DavidRa Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Have just joined Forum and was amazed to see Sutherland Road Baths mentioned. Have tried for info elsewhere but decided it was a figment of my imagination! My auntie (10 years my senior) had the dubious honour of taking me there in the 50's on a weekly basis to try teaching me to swim. What really happened was she parked me in the lovely warm slipper bath then went off swimming with her mates. I remember that we always spent our bus fare (1d or maybe even a halfpenny) ) at a little shop close by - usually an unbuttered breadcake - then had to walk back home to Grimesthorpe Road. Don't know how far that was cos I was only little but it seemed to take ages! Does anyone know where I can view pictures of Grimesthorpe area in the 50's? Have you visited the anyone from Grimesthorpe thread ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldsaston Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Have you visited the anyone from Grimesthorpe thread ? Yes thanks - I visited it but didn't recognise much of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldsaston Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 have a look on the website picturesheffield, mentioned in most threads in this section. there's loads and loads of pics from all ove sheffiedl. just input "Grimesthorpe" (or names of streets you can remember) into the search section on the site. Thanks - had a look and found it very interesting. Didn't recognise many of the pics but there was one of the corner shop which we lived across from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey10 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 I too remember the legend that is "mr scott" looking back i dont think, being as young as we were, we appreciated his humour. we went from earl marshal school in the early/mi-seventies and seeing the fearsome mr francis perched on the edge of the pool mr scott offered a chocolate bar to anybody who would brush past him and accidentally push him in. nobody dare, but it made us laugh, but upsetting francis was bridge too far. incidentally i bumped into mr fracis a few years after leaving school in the bookies at page hall, he said he was just checking how a "friends" horse had gone on with a wry grin. dont think the teachers were as bad as we all remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendy_moxam Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 I remember mr scott he pushed my head under the water and i thought i was drowning i hated him he was realy mean . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendy_moxam Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 I Remember mr scott he pushed my head under the water i thought i was drowning he was very mean man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean1 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 hello newbie to this site just had to reply to this thread! seen lots of stories about mr scott on various other sites! all bad! well heres mine. early 70's and at firs hill school. swimming lessons with mr scott at sutherland rd. all the stories you've heard are true. me and my mate greg were always sent to fetch mr scots dinner from the nurery school next door. tray, plated meal and desert with a drink of water in one of those plastic cups you got at school, covered with a tea towel. oh! and a few extras courtesy of me and greg !!! sorry but its true! horrible man. dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSOLL Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 I went with Firs Hill Juniors around 1974-76. Mr Scott tried to "teach" me how to swim by laying me & a few others face down at the edge of the shallow end, telling us to put our hands behind our back, then lifting our legs & sliding us in head first.... Lovely !!! Also remember Mrs Taffinder, who used to flick a wet towel under the changing room door if you were messing about But the "Bar Six" chocolate bar & a plastic cup of scolding hot lemon tea from the vending machine at the end of session made up for it...... Then it was off to where the swings were across the road to see who the nerve to jump off that low building Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blades66 Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 can any one remeber a sandwich shop across from sutherland road baths run by a iti woman and the wash house round the corner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean1 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 hi xxxxxx66 sorry wednesdayite, cant bring myself to type that word!! only jesting! cant remember tha sandwich shop but remember the wash house. it was a 'Bendix' wasn't it? Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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