Stocks Lane
My mother worked in Foxton's the bakers which was on Stocks Lane. It was cobbled with granite 'sets' and I think it had tram lines. As a boy, I was sometimes allowed to go out with the driver of the the bread van to make deliveries to pubs and Foxton's other shop in Parkgate. The area was re-developed during the 1960s - I was away at RAF Cosford when the plans were released. A multi-storey car park was built over Stocks Lane and one Chritmas morning, after church, we drove up to the top floor to get a good view of Rawmarsh. It had been snowing and the ramps were iced up, so coming down I was very glad to reach the bottom without hitting anything.
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RE: RE: Stocks Lane
I well remember the cobbles in Stocks Lane in the 1950s but there were no tramlines (I grew up in Rockcliff Road). There was, however, a short stretch of redundant tram track in the cobbles fronting the Tram Sheds in Dale Road, but this was resurfaced in the late 1950s. I also remember the cobbles in Rawmarsh Hill with circular steel markers down the centre of the road, but this was resurfaced about 1954/55.
Comment from David Atkin on Wednesday, 26th January 2011.