Smith's Field or Smithies Field near Petre Street

[bossdogg]

i can remember a field off peter street some sort of foundy and fiding bullets on the field

[skippy]

i can remember a field off peter street some sort of foundy and fiding bullets on the field

 

That would have been Bramalls, on the left hand side going towards Grimesthorpe, you had to hold your breath when you went past there even on the bus, and you couldn't see more than a few yards in front of you when passing there because of all the smoke.

[Arfer Mo]

My Great Gran lived at 99a Petre Street ..... looking at Matt1889's link to the Burngreave Messenger, was wondering if anyone knows which junction the photo is of ..... if its Petre St & Sutherland, then I can see her house & its the only photo I've seen ... can remember playing when I was very young.

 

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Garage in the yard, worked for your Gran, l think . she lived back of the shop you can see,,which was a butchers in those days, l lived beside the Goodwins on Earldom st [ Grans name Maxwell, if not, lve forgot Cheers Arfer mo

[Arfer Mo]

My dad used to have a corner shop on Petre Street - not sure when, probably late 40's - early 50's.

 

Can anyone remember it and provide any details? Think it was a sweet shop or something similar

 

l recall at least a dozen shops on Petre st and many sold sweets but l do remember a shop next to Davies shop top of Harleston st and if your real name is Saxon i think l might have known him. Arfer mo

Edited July 12, 2012 by Arfer Mo
forgot a name

[Arfer Mo]

Does anyone remember the cowley family from petre street probably around the 1930's 40's etc i would appreciate any help thanks:)

 

HI Do you know whereabouts , l lived nearby on Earldom st in that era Arfer Mo

Edited July 12, 2012 by Arfer Mo

[SputnikBoy]

I'm not sure Glenda uses SF anymore. Her last post was two and a half years ago.

 

I sent her an email just a moment ago. So, she may respond to Arthur's post.

[weetoman]

i remember all that all those guys were in my class i used to call for stuart and go to school together great days

[Arfer Mo]

yeah still go in normanton kev,were all fine.will be up to see you at the punch bowl now weathers picking up.sheila:thumbsup:

 

HI I lived on EARLDOM ST went in the Normanton during the war and many years after. Arthur Fearnehough

[daftlad]

I think there's some confusion over the 'Big' houses on the top of Smith's Field. There was a large vicarage-type house on Grimesthorpe Road at the bottom of Osgathorpe Lane / top of Torbay Road; it is visible on DIDO's second photo above. Further on Grimesthorpe Road, just after the opening to the field, there was a much older, large house which is the one most people are refering to. It backed right onto Grimesthorpe Road with no pavement and its sandstone walls were very weathered. There was a lean-to guard frame made of metal bars around a low window at road level. PSCC cricket club had a player form Sutherland Road ( below Petre Street) called Ken Speechly who was a milk man. The iron rings which held the barrage balloons were still in place in the 60's and may still be there ?

 

 

When I lived at Pitsmoor, I am sure Mr Reg Drabble, who had a couple of coaches, lived in the house at top of Smiths field

[Redfyre]

HI I lived on EARLDOM ST went in the Normanton during the war and many years after. Arthur Fearnehough

 

Arfer Mo, I wonder if you can help. I am trying to ascertain the names of an elderly couple who lived on Earldom Street just after the war. Sadly, I don't know the number. However, as you look up the hill from Grimesthorpe Road, on the left there was an opening that led to a path and some gardens (In fact, I used this as a short cut to get to my gran's on Danville Street!). The first house top side of this opening was where this old couple lived. Their back gate looked out onto the path to the gardens. The reason I remember them is they had previously lived on Danville Street, in the house behind my gran's (they were back to backs), and they knew me. During the war they came into our air-raid shelter during the bombings. They were a lovely couple, and I have often wished I could remember their names. If you can help, do let me know.