stpetre Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Hi stpetre, I used to love a ride on the old wooden escalator at Banners at Attercliffe as a child in the late 1940s/ early 50s. and had a Saturday job there in the early 60s. I heard that the escalator was shipped to the US when it was removed. Maybe it's still operating not too far from you eh ?? See the thread ''Shopping in Banners'' and this:- http://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/1326-john-banners-department-store-attercliffe-road/ Peter. Re: 'Sheffield History' : "Atterclievians", that's a new one to me, and as for having a Saturday job (1960's), did your feet ever touch the floor in those busy times ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TORONTONY Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Re: 'Sheffield History' : "Atterclievians", that's a new one to me, and as for having a Saturday job (1960's), did your feet ever touch the floor in those busy times ? I didn't need a Saturday job in 1961 as it was part of my working week i.e. 4 hours, as an apprentice on the princely sum of 2 pounds, eighteen and six per week for 44 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterR Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 (edited) I didn't need a Saturday job in 1961 as it was part of my working week i.e. 4 hours, as an apprentice on the princely sum of 2 pounds, eighteen and six per week for 44 hours. Hi Torontony and stpeter, Atterclievians is a new one to me but maybe not to the locals eh? I worked as a clerk at Firth Browns Steelworks but had the Saturday job at Banners, on menswear, to pay the HP on my motor scooter. The job wasn't so much tiring being busy, but I found it hard standing up all day. We weren't allowed to sit down, like I did at my desk most of the day in my full time job! Heres me in 1961 aged 17. Peter. Edited October 28, 2015 by PeterR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lectrolove Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Thanks PeterR, but wooden escalators are forbidden in public buildings here. Don't they still have them in Macy's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpetre Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Don't they still have them in Macy's? Have to check that out, however, I should have said in 'New construction.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TORONTONY Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Hi Torontony and stpeter, Atterclievians is a new one to me but maybe not to the locals eh? I worked as a clerk at Firth Browns Steelworks but had the Saturday job at Banners, on menswear, to pay the HP on my motor scooter. The job wasn't so much tiring being busy, but I found it hard standing up all day. We weren't allowed to sit down, like I did most of the day at my full time job! Heres me in 1961 aged 17. Peter. Nice photo Peter, how do you do that put old personal pics on the internet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterR Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 (edited) Nice photo Peter, how do you do that put old personal pics on the internet? Thanks TORONTONY, You first have to put your pic on a publicly available storage site such as 'Photobucket' or 'Flickr'. Then, from the storage site, copy and paste the pic onto the Forum. Peter. Edited October 29, 2015 by PeterR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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