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Sheffield Daily Independent Friday 14th June 1889 page 6 column e Sheffield Daily Independent Saturday 15th June 1889 page 5 column h The Telegraph (poorer photocopies) has some different details. The birthdays were actually on June 2nd (Dixon) and June 6th (Fawcett) but the main celebration was postponed until the Whitsuntide holidays for the benefit of the workforce. The football game was a "comical development of football a la theatrical match at Bramall Lane a year or two ago" Hugh
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Think Watkin Lane was between Woollen Street and Cleveland Place off Infirmary Road.
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Watkin Lane, off Infirmary Rd. No note of where though. Suspect it may have been located close to Robert St. Info: Kelly's Directory 1948.
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In my 1926 map, it shows Robert Street ran parallel to Infirmary Rd., later to be buried under the Kelvin Flats. No mention of Watkin Lane though.
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Was there any family connection to the mooney girl who worked in a shop on holme lane?
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I bet that's from the same family Joseph is the first child to be in Sheffield in 1874, they were living at Pinfold Lane in 1881. Nice one! Which is Attercliffe Muncipal cemetery? Thanks
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White's 1919/20 Directory Campo Chambers (30 Campo Lane) Sheffield Womens' Suffrage Society note also my earlier suffragette query. from an earlier message in this thread... Ann KNIGHT is listed as a sitter in a well known painting of this event - NPG 599 Somewhere I have a key to this portrait because my 4xgt grandfather (Isaac Crewdson - no Sheffield connection) is also in it, a larger than average pate painted very small near the back. It would not surprise me to learn that he was one of those objecting to the presence of women. The first thing he did when he founded his own sect after resigning from the Quakers was to prohibit women from being ministers. If I manage to find the key I will try and work out where Ann is. Hugh
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I remember he used to have a gym at Sheffield Lane Top for a number of years after his time with the Owls
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Hi M in the second pic you can see K.F.C in the distance, stands between broughton lane and cliffton st. if i go passed again i will get you some more pics around there. but get out of the car this time. i was only 15 when i left carbrook.(pulled the houses down) i lived at the house at the side of st barts church 1 Newton terrace,you had to go under a very large entry the Gurnalls lived there as well at the house at the side of the entry. the house they lived in if i remember rightly.... used to be a work place that made coffins.. hasten to add not when i was there.. i have tried searching for a photo but it seems to have vanished off archive's list. there was the Church about 5 houses the entry,a Garage (Ferns) then a Beer off (stentans) at the corner of Cliffton street. standing at the top of our entry looking across the road there was all the shops. Pork shop, Lants chippy. Gowers then went to Samik motors,Paper shop, Betting office, Boldocks,Yeomans tabacco shop and a Pokey hole dark shop Peacocks. to name but a few.. we didn't need town... I just wish i had took photos back then. but being in my early teens i suppose photography was the last thing on my mind. the Excelsior pub at the top of carbrook st in the 50's my aunty and uncle run that. for many years. then further down houses and Jacksons chippy.my nan lived a few house down from the chippy then the last shop was Ali's Butchers..where my friend Malcolm lived. more houses then the Carbrook hall pub. which is Still there now. oppersite what used to be the Phesant pub. now The Stumble inn.. if you want to see any places let me know and i will go on a All our yestudays photo shoot for you around all the old places so you can see the changes. i go to Barly wood rd cemetery so not out of my way. Plus i bet a few on this forum may be interested to see the changes. more so if they have left this area as yourself.. if anyone reading this would like me to take a couple of pics of places they remember give me a shout, i'll see what i can do... please remember im no David Bailey, but will do my best. Chez
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Methodist Churches in Sheffield
Hutch replied to a topic in Sheffield Churches & Religious Buildings
Has anyone said Hackenthorpe Methodist, this has a big green dome just off Birley Spa Lane. Also Handsworth Methodist Church on Handsworth Road. -
I think the photo is on a tour as the tram is turning right to go up meadowhead, this was only used for school journeys to and from abbey lane
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Ladys Bridge tram lines
Hjdary replied to knightstemplar's topic in Sheffield Buses, Trams and Trains
I think you're right...those points are a little further down, on the old image. It looks like the Roberts car is passing the points that would allow it to turn on to Nursery St (Rd?) The old Tram lines of Sheffield are the reason I'm so interested in the history of the City. Not long after I moved here I was going to Firth Park one Day while the council was repairing the junction of Stubbin Lane. As I went passed the road works I saw the old lines still intact. As a piece of engineering it was a huge and amazing task to lay as much steel and as well as they did , with the tools they had. I love the fact that there is a little bit of history hidden, which we can see on old photos and still see today when they are working on the roads. When passing road works I always have a look to see if there is a little bit of track...I'd love to get a little bit..just a foot or so! -
Wincobank Picture Palace, Merton Lane. - http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/pi...ff.refno=s08092 The Wincobank Picture Palace opened in June 1914. Of brick construction, the frontage was of terracotta with stone facings. Steep steps led up to an entrance with a mosiac tiled floor. Seating capacity was 550. The projection room was at first floor level and housed a single Butcher's No.12 projector which was hand cranked. Unusually, electricity for lighting was provided by a gas engine, as mains electricity was not available until 1921. Some alterations and improvements were made in 1919 which included redecoration, but it was to be some seven years before the Palace was closed for two weeks during which time a balcony was added and the pay-box was repositioned. Refurbishment and redecoration was also carried out at this time. The addition of the balcony increased the seating capacity by around 100. By the mid 1920s, musical accompaniment was being provided by a trio of, a pianist, violinist and either a trumpeter or drummer. In 1930, a Western Electric sound system was installed for the changeover to talkies. The Palace was normally closed for the last week in July to allow for staff holidays at a time when business was slack due to the Sheffield 'works weeks' holidays. In August 1953 the hall was closed for a week to allow for modernisation work. This included re-modeling the proscenium arch, improvements to lighting and ventilation, and the installation of a modern pay-box. The first film in CinemaScope, "The Robe" * was screened in March of 1955. The Palace closed in February 1960 having seen it's sister theatre, the Tinsley Palace, close just 12 months earlier. Review of The Robe from IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046247/ Info: Sheffield Cinemas.
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The Plaza, Richmond Rd. Handsworth. - http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/pi...ff.refno=s21391 Located at the junction of Richmond Road and Bramley Lane, the Plaza was opened on the 27Th of December, 1937. A modern building, it was built in rustic brick with the tower faced with white faience. The upper part of the tower housed the air conditioning system. Seating in total was for 1,100 patrons with adequate waiting room provided in the entrance hall and foyer. The entrance was covered by a sweeping canopy and stairs to either side of the balcony. The auditorium decor was of decorative fibrous plaster with the walls in orange fading to a light buff towards ceiling level.Concealed lighting was hidden in ceiling troughs. Projection equipment consisted of a Western Electric mirrophonic sound system, Kaylee No. 11 projectors and Regal Arc Lamps. The Plaza had only two managers in it's cinema lifetime, George Turner being the first, who was replaced by Colin Arnold in December of 1957. The hall had closed for a brief period in July of 1947 for redecoration and refurbishment. The Plaza was opened for Sunday screenings from April 1953 with a children's Saturday matinee following just under twelve months later. CinemaScope presentations with stereophonic sound were introduced in March of 1955 with "Three Coins in the Fountain".* The cinema closed for redecoration in September of 1962, and a year later saw musical groups and variety acts booked for a series of one night stands. These performances did not feature any film screenings. The Plaza was taken over by Ken Kerner Entertainments Ltd in 1963, and closed as a cinema in September of of that year. Info: Sheffield Cinemas * Film Review from IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047580/
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The Oxford Picture Palace, Addy Street. - http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/pi...ff.refno=s08087 Situated at the junction of Addy St and Shipton Lane, the Oxford Palace opened on 12th December, 1913. Originally built as a Unitarian Chapel, the Palace utilised much of the original building, though the altar remained behind the projection screen. Architects Hickton and Farmer also designed the Electra Palace (later The News Theatre and the Classic) and the Cinema House Barkers Pool. Externally, the building boasted white stucco with an arched window above the entrance and leaded light windows. The entrance lounge boasted tapestry panels, a theme continued in the auditorium. The Palace had a capacity for 900 patrons and suffered damage during the blitz night of the 12th December 1940 but re-opened, after repairs, in time for Christmas of that year. The owners of the Palace, Heeley and Amalgamated, sold out to Star Cinemas in January 1955 who installed a much larger screen in preperation for the new films shot in the CinemaScope format. The Palace survived longer than many suburban cinemas, but finally closed on the 15th August, 1964. http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/pi...ff.refno=s02717
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The Olympia Palace, Bramall Lane. -
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The Essoldo, Sheffield Lane Top, -
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The Capitol, Sheffield Lane Top. -
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Hillsborough Park Cinema, Catch Bar Lane. -
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Just joined this site today and what a great trip down memory lane it is, well done. This thread had brought back great memories of friday nights down at cairo jax in the mid eighties. it was a superb place with two dance floors to choose from, seem to remember sticking to the 'party'dance floor because there was more chance of picking up girls! My favourite memory is the time that Steve Wright from Radio 1 at the time, did a promo night at cairo jax. he wanted to get someone on stage with him and i was at the front so he picked me with the line 'what about this guy with the light perm', got to laugh now, had a curly mullet at the time! He asked me if i would like a bucket of sludge pouring over me and i replied that yes, indeed, i would like that, so he poured this porridge like substance over my head, leaving the bucket there. it was great, took me about a week to get the stuff out of my hair and clothes!!
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Hello Tom, I have the Crawshaw family in my family tree via the Simmonite connection, although I was unaware that it was THE Tommy Crawshaw. I'm not sure about his wife Janes maiden name, but I do know that his mothers maiden name was Simmonite. George Crawshaw and Mary Ann Simmonite married in 1866. The 1881 census has them living at 136 Park Hill Lane with three sons:- George, Thomas and Percy. Also living there as a boarder was the older Farewell Simmonite, who was a brother to Mary Ann, not Jane, and was therefore Tommys uncle. The younger Farewell Simmonite (KIA France 1916) was a nephew of the older Farewell, not his son. Given that in his day Tommy would be regarded as in the top echelon of professional footballers the fact that he was living in Lord Street, Park in the 1901 census just shows how different life is for todays pampered prima-donnas in the premier league. Regards - Dave S.
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More pictures of Victorian relatives needed
RichardB replied to RichardB's topic in Sheffield Genealogy
Land And Buildings At Sudbury Street, 1 Roscoe Road (Blue Chip Valeters) Burnt Tree Lane, Hoyle Street (No.78), Malinda Street (Progress Works, Former Titanic Works & No36 & Meadow Street (No. 96) Sheffield S3 7EX from http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-coun...ng-applications -
I vaguely remember being told of a refuge, close the old Ecclesall Library (bottom of Knowle Lane) which was a sort of shelter for monks travelling to and from Beauchief Abbey. Did I imagine or dream this? Someone help me out here, it's beginning to annoy me. :unsure:
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According to the same source : "the pre-Reformation chapel at Ecclesall was built in the 13th Century By Sir Ralph de Ecclesall, at a point almost opposite the north end of the present road known as Silver Hill and near to the ancient Manor House called Ecclesall Hall, within the grounds attached to the house of Mr Charles E Vickers". However, since opinions are divided as to the site of Ecclesall Hall, the best guess is somewhere between the bottom of Knowle lane and the present church.
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Bee Hive Dykes Hall Road is a pub of the 1930s. The original Bee Hive was on Far Lane where a group of shops now stand.
