Google maps, Oldtown

Not lived in town for 20 years now, but was just looking at google maps. It says Oldtown is at the back of Asda. I thought that is Honeywell and old town is around the area of the Miners Rest and Greyhorse. Am I wrong?

 

I'm from round there and I'd totally agree with you.

Personally, (and I might be wrong here) but I'd say the border between Honeywell and Old Town would be Hudddersfield Road. So Sailsbury St, Kensington Road etc Old Town, but old Seth Armstrong (forgot this road) off the other side of Huddersfield Road) being Honeywell stretching down to near the Asda.

That said, I wouldn't class the girls high school as Wilthorpe, Old Town or Honeywell.

 

I always considered old town as Summer Lane towards Dodworth. Perhaps towards the hospital and other way to back of Morrison's around where old baths were.

Might just be me like but I've genuinely always thought that (I'm 47).

 

Cavendish Road - lived there, fond memories. Would often see Stan walking past on his way to The Miners.

 

I did mean Cavendish but couldn't remember the name of the road.

 

I was a member of the youth club next to St Paul’s Church and played for the U18s football team - our name was Old Town St Paul’s. Many a scratch game was played on that rough ground (is grass now) between Greenfoot Lane and the church, Backing on to Queens Drive. Scores of young men and boys used to turn up there on a light evening to play football on a terrible surface with a steep hill at the Greenfoot end. People would come out of nearby houses to sit on the wall and watch.

I lived in Rowland Road for only a few years but this area gave me some of my happy growing up memories. Maybe it was a 1960s thing but the vicar of St Paul’s was able to insist that the younger members of his youth club take confirmation lessons if we wanted to be club members, and we all complied!

Happy days. I wish I could see pictures or cine film of that big field and the 20-a-side matches. Even better, a time machine just to go back for just one day.

 

old town is victoria crescent in a big circle to greenfoot lane down to Huddersfield road and back into town.

 

PS. The Old Town St Paul’s football team’s home pitch was on that large field opposite Walton Street, off Rowland Road. That had a heck of a slope to it too. I was only 15 but played in goal for the “men’s team”.

 

A short run I think!

 

My dad grew up on cutty lane at oldtown.

 

Oh Jimmy's. Used to go up there regularly with my mum when I was a bairn. Still remember him adding up peoples payments on the back of a paper bag. Then on to Gerry's corner shop on Cutty Lane.

 

There was some kids on there on Saturday, it did cross my mind that you'd probably done the same all those years ago.

 

Correct