Children's homes or orphanages in Sheffield

[flyer]

Spuknik boy what this story you're trying to tell, long fair hair indeed, are you saying your hair was not shaved off like the rest of us(with of course the little spade in front for a parting) ,it took me 30yrs to clue in why us run-aways was always picked off so fast with our little shaved head and herring-bone suit we must have stood out like a sore thumb,:hihi::D

[brian1941]

hi tommy, nice to see ya back, so--did you go to hunter`s bar school,

what was the teachers name, did you ever go in encliffe park in the dinner breaks.

and go on rowing boats, lets know ----brian.

[brian1941]

flyer, we all had short hair cuts in cottage homes, i used to have a fringe and they

cut it straight across.----if i`d been able to grow a tash, i would have looked liked

little hitler.

[brian1941]

hi yer sputnikboy, i was in town at w/end shopping, i saw a lad i hadnt seen for ages--

he was in homes, quess what he saw ronnie hill, brother to earnest and i asked him

if he know`s is address.--he said not but will let me know if and when he`s around.

if i new the street he lived on, i could do some checks.

anyway, rodney i have had some great photo`s done from the libary, --cost me a

bit but will go with my other collec`tion of photos.--getting a nice little stack

together now.-------i am getting some copies done for that ---school re-union

i went to few weeks ago.--the organiser is going to put them up on wall,

when we go to next meeting.

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regarding your last mail, i do remember most off them lads--that jimmy pickering

yer dont want to know him,jailbird--i think he is a tinker---rough and untidy.

[brian1941]

hi flyer, --just been looking through the threads, on 15/3/08.

quote`s -------your message to me regarding 1943,---i would have been 2yrs old,

i was in a place called---thornsett--lodge,---it was a home for babies.

a lot of unwanted children was put in there, in the war years.

then when you was older, thats the next place they put the children, in fulwood

cottage homes.---around 4/5yrs old---to start with they would put the younger kids

on the girls side, that would be so the older girls could help ,the house mother to

bring the small one`s up.----i think i was about 6or7 when i went on the boys side.

no6 miss linley.-------anyway, you mention a unwin,-would that be david.

also what is this village school you mentioned, it`s confuse`ing me as i hav nt

heard of a village school.--------p,s,lets know about this unwin. ta.

[flyer]

Hi brian ,David Unwin passed on a couple yrs back I was talking to bro' Wilf now living in south shields was in 6then #3 but i think it would be a couple yrs befor you. My sister was in Thornset Lodge in 42 i visited once or twice . The fullwood village school closed around 43-44 it had reopened when i went for a look in 59 ,it was next door almost to the little Baptist Chapel that was our Sunday retreat

[brian1941]

hi adrian, i am still scratching my head where this village school was.

the david unwin, i did spot it in the threads some while back--and about his death.

i need to look through again, to be honest i forgot what it said now.

i did mention to you befor, that he lived in same house as me at my foster mums.

that was in grimesthorpes--sheffield 4, he was fostered there, but he had joined the

army, i only saw him when he came home on leave. i would`nt know who was old`ist.

what age was he when he died, i have a photo off him flyer.--bye

[brian1941]

staff names in fulwood homes.

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hi there------------does anyone remember mr/mrs hildreth.

mrs hildreth trained to be a nurse at the northern general hospital,--

and did you know,--she attended the moony gang once.

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mr/mrs hildreth was the superintendent of the homes. 21,houses.

mr marshall

mr lawson---both gardeners.

mr wildsmith---tailor.

mr pacey---cobbler.

mr ponsford---painter.

mr freeman---painter.

mr lieshman---carpenter.

mr smith---storesman.

mr hopkins---head office.--his nick name was bulldog,

he would always clip you at back of head,if you were out of line.( and it did hurt )

heh, those was the days.--------brian

[Cheryl.80]

hi do cath,s i remember your gordon, he was short- stocky-light,ish hair-and i think

he had some freckles. we use to have a sports day,and he was a very good runner.

yes he was in no1 house and i remember another lad called kenneth taylor in same house, and he had blond hair.---i new your sisters, but your sandra was fun we use to hang around with other lassers and lads. let me know more about gordon whatever.

 

This man was my father, could anyone who remembers him tell me a bit about him? He died in jan 2004 and as i was adopted i don't know much about his childhood.

 

thanks

[brian1941]

hi tommy, about your 5d fish lollies, to be honest i cant remember that.

but do you remember the bubbly gum, it had pictures in the rapper of a well known

footballer. we use to get a collection and stick them in a book, if you had any that

was same, we would swop them.----yes tommy that was the shop ( barkers )

and the 1penny bubbly.

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tommy, guess what,---we have had a loverly week of hot weather, and in 70s.

so i took a nice walk today---sunday, i took a nice day for walking, so i went to

pomona school, i went on the back wacks towards the stream.

do you remember playing down there,we use to have a quick school dinner at

hunters bar school, then run on to ponona and meet up with some of fulwood lads.

we use to go to the stream and play, some of them use to go up the jennel,

and jump wall flogging apples.-----after that rush back to school,----only to find

i had got back to school late.---i knew what was to come next----yes 2 strokes of cane. my brother barry went to pomona school, and gordon green ---do you remeber

him.---any way tommy, that tuck shop your on about is now herbs/spices.

there are about 18 shops now, across from the girls school gates is a book shop--

and butchers. after that i walked round endcliffe park, and it was packed.

though were the days tommy lad.----hope you are enjoying the photo`s.

does mary recongnise you. bye.