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Correct Vox The Abbey is at the other end of Abbey Lane at Woodseats, Here it is the Beauchief Hotel

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??

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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?

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.

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.

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

I remember one who use to hang around the top of Dixon Lane, he marched up to me one day and stuck a Biro in my top pocket. I said "thanks" and carried on walking away from him, he quickly followed and grabbed me by the arm. So I turned round and stuck the pen in his top pocket, after that he never approached me again. lol

and which is the nearest Road to Sheffield Town Centre (I use Town implying the question is historical, i.e. Victorian). There are Streets, Lanes, Walks, Gates (Waingate, Fargate), Gutters, Hills, Squares, Crofts, Greens, Foulds, Yards, Rows, Cross(es), Moors, Bridge, Pool, Shambles, Hartshead, Courts, Fields (Alsop Fields), Views, Villas, Wildebeest Boulevards (I may have made that one up), Ways, Bar, Alleys - anyone come up with any others ? Campo Lane Road does not count ! For your SheffieldHistory homework, please name one of each ... ------------------------------------------------ Homework, now there's an idea ...

Paradise Square (incomplete): Gales & Martin, 1787 (#s not given) Widow Ratcliffe — cutler Jacob Cherwin — merchant Samuel Goodlad — victualler & musician John Jenkinson — joiner, cabinet maker Samuel Green — victualler & cook Samuel Harmar — grocer, maltster John Forward — victualler Michale Burton — attorney William Radcliffe — dealer in furniture &c John Richardson — schoolmaster Weston Richardson — staymaster Thomas Knutton — factor Abraham Sutcliffe, M.D. James Wheat — attorney Thomas Sambourn — attorney Stacey Smith — founders queens foundry (& Co) Richard Wilson — pawnbroker Robery Woollen — baker Thomas Steuart, M.D. #1 1811 (Holden's) Charles Brookfield — Solicitor 1822 (Baine's) Mrs Sarah Needham 1828 (Pigot's) Thomas Pierson jun. — Attorneys 1833 (White's) Thomas Pierson jun. — Solicitor 1851 (Census) Richard Thompson — Attorney & Solicitor 1854 (Kelly's) George Marples — Solicitor 1861 (Census) Richard Hicks? — Solicitors Managing Clerk #2 1822 (Baine's) Henry Sanderson — Land surveyor 1828 (Pigot's) George Gillott — Surgeons 1833 (White's) John Southern — collector of highway rates 1833 (White's) Mr Benjamin Southern #3 1822 (Baine's) Joseph Bottomley — Music preceptor & organist to the parish church 1833 (White's) James Wild — Surgeon 1849 (White's) William Bellamy — Sheriff's officer 1849 (White's) William Frederick Bellamy — Clerk to the North of England Fire & Life Office 1851 (Census) William Bellamy — Sheriffs Officer 1852 (White's) John Heiffor — Army razor &c. manufacturer (h. 11 Belfield Street) 1854 (Kelly's) William Bellamy — Sheriffs' Officer #4 1822 (Baine's) E C Simms — Ladies' seminary 1822 (Baine's) Burgon, Green & Co. — Manufacturers of saws 1828 (Pigot's) Eliza Cath. Simms — Academies, Seminaries and Public Schools 1841 (Pigot's) Brookfield & Gould — Attorneys 1849 (White's ) Brookfield & Gould — Solicitors 1852 (White's) Thomas Gould — Solicitor (h. 32 Wilkinson Street) #5 1822 (Baine's) John Hunt — Shoemaker 1828 (Pigot's) John Hunt — Boot & Shoe makers 1828 (Pigot's) John Perkins — Accountants 1851 (Census) Thomas Pecock — Dealer in Cutlery 1852 (White's) Isaac Broadhurst — Cooper (business at 31 Silver Street head) 1861 (Census) Edward Brown — Sheriff's Officer #6 1833 (White's) Thomas Palfreyman — vict. and eating house, Old Cock 1841 (Pigot's) Haywood & Bramley — Attorneys 1849 (White's) Bramley & Gainsford — Solicitors 1849 (White's) Edward Bramley — Solicitor & Town Clerk (h. West Cliffe) 1852 (White's) Edward Bramley — Solicitor & Town Clerk (h. Westcliff) #7 1822 (Baine's) John Hall — Cooper 1849 (White's) John Clayton jnr — Auctioneer, appraiser, house agent &c. 1851 (Census) John Clayton — Auctioneer 1854 (Kelly's) John Clayton — Auctioneer, valuer, house & estate agent 1861 (Census) John Landens — Designer Modeller & Die Sinker 1861 (Census) Mary A Woodward — Vocalist 1861 (Census) Michael Donnelly — Vocalist #8 1833 (White's) George Wall — Police officer 1833 (White's) John Hall — Cooper (business on Campo Lane) 1841 (Pigot's) Wheat & Staniforth — Attorneys 1852 (White's) John James Wheat — Solicitor & clerk to the Church Burgesses &c. (h. Treeton) #9 1851 (Census) William Hastings — Draper 1854 (Kelly's) William Hastings — Draper 1861 (Census) James Walker — Schoolmaster & Agent to ? Society #10 1822 (Baine's) Thomas Bell — Excise Officer 1822 (Baine's) Mon Lulileus — French Teacher 1828 (Pigot's) Joseph Andrews junoir — Shopkeepers & Dealers in Groceries and Sundries #11 1833 (White's) John Clayton — Auctioneer, appraiser and furniture warehouse 1849 (White's) Thomas McQuhae — Vict. Old Cock Inn 1851 (Census) Thomas McQuhae — Inn Keeper 1852 (White's) Thomas McQuhae — Vict. Old Cock Inn 1854 (Kelly's) Old Cock tavern, Edmund Inkersall 1861 (Census) Harriet Wood — Publican #12 1822 (Baine's) Mrs Hannah Ellis 1849 (White's) John Ryalls — Solicitor 1852 (White's) James Sorbie — Draper #13 1822 (Baine's) John Greaves — Solicitor 1822 (Baine's) E Simms — Day school 1833 (White's) John Carr — Surgeon 1851 (Census) Isaac Wilson — Potter 1852 (White's) Philip Harrison — Glass and china dealer 1852 (White's) Spencer Harrison — Auctioneer 1854 (Kelly's) Henry Whitford — Glass & china wareho 1861 (Census) John Harrison — Glass & China Dealer #14 1822 (Baine's) William Jackson — Surgeon 1833 (White's) William Henry Clayton — Auctioneer, appraiser and furniture broker (h. 5 Brownell Street) 1841 (Pigot's) Elizabeth Hague — Milliner & dress maker 1851 (Census) John Fisher — Glass & China Dealer 1852 (White's) John Fisher — China, glass &c. dealer #15 1833 (White's) Joseph Riley — Surgeon 1841 (Pigot's) William Binney — Attorney 1849 (White's) Mrs Sarah Hall 1851 (Census) Sarah Hall, aged 77 1852 (White's) Mrs Sarah Hall 1861 (Census) William Hartfield #16 1833 (White's) Francis Allwood — gent. 1841 (Pigot's) George Greaves — Attorney 1852 (White's) George Nichols — Tailor & draper #17 1828 (Pigot's) Henry Broomhead — Attorneys 1833 (White's) Ann Whaley — dress & straw hat maker 1849 (White's) Robert Richardson — Vict. Q in the Corner 1851 (Census) Robert Richardson — Victualler 1852 (White's) Robert Richardson — Artist and vict. Q in the Corner 1861 (Census) Edward Harrison — Licenced Victualler & German Silver Smith #18 1828 (Pigot's) John Wheat — Attorneys 1833 (White's) John Ryalls — Solicitor 1861 (Census) Eliza Fisher — Glass & China Shop Manager #19 1828 (Pigot's) Joseph Haywood — Attorneys, Fire & Insurance Agents (Guardian (Life)) 1833 (White's) Henry Broomhead — Solicitor 1841 (Pigot's) George Smith — Furniture broker 1849 (White's) Ann Smith — Broker 1852 (White's) Ann Smith — Broker 1861 (Census) Ann Smith — Earthenware Dealer #20 1828 (Pigot's) Charles Brookfield — Attorneys 1833 (White's) James & John Wheat — solicitors 1849 (White's) William Henry Booth — Surgeon 1851 (Census) William H Booth — General Practitioner 1852 (White's) William Henry Booth — Surgeon 1861 (Census) William H Booth — General Practitioner #21 1833 (White's) Joseph Haywood — Solicitor 1851 (Census) Ann Smith — Furniture Broker #22 1841 (Pigot's) Samuel William Turner — Attorney 1849 (White's) William Henry Clayton — Valuer & broker 1849 (White's) John Hattersley — Collector & furniture broker 1851 (Census) John Hattersley — Furniture Broker 1852 (White's) John Hattersley — Furniture broker & accountant 1861 (Census) John Hattersley — Collector of Rents #24 1851 (Census) William Cliff — Steel Milter? 1852 (White's) Wm. Cliff — Beerhouse 1854 (Kelly's) William Cliff — Beer retailer 1861 (Census) — George Clark — Letter Press Printer #26 1849 (White's) John Clayton — Auctioneer, valuer, bailiff & furniture broker (h. Daisy Bank) #26 & #28 1851 (Census) Prudence Clayton — Shop Keeper #29 1822 (Baine's) John Flather — Collector of assessed taxes

has anybody got any information about the WW1 anti aircraft gun site on manor lane, where manor cottage farm is?

21st May 1913 37th St Anne's scout group opened 38th St Polycarps' scout group opened 21st May 1928 174th Psalter Lane UMC scout group opened

May 21 21 May 1852 William Robert Wake, another soliciting Wake & nephew of Bernard Wake, born. He played cricket for Pitsmoor and football for Sheffield FC. He also played 3 matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. in 1881. May 21 1897 Present Town Hall opened (during a two or was it three hour visit) by Queen Victoria (She never left her carriage!) 21st May 1913 37th St Anne's scout group opened 38th St Polycarps' scout group opened 21st May 1928 174th Psalter Lane UMC scout group opened May 21 New Wesleyan Reform Church opened at Richmond. The pevious chael ha been taken down for road widening anf its replacement was built in 6 months. May 21 1936 A newly enlarged Methodist Church opened at Millhouses.

Hi Mick, i have this Mick, the East and West Position Anti Aircraft Sites. Could the East Site be the one on Manor Lane ? Dean. Mick, if you want an hi res image, PM me your e-mail addy and i'll send you one on.

Hi `SteveHB` The clue to getting a little closer to the date of the map could be the stepping stones on Leppings Lane. When was the bridge built? W/E.

According to Graham H E Twidale, in A Nostalgic Look at Sheffield trams Since 1950 (Silver Link Publshing, 1995 ISBN 1 85794 040 7) Exchange Street was taken out of use on 26th October 1957, having been used only for Lane Top via Newhall Road cars since 1948 when the Rotherham route was converted to bus. As Blonk Street remained in use until the last day of the trams, this picture must be after October 1960 as you say, bus man. Something which will be of interest can be found in Forward Magazine Issue 156, pages 27 to 33. It is all about the unveiling of the GCR War Memorial at Victoria Station. It is necessary to download the whole magazine which is a pdf file and is 4 MB in size. http://www.gcrsociety.co.uk/Forward_156_web.pdf

I's say somwhere near Lydgate Lane

19th May 1915 65th St Bartholomew's Mission scout group opened 66th Carbrook Church scout group opened 67th Button Lane scout group opened 68th Wales St John's scout group opened 69th Woodsetts scout group opened

I think they must be the houses demolished in about 1930 They were very old then Picture Sheffield has some photographs of the demoliton on Cornish Street and Green Lane which would give you a good idea of the type of houses they were. Look under those names for pictures. The numbers must have been in the area around Cornish Steet and probably just past the New Inn This link shows the junction of Penistone Road Cornish Street Infirmary Road in 1950 http://www.picturesh...ff.refno=s19315 which is pretty much as I remember it. I had a school friend lived at the Royal Lancers at the end of Dixon Street and knew the area very well. My grandparents were moved out of Hoyle Street in about 1930 for demolition so I think there must have been a lot going on in that area at the time I have some Oates connections who were in that area at one time Chris

Of course, the second match shown here does have a certain "fame", see the scans. The game shown was played on February 18th and not the 1st Jan and was a 1-1 draw at Hillsborough. Wednesday took the lead (via Wilkinson), United equalised under five minutes later (Partridge). The replay on Wednesday 22nd February 1928 was at Bramhall Lane was ended in a 4-1 victory for the Blades (Harry Johnson scored a hat-trick, I don't know who scored the fourth [there's a puzzle for you all], a consolation penalty was scored by Hooper. For completeness : United beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 in the sixth round (home) and in the semi-final against Huddersfield 2-2 at Old Trafford 0-0 after extra-time at Everton and United 0 - Huddersfield Town 1 at Maine Road [scorer not known to me].