o/t what's your favourite street in Rotherham....

[lbj]

Yes it has the same name and street name plate at it's entrance on Sheffield Road.......chiseling and fitting keys was fun....scraping bearings - breaking lathes...lol....still got my many training log books somewhere - never throw anything away.....actually used a center finding tool I made there....good as new......captain of football team when there......helped to get me through...lol

Mr Hudson was in charge but struggle to remember some of the instructors and I should they were all brilliant - when you listened to them....not too hot on some though....

[mellowmiller]

Yes it has the same name and street name plate at it's entrance on Sheffield Road.......chiseling and fitting keys was fun....scraping bearings - breaking lathes...lol....still got my many training log books somewhere - never throw anything away.....actually used a center finding tool I made there....good as new......captain of football team when there......helped to get me through...lol

Mr Hudson was in charge but struggle to remember some of the instructors and I should they were all brilliant - when you listened to them....not too hot on some though....

I was a Commercial Apprentice and spent 3 months in various office, production and engineering departments over a period of two years.
I must have done ok because I stayed with the company for the next 41 years and ended up as a senior manager before retiring in 2007.
Malcolm Leary was the guy in charge of our group of apprentices. Can't remember the names of any of the other instructors though.
Happy days learning various skills, getting educated and being paid for the privilege.

[lbj]

They were thorough in those days....

[Pattylallacks2]

Narrow Twitchel

[sawmiller]

Masbro` Street....for the walks up to Millmoor.....and the Sass shop.

Well, as much as I love NYS as our 'home', there is something about this walk and our old Millmoor home that I miss...

[loyalmiller]

Thanks for that LM, Charlie Browns postal address is Chemist Lane but I guess there is nothing left from the days I lived there. RUFC used to own half a dozen houses on Holland St. which joined Chemist Lane and most were used by first team players of the time, Quairney and Noble I remember!

Charlie Browns has gone too, Lincs. A company called Grand Designs is now in that building.

[Archiemiller]

Lincs - the cloughs infamous 'TARTAN SWING'....and cardboard sliding down't 'Boiler field'

Barstewards have just burnt down part of Clough nurseries.....on the old 'Clough House' lands.....It was in the Advertiser recently....

Were you only allowed on that swing if you were wearing a kilt.???????

[bogsdollox]

and why?

Just checked out the links in this forum and I must say that the Before images are better than the Now ones - depressing town.
I lived in town for 20 years and loved the place but all my old mates who still live in town only go into the centre if its unavoidable.No decent ale houses ,no specialist type shops and an overwhelming feeling of being in Albania.

[lbj]

Bloody predicted text...lol

"TAAARRRRZAAANNNNN ! ! !

SWING !

Off the protruding rocks at the top of the "boiler field".....We'll that's what my Dad always called it.....kids jumping onto share swing untill tree / rope was squeaking - madness !

I'll check this time....."TARZAN" swing..lol

[vespabri]

Dryden Rd opposite herringthorpe fields....mi'Mum's & Mi'Nans last place before passing away.....always brings a tear to my eye when I pass there..also my Dad's last house before going into a care home last September.
Brilliant memories in & around herringthorpe fields..chancery Rd Dryden Rd.