Pond Street shops

[jstarr]

down hill from the penny black was a car welding company called fab weld

 

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also had a paper shop at the side of the Heely palace picture house50-60s era

 

Harold Brook’s partner in the newsagents’ business was a man called Albert Wilson.

[steved32]

If memory serves, I think the chippy was called "The Friery."

[MyFriendStan]

I seem to remember a crime taking place there wasnt the car park attendant murdered ? I cant remember what the motive was poor man

 

I think that case is still unsolved.

[steved32]

I think that case is still unsolved.

 

I think so, too.

[bassett one]

it was round and sold papers and i used to buy choc bars ,they did a bar that had dark,light and normal all laird it was great,anyone else recalling this circled shop

[beefface]

it was round and sold papers and i used to buy choc bars ,they did a bar that had dark,light and normal all laird it was great,anyone else recalling this circled shop

 

My mum worked there in the 70’s, it was known as the ‘threpney bit’ because of its shape!

[francypants]

it was round and sold papers and i used to buy choc bars ,they did a bar that had dark,light and normal all laird it was great,anyone else recalling this circled shop

 

Fry's Chocolate Sandwich.

[iansheff]

Just looked back on here as I had previously posted about the supermarket in Pond Street I said was Thrifty but a poster said it was Prestos. I just looked and it was Thrifty, there are some posts about the old places on the memories of Shopping in seventies Sheffield thread. I think it must have been Thrifty then went to Presto as one poster says they worked there in 68 and someone else was manager there in 72.

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https://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/archive/index.php/t-466614.html

Edited November 1, 2018 by iansheff

[St Petre]

Pond Street, 1975.

 

1. Does anybuddy remember seeing the sightless blind bloke, selling newspapers outside the ‘thrupenny bit’ shop, at Ponds Street bus station? He was stood in full-length, tightly belted greeny-grey gabardine cooat. He usually faced towards the distant Odeon picture palace, with the ‘You Are Here’ button-press thingumabob thing atween him and the Flicks. I often saw this man on Saturday evenings, with copies of the star tucked under one arm, with Green ‘Uns tucked under the other arm. His hands were as black as night, due to the handling of his papers, and also from the metal money he received from his customers. I felt sorry for him.

 

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2. Brook Newsagents. Harold Brook, Sheffield born (thought I’d get that in first) had a few newsagent shops. I think I’ve been in the one on Howard Street, on the left going upwards, just below the Davy’s shop that made tasty tongue sandwiches… spot on with a spot of mustard.

 

Another Brook’s paper shop was in a row of shops on Ridgeway Rooad, bang opposite Hollinsend park. Before playing football (jumpers for posts) on Sunday afternoons, we used to go into Brooks’s shop to buy, spice pop and consumption tubes. I always did enjoy playing football with a lit cig dangling from mi gob. Bobby Charlton, Billy Bremner, Alan Birchenall, Eddie McCreadie and Bryan Conlon smoked, I’ve seen ‘em do it.

 

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Harold Brook had earlier been a football player, playing for Sheffield United. He scored a goal in the original 7-3 Bouncing Day Massacre, against Sheffield wednesday in ‘1951-52’ season. The Blades missed a penalty in that game. In the return game at Hillsborough United won 3-1. Despite conceding 10 goals to United that season wednesday were promoted back to the top division…Derek Dooley scoring a boat-load of goals. United were promoted as champions the following season, with Harold Brook as skipper, and as captain.

 

During Harold’s second spell at Bramall Lane he had a Sports goods shop on London Road. This was a joint venture with Jimmy Hagan.

 

Despite rumours to the contrary, Harold Brook and Joe Shaw didn’t become business partners in a car-dealership called Brook-Shaw, in Union Street nor in Gibraltar Street.

 

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Harold Brook, during his career, had played for;

 

Sheffield United

 

Manchester United

 

Queens Park Rangers

 

Sheffield United – again

 

Leeds United – he helped Leeds to promotion in 1956

 

Lincoln.

 

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After his retirement from football Brook was a captain and president of Dore & Totley golf club

 

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Thanks for the memories Brooky, although I never got to see you play…mi Dad should have pushed harder, and more often.

 

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I stand to be corrected on any of the above, apart from the last sentence. LOL.

 

Re smoking footballers Mr.Z, you missed out Jimmy Greaves.

[jackanne]

I delivered to supermarket 1970-1975 and it was presto then.