Just Old Sheffield Photos No 18

[@markshrimpton3138]

Seeing the colourised photo of the immensely brave Sergeant Arnold Loosemore VC DCM, brought anger boiling up in me. This courageous young man was so badly wounded that he had to have his left leg amputated. Unable to get work he died in 1924, aged just 27, from tuberculosis. His ungrateful country denied his grieving wife a war widow’s pension on the grounds that he’d died after the war and she’d married him knowing that he was unfit for work.

[@justoldsheffieldphotos7868]

It was outrageous what happened to this poor lad. Have a read of the link about him. victoriacrossonline.co.uk/?page_id=9557

[@chrisstones1249]

Something ,today's reprobates in government would no doubt ,do . unforgivable.

[@unclenolly3207]

I think the tram ride was High Street, left into Haymarket, at the top of Commercial Street, and then Waingate. I’d forgotten about the Bruce Springsteen concert - we were in the cheap seats on the Norfolk Park! 😂. I sure do remember the bus drivers cafe. I loved to go in there. Absolutely love these photos, thank you for compiling them ☺️

[@justoldsheffieldphotos7868]

Spot on Nolly 👍

[@helencoupland8331]

Love watching these and wonder if my grandma my be on here somewhere as she was born in the 1800 😌

[@justoldsheffieldphotos7868]

Thanks Helen

[@neilw642]

Great stuff 👍👍👍

[@gordonbitting1659]

I think Tram going through town centre possibly Attercliffe. A was Attercliffe, E was Ecclesall, F was Fulwood, W was Woodseats etc . Hope I am right. Lived Sheffield 78 years I am now 88 years old

[@gillianbrookwell1678]

I remember catching the bus as a child with my parents in the late 1950's and early 60's; the old bus station with the cream and blue buses looks very familiar.

[@sjw4302]

Wonderful, thank you for the ride.

[@justoldsheffieldphotos7868]

You’re welcome glad you enjoyed it

[@kieronwhite8502]

Wonderful, thank you for sharing this footage. I've subscribed straight away.

[@brentonsmith-pw2rp]

As a child I remember my older brother talking about Shades the night club.

[@elainemahoney8118]

Brilliant history of Sheffield

[@philiphowell1505]

The tram with the large letter W on the top was I think destined for Walkley terminus as only single deck trams of a certain type could handle the hills.

[@jonathanwilkinson1461]

Tram on its way down the 'Cliffe?..

[@JackBlack-gh5yf]

Shades was Sheffield's first nightclub, next to Greystones Picture House. It became Napoleon's Casino. Same owner.

[@justoldsheffieldphotos7868]

Ahhh so that's where it was.. thanks for that Jack.

[@JackBlack-gh5yf]

@@justoldsheffieldphotos7868 I grew up just down the road from there, we'd regularly find shoes in the street going to school, and get kept awake by ''courting couples' round the back of Finnegan's/Challenge supermarket. My mate's older brother reckoned they sold white packets of heroin there, but that might not have been true! The owner raced pigeons, and my granddad hated the bloke because he dosed them with pharmaceutical amphetamines, he reckoned. Greystones was a great local picture house, but became the 'Star Bingo Hall'.

[@johnredfern7286]

I started at Malin Bridge school in 1943. I think the free milk was in 1/3 pint bottles. This was during the war when there was severe food rationing.

[@CharlieFishcake]

The café was called The Four Seasons. Pond Street Nora used to get her tea there.

[@justoldsheffieldphotos7868]

Of course…. Used to love getting chips from there after the Sheaf Valley baths.

[@frazerguest2864]

Forgive my ignorance, but what / who were the ‘Croft paupers’ ?

[@Triggeredsociety]

This is so sad to see what our world is today ,our schools are literally making freaks of society I would love to have things go back to normal amd simpler times

[@andrewgilmour1884]

The football ground appears to be Bramall Lane (not Bramhall 😉)

[@angelaarnold3740]

Past the Cathedral and onto West Street.😂

[@garykent7546]

Top of High Street turn left to Waingate then on to Ladys Bridge??

[@justoldsheffieldphotos7868]

oooo so close Gary

[@garykent7546]

@@justoldsheffieldphotos7868 Forgot to include Commercial Street, it's a long time ago and tram windows are quite dirty to see out of if I remember right😁

[@patrickallen7271]

Can you get the photos order f

[@justoldsheffieldphotos7868]

Hiya Patrick. I will be doing so once I have checked out the royalties around them fella

[@Shanghai_Knife_Dude]

2:14 why there is a woman with a mobile phone in hand?