Manchester Road c1955, Deepcar
Manchester Road c1955, Deepcar Ref: D97001
Memories of Manchester Road c1955, Deepcar
Deepcar, Manchester Road
I lived in the Gables House on Haywood Lane from the age 6 to 10 years. The period was during the early 1950s. I believe the car on the left of this photo may be my father's parked ouside the Gables house. I attended Deepcar C of E infants and junior school during this period. My father was Works Manager of the two General Refractories brick works on Station Road, Deepcar. The junior school head master was Mr Garwood and the infant school head was a Ms Trueman. I played football on the Don Field which could be accessed off Manchester Road opposite the bottom of Haywood lane. Before moving from the area in 1958 I also lived on Station Road in the house sited within the Lowood Works factory. I had many friends in and around Florence Buildings. The sports activities on the Lowoods Ground were a regular interest and the area holds special memories. Although a recent visit to the area confirmed that the Factories and Florence... Read more
Deepcar & local memories
Read and share memories of Deepcar and South Yorkshire inspired by Frith photos.
Tinmill Cottages
I was born at the Tinmill Cottages, I remember there were two. My mum was called Dorothy Roebuck. I remember the well where we got our water and the toilet near the river. I remember going through the woods and the stepping stones, my Uncle Bryan used to take me, I was very young. I have found one photo of the cottages. I have been on Google Street Maps but it looks like the path over the river to the cottages is now closed and overgrown.
Deepcar During The Second World War
I lived in the cottage next to the King and Miller and the Co-op stores, Deepcar then was a peaceful village. I attended Deepcar C of E school on Carr Road like most of the children in Deepcar. We attended St John's Church every Sunday, and maybe went to a movie at Stocksbridge. My mother did her weekly shopping at Stocksbridge market and shops, the daily shopping at the Co-op. In the summer time when we were on our school holidays we spent them with the mothers taking us on picnics on the common at bilberry-picking time, or if the weather was really good we were taken to the Tinmill to either paddle in the river or play on the big stepping stones. This was a great day out for all of us. Then of course the war came, we did not do much different at first, but after the Sheffield Blitz we were more aware of what might happen. We moved from the cottage while I was at Stocksbridge... Read more
