Park Hill

Whether you lived or worked on Park Hill, or just viewed it from afar, tell us your memories of the estate.

zoe wild (now scaife)
me and my cousin leighton lived with our nan and grandad both grandparents now passed we had some good times all the kids played together and adults took turns to make brews parkhill for life

bodene wild
im the one on the front row in purple omg good days

elaine smith
i lived on parkhill since i was bout 1yr old till i was 12 i am now 19 i loved it there and was very sad to move off! i went to grace owen nursery and to park hill primary and there are 2 teaches that i have seen in the pics and remember mr machell and mrs clegg there were the good times!!!

carol clinton (memmott)
hiya everybody from parkhill, i was born in 1967 and raised on parkhill. like many others i have to agree that we had some really fantastic times. playing two balls, kit-can, delavio the list is endless we were never bored. shaun do you remember me, you and pete worthington used be forever running playing delavio and then often if we got money go up to the barracuda for a bag of chips. oh what wonderful memories i have of the wonderful growing up on parkhill.

Vincent Kilcommons
I know him because its me =]and look at the tramp =o

Darren Thompson-Allott
Myself & my brother Martyn lived on the flats from birth in 1960 we moved in about 1975 but still carried on our education at Norfolk school and visiting the flats almost daily to see our mates. Some people may remember my mum Rita who used to be the Bingo caller at Park Bingo (formerly Park Pictures)for a number of years.I have very fond memories of those days and could reminisce at length about them. The schools the shops,bonfires on South Street, Saturday morning Matinees at Park Pictures the Classic in Fitzallan Square and the ABC. The main thing though was the great sense of community that I don't believe exists anymore in these modern times.

terry jackson
hi everyone.my names terry and im studying architecture at the leicester school of architecture. im writing about park hill estate and looking for peoples opinions, especially residents who live/lived there. would it be possible to contact any of you about park hill?please let me know by posting a comment.thankyouTerry

Paul Britton
I attended Park school during the 1960's and remember being taken to Acres Hill and then Bluestone while it was demolished and rebuilt in 1967/8. I also was part of the 287th Park Hill scout troop, Phil Osborn was the Scout leader,he created our monthly scout magazine, the 995 Express - after the 995 homes built on Park Hill. He unfortunately passed away at Christmas 2004. Although I lived on the Hyde Park, I used to spend quite a lot of my time in and around "the flats", a lot of my friends lived there so we used to frequent all of the local pubs and then venture into town.

Wendy - x park hill resident 98
Pic 39, Hi Joanne, those were the days eh?

Kodie
my dad, nanan, grandad and cousin lived on Park Hill. I would visit every weekend. It was a great place, i miss it! x

tracey hancock
the lady with the friendly smile and purple cardy is my mum, Winnie Hancock. we lived on Claywood flats which were just a stones throw from parkhill and we were definately part of the Park hill community. I went to Grace Owen Nursery and then onto Park Hill School through the 70's. Mum also attended the community bingo twice a week.(photo 3 Charles and Dianna's Wedding)

tracey hancock
hi, lady in the foreground, in maroon cardigan is my mum winnifrid hancock fondly known by all as winnie. she was a former resident of bard street and then lived on the nearby claywood drive but played a large part in the parkhill community. winnie sadly passed away some years ago, so it was wonderful to see her looking so well on the internet thanks to whoever sent in this photograph.

wendy spencer nee hague
p[cture no 11 is of dale the two boys in the middle are brendas grandsons jason and daniel the boy on the right is also called daniel.

Jessica kilcommons
hi i am vincent kilcommons 10 year old daughter that is my dad on the left had side holding the duck he was only about 10 to 11 years old i just had to coment on that because he is famos because he is on the titternet

mandy steinert
born on park hill.went to park hill school.remembering mrs wilson.fab teacher.thanks to joanne marsden for sending photos in.

Diane Crossland
My parents Albert and Doreen Crossland did the best thing ever moveing to park hill flats as soon as they were built,my brothers David,Tony and little sis Jayne all had a brilliant childhood.We had so many friends everyone knew everyone what a comunity,there was everything you needed on parkhill.We were all safe played out with friends untill all hours,kick can,delavio,knock knock auntie rosie,british buldog,two balls to name but a few of the games oh what fun times.We could always play out no matter what the weather because of the landings,in winter we would go sledging on south street and do you remember bonfire nights?God they were great gatherings all on southstreet again after we had gone around knocking on doors asking for wood to build the bonfire there.May festivals,scouts,brownies & guides,fri comunity dances which were just super,the list of memories is endless the more i think about our time there the hapier i get.I want to say a big hello to everyone whome has contributed to this site from the Crosslands.Thats something else on there,we were all know by our family names.Great times,great people.

Martin Mac
I spent many a happy year growing up on the Parkhill flats. My family moved onto the complex from Arbourthorne in 1968. I left the flats to get married in 1982. I attended the infants school there and can still remember the building being reduced to rubble by cranes and bulldozers. A good few people shed a tear at that site. I made some very good friends back in those heady days and the high point of the week was going along to the fri. night dances at the community hall. The Link pub was my local and i was part of the pool team for a few years. One bad memory for me was getting stuck in a lift for three hours one sunday morning and trying not to panic. I now live in Lincolnshire but paid a nostalgic visit to the flats a few years back and was shocked to see how much the flats had fallen into decay. Shops and pubs that i had used were boarded up and there was rubbish littering every street. A real shame to have such fond memories dashed. I will always remember my days on the flats as back then, people were very friendly. Crime was just about unheard of and the streets and the rows were a safe place to be even on a dark winters evening.

Paris Kilcommons
AnyOne Noo Vincent Kilcommons Well If You Doo Its My Dad x

Paris Kilcommons
Thats My Dad When He Was Little Lol :)

william roe
i wos born on the flats in 1961 iloved growing up thre till i left age 14 but i went on the flats till they closed

sharron holmes Nee Pemberton
I lived on Parkhill from 1961 to 1984. I remember the Friday night community centre dances and i remember the games of Delavio we used to play. I also remember the Old Parkhill county infants and Junior school i went to up the age of 8 when they pulled it down and we all had to go to Acres Hill school till they built a new one. You can't bottle those days they were precious.

Lee Brooke
ey up everybody i lived on park hill most of my life & back in the eighties when i was a lad it seemed a great place to live but later on it seemed to get a bad element about the place i'd also like to mention that i remember richard fletcher who has wrote one of the reviews ey up pal remember me?

jo smedley nee towler
I spent many happy hours throughout the school holidays at my cousins flatMary & Bev Seedhouse their children Gillian & Stephen they lived at 393 Norwich Row - anyone remember them? I remember Brenda who was a close friend to them.

Wendy Moore nee Pinder
Im sure the girls on Pic no 43 are Mandy Steinart & Joanne Marsden...Going back a fair few years now but i hung around with these girls back in the Late 70's... Had loads of good times on the Park Hill flats & Hyde Park Flats... Hope someone remembers me

Richard Fletcher
I remember getting a good hiding off Mr Woodhead - I wagged it one day (went to Dinnington on the bus I remember)- never did it again. Was brought up on 'the flats' and never did you ever find a better place to live. Did me no harm :-D

kay fenwick
photo number 34, is of the school netball team between 1973 and 1977 can just make out a few faces, carol lewis, mandy steinart, joanne marsden, steff simeon, janice palmer, cant make out the rest,good times eh girls?

Kellyanne
The photo of the class of 96 is mad - i have seen andrew machell since i left!

susan windle
i lived on park hill from the age of one and my brother paul was born on there. he is on the left in picture 40.we had great times on there and park hill people still stick together,Anyone remember the friday dance in the community hall in the 70s? Great memories.

pic no 27 people
my wife has a better photo of this somewhere and when we find it we will send it she lived on park hill for 15 years, and some of the kids she thinks on the photo are, beverly porter, sharon vains, mandy reed,paul gregory, my wifes name was sheena grant, now gallagher, and has loads of storys.........

MR WILLY FENWICK
I LIVED HERE WITH MY MOTHER AND FATHER FOR 25YRS.IT WAS A MARVELLOUS PLACE. I USED TO SPEND HOURS WAITING ON THE LANDINGS FOR MY PARENTS TO COME BACK FROM THE PUB,,BUT THEY USED TO LET ME HAVE A BALL TO PLAY WITH AND GIVE ME SOME MONEY FOR THE SHOP BUT I USED TO BUY CIGS WITH IT..AND MY NEIGHBOUR CAUGHT ME,SHE GOT ME BY THE EAR AND TOOK ME TO THE SCOTTISH, MY DAD TOOK MY PANTS DOWN AND REMOVED HIS BELT I NEW WHAT I HAD COMING!! I NEVER TOUCHED A CIG AGAIN. WE WERE LIKE ONE BIG FAMILY..THEN WHEN I BECAME 17 MY DAD LET ME GO TO THE PUB ON DUKE ST..AND HAVE MY FIRST PINT OF BITTER, I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT WITH ALL THE MEN. NOT HAVING TO SNEAK CIDER FROM THE SHOP TO DRINK ON THE PARK. I COULD ACTUALLY GO IN THE PUB..LOVELY MEMORIES. PARK HILL HAD A BIG PART IN MY LIFE.

Neil andrews
Im second from the right on the back row.The teacher is called Dave Woodhead.Picture 20.

Martin Hickson
My family and I moved into Park Hill December 1959. I was 8. It was a marvellous place to live underfloor central heating and garchey waste disposal. Previously our family had lived crowded in 2 rooms in a terraced house up Crookes. Here we had a 3 bed room maisonette opening out on to Duke Street. It was a real community and people were proud to live there. Sadly i think that it became unfashionable to live in flats and as a consequence the community spirit deteriorated. i can remember Foreign film crews coming to the flats to film them.We had kids outings to the seaside and thriving pubs. in fact my dads local(subsequently mine) the Link under landlordship of the Hardy family was renowned for its buffet lunches and Rolls Royces would be parked outside the pub. Football players from the Owls and Blades like Peter Swann and Johnny Kay were also regular visitors.

shaun hague
im the boy second in from the left holding the duck we went with school to a farm that looked after sick animals the other kids are arsheed to my right vincent holding the other duck and kerry

shaun hague
i lived on park hill from birth till me leaving seven years ago my memorys of park hill are the familys that lived next to each other werent just friends they were like family in a way every one pulling to gether when times were tough you felt safe at night and during the holidays every one played games with each other football cricket untill it went dark and because the landings were well light the perantas used to be sat out side playing cards or just talking till the am during summer time any way park hill was just a great place to live