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A fabulous place. Had the grand tour in the 70s and stood in the grinding chamber while it was running. Came out covered in tobacco and the suit needed a clean. Not too clear from the picture is the carousel this had wood mortars & pestles on it all powered by water. They were filled with tobacco and it was ground it down to snuff. They produced a variety of 'flavours' including raspberry and lemon, (I think, it was a while back) Originally owned by two brothers, they parted after an argument and another mill was opened off Sharrow Lane. This was called The Top Mill. Dont know if either have survived.
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one example where they've been saved in Sheffield is the Tramways medical centre on Holme Lane.They were told before they could even build that in no uncertain terms that the front wall must be kept.Unfortunatley the "accidents" happen all the time in the building industry,take a look at the site up Pitsmoor a few months back that planning was being held up on due to trees planted there,only for them to be dug up mysteriously one night.
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on sheffieldforum, there is a thread about a murder, in about 1971 / 2 that happened in the grounds of Saint Marys on Bramall Lane.
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I believe its an old roman bath house, its located just off Birley Spa Lane in Hackenthorpe. I used to go to Birley Spa school when I was a nipper.
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Cheers Richard, Comparing the 1845 map with my A to Z seems to put the gate as in Heavygate, bang against the Heavygate Inn. Which does seem logical. Northfield Road was at that time called Dark Lane. Need a map that shows Aldred Rd after the turn of the centuary. Still looking.
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This is my first post on this site and I must say that the site is a credit to everybody associated with Sheffield. Great work. Anyway, i'm originally from Gleadless and was wondering if anybody has any pictures of Gleadless in the 1900's and how it has changed? Maybe any interesting stories too? One I do remember was the beatles playing in the old concert hall on white lane (now somerfield). Any help?
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Theres also one in Hemel Hempstead thats made up of six mini roundabouts, had great fun using it, I loved driving the wrong way around it, legally of course! I thought it was good in peak periods because it didn't matter which lane you selected.
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The Full Monty
Guest replied to Sheffield History's topic in Sheffield in Films and TV shows (Sheffield Filming Locations)
the one with the pub as they are walkin over the hill is at the back of council depot on shirland lane -
I was in the 37th Boys Brigade at Hatfield house lane methodist church, what a thrill it was at Whitsuntide marching to firth park, I used to play Side Drum,and remember in between the Bugles playing we used to do different drum "tunes", my favorite "tune" was one called chop sticks where we clicked our drumsticks together, we used to save that one till we got to the Roundabout at Firth Park, I think that would have been about 1961/2.
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Yes that was a real chippy,we lived at the other end of nethershire lane, and my late Mum used to work in Gibbons fish and chip shop,on lower shiregreen shops, but when she was'nt working,she always went to Queenies, she swore by their Fish, Mum always asked for a Cod Tail end, and they were always so obliging. As a child I also remember the queue of people going right around the shop then outside, when it was busy,which was quite often .
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It's on Longley Lane near the shops on the corner of Herries Road, you have to go down Norwood Grange Drive to see the gable, There's the deers head and a couple of rams heads on the corners, a hidden jewel.
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That is what was the Wadsley Forge Masters House. It was later converted into cottages. A couple of my schoolmates lived in them in the '50's. They were demolished when the dairy was built and now the land is part of the estate running off Eskdale Close. All that is left now is the buildings to the left of the garage at the end of Leppings Lane. This picture is taken from Leake Road. If you turned left in front of the cottages and carried on walking, you would have come to the boundaries of the Niagra Grounds.
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This photograph is of the Grocers shop at the end of Eskdale Road and Leppings Lane in 1900. 50 years of continuous trading must have proved it's need as in 1950 this shop was called Smith's and as a lad I used it. I hopped over the wall at the end of our garden on Shenstone Road and within 20 seconds was at the counter. Thanks again Photo Sheffield.
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Salmon Pastures has been fishable for the last 5 or so years and the fishing rites are owned by the Steel Corporation at Shepcote Lane. Since the clean up of the Don it has become good fishing.
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And as I remember it as a boy. The junction of Leppings Lane and Penistone Road. This photo is 1960.
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It is taken at what is now the Junction of Leppings Lane with Penistone Road. Looking at what used to be the old Bus Station on Herries Road. The river was still there in the 40's but ran under the road and into what we used to call the "Little Meadows" at the back of the old Kitsons Garage. To the right of the young lad is what is now the industrial units ending with Charlie Browns motor shop. To the left is where the bus station was and up to Wadsley Bridge. Jesus am I getting old???
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This used to be on Neepsend Lane. My mum used to work behind the bar and play darts for the women's team. I never got to know why it was called the monkey though any ideas??
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Where have you worked that's no longer there ?
GrinderBloke replied to Sheffield History's topic in Sheffield History Chat
Ah I know where you mean now... I worked on Neepsend Lane for many years. -
Where have you worked that's no longer there ?
jiginc replied to Sheffield History's topic in Sheffield History Chat
It was where Harvest Lane branches off. It was the Radio and TV repair shop. The river Don runs past the rear of it and Kelham Island the other side of the river. -
It looks a bit different today!
Sheffield History replied to dunsbyowl1867's topic in Sheffield History Chat
Crikey - that really IS an old picture Not seen that one before I presume it's looking from the Leppings Lane side of the river up towards what would be Netto now ? (the old cinema) ? -
It looks a bit different today!
Biscuit Head replied to dunsbyowl1867's topic in Sheffield History Chat
Leppings lane? -
Silent Witness
Guest replied to dobberd's topic in Sheffield in Films and TV shows (Sheffield Filming Locations)
I remember them filming, as they used to close South Road off on a Sunday, their canteen bus was parked on Holme Lane. Didn't know what they were filming though, but do now. -
Where have you worked that's no longer there ?
Guest replied to Sheffield History's topic in Sheffield History Chat
Jessop - Saville on Brightside Lane. Demolished. -
I remember Bernard Rd being over a graduated solid banking, down towards the Dark Arches, and in this banking were2or3 tunnels of different heights .The far one started EXACTLY where the 40mph speed camera is now,on the Parkway,coming into town. This was a large 20foot archway and must have been around 150foot long. Although the train tracks had been removed, it was a very dark and spooky place which a few of us went through as a dare ,walking in almost total darkness till we caught light from the other end. All along you could hear noisy rumblings of trains passing through nearby tunnels.When we finally emerged out at the other end , there was a sheer drop of about 80 foot down to another traintrack ! (by the way,all this was accessable and we were not tresspassing - i think the authorities just presumed nobody would be daft enough to want to walk through the tunnels!)I remember these tunnels going and the large flyover being put in place to re-carry Bernard Rd.(A very similar operation was involved to make another steel flyover- over the remaining tunnels behind theDurham Ox pub- directly before the start of the concrete flyover onto Park Square for the Supertram duringthe early 90"s) I can also remember going "newtin" at Cowlishaws pond which was between Manor Lane and Parkway markets, around where Sheffield Insulations depot is. I still can remember watching the big earth movers from newly demolished Aston Street, -running up and down, levelling all the rubble constantly being fetched- during the school hols.
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well, if you are speaking "true Sheffieldish", it'd be more like "poo-ert mee-on" neddy. (chuckling) My ex hubb's Irish family owned a shop in Port Mahon. (somewhere near burnt tree lane IIRC)
