vox Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Working here at the moment. It's a much bigger house than it at first appears, with wider stairs and landings than you would expect to find in this type of property. Google Streetview I like the tiled porch and the brickwork around it. As you can see on the Streetview, the numbers seem to jump from 47 to 51, but down through the large gates there is this:- - another of those hidden properties that can be found all around Victorian and Edwardian Sheffield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Samuel Heathcote & Son, Spring Knife Manufacturer, 47 Cowlishaw Road, in 1911. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 Heathcote, Samuel & Son (manufacturers of all kinds of spring knife cutlery) Arundel Works Eyre Lane & Howard Lane, SheffieldWhites 1905. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 Arundel Works, 97, Arundel St (whites 1837) As opposed to Arundel Works Claywheels Lane do you think ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 50's OS shows it as what is now the snooker club, accessed from Lescar Lane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 Used to be a fair sized factory Google Satellite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 Shown in 1905 - (the factory that is) but not covering the full site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Was it built by local builder Frank Silcock (at 16 Penrhyn Road in 1905), in 1900? Silcock was still living at No 47 in March 1902 and was in financial difficulties (see London Gazette extract) - was the 1900 advert to sell the tools used to build it, then a first attempt to sell off the property? The solicitor for No 47 was Mr J.B Kesteven. There was a further sale of builders tools from the address in January 1901, which were under deed of assignment re F.Silcock. In August 1903 the house was occupied by Samuel Heathcote, who was one of 77 ratepayers in court for refusing to pay a portion of their poor rates (in his case 5s 6d) - they were "passive resisters" and were Nonconformists objecting to Balfour's Education Bill, which as they saw it, compelled them to pay for the teaching of a religion they disagreed with. Distress Warrants were issued for seizure of goods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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