chrishall Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Careering down the 'death track' at the end of Waltheof on the Manor Estate in the 50s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awoollen Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 We used to do Concord Park too....Great place to sledge. Spent a lot of time in Wooley Woods as well...Living on Shirgreen and scouting in Wincobank. Great place to go "play". (Before computers I might add) Beavercoats used to scare me..I always went down there slowly LOL. Anyone from 61st Scouts, Wincobank? nothing scaree on bevercotes iused to live on there me and my mates used ride on an air raid shelter tin the bent one great fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fareast Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Between the age of 8 and 10, we used to sledge down Southgrove Road ; not too steep, but there was Ecclesall Road at the bottom ! Actually, when we reached Ecclesall Road, we did a neat swerve, left or right, and came to a stop on the flat bit. This was 1950-1953. Imagine trying to do that now !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumsy Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 When you were younger, where was your favourite spot for sledging? Along with a host of other youngsters I favoured Wayland Road, Sharrow Vale, which was quite steep and we had difficulty in either stopping at the bottom or doing a quick turn into a road which I can’t remember the name of. The whole road turned to ice very quickly, but luckily, in those days, nobody had cars so there were no complaints. My second favourite was Dover Road — until a lad overshot it and finished up being hit be a tram on Ecclesall Road. Luckily, he was not seriously injured. Linton Rd runs off the bottom of Wayland, or Bagshot ran down the side mumsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumsy Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 We loved going on the death track on the Bolehills-if you went too fast you couldn't stop and would fly over the wall to Tinker Lane-certain death if u weren't quick enough to jump off your sledge! Grow bags were a good alternative in summer on the Bolehills-from the top(near 99 steps) to the monkey bumps-hurt your bum like crazy but whooa such a thrill!!! lol mumsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyer Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 High House rd ,do the sharp turn on to Bamforth and if you didn't stop the tramcars would do the stop for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyer Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 also do the dry run on the slag heaps Penistone rd towards Wood st the wood fence at the bottam was the stop or if u fell off no skin when u hit the slag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fareast Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 I think the poster [ peterw ] meant Bowood Road, the one that turns off ' big ' Wayland, about half-way down, on the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimay Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 High Hazels park in the 1960's. Graves park in the early 1970's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1941 Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 i lived on firth park crescent.......used to start at the top of bevercotes road at windmill lane and go all the way down towards bellhouse road. Also tried the steep hill down towards the stream in firth park a few times .. .............but that was a little dangerous. A long time ago. ------------- hi radish, we sledged down page hall rd right towards upwell st, i lived in grimesthorpe s4, we were surrounded by hills, done all the side st and not much traffic about. Did the belly down and wore my shoes out on the toes guiding the sledge down hill. Happy days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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