A Conversation for Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK

The Tinsley Towers

Post 1

Sho - employed again!

so... who's going to chain themselves to the towers? and who's going to help blow the beggars up?

smiley - cry I spent a lot of time growing up in Wincobank overlooking the towers (and possibly in Shiregreen overlooking them too, but I can't clearly remember that) and I'm going to miss them.

Ah the nostalgia of the expat.


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Post 2

Baconlefeets

I'm going to miss them too. Blummin' EOn. smiley - cross

At the base of one of them someone, years ago, wrote "still can't hear your mouth" Always wondered what that was about whenever I passed them.


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Post 3

Sho - employed again!

I haven't been back to Sheffield since July last year. If I'd known I wasn't going to see them again I'd have videoed the drive up and the drive down.
smiley - cry

Oh well...


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Post 4

JulesK

smiley - sadface


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Post 5

Baconlefeets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUaMXBXvoVY

Bah!


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Post 6

Sho - employed again!

Doubleplusbah!

At least they didn't go without a fight!


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Post 7

Alec Trician. (is keeping perfectly still)

grrsmiley - steam...Shame indeed...

those towers were a personal landmark for me too.
The slip-road onto the M1 at Tinsley was a good place to start hitchhiking from, so many journeys started from there.
smiley - rose
I rather liked the idea of turning them into giant flower vases...bloody EoN.
smiley - rose
alec.smiley - grr


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Post 8

Sho - employed again!

Can I just mention that now I've seen the space where the towers used to be, in the flesh, so to speak, that I have one comment only.

How the heck am I supposed to know where my motorway exit is now?
smiley - wah


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Post 9

Baconlefeets

You can still see the towers in Street View. smiley - brave


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Post 10

Sho - employed again!

OK that is totally spooky because

I was there 2 minutes ago posting the link to someone else

http://maps.google.de/maps?hl=de&ie=UTF-8&tab=wl


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Post 11

Sho - employed again!

oh that doesn't work
pah!


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Post 12

Baconlefeets

Heh! smiley - biggrin

Just go to 300 Meadowhall Way, Sheffield and swing a left.


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Post 13

Sho - employed again!

I've just wasted an hour on that site looking at my old stamping grounds. I'm all cross eyed - (and misty eyed when I saw the towers) - so I'm off to bed to dream of dripping bread-cakes.
smiley - smiley


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Post 14

Grandpa BIRIYANI

meadowHELL is a bad place,a mans worst nightnmare !!!!!!!!!!


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Post 15

Sho - employed again!

I quite like it... it's not a patch on going into town though.


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Post 16

Grandpa BIRIYANI

Your kiddin !!!!!!!!!........................its the biggest playground in Britainsmiley - sadface........ Mind you,back t the towers,it still looks odd em not being there !


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Post 17

Sho - employed again!

I must admit that since the eggbox has been replaced with a fountain, and as long as Atkinsons is still there, the city centre is a big draw for me. And the fact that I get to stock up on books in all the charity shops while I trek all the way down the moor and back is a plus.

But... if it rains you don't get wet at Meadowhall, even though it has no charity shops.


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Post 18

Grandpa BIRIYANI

you aint got a bike then ?smiley - winkeye


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Post 19

Sho - employed again!

with those hills? Not likely! I use the supertram...


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Post 20

Grandpa BIRIYANI

wot,t the bottom of moor ?smiley - winkeyeit dunt go there !


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