Frying Tonight!
My mother recently lent me some old family photographs so I can scan them and make copies for my sisters. Looking through them, I was fascinated to discover that one of my ancestors had a fish and chip shop on Aston Street off Cricket Inn Road in Sheffield. It wasn't any old chip 'oyl either - it was a "High Class Fried Fish & Chip Potato Restaurant"!
Sadly, the building itself was probably demolished many years ago. In fact, I think the Sheffield Parkway now runs straight through there. I'll have a look next time I'm passing.
There's a follow-up post here.
I wonder if it's just me, but the phrase 'Frying Tonight' is forever associated with Kenneth Williams in Carry on Screaming.
Posted by: publicenergy | Saturday, 29 July 2006 at 11:41 PM
Dave, you're not alone there!
Posted by: Roger B. | Sunday, 30 July 2006 at 10:48 AM
Actually, now that I come to think of it - I remember you using a still from Carry on Screaming in a post about werewolves some time ago. I should have guessed really!
Posted by: publicenergy | Sunday, 30 July 2006 at 03:00 PM
I think this calls for a 'Carry On Blogging' post...
Posted by: Roger B. | Sunday, 30 July 2006 at 05:10 PM
MY GOODNESS . . .
I Have The Movie Carry On Screaming And Im Obbsessed With The Frying Tonight Thing ; )
Posted by: M i s c h k a | Tuesday, 15 August 2006 at 07:45 AM
Fascinated by fish shop photo. My great grandfather's brother(or nephew, not sure) was a fish shop owner in Sheffield. My gt grandfather was Henry Sampson Ordish and his brother and his nephew both called William Norris Ordish, was one of these people the man in the photograph?
Margaret
Posted by: Margaret | Wednesday, 07 March 2007 at 04:42 PM
Margaret: The fish restaurant was owned by my great grandfather, William Norris Ordish.
Posted by: Roger B. | Wednesday, 07 March 2007 at 05:46 PM
Roger
The photographs are amazing Thankyou so much
think we must be cousins about 4 times removed.Willie Norris looks quite like my grandfather Frank Eccles Ordish and they would be first cousins as their dads were brothers
Margaret
Posted by: Margaret | Tuesday, 13 March 2007 at 12:49 PM
Did your mum or sister find anything further on the Ordish family?
Margaret
Posted by: Margaret | Tuesday, 01 May 2007 at 08:50 PM
I has you can see im one of many ordish famly living in Salford Manchester any connection
Roy
Posted by: Roy Ordish | Tuesday, 05 June 2007 at 02:05 PM
Roy: As I recall, our family does have connections to Salford. My sister has been doing some research. I'll ask her to get in touch.
Posted by: Roger B. | Tuesday, 05 June 2007 at 06:51 PM
I'm looking for information on the ancestry of Benjamin Ordish who was born abt 1820 in England. Family lore says he was born in Devonshire, but I'm not sure. He moved as a young man to Canada, married Janet Paterson in St. Thomas Ontario and died there in 1895. I'm wondering if he was the Benjamin Ordish born in Boulton, Derbyshire in 1821 .... and also wondering if he has any connection to the wonderful photo?
Judy
Posted by: Judy Rummler | Sunday, 16 September 2007 at 09:34 PM
Kenneth Williams-"FRYING TONIGHT" I remember my Mum and aunt, laughing after the carry on screaming had finished.Love the film,cast & costumes and always see something different in it every time I watch it.
Posted by: Paul W | Tuesday, 26 February 2008 at 11:17 PM
great photo i live round that way on the wybourn i cant remember the chip shop but can remember aston street i would love to see some more photo,s of that area etc. pk
Posted by: pete kelly | Thursday, 31 July 2008 at 07:11 AM