trastrick Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 On 23/12/2021 at 16:51, Jim Hardie said: Great map, Jim I was trying to find the gennel and steps we used to use to get up to the Abbeydale Cinema, from Broadfield Rd. Anybody remember? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockers rule Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 21 minutes ago, trastrick said: Great map, Jim I was trying to find the gennel and steps we used to use to get up to the Abbeydale Cinema, from Broadfield Rd. Anybody remember? That's an easy one Trastrick. Past the Milk carton dispensing machine outside the Express Dairy (spit - us Co-op lads rivals ) & up the gennel between the houses. The gennel is simply marked down as 'Primrose' on Google maps. Haven't been down that way for a long time. nice to see the Dairy building revitalised. The houses have gone at the btm of the gennel (did it have steps? thought it was just a sloping path). Quick flash back the gennel had advertising hoardings on the righthand side going up on the waste land after the row of houses. 300 Broadfield Rd - Google Maps and from the other end. 25 Hale St - Google Maps Keep safe Rocker . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningman Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share Posted December 26, 2021 (edited) Good morning trastrick. Are you referring to Primrose View ? Wen I worra lad I wandered all round there and Primrose View is the only location I remember that you could access the cinema from Broadfield Road. There was a shop at the bottom from where we bought whatever we fancied after leaving Heeley Baths. Posted the above message before reading Rockers rule reply ! Edited December 26, 2021 by Runningman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockers rule Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Runningman said: Good morning trastrick. Are you referring to Primrose View ? Wen I worra lad I wandered all round there and Primrose View is the only location I remember that you could access the cinema from Broadfield Road. There was a shop at the bottom from where we bought whatever we fancied after leaving Heeley Baths. Posted the above message before reading Rockers rule reply ! No probs Runningman - it's not a race ! One of our old neighbours at Highfields used to live in one of those terrace houses when she was younger. I remember the queue for the pictures being that long it occasionally stretched down the side and up the gennel at the back. While we're talking gennels and steps, my Aunty lived on Springwood Rd at Heeley. On our way to Meersbrook park we walked on Gregory Rd, dog leg up Maxey Place and followed Nicholson Rd into the corner & down the long flight of steps that lead down to Shirebrook Rd. That's the good thing with Google maps, instant access to places you've either forgotten or want to see how places have changed over the years. Keep safe out there . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 We always knew the steps from Nicholson Rd to Shirebrook Rd as "the 49 steps". I don't know whether there actually were 49 but I should do because I had ample opportunity to count them because my daily paper round for Hudson's & Staley's on Forster Rd took me down there. They were also our shortcut to Meersbrook Park when we were smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trastrick Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Thank RR! Yep, I think there were a few steps at the top! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trastrick Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 (edited) Just now, Organgrinder said: We always knew the steps from Nicholson Rd to Shirebrook Rd as "the 49 steps". I don't know whether there actually were 49 but I should do because I had ample opportunity to count them because my daily paper round for Hudson's & Staley's on Forster Rd took me down there. They were also our shortcut to Meersbrook Park when we were smaller. We lived in Carter Place off Nicholson Place. Only way to get to Meersbrook Park from there was down those steps. We counted them many times, but there was an argument what counted as a step at the top or bottom, can't remember which. But we referred to as the 48 steps, not to be confused with the "39 Steps" book. All the way down on the right was what looked like "bomb buildings", as we used to call them. Looking at Rockers Blitz Map there is a dot very close to where the steps are. Edited December 26, 2021 by trastrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockers rule Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Organgrinder said: We always knew the steps from Nicholson Rd to Shirebrook Rd as "the 49 steps". I don't know whether there actually were 49 but I should do because I had ample opportunity to count them because my daily paper round for Hudson's & Staley's on Forster Rd took me down there. They were also our shortcut to Meersbrook Park when we were smaller. Thank you Organgrinder 49 steps rings a bell. 43 minutes ago, trastrick said: Thank RR! Yep, I think there were a few steps at the top! Long time ago trastrick, you could well be right. I counted myself lucky to remember the advertising hoardings just after the houses. Think the most famous Sheffield Gennel's have to be 'Skelli's bridge' & the 'Blue bridge' at Granville St / Turner St. Keep safe out there . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUFFEMS Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 (edited) We used to meet outside Staley's at 6:30 pm when "we were courting", summat else they dunt do now, courting that is. We well remember Skelli's Bridge and Primrose Walk where we walked up from Meersbrook/Heeley to go the Abbeydale on Saturday night. Mr. Duffems had to finish his paper round first though, usually on't last minute because o't Green'uns! First on his round was 1 Court 1 Cambridge Road, he delivered for Colleys on Planatation Road, always covered in ink was old man Colley! Does anyone remember Totter Bridge Terrace? Regards, Duffems Edited December 26, 2021 by DUFFEMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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