Oborne Street Pitsmoor

[stpetre]

Is my memory playing tricks, or can i remember cast iron rocking horses in wembley, plus they was taken out of wembley because too many kids had accidents on them, but, the foundations where left there, going back about 60years though.

 

Depends which Wembley you mean. I don't recall the Sutherland Road one having stuff taken away and most of the accidents there involved kids getting hit with swings. As for the 'Flying Plank' they didn't have one there and by the very description of the object I think they may have been removed from certain parks. whatever had one. And the rocking horses, they're are some (one?) now painted as Zebras, that was relocated to the 'Pitsmoor Adventure Playground' at Burngreave Street/ Melrose Road that were previously at some Pismoor playground Sutherland Road/ Abbeyfield Park or Pye Bank or wherever.

Edited February 7, 2015 by stpetre
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[Pugg]

Further to my earlier reply, I can add that my mother-in-law does remember the playground being called Little Wembley. Life has taught me that there is nothing to be gained by intervening in a difference of opinion between mother and daughter, so I leave you to be the judges!

JohnE

[kidley]

Depends which Wembley you mean. I don't recall the Sutherland Road one having stuff taken away and most of the accidents there involved kids getting hit with swings. As for the 'Flying Plank' they didn't have one there and by the very description of the object I think they may have been removed from certain parks. whatever had one. And the rocking horses, they're are some (one?) now painted as Zebras, that was relocated to the 'Pitsmoor Adventure Playground' at Burngreave Street/ Melrose Road that were previously at some Pismoor playground Sutherland Road/ Abbeyfield Park or

 

Pye Bank or wherever.

 

my bold

 

i hope ime not facetious but the thread is Oborne Street Pitsmoor

[25195348]

my Grandma lived near the railway lines but i can't remember the name of the street, it was the first on the right going up Rock street, you got into the yard where she lived from one of the steepest gennels I have ever seen. At the end was a large grass bank where someone had a large (to us as we were only young) angry goat

 

Hi I think the street you mentioned was Railway street, on the righthand side was a tall blackstone wall which went to a metal bridge which went over the railway and the Bridgehouses goods yard. opposite was Fitzalan st where I lived,the stone wall continued further down opposite the wall was Denholme St the wall ended at the bottom of Orbourn st

[hillsbro]

Hi I think the street you mentioned was Railway street, on the righthand side was a tall blackstone wall which went to a metal bridge which went over the railway and the Bridgehouses goods yard. opposite was Fitzalan st where I lived,the stone wall continued further down opposite the wall was Denholme St the wall ended at the bottom of Orbourn st

Here is an old map..

[maxiesmum]

I lived on Fitzalan St a lot of years ago at the bottom of the St was Railway St,turn left,and the first St on the left was Denhome St and on the right hand side was a very high black stone wall at the other side of the wall was the railway Sheffield to Manchester and Bridgehouses goods yard,the wall finished at the bottom of Oborne St a play park with swings the flying plank and roundabouts was on the right hand side half way up the rest of the St on both sides had various types of houses,it joined Marcus St which passed the top of Denhome St across Fitzalan St and finished at Rock St directly acoss was Fox hill which is still there

 

I had and Uncle and Aunt Horace and Barbara Allen who lived on Denhome street in a little cottage in the early 60s. In the same yard as he lived there was a horse and cart ....think it may have been a rag and bone man.

 

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Thanks for the maps Hillsbro!!

[25195348]

The "Oborne Street" on the google map is or was actually Railway Street. Oborne Street ran from Marcus Street. (no longer on the map) down to Railway Street. (marked oborne Street on the map) Marcus Street ran between Rock Street and Brunswick Road. The latter also known locally as "Champs Hill"

 

You are spot on with that I lived on Fitzalan St

[kidley]

More claim to fame in Pitsmoor, i didnt know this and i lived on Spital Street.

 

http://www.burngreavemessenger.org/archives/2013/october-2013-issue-108/harry-brearley-in-pitsmoor/.print.html

[pitsmoorboy]

More claim to fame in Pitsmoor, i didnt know this and i lived on Spital Street.

 

http://www.burngreavemessenger.org/archives/2013/october-2013-issue-108/harry-brearley-in-pitsmoor/.print.html

 

He was born in 28, Ramsdens yard Spital Street 1871.

[kidley]

He was born in 28, Ramsdens yard Spital Street 1871.

 

Hi pitsmoorboy

 

Would that be Number 28 S.S I lived at Number 48/ 28 would be just over brunswick road looking down to Spital Hill, yes i think i know the yard.

kidley