The Skip Collection ~ Part 1
Broomhall Adventures in the 1970s
Local Resident, Charlie, brought us a folder of old photographs she had discovered in a skip in Broomhall! They include images from the 1970s and some of the 1980s, and mainly show the Adventure playground, the protest to keep the playground open, young people’s trips, activities in the Broomspring Centre and some of the 1970s Summer Fayres. As we digitized them all we referred to them as the Skip Collection…
This set shows young people in the Adventure Playground and the pigeon lofts.
Gary Couth, Tom Barton, Stephen Ward. 1970s
Photo: Our Broomhall
Children swinging from bell ropes. 1980s
Photo: Our Broomhall
Children playing on a makeshift seesaw. 1980s
Photo: Our Broomhall
Teepee in the Broomhall Playground. 1970s
Photo: Our Broomhall
Young boy holding a hammer. 1970s
Photo: Our Broomhall
Young boy playing with a crowbar. 1970s
Photo: Our Broomhall
A large bonfire. 1980s
Photo: Our Broomhall
Children climbing bell ropes. 1980s
Photo: Our Broomhall
Playground on Gell Street. 1980s
Photo: Our Broomhall
Children playing on a tree swing. 1980s
Photo: Our Broomhall
Young boy playing on a swing. 1980s
Photo: Our Broomhall
Portrait of a young girl. 1980s
Photo: Our Broomhall
Young people congregating outside a shed on the Gell St Playground. 1970s
Photo: Our Broomhall
Children playing on a makeshift swing. 1980s
Photo: Our Broomhall
Children playing on a makeshift wooden tower. 1980s
Photo: Our Broomhall
Children posing for a photograph in the Gell Street playground. 1980s
Photo: Our Broomhall
Makeshift playground on Gell Street. 1980s
Photo: Our Broomhall
Children posing for a photograph in the Gell Street playground. 1980s
Photo: Our Broomhall
Children playing on a makeshift tyre swing. 1980s
Photo: Our Broomhall
Young people congregating outside a shed on the Gell St Playground. 1970s
Photo: Our Broomhall
Children posing on top of a wooden tower. 1980s
Photo: Our Broomhall
Children posing in shadows. 1980s
Photo: Our Broomhall
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This page was added by Jennie Beard on 28/03/2015.
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Great photos. They should be digitised and a copy with information lodged in the V&A Museum of Childhood. I would like to know if Gell St AP was part of John Winkley’s responsibility as play officer for the City Council.
Thanks for your comment. All the photos that the project gathered are being given to Sheffield Archives for posterity, but your suggestion that they warrant inclusion in a national collection is a great idea! I will make contact with them to find out about their policies on including such submissions. Regarding your question of whether Gell St Adventure Playground was part of John Winkley’s responsibility as play officer for the City Council – I’m afraid I have no idea! If you felt like looking into it, please do – and let us know the outcome, as we can include it in the page. Thanks again for your feedback. Richard (Website Coordinator)
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