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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.

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.

The brassworks company that made it did so free of charge, they also made the signs on the graveyard directing you to the grave. The replacement plaque on Loosemore Ave is now bonded to the wall instead of screwed.

I'm scanning my Dad's thousands of slides and found this one of Pauldens illuminated by Christmas lights. There was no specific date other than "1960s" so that's as close as I can get I'm afraid. Compared to the B&W photo on the site, it looks like they added a vertical illuminated sign so maybe the B&W one was taken soon after opening?? No copyright, feel free to distribute.

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.

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.