MILTON SQUARE TERRACES LEGENDARY known as 'the TURKEY'
- Louie
- Sep 18
- 3 min read
(Milton Road, Inkerman ROW, Fitzwilliam Road, The Square)
names that stemed from the 'crimean war (1854-6)
Built 1850/60s by the Dawes Family, whom at the time owned both Elsecar and Milton Ironworks. The family were also responsible for the build of the well known ‘Sebastopol’ housing in Hoyland...
Jump Village
'Looking Through the Decades,
it's Past and Present and its Transformation over the years'
The legendary ‘Turkey’
Circa late 1850S - 1967/68
Probably the most talked about and most remembered landmark of our Village, the 'Turkey’.. circa late 1850s -1967/68
For all the people I have spoken to who lived in and remembered the ‘Turkey’ I have not heard one bad word said of it..Yes the houses weren’t in the best of conditions, but it’s the atmosphere, the comradery, friendships and the solid community spirit they remember most.. or is this just nostalgic thoughts?, It’s said you could leave your door unlocked all day, but as our Jeff used to say “we had nothing to steal”....
Demolished as part of the HNUDC slum clearance plan in the 60s.
Inkerman Row (Rear)
Opening between outer buildings,
leading into Milton Road
Inkerman Row on Club Trip Day
Fitzwilliam Street
Old footpath to the ‘Turkey’ through the old club yard.
Fitzwilliam Street
Half of Fitzwilliam Road 1951..
From Left:
No 12 Mr ‘William’ & Mrs ‘May’ Cookson
No 10 Mr & Mrs Bailey
No 8 Mr & Mrs Dixon
No 6 Mr & Mrs Padgett
No 4 Mr ‘Cal’ & Mrs ‘Liza’ Beavers
No 2 Mr ‘George’ & Mrs ‘Lilly’ Cookson(not shown on photo)
Child in pram David Grant..
Top of heads; George Hopkinson (Shader) & John Cookson.
Don’t to know the girl that’s running towards the Fitzewilliam ginnel.
Photo was taken by Mrs Hazel Grant (Cookson) 1951..
Her brother John, asked her to take a pic of him and George while they were weight training but unfortunately, she only got the top of their heads...
The village old Post Office..
Jeff Noble and Mrs Brookes..
Mr Brookes and Daughter Elsie Brookes..
V.J Celebrations
Looking up the Inkerman Row towards the Flying Dutchman Inn, with the village co-operative butchers on the right...
Looking down the Inkerman Row from 'Cemetary Road. These pics epitomising Jumps past community spirit.
Inkerman Row (Wentworth Road)
The End of an Era
The complete demolition of the 'Turkey' circa 1967/68.
Showing the inkerman Row now more commonly known as Wentworth Road.
Notice the village toilets in the background,
now the base of the bus stop..
Photo taken by Barry Evans circa 1969/70
Associations
the four shops on church street
adjacent to milton road built
Bennetts shop
Later becoming known has ‘Beech’s.
Closed trading as a shop 19kk now the extended premises of
'Turners Butchers'
Turners Butchers, Bennetts Shop, Fish & Chip Shop
Harold Hanstock..
Looking out of his window above his Fish & Chip shop circa 1939.
Harold retired in 1972..
The Fish shop has had four owners since 1972,
The fourth shop of the row, 'Major Nesbitt'
Beside Milton Road..
(Heeleys Christening Celebration)
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