Thanks, WCM. I had another look online and it seems it did sell at auction in March 2019 for $25,000. Did it look like it was being returned to housing rather than another shop?
It's tiny - details say about 450 square feet. One up one down with a downstairs scullery and toilet. I went in and had a look around when it was the tattoo place. Very odd going back in again after more than fifty years
There must be some sort of 6 degrees of separation here. About 5 years ago, we were at resort in Cabo St. Lucas watching a Michael Jackson tribute act. We were sat at a table with a couple we didn't know and as he was speaking to his wife I turned to Mrs. CA and said "It sounds like he's from South Yorkshire". In the interval we got talking and asked the obligatory "Where are you from question?". "Yorkshire" came the reply. "So am I" I said. "Whereabouts?" "Doncaster" he said. "I'm from Rawmarsh" I said. "Actually, we own a chip shop in Rawmarsh" he said, "the one on the corner of Dale Road and Green Lane". "That's the chip shop we use whenever we are back there" I said. Small world! Turns out his wife was brought up just about 1/2 mile from where we lived, in the same street where Matt Hamshaw's Dad lived.
I was on Beartree Street, Parkgate up to being 10. Then over to Kimmy Park up to being 16, then back to Rawmarsh.
That's when I was on Green Lane so '83 to about '91
After a few years in Sheffield I was also on Park Street for about 4 years before moving over to Swinton/Kilnhurst, the houses on the old bacon factory site on Carlisle Street.
I remember the Matador being there, but not sure if it was still open, I've a vague memory of my Mum telling me she'd been.