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Birks, Withers & Sykes, Pinston Croft Lane Wood, Ivory and Silver Handle Table Knife (1774)

After just a quick squint, I'm not finding much in the way of either surname Five entries for Higginson Samuel Higginson Cutler Burgess Street Gales & Martin 1787 Arthur Higginson Inspector 781 Attercliffe Road Kelly's 1925 Mrs Elizabeth Higginson 36 Netherthorpe Street Kelly's 1925 John Thomas Higginson Process server 82 Bell House Road, Shire Green White's 1919 and Kelly's 1925 and six Brumptons Charles Brumpton 31 Wellgate Mount, Rotherham Kelly's 1893 Charles Brumpton Master of Wesleyan School Talbot Lane, Rotherham Kelly's 1893 (very possible the same man as above) John Brumpton Bricklayer Kimberworth Road, Masbrough Kelly's 1893 Walter Brumpton Shopkeeper 22 Bressingham Road White's 1911 Mrs Ann Brumpton Householder 1 Stovin Terrace, Attercliffe White's 1919 Walter Brumpton Railway guard 66 Wynyard Road, Hillsborough Kelly's 1925 http://www.sheffieldrecordsonline.org.uk/ It would be useful to have some idea of the range of dates you are looking at. Good Luck with the hunt, hopefully more Higginsons and Brumptons will be discovered.

A625 Manchester to Sheffield road The A625 was the original route which wound it's way up and round Mam Tor. It was built by Sheffield Turnpike Company in early 19th century. It was always in need of repair as a result of land slips. I remember it being single lane traffic in parts after a slip in the mid 70's. I was on my way to Stockport in a JU2 van one day in the late 70's. There was torrential rain and water was flowing down the road like a river. The police were at the traffic lights that used to be around the existing landslip, and it was clear that a few new cracks had opened up. We were directed through a few at a time. Quite scary. On the way back later that night the road was closed altogether and traffic was diverted down Winnats Pass. The rain had eased and my curiosity got the better of me so I went for a look. The road had failed altogether and a section of it had moved down hill, temporary lights and all. A few days later I went back in daylight for a better look and saw that a whole section had moved down almost intact. I've always wondered what happened at the actual time it went, and if the police were still on it at the time. I'm not certain but I think it kept on moving even further for a while after that. If you park near the cavern, I think it's the Treak Cliff or the Blue John, you can look down at the old section of road which slid away. SOME GOOD PHOTOS By the way, some people call it the Shivering Mountain but I always thought it was called the Shimmering Mountain.

Up until the early 1960s Sheffield was well catered for if you liked Fords. Apart from the big three TCH, Brook Shaw, and Autoways, there were also smaller official Ford dealers. At the moment just three come to mind, Palmer Road garage, Turners on Herries Road and one at the junction of Penistone Road/Leppings Lane [later to become Gregory and Dench]. These small independent garages had invested a lot of time and money selling Dagenham products until Ford pulled the plug on them.

Newsholme, Chemist 1893 Pharmaceutical Chemist 74 Market Place, home 9 Proiry Road, Sharrow Lane Hon. Secretary Sheffield Microscopical Society, 37 Surrey Street also Treasurer Sheffield Pharmaceutical & Chemical Society 1911 G. T. W. Newsholme Limited, home 16 Priory Road 1919 G. T. W. Newsholme Limited, Manufacturing Chemists & Druggists & Dealers in Scientific Apparatus, 27 High Street 1925 G. T. W. Newsholme Limited, Manufacturing Chemists & Druggists & Dealers in Scientific Apparatus, 27 High Street

This picture shows what the luftwaffe thought of the Lane

Capitol - Sheffield Lane Top! Now a carpet warehouse. :(

Once had a job at Endcliffe Motors on Bramall Lane in the old Albion Brewery They used to sell Jenson cars.

Fountain Brothers ~~~~~~ Mechanical, Architectural, & Artistic Designers, Draughtsmen, and Engravers on Wood, Electrotypers, etc. Novel & Original Advertisements for Posting on Walls & Hordings. 2, Skinner Lane, Leeds Page0110.pdf

Hi Busman you are correct on the 42 it went up Halfax Road and turned left up (Browning Road) I think it was called up to Fox Hill Road turned right and then first left to a bus terminus which was a small island in front of the flats. The 42 terminated at the cafe at Graves Park at the other end of the route. It later ran up Fox Hill Road to Grenoside and straight across Salt Box Lane and terminating oppisite the Norfolk Arms

Michael Ellison, Agent to the Duke of Norfolk In business life, Ellison was the land agent to the Duke of Norfolk, who owned large chunks of Sheffield, including Bramall Lane and Ellison actually paid the £70 annually rent for the new ground. He was elected President of Yorkshire in 1866 and held the post until his death in 1898. A remarkably fit man it was claimed that he shot grouse on the first day of the season for 70 consecutive years. http://www.trentbridge.org/news/shownews.p...thing-in-common [i've had 15-20 attempts to format this and now I've given up].

Not sure when it started but it continues today in the form of a 'National Scout Car Race' with races around the country. The one's you are thinking of were probably local and organised by local leaders. There might be some records in the Trippet Lane Dungeon but will be hard to find, I'll ask around and see if anyone can remember them.

I've been inspired by these pictures from picture Sheffield and have been searching for more pictures and info about the Saville street areas. I've searched this site and can find a fair bit about the pubs but how about any info on: The Wicker Goods Station, railway lines, sidings, tunnel etc http://www.picturesheffield.com/jpgh/s14711.jpg http://www.picturesheffield.com/jpgh/s14712.jpg Firth Bown ltd Siemens works (east) (demolished 1980) http://www.picturesheffield.com/jpgh/u03762.jpg http://www.picturesheffield.com/jpgh/u03761.jpg http://www.picturesheffield.com/jpgh/t02991.jpg http://www.picturesheffield.com/jpgh/t02993.jpg http://www.picturesheffield.com/jpgh/t02994.jpg http://www.picturesheffield.com/jpgh/t02998.jpg http://www.picturesheffield.com/jpgh/t02999.jpg Firth Brown Atlas Works (east) http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Yorkshire/im...tlasWorks_1.jpg I know the goods station is where the vauxhall dealers stands now and I can place the goods line and where it would have come off the still-in-use line around the start of Brightside lane. I know the 2 works were on Savile st east (after the first junction) and I'm guessing they where on the north side of Savile st. When were the Atlas works demolished? and does anyone have any more pictures? Cheers

Cedric Meldrum Branch manager Albion Motor Car Co. Ltd. Stirling Chambers, Campo Lane; h. Bamford (Kelly's 1925) "Oh no, I fear RichardB's gone off on one again !"

Harry & Herbert Day Motor car garage proprietor (Day & Sons), Smilter Lane, h. 9 Horndean Road (White's 1919)

W G Thorpe Branch manager, Albion Motor Car Co. Stirling Chambers, Campo Lane (White's 1919)

Lamb's had a place on Ecclesall Rd South, at the top end of the shops opposite Ecclesall Church, but I can't remember what they sold there, and of course Gilders had their VW place at the junction of Psalter Lane and Ecclesall Rd until recently.

Hi Stuart Alistair Lofthouse's book about the Sheffield Blitz has a picture of a gutted Brook Shaw's on the corner of Charles Street and Union Street, and it appears to have the remains of a Ford sign on the wall. There was Fred Wilsons on Leppings lane,in the mid 70's later moved to the new estate below the 5 Arches. They were Hillman dealers. I'm not sure if they were also on the Reg Vardy now Evans Halshaw site on Ecclesall Rd, it certainly was a Hillman dealer there at the beginning of the 70's. Both the latter are/were Renault Dealership at Ecclesall Rd and Citroen at Penistone Rd.

One of those "1 in a million" coincidences which keep popping up from time to time. My first vehicles were all firms vans so I didn't buy my own 'till about 1973. It was one of these (not this one obviously) A Consul 375. I paid £2:10/- for it because it had a short tax and test. I ran it for it's last legal month and was offered £10 by the local window cleaner, which I accepted. A few weeks later I was at a party at a relatives house in Clowne. He was a copper and so a few of the other guests were on the force. He got a phone call from one of his mates to say he was going to be late because he was dealing with an accident. When the bloke finally turned up he said that a Consul 375 had turned over at Bramhall Lane roundabout and the driver had run off. No one else was involved and they weren't worried about catching him because they had the log book which he'd left in the car. I can't remember how it came about but we realised it was mine. They were looking for me! The window cleaner had never taxed, tested or insured it. He hadn't even changed the registration details. (Naively I didn't realise this could cause me any problems) The coppers who were there gave me a right talking to there and then, and phoned back to the police station to "smooth it over". I didn't hear any more about it. It has made me very meticulous about these transactions ever since.

I remember coming into town on the 56 bus ( wybourne - city) when we got to turn right into harmer lane I noticed the breakdown , crane at sheffield midland

Henry Godfrey Long 1833 Merchant, lived on Broad Lane, St, George's 1849 Henry Godfrey Long & Co., Merchants & Steel, File, Saw and Cutlery manufacturers of 220 Rockingham Street, home was 141 Devonshire Street 1852 Henry Godfrey Long Merchant and manufacturer living at Hanover Villa, Hanover Street then a BIG gap ... H G Long & Co. Ltd. Table knife manufacturers 216 Rockingham Street 1911 H G Long & Co. Ltd. Cutlery manufacturers New Hallamshire Works, Boston Street 1919 H G Long & Co. Ltd. Cutlery manufacturers Bridge Street 1925

I hope you spotted the mistake! Top left Bolsterstone Right Car Road between St Margaret and Coultas Ave Mid Left Manchester Road above The Venue near Park Drive Mid Right Victoria Road / Shay House Lane Bot left Stubbin Roundabout. Bot Right Manchester Road again. Attached Garden Village at botton of East and West Cresent.

From 'The songs of Joseph Mather' by John Mather and John Wilson, 1862. Google Books: http://books.google.com/books?id=RNkIAAAAQAAJ SONG XXXVII. THE BLIND FIDDLERS.* Last market day even, John Gibbons, blind Stephen, And two other fiddlers that never could see, They fought battle royal, An hour by the dial, Before that each party'd consent to agree, The landlady cries out, They'll knock all their eyes out, A speech by a bystander not to be bore. So down Sykes did toss her, And laid the sack across her, And there she remained till the battle was o'er. * Sheffield seems to have been famous for its blind fiddlers. Blind Stephen was quite a character, and possessed a large share of broad humour. The "Q in the Corner," in Paradise square, was a famous resort for fiddlers. The landlord, Samuel Goodlad, claimed the right to play the first fiddle on all public occasions, and used to boast that he got all new tunes from London before anyone in Sheffield. This was probably true, because Mr. and Mrs Goodlad had the entire management of the "Assemblies" those fashionable gatherings of the elite of Sheffield, in the Assembly Rooms, Norfolk-street (the Council Hall). On one occasion Samuel performed a selection of new music for the gratification of his customers, some of whom put blind Stephen in a sack, and carried him to the "Q," where he heard the mellifluous music of "Mien Host," who boasted after the performance that no fiddler in Sheffield could play that particular tune, which he only obtained the day before. While some of the company were congratulating Samuel, others carried out the sack and liberated Stephen from durance. He soon made his appearance with his fiddle, and wished to play for the amusement of his friend. On being asked if he could play the same tune that only Mr. Goodlad knew, Stephen declared that he could, better than any man in Sheffield. The landlord being positive that Stephen did not know it, offered to fiddle him for a "leg of mutton and trimmings" if he would play first. The offer was accepted, and Stephen was declared the victor, to the astonishment of his competitor, who greatly wondered where his rival got the tune. In due time the supper was prepared and ample justice done to it. But, as the immortal Tam O'Shanter found it necessary to ride home, though he had to pass the haunted ruins of Kirk Alloway at the Midnight hour, it was equally necessary for Stephen to go home, though he had to pass the Parish Church-yard at the same witching time. Stephen said he was not afraid of seeing a ghost; but as it was a dark night he asked if the kind-hearted hostess would lend him a lantern. This was a favour she could not deny. She told the servant girl to get one, and put a good light in it. Thus equipped, the jovial fiddler set off to Pinstone-lane; but he had scarcely got up the steps which led into the church-yard (it was a thoroughfare then, and not pallisaded.) when some of the company asked Mrs. Goodlad why she lent a lantern to a blind man ? She quickly bade the girl run after him and fetch it back, as the thing would be known all over the town. When the maid overtook Stephen and demanded the lantern, he refused to give it up, because Dame Goodlad had lent it him to go home. The girl said that a lantern was useless to a blind man, on which Stephen laughed, and said, "Does tha think I borrowed it for me sen ? Tell thy mistress that there are so many drunken folks in the streets, and if one knocked me down and smashed my fiddle I should be ruined. I am much obliged to her for the lantern, and although I can't see it other folks can." On the 3rd of May, 1810, six resident blind musicians had a benefit concert at the " Assembly Rooms." Vide Local Reg., p. 124

1972 (if it was Wednesday versus Santos), I was at the game, aged 10 as a member of Parkside Road School (across Catch Bar Lane).

24th Jan 1860 Ann Watts, aged 12, killed at Messrs. W. Guest and Co.'s works, Love-lane, Sheffield, from her crinoline catching a revolving shaft.