barcrest Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 When i was a kid i lived on some road that was quite a steep hill out of town. It had a spud'u'like at the bottom and I think the limes pub was on the same road. Not 100% sure if it was a working mans club or a pub but i seem to remember it being called the limes. It's a long shot from that description i know but if anyone can tell me where I am on about so i can look on google maps that would be great. I seem to remember being able to see a hill in the distance with a black part on it that looked like coal and it had a crane. You could see this to the right as you looked down the hill towards town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki-red Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 The only Limes I can remember used to be on Barnsley Road, up the hill from the Northern General hospital. Theres a residential home there now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barcrest Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 Yes... Yes.. That is it. Thanks... I stumbled on the barnsley road whilst trying to locate the hill i used to race buses up as a kid. I thought this is the road I am sure of it, and i thought that residential home could be the limes but i remember it being bigger but i was only 7 or 8 at the time everything was bigger then. Thanks so much for confirming that was indeed the right place. I see they have knocked down the deralict houses down the hill from the limes on the left, they havn't put anything else there though. WOW what a blast from the past. I won an airfix model ship at a dance competition in the limes LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki-red Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I never actually went in, but I remember passing it and thinking what a big place it was. I think the care home thats there now is called Lime Trees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barcrest Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 Ah, so they knocked down the old building to build the care home. I tried to locate it by the Spud'u'Like but sheffield doesn't have one any more. Still can't believe I have found it after not being there for 30 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joto Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 My grandma took me there, I think she played tombola or something. There was a contest for kids, I was about 5 and I snuck off and sang I Had A Little Nut Tree on the stage. Grandma was upset at me doing that without her knowledge, I did win a packet of sweets though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki-red Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 This it what it looks like now..............http://www.carehome.co.uk/carehome.cfm/searchazref/20004005GROB Street view I cant remember the Spud-U-Like (I must be around the same age as you) but I only ever went through there on the bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barcrest Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 I used street view which is how i found it. We moved from there to the broomhall flats which have also now been demolished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I saw a stripper there called Lilly Marlene who could fill a handled pint pot with her breast, ah the good old days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barcrest Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 I am sure there was a spud u like at the bottom of the road, well as sure as I can be after 30 odd years. I think they had a GORF machine in the Limes as well that I used to like playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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