The Lost Heeley Railway Station, Sheffield

[@timjohnson689]

Thanks for this! I grew up fairly close by and was always looking for signs of the old station. Sadly very few - everything at track level had gone by the late 70s, probably earlier. Often wondered why, when Millhouses was left in place a lot longer.

[@akink9620]

Used to live at the top of Artisan View with a friend who was around when it was open your making me feel old brilliant

[@StevenBailey-xv9rn]

Just got to see you on video you made in the sheaf valley heeley . Didn't realise was that a little station existed and a bit south was a goods yard where the large shops are.excellent Video 😊 quality ❤ love Stephen.

[@WobblyRunner]

Glad you enjoyed it 👍😃

[@seamusmcevoy2011]

That's certainly seen better days but at least the Station building is still standing, some great drone work too, well done.

[@WobblyRunner]

Cheers Jim. I'm not sure how long it will stay. Probably be flats in 10 years.

[@Carolb66]

Hi Paul, yes you picked a very busy part of Sheffield to film ! Heeley bottom always busy. Fascinating old pics & video of what it once was a very busy station & extensive tracks. Thanks Paul nice to see ya! ❤😊👍

[@WobblyRunner]

Cheers Carol. Hope you're feeling better. Yes, very busy 😄. I see it's been under water again too.

[@Carolb66]

@@WobblyRunner yes it gets f looded all the time in heavy rain. TBH Paul I'm not great I've had bloods taken again today. See what happens next. 🥰❤🤞

[@WobblyRunner]

@@Carolb66 hope you feel better soon 🙁. All the best.

[@Carolb66]

@@WobblyRunner thank you! 🥰

[@whyyoulidl]

Thanks for taking us along; really enjoyed!

[@WobblyRunner]

👍my pleasure

[@rogerbarton1790]

I used to be a regular customer of the scrapyard there in the 1970s. This is the last resting place of my late father's MkII Cortina.

[@martinmarsola6477]

Thank you for the video, this day. Always a pleasure to watch. See you on the next, Paul! 🇬🇧👍🙂🇺🇸

[@WobblyRunner]

Thanks very much. All the best Martin 👍. See you on the next one.

[@Its-DaveT]

Fantastic video Paul, whoever painted that building pink needs to be placed onto the UK’s most wanted list for Architecture abuse! Great insights, many thanks for sharing 😊👍

[@WobblyRunner]

Not a fan of the pink? 😆 Surely in all the time it took to paint, someone must have thought 'hang on this is horrific'

[@chrischapman7514]

Great video again Paul.Didnt realise that there was so many stations and lines.Great artifacts to such as all the old bridges and stone walls they knew what they were doing all them years ago into building them some great effort thanx for sharing.Like the hat to Paul.

[@WobblyRunner]

😄 cheers Chris. It's amazing what you find when you scratch beneath the surface 😉 Many more stations yet to cover too

[@chrischapman7514]

Brilliant really look forward to watching these videos.@@WobblyRunner

[@WobblyRunner]

Glad you enjoy them 👍🙂

[@johngreen-sk4yk]

I used to buy bits for my trusty old capri back in the 80,s from that station building scrap yard. It looked as rough then as it does now. Lol

[@WobblyRunner]

😄 I can believe. Was it a wreckers?

[@johngreen-sk4yk]

@WobblyRunner Yes, typical 80,s scrapyard where you risked life and limb to recover the part you needed off the top car in the pile ! Lol

[@WobblyRunner]

Haha I know the type. My brother used to take around the ones in Donny on the look out for the small bulbs from dashboards in cars for the model railway@@johngreen-sk4yk

[@richardhobson5995]

It was a wonderful breakers yard, you could wander to your hearts content.

[@nbwakamatandoto4127]

Love seeing videos of Sheffield we used to be based there on our boat

[@WobblyRunner]

👍 I love it down at the canal basin. A very underrated part of the city.

[@allangibson4354]

Thanks for posting another very interesting presentation. It's rather sad to think of all the disused stations around our wonderful city that could be re-opened for better access to various areas. Btw, not sure if anyone has heard of this before. But, quite a few of older Sheffield people used to nickname Heely Station as " Heeley Duffem " as it was easy to escape the ticket collectors when using certain exits.

[@WobblyRunner]

Cheers Allan. I'd not heard that phrase before 😄. Very interesting.

[@allangibson4354]

@@WobblyRunner Well I am kind of ancient.

[@johngibson3837]

I've heard the expression before but don't remember it linked to the station

[@barrycartwright6152]

Hi Paul. The building shown from 4m 41sec was the ticket office and then the subway to the Island platforms, used it to go to the Hope Valley, as stated the archway near the bus stop was a Gents urinal. That location was my local Tram & Bus Stop. Nice to see the Drone shots.

[@WobblyRunner]

Nice one Barry. Have those "windows" on the side of the ticket office always been bricked up?

[@johnflower8648]

You missed an interesting part of Heeley station which was a tunnel linking the London lines to platform 1 at Midland station so that the toffs could get on and off the train to without climbing stairs.

[@Rockthecasbah3535]

Great Vlog Paul Always wondered what that scruffy pink building was on left going Into Sheffield City Centre on the A61 down from Meadowhead & Woodseats.Such a shame a lovely example of Victorian architecture as come to that😪

[@WobblyRunner]

Thanks. I wonder what the condition is like inside the building. Given it's in the "antiques quarter" as all the signs say, it's a shame such a historic building isnt better utilised.

[@johngibson3837]

​@@WobblyRunnersays on the front mate it's a car scrapyard

[@maestromanification]

Another interesting video Paul. Very short sighted decision to get rid of the second pair of running lines. I wonder if those redundant decks are left to protect the working ones from bridge bashes

[@WobblyRunner]

I never even considered that. Surely they should be looking to put those other two lines back? All I keep hearing is capacity issues into Sheffield.

[@maestromanification]

@@WobblyRunner they could really do with another pair of lines back but it's all been messed about with now. There used to be a dive under just outside Sheffield. I think you see it on that excellent film engines must not enter the potato siding

[@A_English_Gent]

There was a rumour that they were potentially looking to reopen the station at Heeley at one point, how true that was I don't know.

[@WobblyRunner]

😊 it would be handy. I suspect there was some kind of election looming 😉

[@scottc1589]

Nice video, Paul! The paint store must have had a sale on pink.

[@WobblyRunner]

😄 it's the only explanation for the choice of colour

[@mrbetamax1969]

Undoubtedly the most public video you have done up to now . Probably the last dry day we had of 2023 ? Love the drone shots 👌 keep up the good work in 2024 my friend 👏

[@WobblyRunner]

Happy new year Renton. I thought that said most pubic video at first 🤣

[@mrbetamax1969]

@@WobblyRunner Saturday Christmas shopping time and a match at sheff utd it was busy.

[@daveattrill2712]

Going to be coming over that bridge in about 10 minutes time lol

[@WobblyRunner]

👍😉

[@chrisjubb-hearnborough]

I used to live behind Ponsfords for 28 years and always wantes to see a video done on this station. The archway with the upvc windows used to be a public toilet many years ago. Happy to see London Road hasnt changed....always crawling 😂😂

[@WobblyRunner]

😄 don't think I've ever driven through there without queuing. I was wondering what the little unit with the upvc door was. Cheers for clearing that up.

[@chrisjubb-hearnborough]

@WobblyRunner no worries. After the toilets shut someone wanted to open it up as a small cafe/bar but couldn't get planning permission. Many a good night's spent opposite though in the White Lion 😁😁

[@psychicspies673]

Britain’s best kept station 2023!!!

[@Carolb66]

😅👍

[@WobblyRunner]

😄. Can't fault the greenery

[@psychicspies673]

Seriously…great work on bringing that to life. Loved the black and white photo looking towards Sheff. Did you get a couple of those shots from Ponsfords then? 😊

[@WobblyRunner]

Haha yes it's got a cafe Jon. They do a great scone 😄😉 Cheers again.

[@psychicspies673]

You got a scone. Jealous. I could only afford a Diet Coke in there!

[@briancooper562]

You mentioned the carriage sidings. These during the week, before the era of the motorway, where always full of carriages. Sat was football specials possibly cricket in summer, Sunday trips usually to the seaside.so the carriage sidings emptied. There was one accident when a set of carriages ran out of their siding through the point up on to the main line, lost momentum and reversed and rolled down into Sheffield Midland station. I think they came from the siding across from the Abbydale forge pond north of Totley station.