Ousetunes Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 My parents were good friends with the Thickitts who used to own the butcher's shop - I believe the name is still on the shopfront. Ralph was one of the funniest men I ever met. He passed away around three years ago. His wife Brenda died around 1986. I also recall that Gallery 3, which fronted onto Ecclesall Road (where my brother and I used to buy our Top Trumps from) also had an entrance on Sharrowvale Road. I think it is now a restaurant. Across the road was Solo Music where as schoolkids we'd gawp at frankly rubbish guitars and knackered amps. But not too rubbish not to wish they were ours. We'd come down here for a bag of chips on a schoolday lunchtime (King Ted's), look at these guitars then return to school via Berkeley Precinct (Mars bar and Coke) before slowly wending our way through Botanical Gardens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pops Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 I lived there in the early 70s no 266 Thrift shop Two Steps Dales Chppy Bridges& Chambers Paper shop Wet fish shop. been there today the laundrete is still there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennonman Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 I lived on Ashford Road on and off for a few years in the eighties and nineties and as my memories revolve around food, the two-steps chip shop with Graham and his mother running it, was my favourite chip shop of all time. Used to play football with Graham and he always slipped some extra food into my order! Is Roney's still there on the corner of Hickmott Road? Great pork sandwiches there, traditional butchers you dont see much nowadays. Remember the amazing hardware shop near Cowlishaw Road. You could buy anything there it was a real treasure trove of a place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carsupplier Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 i loved that book shop where did they go never found another like it Don't know where they went fedex, I put a post on here last year but nobody knew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushup Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 There used to be a shop on Sharrowvale Road near Porter Pets that sold joke golf balls and the like. Much mirth was had as a child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggletail Posted February 15, 2008 Author Share Posted February 15, 2008 Don't know where they went fedex, I put a post on here last year but nobody knew. YSF the bookshop was called, it was ran by a women all dressed in black called Jimi. I think she and her husband set it up after he had to retire from his job as a GP due to illness, to give him something to do..... I think he died and Jimi kept it going for a good few years after. It just 'fizzled out' eventually I think. YSF stood for 'Yorkshire Secondhand Facts' I believe! .....Is Roney's still there on the corner of Hickmott Road? Great pork sandwiches there, traditional butchers you dont see much nowadays. Remember the amazing hardware shop near Cowlishaw Road. You could buy anything there it was a real treasure trove of a place. Roneys is still there, specialising in Organic meat these days. Mrs turleys hardware shop opposite Cowlishaw Rd is still going too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob123 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 YSF the bookshop was called, it was ran by a women all dressed in black called Jimi. I think she and her husband set it up after he had to retire from his job as a GP due to illness, to give him something to do..... I think he died and Jimi kept it going for a good few years after. It just 'fizzled out' eventually I think. YSF stood for 'Yorkshire Secondhand Facts' I believe! Roneys is still there, specialising in Organic meat these days. Mrs turleys hardware shop opposite Cowlishaw Rd is still going too YSF was run by the son for a short while but now it's run from their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob123 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 There used to be a shop on Sharrowvale Road near Porter Pets that sold joke golf balls and the like. Much mirth was had as a child. Those premises are now some kind of mystical/healing shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggletail Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 YSF was run by the son for a short while but now it's run from their website. I'd forgotten about him, bearded guy. The shop is being renovated again (it became a pine furniture shop and recently closed) the l YSF bookshop sign is now temporarily re exposed. Does anyone remember the original YSF bookshop at the bottom of Junction Rd, bang opposite Sharrowvale rd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Womerry2 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 There were two YSF shops in the late 80's - YSF and Son of YSF. Next to one of them was a small jewellers where I had a ring repaired in about 1988. And the joke golf ball/airy fairy shop was once home to Touchwood, a place full of wonderful wooden toys. There were also two greengrocers, one on Junction Road with lots of garden plants in the back yard, and one on Sharrovale Road. For a short time, there was a greengrocer opposite Perfectionary (one of my favourite shops). It would be great to see a proper fruit and veg shop on that road again. Sharrow Pine, now the Optician, provided our kitchen table. There used to be the "other" chip shop opposite Two Steps. And I'm sure I'm still forgetting some shops - what used to be at the corner next to the Bilash where the Off-Licence is now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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