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Another photo, the ford is paved and as said is in good condition, this is taken from the Beeley Wood Lane side, have to try and get to the other bank and look for the track up to the toll house.

Here's a short video of a gentle walk around the Darnall area showing the shops, houses, buildings and places that we know and remember. But so much has changed in this area over the last 10/20 years. Gone are most of the pubs (if not all?), clubs, main shops etc Have a look and see what you can see has changed/is missing and let's post below our memories of the places that are no longer in Darnall. I'll start with the obvious one - the honeycomb fronted shop in the main part of Darnall - wasn't that once a Tesco supermarket?

They are at the start of this walk through Darnall If you haven't been down Darnall for a few years this video is a real eye opener - so much has gone

Seems that the people that lived in the house could also afford some help with tedious household chores!

Well, this was a fun one. I think I might have found an answer. I looked on some old OS maps in case the building was labelled. It wasn't, but a nearby building called Manor View was. It is still there and visible on Google Street View. A quick search of periodicals revealed that Mrs Ball (Manor View) let a house (Oak House) in 1904. I wondered if this was a just a coincidence, despite the buildings (Manor View and Oak House Tea Room) being so close to each other, but found another article detailing the sale of Oak House in 1939. The address being 309 Handworth Road, which is the modern day Fish Bar. So it seems that the building (coffee shop and fish bar) was a rather nice private residence (with a vinery!).

Sorry to arrive so late at the party (probably no beer left either). Have now had chance to look back on this (very long) thread and I see my contribution is old news! Well done for your Herculean efforts re Drainspotting! Just to add an extra bit of interest, Roger Brown (see attached ad, Sheff Indep 18 Mar 1848) was the brother of noted Sheffield balloonist Charles Brown and sometimes they ascended together in the balloon - must have been a relief to get some fresh air after messing about with drains, around the times of cholera!