Fan Archive Beatles SheffieldJudith Simons
From Hillsborough to the heart of Beatlemania Judith Simons was a Sheffield-born journalist who found herself at the centre of one of the biggest cultural revolutions of the twentieth century. Raised in Hillsborough, she began…
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Patricia and Arnold Crowther
The Sheffield Wiccans whose story crossed paths with The Beatles Sheffield has another unusual Beatles connection. In October 1964, Arnold Crowther, High Priest of the Sheffield Coven, claimed the Beatles’ phenomenal success was due to…
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Jerry Stevens
From Sheffield working men’s clubs to The Beatles’ final British tour Born Gerard Pinder in Sheffield, Jerry Stevens was a singer, comedian, impressionist and compère who rose from local working men’s clubs to become one…
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Barry, Reg and The Beatles: Memories from Ann and Dave
Ann and Dave remember the story of Barry, Reg and their meetings with John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Their memories were recorded separately and reflect their own perspectives of events that took place in 1963.…
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John Baxter – Bamford 1963
I was “caddying” for my father while he played golf at Bamford (Sicklehome) on the Sunday after the Sheffield performance. As usual, after playing he went to the Marquis of Granby Hotel for a couple…
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Janet – City Hall 25th May 1963
I was 14 when The Beatles appeared at Sheffield City Hall in 1963. Originally Roy Orbison was topping the bill, but Please Please Me had just reached number one, so The Beatles topped the bill…
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Peter and Geoff Stringfellow
The Sheffield brothers who helped put youth culture centre stage Born in wartime Sheffield, brothers Peter and Geoff Stringfellow grew up in Pitsmoor in a family dominated by strong women while the men were away…
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Margaret Kendall – City Hall 1963
I went to see the Beatles at the City Hall 1962 or 63. I was at Brincliffe Grammar School. I remember standing outside the Grand Hotel afterwards with hundreds of fans. Every time anyone opened…
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Linda Brothwell – City Hall Nov 64
I remember my mum queued for ages to get me a ticket for the concert as I had a birthday coming up, and it was one of my gifts.It was quite frenzied in the auditorium.…
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Ann Askey – City Hall 1964
It must have been ‘64 when myself and David’s sister, my now sister-in-law (we were just friends at the time) toddled off into town because The Beatles were there that Saturday. We’d have been 12…
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