Crookes History

[Annie Bynnol]

I also looked on Tasker Road and saw that the bitumen has worn away showing the old cobblestones that were the original surface when I lived on there in the 40's, they may have been bumpy in there day, but they have lasted longer than the crap they put down and keep re-newing nowadays.

 

Tasker Road as most local side streets have been resurfaced and relit since the photos were taken.

Edited July 13, 2014 by Annie Bynnol

[carol1962]

only just in Crookes I think, but anyone remember Deakins chippy on heavygate road. The longest time ever waitedto buy fish and chips. Also anyone remember chadd upholstery and the tiny fruit and veg shop on Heavygate road just past the top of highton street. There was also an off license at the top of greenhowe street (Buckmasters had it i think). I lived on heavygate estate from 1965 to 1981.

[cookingfat50]

you have o remember that years ago Sheffield was not the big city it is now Sheffield was made up of hundreds of villages like crooks, Attercliffe, broomhall handsworth, Norton, some of these villages were more like hamlets of just a few houses, Sheffield as most people know was made up of small forges and mills list goes on

[USUK]

I remember Big Joe's fish & chip shop(just) at the bottom of Loxley View Rd.

 

That would be Rippons. Chippy in the front with the café in back.

 

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only just in Crookes I think, but anyone remember Deakins chippy on heavygate road. The longest time ever waitedto buy fish and chips. Also anyone remember chadd upholstery and the tiny fruit and veg shop on Heavygate road just past the top of highton street. There was also an off license at the top of greenhowe street (Buckmasters had it i think). I lived on heavygate estate from 1965 to 1981.

 

I lived on Moorsyde Crescent till 1968

[kanowidow]

I lived on heavygate road we owned the grocery shop 176. Vivienne patton.my neighbour was Barbara Harrison and my best friend lived on matlock road maureen brpowm

[USUK]

I lived on heavygate road we owned the grocery shop 176. Vivienne patton.my neighbour was Barbara Harrison and my best friend lived on matlock road maureen brpowm

 

 

When did you live there ?

Edited April 23, 2015 by USUK

[andy59]

We lived on heavy gate road from 1960 to 1966. We owned the newsagents at the bottom of Bradley Street. In that block of houses between bottom of Bradley street and top of Matlock Road there was our shop, a hairdressers,a chip shop, a bakers and an electrical repair shop and across the road from us a grocers.

[USUK]

We lived on heavy gate road from 1960 to 1966. We owned the newsagents at the bottom of Bradley Street. In that block of houses between bottom of Bradley street and top of Matlock Road there was our shop, a hairdressers,a chip shop, a bakers and an electrical repair shop and across the road from us a grocers.

 

One of my school pals Mom owned the paper shop just before you. Spent many an hour playing in the Attic. Another pal was at the Wallpaper shop across the road at the bottom of Bradley Street. I used to deliver shoes for the Cobler at the bottom of Aldred Road, (Mr Widdowson). I can picture the strange little man who owned the radio repair shop but cant remember his name. The Chippy used to be good till it changed hands sometime mid 60's then became the worst in Sheffield. The waste land next to the paper shop was the site for the Annual Bonfire. I remember someone setting it off early one year.

[andy59]

The man who owned the radio shop was called Ronnie Watson . I remember the attic , me and my siblings spent many an hour up there on the rocking horse. Also remember the bonfires on the waste land and the dens we used to build. I had forgotten the wallpaper shop at bottom of Bradley Street but remember the sweet shop at the bottom of Slinn Street.

[kanowidow]

I lived there from 1950 1964 I remember Mr Watson radio shop then there was a house where the harrisons lived then our shop patton then the fish shop Mr ward. Then a house fillowed by newsagent and hat dressers. We called the waste ground the hill. Our back gardens ran from the steps at top of ma

 

tlock street. We used to get in trouble for sledging in the winter. Long time ago those were the days eh