buck Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 I was bombed out of Greaseborough road December 15th 1940. The street was obliterated by the building of the M1 I believe. We then went to live on Plumpers road, where the cellar flooded as the result of another german bomb. Finally we gave up and moved to Abbeydale. But I still went to school in Tinsley till I got to Nether Edge Grammar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roggert Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 i used to go to the cinema at the side of the canal near to the old plumpers pub before the area was knocked down. the cinema was where the end of the bridge meets the m1 junction rounabout on the lower level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnsworld Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Lived in Tinsley until 1972, spent many an happy hour on the 'rec'. Remember the old Plumpers pub before it and and lot of the local houses were knocked down. My grandmother lived on Plumpers road before it was demolished, she used to tell me of the times she baby-sat Gordon Banks (the ex england goalkeeper). Had great fun when the viaduct was built, karting and playing football in the underpass, lots to explore - like the time me, Paul Radford and Martin Jarvis got inside the lower deck and went from one end to the other. Luckily we found a torch near the entrance as it was needed. I remember quite a few of the names mentioned in this post. Happy days!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serelle Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Does anyone remember any the shops on 'the front'? I remember Ryves chemist on the end next to Town Street, the Co-Op on the other end next to Bawtry Road plus Tinsley Post Office, Home Farm Products, Steels bakers, Mr Eales paper shop, Walters fish & chip shop, the front of the Methodist Chapel, a sweet shop, a haberdashery shop, an ironmongers and Hanbys Furniture shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnsworld Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 On Sheffield Road was the Chemist (bottom of Town street), hardware shop, barbers, post office, Melias - the foodshop. Further down on canal side was a glazing merchant. Dundas road, was a general shop - sweets & foodstuff, it closed and became a chippy. Raby street - was a cafe towards the bottom, further up was a veg shop and at the top a hardware shop one side with a sweetshop the other. At Highgate there was Knights' foodstore. On St Lawrence road was a paper shop, where, if it was Sunday afternoon and closed, the newspapers were left outside the shop and you took what you required and put the money through the letterbox. All these were long before the shopping precinct was built on Bawtry road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Casper Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 There was also the Co-Op, Avrils haberdashery, round corner from Co-Op was the butchers, further down St Lawrence Road was Knowles fresh fish shop and Violets shop on other corner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kay1 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I can go back a bit further I was born on the "Huts" which were on Shepcote Lane in 1936 and moved to Town St. We lived opposite Shaws Greengrocers and Benetts chip shop. I went to Tinsley School. (Mr Carlisle headteacher) I think our best place to play apart from the rec. was down the canal bank playing on the barges and walking over the locks, didnt think about the dangers because I coudn't swim. I have just made contact with my childhood friend after losing contact for almost 60 years. Anybody remember Hadfields and Darwins Galas I think all Tinsley turned out on these days. Going to Haywards Farm with a jug to fetch a pint of milk (never got home with a full pint kept stopping for a drink) I moved before the viaduct was built so all the shops were still on the front when I left, as was the Tinsley Picture House. Happy memories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnookerJohn Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 HI Kay 1, my Dad was born in tinsley Huts, I wonder did you evercome across Thomas and Mary Ellen Wood or their Kids Ernest, Billy and a few others? Cheers John Wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kay1 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 HI Kay 1, my Dad was born in tinsley Huts, I wonder did you evercome across Thomas and Mary Ellen Wood or their Kids Ernest, Billy and a few others? Cheers John Wood Did they move into Tinsley when the huts were demolished? I cant bring the names to mind but I did live in Tinsley until about 1957 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sedith Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Used to knock about with some girls from Dundas Road area during the early 70's, think their surname was Otter? Does it ring a bell with anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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