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April 24 24 April 1854 Gas Comsumers' Company, after a stormy meeting, agree to amalgamation, only eight or ten voting against. April 24 1912 A FA Cup Final replay was staged at Brammall Lane - Barnsley beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0 before a crowd of 38,555. At the match a collection was taken for the Titanic Disaster Fund and raised £49 1s 2d. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912_FA_Cup_Final April 24 1915 Sheffield United win a wartime FA Cup final at old Trafford. Simmons, Fazackerly and Kitchen give United a 3-0 win over Chelsea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FA_Cup_1914%E2%80%9315 April 24 1930 Fitzalan Market closed. http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/pi...ff.refno=s00230 April 24 2009 The legendary Bob Dylan appeared at Sheffield Arena. April 24 2009 The Netball Europe Open Championships held in Sheffield. The tournament took take place at the E.I.S Sheffield from the 24th – 26th April 2009.

I can only think of 4 urinals : Mushroom Lane, stone built South Road, Walkley, stone built Town Hall, down some steps Those on Wimbledon Common where I was arrested ... Love Jason King

I don't believe ANY Street numbers that old. Probably renumbered, possibly several times. Even well known buildings on Campo Lane show remarkable renumbering. I've read (somewhere) about Snig Hill having numbers up one side then down the other; later on the numbering alternates side-to-side; then they cut a new Street and the whole lot gets renumbered. There are very many Pub entries with 38 Fishcake Street AND 83 Fishcake Street, just a simple transcription error. ... and if Lamb can call it Moorfields despite Banks's earlier work what chance do we stand ? We just have to try ... As per you; just a thought. My solution, certainly with stuff that old = ignore the Street numbers.

I believe , according to most maps that number 8 Smithfield is much higher up towards Snow Lane. Straight across from Cross Smitfields is the higher numbers of Smithfields. Just a thought. ;-)

From the Sheffield Telegraph http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/headli...-our.5179692.jp Capturing the spirit of our city's musical soul Published Date: 17 April 2009 By David Todd The man whose artwork was as much a part of the Sheffield music scene as the bandshe featured has brought out a book of his work. David Todd talks to Martin F Bedford. MARTIN BEDFORD doesn't play an instrument and happily admits he can't sing a note. Yet his place in Sheffield music folklore is secure. His legendary posters from the birth of the Leadmill in 1980 captured the spirit of the city's musical soul. Now the pick of them are about to be published in a book, Up Against The Wall*. Martin F Bedford ("My middle name is Frederick and I got so much stick about it at school I made sure I kept it in there'') came to Sheffield as a 20-year-old and fell in love with the place. Originally from Kent, having studied at Canterbury Art College, he had been living in a squat in London but, with his long hair at the time, got fed up with being chased by skinheads or hassled by the police. He started a fine art degree at Psalter Lane, switched to a photography course but continued with his art and illustrations and eventually left with the fine art qualification. The young Bedford then worked for six months as a graphic designer at Sheffield University but loved music ("blues and early psychedelic stuff'') and always wanted to work in that field. "I couldn't play an instrument or sing a note but I knew I could do posters and album covers,'' he said. He joined The Damned and The Adverts on tour in 1977, doing backstage photographs, and went on to work with many other bands. Then in 1980 he was part of the co-operative, along with Chris Andrews, John Redfearn and others, who launched the Leadmill. The first gig was on May 23 1980, with Sheffield band Artery among the line-up. He said: "It was full of hippies, punks and reprobates. It was a special time to be involved in the Sheffield music scene.'' The founders were influenced by venues like the Roundhouse in London, the Fillmore in San Fransisco and Amsterdam's Melkveg. They were more than simply music venues, staging theatre and markets, and the Leadmill followed the same concept. He said: "I was on board mainly to do the artwork, all the posters and flyers. I'd be given a name and date for the gig and then they left me to it. Sometimes I'd have to have a poster out on the streets that afternoon, other times I'd have a bit longer to think about it. "I thought it was a very important part of what the Leadmill was all about. It showed that we had enough respect for the bands to put that amount of time and effort into it. Along with all the other things that were going on, I think it was one of the reasons why we attracted so many top bands. "I've still got all the original artwork and I suppose I did more than 2,000 posters between 1980 and 1992.'' Around 250 of them are featured in the book, which starts with a glowing tribute from Richard Hawley, for whom Martin did the photoshoot and artwork for his first band, Treebound Story. Hawley said: "Martin is such a great bloke and an immense talent. I'm glad he is at last getting the recognition he richly deserves. "Those times were great. When you got booked at the Leadmill you went to talk to him about your poster, which was so fantastic as a young lad. "I wish they did the same thing nowadays. Marketing people can take hours and still not manage what Martin could think up in two seconds.'' So does Bedford have any personal favourites? "There's a few, to be honest. One for Omega Tribe, one for The Mysterons and one for They Must Be Russians spring to mind.'' He produced his final Leadmill poster in 1992, as the demand for his silkscreen work dried up, although Martin maintained a studio there until 1996. "Everybody wanted the artwork done digitally at that time, not just in Sheffield but everywhere. I couldn't have afforded a computer even if I'd wanted one but managed to make a living as a freelance illustrator. "The posters and the book form part of my back catalogue and we'll be doing prints, postcards, T-shirts and the rest.'' Bedford, 53, is about to move into a new studio in John Street and says: "I want to use the book to celebrate a special time in Sheffield music history but also as a springboard for the next part of my life. "Some people have always stuck by me through some lean times. They know who they are without me naming them and they know how much it means to me. "Now more work is coming in, mainly music-related for posters and album covers. "I don't think it's a question of coming back into fashion �" I'm still a bit of an old hippy!'' Bedford spent three weeks in US last year and linked up with some of the people who had the greatest influence on him. He worked with Chuck Sperry and Ron Donovan, producing posters for the Warfield Theatre, following up on a promise to look them up if he ever made it to San Fransisco after meeting them when they exhibited at Sheffield's Archipelago gallery. He also met Wes Wilson, Lee Conklin (who created the famous Lion line drawing for Santana's debut album cover) and Mouse (responsible for much of the Grateful Dead's early artwork). Those links were cemented when he recently visited the South By South West Festival in Austin, Texas, to promote his book. Back in his adopted home city, Bedford has designed the poster for The Beat Is The Law, Eve Wood's follow-up film to the critically-acclaimed Made in Sheffield, which is out towards the end of the year. The Beat Is The Law looks at music in the city from the early Eighties through to 1996 and features, among others, Pulp, Clock DVA, Chakk, Longpigs, Moloko and Richard Hawley. Director Eve Wood said: "The Leadmill was obviously a big part of music in Sheffield at that time and we were blown away by Martin's work. "I was very excited when Martin agreed to revisit that period and style to produce artwork that summed up for him what the Eighties were all about. The result is very powerful and really does sum up an era beautifully.'' A preview of Part One of the film will be screened at the Sensoria festival on April 30 as a preview to the main launch later in the year. Bedford himself features in the film and his artwork provides a visual backdrop. He will be at the preview to sign copies of his book, as well as limited edition film poster prints. He said: "Sheffield is a fantastic city. I've travelled a fair bit but I've never really wanted to live anywhere else. I've been here more than 30 years, so I should be eligible for a green card soon! "I love the people. They are so laid back and tolerant compared with some other places. Even when I first arrived here with my long hair, no-one gave me grief like they had in London. "On my first day here I was stood at a bus stop at Banner Cross and the wind was whipping my hair all over. I apologised to the old bloke behind me in the queue and he said: 'I've lived through two world wars so the length of your hair is not going to bother me'. Then he took me on my first Sheffield pub crawl. I thought: 'I'm going to like it here'. "You'll never be disappointed in Sheffield. This is an incredibly creative city �" even if it's not always the best at telling the rest of the world about it. "It's especially creative in the face of adversity, which is why I feel very optimistic about the future.'' lUp Against The Wall by Martin F. Bedford, is published by ALD Design and Print, Sharrow Vale Road, Sheffield, £14.99. lA limited edition silkscreen version of the poster for The Beat Is The Law is being sold to support the film. Signed and numbered by Martin Bedford, just 100 are available, priced £95 unframed. See www.thebeatisthelaw.com It is also available from Rare and Racy, Devonshire Street, or the Archipelago Gallery, Sidney Street.

Definitely not air scouts Mike. It may have been something to do with us historically being in North East Derbyshire. We had blue shoulder patches with North East Derbyshire (written in silver I think) as well as the Sheffield badge. Having said this I do remember there being other troops, presumably from within Sheffield, who wore blue. Very few I must admit. I found this picture showing both a khaki and a navy blue version of the 50's style uniform. 221st's old Scout hut on Linley Lane is no more. I believe it was built by the scouts themselves back in the distant past. It was quite a big place with a large stage for gang shows and the like. Kitchen, tuck shop, offices and a large basement where all the troop's camping gear was stored.

I was on that 1950 parade (sad old git ) Troop was St. Barnabas Highfields but I don't recall the number. Our camps were held in some fields off Limb lane at the top of Ryecroft Glen. We had to push a heavily laden handcart all the way along Abbeydale road and up to the top of Whirlowdale road to get there. St. George's day parades weren't too bad but the Remembrance Day parades were agony. Stood in the freezing wind for what seemed an eternity, while our hands and knees went from pink to orange to purple. How we didn't end up with pneumonia was a mystery. All the big knobs and the military were nice and comfortable in the overcoats of course :angry:

Trippet Lane Then April 1950 (D Hague) Now April 2009 (Mike142sl)

Cemetery Road ? Sharrow Lane ? Somewhere in South Wales ??

Psalter Lane area?

Sheffield versus London, Bramall Lane Cricket Ground Mr C W Alcock's London team arrived just before 2pm, lunched and changed at the Adelphi and, having lost the toss, Alcock was kicking off at 2:50. (J C Shaw of Sheffield played for London who only had ten players). Sheffield J Marsh, Captain, Goal cover J C Clegg W E Clegg W Lockwood, Jun T C Willey G H Sampson (forward) A Wood (forward) W H Carr (goal) C Mills (side) J Hollingsworth H Ash (side) London C W Alcock, Captain (Wanderers) C J Chenery (Crystal Palace) Percy Currey (Crystal Palace) P B Sodea (Crystal Palace) P Revitt-Carnac (Harrow Chequers) R C Welch (Harrow Chequers) Conrad Warner (Upton Park) C W Stevenson (Wanderers) P Weston (Barnes) E Weston (Barnes) J C Shaw (loan player from Sheffield) 10 min Sheffield score (charged keeper over the line) unspecified time London score by Revitt-Carnac 4pm Sheffield score by Mills 4:20 Sampson (Sheffield) scores Final score Sheffield 3 - London 1

Back in the late '90s, there was one on Cross Lane, Crookes at the bottpm of Truswell Avenue. I shot a film for BT in Sheffield and this featured in an important scene. Mind you, we had to go out the night before and repaint it! Is it still there? Hope so.

To start off Abbey Lane near the junction with Hutcliffe Wood Rd, this box is in need of some TLC but there is still a phone inside.

I have finaly managed to get the time to go to the central library and go through the arhives to look for the delivery details of the Leyland Nationals : NATIONALS First delivered (all delivered to central works ) was bus number 2 at 1034 hours on Wednesday 10th April 1974 . # 4 on morning of 11th April 1 & 3 arrived over Easter weekend 2 entered service at 1515 hours on service 31 on 18th April 4 in service that evening 18th April on routes 8/9 1 & 3 entered service the following day (19th Apil) ALL were delivered in coffee and cream Restricted to 8/9. & 31 journeys only The above is from M&T NEWS issue 113 APRIL 74 From 13th May 74 full day on 101 was been allowed to the new roe lane estate was this route was scheduled mixed route with 11-14 the leopards – rather ironic as the nationals were due to replace this batch of buses (some of the leopards ended up with Hulleys of Baslow)

Afternoon Anoraks A new book as arrived Steam Memories : 1950's - 1960's Sheffield Including Sheffield Midland, Victoria, Great Central and Midland main lines By Keith Pirt; Book Law Publications £9-99 Not got time to go through it as I need to send it to Father Christmas However front cover 61643 entering vic signal box in background p29 blast lane good depot display of ee type 4 & & 9f 92192 It looks good etc etc enjoy Sheffield Transport Models on London Road (Tel 0114 255 3010) as had a batch delivered this morning I shoud grab your duffle bag , ABC your bike and head down there before they go. And finally just a brief note to say thank you to all the anoraks who have responded to both my threads and my posts during the last year, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR

Right year anyway ... Joseph Marshall Penknife manufacturer Parkin's Yard, Campo Lane Baine's 1822 http://www.sheffieldrecordsonline.org.uk/

These are lost Streets from the early 1820's and, no, in general, I don't know where most of 'em were either. Hopefully someone can provide the answers. To clarify, these are places from 1821 that I don't know of; they may be immediately obvious to someone else (hopefully). (I'll post a few at a time so we don't have replies which repeat an enormous listing.) Weigh Lane Beatson's Square Woodside Russel Square Ladies Walk (not joking; I'm sure this is immediately obvious, been a long day gardening, it's gone 11pm and I've searched through a lot of stuff to find these, I'm tired and I hurt) Millington's Row Barn Street Parkin's Yard Wicker tilt mill Park engine

These are lost Streets from the early 1820's and, no, in general, I don't know where most of 'em were either. Hopefully someone can provide the answers. To clarify, these are places from 1821 that I don't know of; they may be immediately obvious to someone else (hopefully). (I'll post a few at a time so we don't have replies which repeat an enormous listing.) Jessop Street (should be easy) White Bear Walk (easy) Crook Croft Black Lamb Lane (mentioned elsewhere on this Site) Shemeld Croft Club Row Pondwell Street Wheatcroft Square Cornhill New Street, Little Sheffield (should be fun; lots of New Streets)

They are marching on Trippet Lane see green arrow on map Didn't anybody tell the lad near the front to take his hands out of his pockets

Must have been after the service in the City Hall. Each District started an a side road off Division Street and paraded down past the City hall for the march past. (They may still do it) Then down Leopolde Street to turn into Trippet Lane and fall out outside the Scout Shop. I always felt cheated that it was so short a march.

From Local Studies. 1816 Fountain Trippet Lane. Thomas Bramley.

Last time I saw it there was a laundrette on the ground floor and flats above. It's on the corner of Page Hall road and Hinde House lane. Built I believe about the same time as the Page Hall Market. I think it later became a furniture retailer. He's not much an advert for his trade though - looks like he slept in that suit he he

Brickholes as defined in Remeniscences of old Sheffield A large brickfield stetching from St John's Street to Bailey Lane property of Mr Harrison of Weston A pond had formed stretching from Newcastle Street to Rockingham Street. ALso pointed out is the fact that Sir Francis CHantry got his clay from there,

Holme Lane and Ball Road (or Wood Road); used to be a takeaway; burnt down ...

1841 Pigot's Joseph Yeardley Shopkeeper 43 Green Lane