...brilliant that you should mention that.

[slats]

dos any one remember greaves wool shop at end of genel to shiregreen and lyons general store at end of st michels rd

[phgoodwin]

Can you remember a coalman who used to live on high greave, next door or next door but one to where dentist is now? in those days it was co-op

I think the coalmans name was basher.

[Nigel Womersle]

dos any one remember greaves wool shop at end of genel to shiregreen and lyons general store at end of st michels rd

 

Yes I remember Mrs Greaves. I also remember her son Alan and daughter Marilyn. That's a long time ago. Lyons shop was 125 Cross Hill. I think it is now a sunbed tanning shop, but I am not sure. After it was Lyons it became Hurdley's opticians.

Edited May 21, 2012 by Nigel Womersle

[denlin]

I think the coalmans name was basher.

 

You're right it was and he used to have what I thought were two huskies bur somebody else said they thought they were some other breed. I remember Mr Basher, he was a plump what to me in those days seemed like an old man. He used to wear what I thought was a leather sleeveless jacket but maybe it was just shiny with age and all the coal dust.

[phgoodwin]

You're right it was and he used to have what I thought were two huskies bur somebody else said they thought they were some other breed. I remember Mr Basher, he was a plump what to me in those days seemed like an old man. He used to wear what I thought was a leather sleeveless jacket but maybe it was just shiny with age and all the coal dust.

Yeah all coalmen whore those sleevless leather jackets.

[GUZZIOWL]

Our coalman was Jack Galloway ..

[disleydog]

You're right it was and he used to have what I thought were two huskies bur somebody else said they thought they were some other breed. I remember Mr Basher, he was a plump what to me in those days seemed like an old man. He used to wear what I thought was a leather sleeveless jacket but maybe it was just shiny with age and all the coal dust.

 

yeah , they were Elkhounds , not huskies