British Road Service Workshop Location ?

[clocker]

During the fifties my father worked for British Road Service ( Sheffield) as a body builder . On the occasional holiday I would get up early in the morning and go to work with him , packed lunch and all . I spent many happy hours , building bird houses , wooden toys and such , in the workshop where he rebuilt truck/lorry bodies , which at that time had a wooden frame under the sheetmetal body . I cannot for the life of me remember where this workshop was located . Can anyone help refresh my memory , photos would also be good ?

[jmdee]

BRS had a depot on Langsett Rd., just below the old barracks building, no idea whether there was a repair shop there though.

[never wrong]

it was on staniforth rd nr the staniforth hotel

[milted]

B R S had a place on Staniforth rd on the left hand side going towards Darnell Just before Bacon lane Bridge Then they had a place on Eyre ST The place they had on Penistone Rd was where B and Q now standsNext to the river,but Idon't remember anybodywork shops there. I used to work there1957Iwould think the body shop was on Staniforth Rd

[frankkettell]

Just after the war we used to play in an area flanked by Staniforth Rd. Shirland Lane, the canal and the railway. There were a couple of allotments where pigs were kept. A big Fun Fair with all the rides and side shows used to set up there too. A large part of this area was taken up by B.R.S. I am not sure about the workshops but there was a large depot there

[docmel]

My Dad also worked for BRS in the body shop during the 50's and 60's.

 

He first worked at the Body shop on Harvest Lane which was just off Rutland Road - I think they pulled down that building and he was transfered to Staniforth Road.

 

Clocker - I too spent a few happy hours in Dad's office at Harvest lane - from what I remeber he was the draughtsman, designing the lorry bodies, but i think he spent some time building them as well.

 

The only other people I can remember was a Polish guy and the foreman who I think was called George.

 

Dad died a couple of months ago and when I was going through his stuff I found some old photo albums - when I next visit my old Mum I will dig them out and see if there were any of his time at BRS

[docmel]

Clocker - just sent you a pm

[clocker]

My Dad also worked for BRS in the body shop during the 50's and 60's.

 

He first worked at the Body shop on Harvest Lane which was just off Rutland Road - I think they pulled down that building and he was transfered to Staniforth Road.

 

 

That rings a bell , Harvest lane . If I remember correctly the office was at the back of the shop with a window where you picked up your paypacket . I think the blacksmiths forge was near the front door , to the left ....its been a long time , memory is a little fuzzy on this .

[docmel]

My memory is also a little rusty, but I think there were two entrances for the lorries - one at the front the other down a side road with the workshop being 'L' shaped.

 

Again memory may be playing tricks, but I am also sure that there was another office up some stairs which was down the side of the workshop.

 

Its the smells that take me back - the smell of paint, or sawn wood seemed to pervade that workshop

 

....and everyone who worked there always seemed really happy - but that may have been a young kid's view.

[owdlad]

My Father in Law worked at BRS for ages, so if any of you feel like owning up to your names, I will pass them onto him.........he was called POP by the way.