McGoohan'sSheffield landmarks
Published Date:
28 December 2007
By Ian Soutar
THE book traces some of the places in the city which were important to Patrick McGoohan.
Solly Street: St Vincent's RC School attended by 10-year-old Patrick and the youth club where he later began acting
Tinsley: McGoohan's first job in the steel mill of the British Rope Company
Clarkehouse Road, Broomhill: McGoohan family home
George Street: Worked in the National Provincial Bank and also in branches at High Street and Tinsley
Greenhow Street, Walkley: Walkley Ebenezer Church Hall where he first performed with the Sheffield Curtain Club in 1946
Townhead Street: the Sheffield Playhouse where he first became a professional actor after beginning as a trainee stage manager in 1948
Leopold Street/ Pinstone Street: manhole cover where McGoohan successfully proposed to Joan Drummond in 1950 at the third attempt
Fulwood Road: Patrick lived at No 373 and Joan at nearby 402. McGoohan's father worked as a gardener at Notre Dame school
Ecclesall Road: St William of York Catholic Church where they were married.
The full article contains 167 words and appears in Sheffield Telegraph newspaper.
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Last Updated:
28 December 2007 10:24 AM
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Source:
Sheffield Telegraph
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Location:
SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
