handypandy Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 (edited) It's an advert. for Rowntree's Fruit Gums that dates from 1954. Your the man!! I thought it looked like a bowl of stew / soup etc Now I know, it looks obvious... strange how the mind works! Edited February 8, 2015 by handypandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Your the man!! I thought it looked like a bowl of stew / soup etc It looked like baked beans to me, but Mrs hillsbro was a fruit gum devotee and she came to the rescue!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 OP, if you have a scanner you can can put your photo onto photobucket I think and then download it onto here ---------- Post added 09-02-2015 at 07:11 ---------- I used to love going to Mrs Knights shop with my mum and grandma, she had all these little wooden cabinets full of underwear and stockings. She was a lovely lady too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwardben Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 was there not a green grocers there once some years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakerman Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Hiya Lakerman, if its anything like this photo, judging by the tram timelne on Wiki.... this may be April 1960. This would be about the same period of the photo of you and me on our back step. :hihi: . Hi Andy, You have hit the nail on the head. The photo you have posted is the same one as I have but for some reason my photo has been halved and the tram is not on it. There are only the two shops plus people. So thanks for that mate. I would agree with your guess at 1960 ( 1959/60). Thanks also to Hillsboro and beechnut for their interest and input. In fact thanks to all who showed an interest ---------- Post added 09-02-2015 at 13:40 ---------- Andy, just looked at the photo again. The tram is full of passengers and it says Special on the destination indicator. I wonder what that was all about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1941 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 The Vauxhall Wyvern/ Velox in the background of THIS pic, would date it to mid 50's (ish). The Surf advert with the giraffe campaign may be more accurate but I can't find any reference to it. I'm curious about the ad next to it.. . ---------- Supurb Picture handypandy keep them rolling in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 The same postcard is currently on sale via eBay - a snip at only £29.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handypandy Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Andy, just looked at the photo again. The tram is full of passengers and it says Special on the destination indicator. I wonder what that was all about? Just a guess, but it may have been the last tram journey on that route, hence the reason for the photo. Other routes apparently did the same. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Yes, the "special" tram journey could well have been concerned with the closure of the route. According to my book The Tramway Era in Sheffield the last day of the Sheffield Lane Top - Meadowhead service was Sunday 3 April 1960. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tara Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I only remember one Newsagents in the 60s and that was the Rendezvous, which was below Brookshaws Garage. Where the Iceland is now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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