Carwood Rd area Pitsmoor.

[doyle]

Hi, I have just spoken to dad and he remembers all the names. He was very sad to hear that Tim had died though.

[brooklynex]

i lived in Petre St between Lyons St and Sutherland Rd from 1947 til 75. At one time I delivered papers for Mr Yates, not the nearest paper shop to me, Potter's was. I then went to work for Gowers & Burgon, Lyons St/Petre St. I remember all the stores, Mr Livesey in brown smock. Rogers' was the cleanest well-stocked shop there was. The junk shop became Roger's barbers and Eric Hooley was a mad, and probably still is, Wednesdayite. The Simmonites lived in Carwood Crescent not Carwood Terrace (David & Pete who I think now lives in Australia) I hung around with the Smith brothers fron the Terrace.

[Jim Hardie]

i lived in Petre St between Lyons St and Sutherland Rd from 1947 til 75. At one time I delivered papers for Mr Yates, not the nearest paper shop to me, Potter's was. I then went to work for Gowers & Burgon, Lyons St/Petre St. I remember all the stores, Mr Livesey in brown smock. Rogers' was the cleanest well-stocked shop there was. The junk shop became Roger's barbers and Eric Hooley was a mad, and probably still is, Wednesdayite. The Simmonites lived in Carwood Crescent not Carwood Terrace (David & Pete who I think now lives in Australia) I hung around with the Smith brothers fron the Terrace.

 

Stuart Smith used to post on this forum as 'stu smith'. I think he's in Australia too. If you do a search you can find his posts

[Dors]

Does anyone remember sisters June and Pam (can't remember surname) who used to live on either Carwood Terrace or Carwood Cres. I think. June married Terry Thompson and definitely lived in that area after marriage.

[beezerboy]

The Simmonites lived in Carwood Crescent not Carwood Terrace (David & Pete who I think now lives in Australia) I hung around with the Smith brothers fron the Terrace.

 

Don't know about Peter, but Dave lives off Prince of Wales road at Darnall, I phoned him about 18 months ago. He couldn,t help with others of our time from Carwood Terrace .Lived there from about'48 to '67 , friends were Terry Thompson , Barry Fitter, Robert Ferguson, Reg Justice. Does anyone remember a Kenny Box ,bit of a gentle giant. I also worked at Burgeons,delivering groceries around Pitsmoor and Grimesthorpe , walked bl--dy miles with that handcart.Hated to have to go to the Richards family on Cyclops St, she was once in the tin bath in front of the fire and shouted come in.

[fleetwood]

i lived in Petre St between Lyons St and Sutherland Rd from 1947 til 75. At one time I delivered papers for Mr Yates, not the nearest paper shop to me, Potter's was. I then went to work for Gowers & Burgon, Lyons St/Petre St. I remember all the stores, Mr Livesey in brown smock. Rogers' was the cleanest well-stocked shop there was. The junk shop became Roger's barbers and Eric Hooley was a mad, and probably still is, Wednesdayite. The Simmonites lived in Carwood Crescent not Carwood Terrace (David & Pete who I think now lives in Australia) I hung around with the Smith brothers fron the Terrace.

 

Would the Simmonites mentioned here be related to either Fred or Bernard Simmonite, Fred was part owner in a sheet metal business at Firvale for many years but long deceased now, his brother Bernard had a haulage business also run from the same premises, Bernard lived on Hunsley St just above the chapel, he was in WW2 to give you an idea on age we are talking about.

[skippy]

I also worked at Burgeons,delivering groceries around Pitsmoor and Grimesthorpe , walked bl--dy miles with that handcart.Hated to have to go to the Richards family on Cyclops St, she was once in the tin bath in front of the fire and shouted come in.

 

Did you deliver or what ? ha ha.

[johnpm]

My grandma & Grandad Harry & Mary Moore lived at 309 Petre St from 1931 until the houses were demolished about 1975. My dad Jim Moore & siblings Barabara & Harry lived there too. When Harry married he lived at 305 Petre St.

All the houses in that yard (303 - 309) were owned by Albert Turner who was a dentist with a practice at 907 Chesterfield Rd. He was a distant relative & had married the sister of Edwin Beeston who had a bakers/confectioners at 209/211 Petre St ( left hand corner of Petre St & Kingston St I think) from 1900 to about 1935. Any body know what that shop was when you lived there?

Prior to living in Petre St my dad & family lived at 40 Jamaica Street.

Dad attanded All Saints school & church where he was a choirboy & was in 15th Sheffield Boys Brigade there

John

[beezerboy]

Did you deliver or what ? ha ha.

 

Only the groceries, ask Dors about Ma Richards, once saw her mother thrown of the bus with her skirt and undies tucked under arm,not a pretty sight watching her wobble down the aisle. As for the Simmonites, my wife is from Hunsley St and I never heard of any reference to them having relatives there.

[david weston]

The bakery shop, Petre St./Kingston St. was run in the 50's by a couple whose name I forget, but the husband had a bad limp and always wore a dark grey smock coat. Their speciality was those tri-angular, puff pastries filled with jam. Anyone remember the hardware shop on Petre St. near to Sutherland Rd. ( right side going towards town ). The woman had a severe facial twitch and took ages to pump up paraffin with a hand wheel on the counter. There was a Doreen Hutton on Carwood Terrace or Crescent who married and moved to Nottingham in the 50's. A young woman called Elva Harrop taught the piano at the top of Carwood Rd. Mr.Walker of the lingerie shop Sedan St./Canada St.had a Standard saloon reg DCT 171 and was always driven around in it by a younger chap. Other names;the window cleaner, Mr.Wilson who wore a Berry and had a 3-wheel, Reliant van, Keith Green, Raymond Armitage of Sedan St. and the old, pipe smoking attendant at Warriners' garage, George Herbert. The vicar at All Saints' was a Rev. Murray-Penfold who didn't practice what he preached and regularly got lads caned for trespassing in his vicarage; not a nice man.