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  1. Wood Lane Countryside Centre Map Ref 87
  2. syrup

    Mystery Location

    This is the Dog Brand trademark of J & Riley Carr Ltd the manufacturing company that occupied the building until the 1950's. The business was established by Riley Carr in 1806 in Bailey Lane but relocated to Herries Road South in 1954. Originally the company were concerned with merchanting steel and making steel and saw fenders but later manufactured saws, files and machine knives. The phrase "a stanch (or staunch) dog" means a good, reliable hunting dog. http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h...sa%3DN%26um%3D1
  3. madannie77

    Olympia Bramall Lane

    Map 23 shows Bramall Lane bus depot quite clearly, between the Olympic Sawmills and the Sheaf House Pub. http://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/i...amp;#entry22507 It can be seen from the air in several photos on Picture Sheffield: the best is probably this one, where it is the large dark-roofed building. As far as I can tell, it became a transport depot in 1926 and closed in 1963, when East Bank garage was opened. The only photos I can find are in Sheffield Transport by Chas C Hall ( Transport Publishing Co, 1977, ISBN 0-903839-04-0). None of them shows much of the building, unfortunately.
  4. HughW

    Wardsend Cemetery

    The slag is from the Neepsend Power Station. (Picture Sheffield image) It spills over into the cemetery and may cover some graves. The slagheaps now have lots of landfill over them, They come right down to Club Mill Lane and cover the footpath leading to the 'subway'. There might be some sign of the subway the other side of the railway. Hugh
  5. This has been mentioned in a post on Seffield Forum, I was one of the inspectors who used to work in campo Lane at the time, I remember six buses on the 51 route at that time, the Dennis of course, who no one had heard of in bus circles it has to be said, the M C W, a Leyland, I think named an Olympian, a Seddon which had very poor brakes, the Ailsa, which was radicaly different to all the others with it's front mounted engine, a Foden, which I remember little about, and they were "messing about" with the gas engine bus. I found the Dennis interesting because of it's choice of engine, the Rolls Royce Eagle, being a great fan of the famous RR aero engines I was suitably impressed, we normally saw new buses of different brands using Gardner engines, good and reliable, but very "plodding" engines. The Ailsa was pretty useless on the 51 route as it had a very slow acceleration, only speeding up as revs built, and the turbo kicked in, a bus needs to be able to get away from a stop smartish, top speed has no relevance. The gas engine bus was amazingly fast, almost like a car performance, but could only carry enough fuel for two trips, once again, a RR engine, a straight six converted from a Daimler scout car. The fact that the Dominator has given such a long and popular service probably points to the right choice being made when this was picked, it was a very controversial decision at the time, many and vociferous were the critics.
  6. RichardB

    Mystery photo

    There was a Garage on this Street/Road/Lane?Boulevard (1950's) ... not that it helps much. It has a mention on PictureSheffield but hardly worth it, more like the "ghost of Mrs Miggins Road" than a useful image. It shows two buildings standing and the streets that ran either side in the distance, already part demolished.
  7. vox

    Mystery photo

    Holme Lane/Loxley New Rd - near the tram terminus?
  8. SteveHB

    Shambles

    Market Place and Butchers Shambles in 1784 The accompanying plan will give a far better idea of the curiously irregular arrangement of the old market buildings and the surrounding streets. The lines of the numerous market tenements, and of King Street and the Fruit Market, show a survival of the happy-golucky indifference of the old days to symmetry, and of the manner in which houses were placed anyhow, according to the fancy of the builders and the long-suffering of their neighbours. The Market Cross stood at the top, not in the centre, but somewhat nearer to Change Alley than to King Street, and below it the wooden sheds or stalls of the butchers ran, some down, then others across. The shambles, most dismal, were then made of wood, The sheds of the stalls, almost closing amain, Form'd an archway for customers out of the rain ; Down the centre a channel, the filth to convey ; And some lighted candles, almost at midday. The more permanent erections, of all shapes and sizes, saleshops, workshops, houses, warehouses, brew-houses, and what not; occurred below them in the most promiscuous manner, now receding, now projecting, and occasionally separated by narrow passages. One block, the shop of Mr. Robert Lambert, grocer, at the north-west corner of King Street, stood boldly detached, with thoroughfares all round. Below it, the buildings on both sides of the present Shambles area trended east by north, making the bottom end of Pudding Lane (King Street)very narrow where it joined Bull Stake (Old Hay- market), While on the other (now Fitzalan Square) side, the buildings receded so far as to leave an open space used as the Swine Market, and opposite to this (afterwards Market Street) stood the gruesome slaughter-houses " a nuisance to all that pass'd by the place."
  9. That is a copy of the 1855 6in OS map to which has been added some of the field/plot numbers in the Wadsley Bridge area. I think these field/plot numbers were used on the larger scale map but omitted from the 6 in version for a cleaner impression, although they may not have been introduced until the 1890s survey. Some boundaries have also been overdrawn so it may have been used in connection with rating valuation etc. Edit to add that Leppings lane bridge was built in 1891 and widened from 22 feet to 45 feet in 1913.
  10. Stuart0742

    Closed Schools

    Rainbow Forge Primary School, technically this school has not closed, merely moved sites when Carter Lodge Comprehensive closed. Birley spa Lane
  11. vox

    Mystery Location

    Sorry, Seems I was probably a bit out. I was going on hearsay. I worked at Atkinsons, (across the road from Brightside lane depot) for a while and that's what they referred to it as. According to UK Company records, your Stevenson Road location is the one. J.H.CHARLESWORTH Ltd Registered No. 00633957 ATTERCLIFFE GOODS DEPOT, STEVENSON RD., SHEFFIELD., S9 3XG
  12. I can more accurately place a few of the hits. For instance the Derbyshire Lane one, Tavistock Road, and some others, all of which relate to my family. For a mad moment I thought of using the 50's map to place my "deffinites" and move others which are obviously wrongly placed to more likely places recorded as ruins on the 50's map. Also I've visited a few "Hit Sites" and found evidence of missing buildings, and obvious damage/repair work. Not 100% proof but very likely. It then dawned on me what a massive undertaking that would be and shelved the idea. Maybe after I retire. (If I ever do. I'm one of those ill advised pension scheme victimes) Anyway someone may have already done it on Richard's map. I don't know if the map Richard has is more accurate, he doesn't say.
  13. vox

    Mystery Location

    Newhall Road / Carlisle street / Brightside Lane
  14. Stuart0742

    Mystery Location

    Correct Vox The Abbey is at the other end of Abbey Lane at Woodseats, Here it is the Beauchief Hotel
  15. According to the Bomb Map that Waterside Echo sent me there were a few just outside the edge of the gardens but none shown inside the boundry. However that doesn't prove anything because it's not very accurate either in scale or where the bombs fell. I know for instance that the ones shown at Derbyshire Lane are wrong. My grandparents house at 103 was damaged by one which fell across the road and that's not shown. Whereas a couple are shown which my mother says weren't there. Is there another map besides this one - anybody??
  16. Hi the thing i remember about the light up map thingy was me and a wednesdayite mate lighting up both hillsborough and bramall lane up so the map did'nt just contain the town center. Also seem to remember a chocolate machine next to it at sometime mid to late 70s ? threpnybit? kiosk? used to buy my daily newspaper from there when i started work at royal mail 1979 also if you look at the royal mail building that incorperates the penny black pub on the pond street side high up on the wall is a stone kettle this was to commemerate a bussiness that was on the site it was built on that apparently made kettles also for those who have access to the inside of the building there is another kettle built into the wall on the 4th floor where the old canteen used to be. Also a memory of pond street was after swimming at sheaf valley baths going to the cafe on one of the platforms probably E? right inbetween the ladies and gents bogs but you could get some lovely greasy chips with ketchup and a milk shake MMMmmmmmmmmm
  17. T 190 Talbot Street Built 1851, enlarged 1900 191 Heeley Wesley, Thirwell Road 1858 - 1960 192 Thornhill (mentioned in White's 1901 trade directory - no other information) 193 Tinsley (UM) Sheffield Road 194 Tinsley Bawtry Road ? – present day 195 Totley Chapel Lane (off Hillfoot Road) 1848 - 1967 196 Totley Rise Abbeydale Road South 1895 – present day 197 Trinity Wesleyan Methodist Christian Workers Association Gifford Road Pre 1889 198 Trinity Mission Hall Broadfield Road 1889 – 1957 V 199 Valley Road UM 1895 – 1940 200 Victoria Hall Norfolk Street 1907 - present 201 Victoria Stafford Road ?1901 – present day
  18. William CHADBURN opticians and manufacturers of nautical instruments, optical glasses, spect 23 Nursery Street White's 1833 CHADBURN (Bros.) opticians & philosophical & nautical instrument makers Albion Works, 26 Nursery Street & Steam Wheel, Johnson Street Pigot's 1841 CHADBURN (Bros.) opticians, mathematical, electric & philisophical instrument manufa 26 Nursery Street White's 1849 Francis Wright CHADBURN Opitician &c. h. 26 Nursery Street White's 1849 Alfred CHADBURN Opitician &c. h. 26 Nursery Street White's 1849 Francis Wright & Alfred CHADBURN Opticians (&c.) House. 26 Nursery Street And Burngreave Road White's 1852 CHADBURN (Bros.) Opticians Albion works, Nursery St., & Nursery Ln. Kelly's 1893 CHADBURN (Brothers Ltd.) manufacturing opticians Albion Works, 30 Nursery Street & 7 & 9 Nursery Lane White's 1919
  19. Guest

    Paradise Square

    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 hare 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 any one 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 "mine 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 trimings" 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 Tarn 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 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
  20. J 107 Brightside, Dearne Street Wesleyan, Dearne Street 1866? – 1977? (Amalgamated with...) 108 ... Jenkin Road Primitive Methodist Jenkin Road 1853 ? – 1972 109 Sheldon Street (which was the fore-runner of...) 110 ... John Street 1868 – 1940’s K 111 Kent Road PM 1896 - 1957 (Later used by Salvation Army) L 112 Langsett Road PM (now a petrol station) 1874 - 1955 113 Lopham Street United Methodist ? - 1996 114 Low Bradfield 1899 – 1993 115 Low Shiregreen, Beck Road, ?1937 - ?1998 116 Loxley c. 1885 – present day M 117 Manor Wesleyan, The grounds of the Manor House 1808 - 1903 118 Cowlishaw Memorial Chapel, Manor Village Manor Park Crescent 1903 – ? 119 Martin Street PM Upperthorpe No dates 120 Meresbrook Bank Norton Lees Road/Cockayne Place 1898 – 1983 121 Millhouses Abbeydale Road 1936 – present day 122 Montgomery Chapel, Union Road 1866 - ? 123 Mosborough 1888 – present day 124 Mosborough Primitive Methodist Queen Street 1869 – 1973 125 Mount Tabor, Wellington Street/Rockingham Street 1853 - ? 126 Mount Tabor Wordsworth Avenue ? – present day 127 Mount Pleasant, Chapeltown Corner of Loundside and Mount Pleasant 1906 - ? 128 Mount View Derbyshire Lane 1876 – present day 129 Mulberry Street 1757 – 1780
  21. Guest

    Fairbanks interpretation

    Hartshead, Campo Lane, Paradise Row. The buildings in Paradise Row are still there today, so I have used those as the anchor point. I'm not quite sure what's going on with New Street—Fairbanks may have exaggerated the bend in order to fit it onto the page of his note book.
  22. B 10) Banner Cross, 1907 - present day, Eccleshall Rd South 11) Beighton (Prims), Robin Lane, ? - present day. 12) Bents Green, 1931 - present. Ringinglow Road 13) Birdwell Road, Grimesthorpe. 1970's - 2000's? 14) Birley Carr (Mount Zion), Foxhill Road/Midhurst Road, 1832 - present 15) Blackburn, Blackburn Road, 1845 - 1970's 16) Booth's Farm (near the present day Big Tree) - used as a preaching place by Wesley and others in the mid 1700's 17) Bow Street, c. 1830 18) Bradway UM. Bradway Road. 1850 - 1887 19) Bridgehouses Wesleyan, Rock St/Chatham St, 1795-1876 20) Brightholmlee, Warncliffe Side, 1810 - present day 21) Broomhill (Wesley Broomhill), Ashgate Road/Fulwood Road, 1863 - present (rebuilt 1997) 22) Broomhill New Connexion, Glossop Road, (Westbourne Rd/Adshell Rd) c.1860 - 1940? 23) Brunswick, The Moor, 1834 - 1940's 24) (near) Burgess Street and Union Street, the third preaching house in Sheffield. 1745 - 1746. Lasted a year before being torn down by rioters. 25) Burngreave Road Wesleyan, 1880's - 1973? 26) Burncross Prims, Burncross Rd, no dates?
  23. DaveH

    Mansfield Rd Fire Station

    Interesting map here as it formerly names Maugerhay as a place. Stuart will remember from our family history research this place is quoted by my 4x great grandfather as his place of residence when he married in 1802. Today there is still a narrow lane carrying this name. Can't remember a fire station being there though.
  24. Only one I can remember ever using on the Norfolk Park Estate was at the junction of City Road and Park Grange Road (the bit that had formerly been the end of Spring Lane), and that was one of the older more familiar models.
  25. Guest

    Cobbled Streets

    Thought I had a photo looking the other way along this street but I was wrong. Now called Brook Lane, I think that the cobbles remain from when it was part of Robertshaw Street (some of my ancestors lived here). The other direction courtesy of Google: Streetview Jeremy
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