Reply With QuoteSnooker at the Crucible :) !
OK - so we have watches, and Jessica Ennis. Shame about her javeline performance, she could have been retaining her world title.
Is there anything else good from Sheffield that I may have missed???
Snooker at the Crucible :) !
Pulp? Arctic Monkeys? Depends on your taste in music.
cutlery?
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
Nick Clegg?
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
The River Don, now that it's been cleaned up. :D
Best Regards - Peter
I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own.
Real ale/pubs - the best city in the country for it.
Henderson's Relish.
Some of our engineering heritage.
The rules for modern football came from Sheffield.
Amazing countryside on our doorstep.
A long list of good bands.
Plenty has come from the fine City of Sheffield
And my own mother. She went to Sheffield Uni in the 1940s with Roy Hattersley.
I had enjoyable times in Sheffield as a teenager in the 1960s (staying at one of my uncles butchers shops in Darnall)
We have what Betjeman described as 'the prettiest suburb in England' and great, cheap beer in excellent pubs.
All you need really.
The A625.
Highway to some of the best climbing areas in my youth, Stoney Middleton, Froggatt, etc.
As a bit of trivia it has always amused me that the pub outside Bramhall Lane (Sheffield United's ground) is the Cricketers Arms.
Alex
Bramall lane (note the lack of an 'h' :wink: ) has the cricketers arms as it used to be...a cricket ground. In fact both the current Sheffield professional teams only came into being as a way of keeping the cricket team fit over the winter.Originally Posted by st-rider
Trivia-tastic :)
Cmon you red and white wizards 8)
Def Leppard
Andy
Wanted - Damasko DC57
The road to Hope and Castleton. Beautiful countryside. Stunning even.
The Full Monty???
Still producing some of the finest hand made products in the world ,some nice ideas for pressies as well.
http://www.sheffield-cutlery.com/index.html
Don't forget The Human League.
Thanks for that link. I just ordered a couple of sporks.
I have fixed that for you. :wink:Bramall lane (note the lack of an 'h' :wink: ) has the cricketers arms as it used to be...a cricket ground. In fact both the current Sheffield professional teams only came into being as a way of keeping the cricket team fit over the winter.
Trivia-tastic :)
Cmon you BLUE and white wizards 8)
Ah, Stoney Middleton - I used to go out with a girl from there 20 years ago. Spent a lot of time in the area and it's great in good weather, if a little bleak in the winter. Had some spirited drives back home to Lancaster. Some nice pubs too.
Fixed it back 8)
Def Leppard did well for themselves.
Don't forget The Human League.
Heaven 17 were ok as well.
And as already mentioned Hendos.
Think a lot of the city has sadly declined though tbh. :(
I dont think its the "nice" city it used to be.
Oh and Sheffield Wednesday. 8)
Now now! :lol:Fixed it back 8)
Although tbf DW is doing well for you after all the mumping you grunters did!
Derby double anyone?
UTO
The M1 heading south? :D
"A man of little significance"
I've never been father north than Brum but I have heard there is some old loony who sells watches out Sheffield way who is fairly well respected. :lol: :wink:
Cheers,
Neil.
Don't forget the Blades. :lol:
Being picky I don't think that counts as it goes past Sheffield.
A few years ago you could have said M1 and Leeds though (extension of M1 to the A1 now takes that past Leeds too) :lol:
Can I add trams?
Alex
Don`t forget Sebastian Coe was Sheffield-based when active as an athlete. I remember competing against him a few times as a kid in the early 70s.
Paul
Fair play :lol:
Best start for a long time...definitely looking forward to (rather than dreading) the derby matches this season 8) Mind you Megson is doing alright with your lot, it has to be said - pretty decent start in S6 too :)
:D :D :D
The university (& Hallam) & A57 (snake pass).
In my student days I drove over it regularly in a beaten up Renault 5 1.1 GTL with a dodgy steering rack.
Not recommended for Snake Pass.
Later I got a 3 series BMW - highly recommended for Snake Pass. :D
z
John Stringfellow, the REAL father of powered flight.
Stainless steel.
Susan Mather.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Steve Peat. World champion downhill mountain biker, world cup winning downhill mountain biker. Holds the record for the most world cup points of any racer including the legendary Nicolas Vouillez (10 time world champion and part time WRC driver following his retirement)
Joe Cocker, Michael Palin and used to have one of the most iconic skylines in the world, though sadly the cooling towers have now gone and are just a distant memory.
Also before i forget - Four Lions " Rubber Dingy Rapids, Bro". :lol:
Richard Hawley and Nibbles Pizza.
I'd move back to Sheffield like a shot if the right opportunity came up.
Sean Bean.
Sheffield FC, the oldest football club in the world if it hasn't been mentioned already.
+1 - Coles Corner is a classic album
& Nibbles was on speed dial for a chef's special for my late returns :)
Only moved away for the kids schooling - a) S10 & mortgaged to the hilt or b) Gloucestershire Grammar schools.
Opted for b) but I often joke that if they fail the 11+ we're moving back!
z
For the second time in weeks I bow to your wit, except I'd have said North. :)
Oh shit, just remembered Herr Swanbourne :shock: OK, so Joe Cocker and Dave Berry (ish, in his case).
Cabaret Voltaire and ABC.
The Limit on West Street.
Wards Bitter.
Stan Shaw.
Buy my house and I'll throw in my watch collection for free :wink: :lol:
Def Leppard, Human League. Neither particularly my cup of tea, although I like some of their stuff in both cases.
Warp Records, The Designers Republic, almost make up for Baseline and Niche Nightclub, but not quite!
Jessica Ennis :P
Helen Sharman went to my school and lived in the same village 8)
80's music, Jessica Ennis, Sean Bean, SUFC. Done.
My grandad played cricket there and my dad's cousin played for the Blades. Still got my season ticket 25 years after moving up here.Bramall lane (note the lack of an 'h' :wink: ) has the cricketers arms as it used to be...a cricket ground. In fact both the current Sheffield professional teams only came into being as a way of keeping the cricket team fit over the winter.
Trivia-tastic :)
Cmon you red and white wizards 8)
Come to think of it my Mrs is from Sheffield, I quite like her too :wink:
Sheffield links some of my favorite Englishmen:
Michael Palin, Jarvis Cocker, Donald Pleasance, Brian Glover, Eddie Izzard and Bruce Dickinson.
Its also the only place I know of with a Monument to Cholera.
Well we are up to three votes for Jessica Ennis - which was the main reason I posted this.
For me she causes me to think thoughts that can normally only be expressed in the "Boys Room".
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