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from the Sheffield Independent 15th January 1825 : " To Women in Dirty Weather. - If you should get tired, as very likely you may, of walking in your pattens, you will carry them in your hand ; in which case take care that they are sufficiently dirty, and then you may cause yourself to be respected by holding them out straight before you with all the length of your arm, pretty much in the attitude in which sign painters delight to exhibit red lions - you will thus set clear handsome black prints of a double OO , on the clothes of any rude fellow that obstructs your line of march."

An article in the Tribune: How a Medieval Castle Became a modern City

Shoes with very thick wooden soles. For ladies to keep their dresses out of the thick horse doings and mud when crossing the road.

Not wishing to split hairs, but £1Mn spent on paving slabs @ £10 each would get you 100,000 slabs. 100,000 standard size 600mm x 450mm (or 24” x 18” in old money) slabs, laid end to end would stretch 60km (or 37miles in old money), which is the distance between Sheffield and Leeds! Now there’s a thought to conjure with!… 😆👍

A hundred years ago today ,Sergeant Loosemore of Gleadless ,died of the affects of his war wounds. He had been awarded a VC for his action in destroying a German post on his own ,after crawling through partially cut barbed wire with his Lewis gun. A well attended service was held at his grave attended by the Deputy Lord Lieutenant, amongst others.

I was there that day with my Mother too! Didn't recognise posh-hatted and cheery Violet Carson though, I'd only ever seen her before as Ena Sharples with a hairnet and grumpy face! Can't remember how old I was either Stunmon, but I believe mid 1960s. I also recall the Woolworths back in those times. Specifically getting new pyjamas, a cuddly panda and the paperback 'Wind in the Willows' to take with me into the Royal hospital for tonsillectomy.

Is it just me ? I think it’s a hideous OT eyesore

Will check this

Strictly a patten goes underneath a shoe to protect and elevate it. If the shoe simply had a thick wooden sole it would be a clog. Pattens with patten rings to raise the foot even higher: Clogs. Although these are Lancashire clogs (many apologies) Yorkshire clogs are identical.

The shilling and copper tokens issued by the Overseers of the Poor were made by Younge and Deakin, Union street. They also made tokens for other towns such as Bradford and Doncaster, and were the largest coiners of tokens in the north of England. No gold or silver Sheffield tokens were issued after 1812 and those that had been issued previously were withdrawn, as that year passed on June 29th, was the "Act to Prevent the Issuing and Circulating of Pieces of Gold and Silver, or Other Metal, Usually called Tokens, except such as are issued by the Banks of England and Ireland respectively". On 27th June 1817 a further Act was passed to prohibit copper tokens and that they should be withdrawn before 1818. However there was a special privilege granted for Sheffield, allowing its Overseers of the Poor to extend the redemption of their copper penny tokens until 25th March 1823. John Younge and John Deakin were in partnership from 1811 to 1817. The partnership was probably dissolved in 1818 - John Younge left Sheffield and went to Peru, attracted by their silver mines, and worked as a physician near Lima. He returned to Sheffield, possibly with his native wife, in the early 1850's and lived in Hanover street until 1859. The other partner, John Deakin was by 1819 well established on his own account at Union street as a gilt plated and metal button manufacturer.

JARVIS COCKER Jarvis Branson Cocker (born 19 September 1963, in Sheffield, England) is an English musician, best known for fronting the band Pulp. Jarvis came from a musical family (his father and uncle were musicians). Fellow Sheffield musician Joe Cocker was a friend of the family and babysat for Jarvis on occasions, though they are not related. Pulp Jarvis founded "Arabacus Pulp" at the age of fifteen while he was still at The City School. After numerous line-up changes, and a shortening of the name to just "Pulp", they eventually found fame in the 1990s with the success of the albums His 'n' Hers (1994) and Different Class (1995). Cocker invaded the stage at the 1996 Brit Awards to protest against Michael Jackson's performance. Jackson performed surrounded by worshipping children and a rabbi, while making 'Christ-like' poses and performing his then-recent hit, Earth Song. Cocker and his friend Peter Mansell (a former Pulp member) performed an impromptu stage invasion in protest. In the ensuing confusion, as others attempted to eject Cocker from the stage, a child performer received minor injuries. Cocker was later detained and interviewed by the police on suspicion of assault and found himself being defended by the comedian and former solicitor, Bob Mortimer. Cocker was subsequently released without charge. Opinions from the press on Cocker's actions were mixed. The 2 March 1996 edition of Melody Maker, for example, suggested Cocker should be knighted, while Cocker's friend Noel Gallagher claimed "Jarvis Cocker is a star and he should be given MBE". Noel Gallagher said of Jackson's behaviour "For Michael Jackson to come over to this country after what's all gone on - and I think we all know what I'm talking about here - to dress in a white robe, right, thinking he's the Messiah - I mean who does he think he is? Me?" However, other journalists and the organisers of the Brit Awards were outraged at what they perceived as a bizarre self-promotional stunt that had endangered the on-stage performers. In response to the ensuing media scrutiny of the action, Jarvis responded, "My actions were a form of protest at the way Michael Jackson sees himself as some kind of Christ-like figure with the power of healing... I just ran on the stage... I didn't make any contact with anyone as far as I recall." However, the resulting press attention saw the band's record sales soar and a waxwork statue of Jarvis Cocker, which costs �30,000, was placed in Rock Circus, London. Cocker was also renowned for being a witty observer of the cultural scene. He was a frequent guest on TV shows in the 1990s, as well as hosting an arts series for the BBC. Jarvis co-wrote several songs (Walk Like A Panther, 1st Man in Space, Drive Safely Darlin', Stars On Sunday, and Happy Birthday Nicola)) on The All Seeing I's album "Pickled Eggs & Sherbet", released in 1999. He contributes lead vocals to Drive Safely Darlin. Two more albums were released (This Is Hardcore and We Love Life) to critical acclaim, though neither achieved the commercial success of Different Class, Pulp then released a greatest hits album and went on hiatus. Jarvis moved to Paris with his wife, Camille Bidault-Waddington, with whom he has a son, Albert. Post-Pulp Cocker also directed some music videos, most notably On by Aphex Twin, Sudden Rush by Erlend �ye and Aftermath by Nightmares on Wax. He re-emerged in 2003 to promote a new album, under the pseudonym "Darren Spooner", for his new band called Relaxed Muscle. Also in 2003, he appeared on the Richard X album Richard X Presents His X-Factor Vol. 1. 2004 then brought Cocker briefly back into the limelight with two collaborations with Nancy Sinatra on her new album, as well as a collaboration with Marianne Faithfull on her album Kissin' Time, with the song "Sliding through Life on Charm." In 2005 Jarvis Cocker co-wrote three tracks (La Degustation, Basque Country & Fred de Fred) on French Sheffield-based electronic duo The Lovers' debut album "The Lovers". He has also contributed to the soundtrack for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, writing and performing three tracks entitled "This is the Night", "Do The Hippogriff" and "Magic Works". He appeared briefly in the film as lead singer of the wizard pop act the Weird Sisters (unnamed in the film owing to a legal scuffle with real-life group the Wyrd Sisters). The fictitious group also featured Jonny Greenwood and Phil Selway from Radiohead, Steve Mackey from Pulp, Jason Buckle from Relaxed Muscle and Steve Claydon from Add N to (X). That same year he also covered "I Can't Forget" by Leonard Cohen as part of the tribute show for the film Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man. In 2006 Cocker appeared on albums Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited (song "I Just Came to Tell You That I'm Going", co-performed with Kid Loco) and Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys (song "A Drop of Nelson's Blood"). His song "Running the World" appeared over the closing credits of the film Children of Men. Also in 2006, along with Steve Mackey, he 'curated' the 2-CD Compilation, The Trip, which features a wide selection of tracks by artists as varied as The Fall, Gene Pitney, The Beach Boys, and The Polecats. He also co-wrote lyrics on the Charlotte Gainsbourg album 5:55, with Neil Hannon and members of Air. On October 12th 2006, a fictional Jarvis Cocker was a lead character in a drama on BBC Radio 2, as part of their 'Imagine' competition. Jarvis Cocker is now following a solo career - his debut album titled Jarvis came out in the UK on November 13, 2006. This is said to have been produced[citation needed] with Sam Lockwood and John Watson (his school friends from Central St Martins) who also helped to write the lyrics to a couple of songs on the album. In March 2007 he will appear on French band Air's new album "Pocket Symphony." LINKS Jarvis Cocker's Myspace Page - http://www.myspace.com/jarvspace

Arnold and his wife & child lived for a time on Stannington Rd, but I haven't yet found out exactly where. Due to his disabilities he struggled to get up the stairs of this 3 storey house and so the Rotary Club kindly supplied him with a wooden hut for him to live in. This was positioned in his garden. After his death, this hut found its way to the Rotary Club in Castleton where it stands today, and is used to holiday disadvantaged children. Heres a link to their website.. http://www.rotarycentrecastleton.co.uk So off I went for a ride out to Castleton to see it. The Rotary centre is located just off the tight 'S'bend in the centre of Castleton. Turn right as you enter the first left bend (from Sheffield) and follow this road, going right where it forks. Its a rough bumpy track with the club at the very end. When I arrived there were people there preparing it for a wedding the next day, but they kindly let me have a look inside the hut.. At one end on the wall is a plaque dedicated to Arnold.. This was a very enjoyable day, it was great to see that these heros are being remembered, and it was lovely to see some of the locations associated with this brave man.