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  1. Ponytail

    Grandma's Scrapbook

    Sheffield Coat of Arms, Sheffield Market Cross and the King's Head Hotel & Lepping Stones First Jewish Cemetery, Bowdon Street. Coronation Exhibition of Inventions Exhibition, Edmund Drill Hall. Lord Mayor Councillor Mrs. A E Longden. Death of Mr. G. H Barker former Depty Chief Constable of Sheffield. Christ Church, Attercliffe; High Street. Traffic problem on High Street in the late 1880's William Kirk of Chapeltown climbed 120ft pylon for a bet & Sir William Clegg photograph. Birdman, Harry Ward in special flying costume making a flight at Coal Aston. Sheffield Cathedral engraving about 1820. Timothy Bright born at Carbrook did he invent shorthand? "Buffer Girls" painting by Sir William Rothenstein presented by Sir Robert Hadfield to the Graves Art Gallery. Slippery Stones and Packhorse Bridge under threat of submersion under the waters of new Ashopton reservoir. Little John's grave at Hathersage.
  2. My Dad worked at ESC. and he maintained that they installed a special toilet …in case it was needed and that much paint was splashed around the place , including a pile of coal which received a coat of whitewash.!
  3. Lysanderix

    English Steel Sports Club, Shiregreen Lane.

    In an earlier life ,I tutored local history groups ,out Doncaster way, as part of an EU funded scheme in areas decimated by the closure of the coal mines. I encouraged exactly what you are talking about, ponytail, it is real history and needs encouraging, Three of the groups I worked with ended up writing local histories…which gave them great satisfaction…especially, when one was launched in the local library, with tea and biscuits…and the Mayor.
  4. Old Sheffield

    Frecheville shops

    I can't remember the name, but there was a supermarket where Admiral chippy is now. There was episode of Blue Peter where they built an igloo out of cardboard boxes. I think we got as far as nicking the cardboard boxes from the supermarket yard, but don't remember producing an igloo out of them. They probably spent a few months in the coal House until Dad threw them out.
  5. Michael W

    Long forgotten sayings.

    Some of the sayings i remember when i was a kid: In answer to the question where do you live: the light side of brightside or the top of heely bottom. Tha couldn't stop a pig up an entry ( bit bo legged) Your like a fart in a collender (someone a bit dopy) The twicker where twatter runs over twear. I remember being sent into the cellar when the coal was delivered to count the bags!! always came up covered in coal dust. Being asked to put my ear on the tramline to see how far away the tram was.
  6. Very interesting to see the adverts and directory entries (which I have copied). Wardrobe & Smith had premises next to Matthias Spencer & Sons in Arley Street. It seems that when Vesseys bought Matthias Spencer & Sons in the 1920s they must have also bought out Wardrobe & Smith as the Vessey company occupied the whole site. Members of the Wardrobe family remained on the board of John Vessey & Sons (holdings) Ltd. Matthias Spencer & Sons were file makers and steel makers but upon purchase by Vesseys, the file making side was sold to Spencer Clark (previously Walter Spencer & Co.) which had family connections to Matthias Spencer. It seems that Matthias Spencer must have also made picks for coal mining as this direction of business was continued by Vesseys, upgrading to many tools for the coal extraction business including the "Clever Mary" which I think was a pick head which when added to many others on a chain could rip through a coal seam. I attach a collage of photos of crucible pouring from 1948 which I assume must be the Brunswick Steel Works in Denby Street (and not the Matthias Spencer works). It would be very interesting if anyone has any knowledge of when crucible steel making stopped at Brunswick Steel Works (Vesseys), Albion Steel Works (Matthias Spencer) and Wardrobe & Smith. Also fun to note that Denby Street was called New Thomas Street and Arley Street was called Cross George Street. Replying to Lysanderix, it would be interesting to hear more on dealings with Vesseys in the 60s as I believe their steelmaking stopped in the late 50s and the majority of the Brunswick premises was then sold to Harrisons, just keeping offices until they were transferred to the Matthias Spencer site in Arley Street, then selling the old offices also to Harrisons in the early 60s. There was investment in electric steel furnaces before the end. It would be great to gather when steel making finally stopped at both Brunswick and Albion steel works. In the end, the Vessey name dropped and the enterprise continued as Matthias Spencer & Co (under Vessey ownership) specialising in coal mining equipment into the 1980s when the business moved to a "green field site" as Spencer Todwick - not quite sure what happened ultimately to Spencer Todwick but as coal mining pretty well evaporated in the 1980s with the new government then, I assume that the company must have gone out of business. All and any feedback appreciated..... thank you.
  7. As a young, enthusiastic, small steelworks manager I was responsible for introducing Freightliner movements of our steel bars to customers in Glasgow and , if memory serves me correctly…London and Exeter. As a “ jolly” I had an individual guided tour around the fairly recently opened Marshalling yard *and all I recall was a positive attitude toward the future. Of course, at that time…the late 1960s….Sheffield had a very busy local economy with bulk steel , engineering products and coal movements as well as of general freight. Road transport ,with door to door delivery ,saw the death knell of rail movements for small( ish) consignments….although British Road Services still operated the road equivalent of freight depots….”grouping” small individual consignments into a larger movement. * I “ cabbed” a class13!😛😊
  8. Toyne Street was named after land owner, David Toyne, who owned a house, stable and other buildings plus five closes of land, which were described as "in a high state of cultivation" and "eligible for country residences" when he offered them for sale in 1840. =================== Here are entries in the Sheffield Directories 1833 Directory Toyne David butcher, 38, Shambles h. Spring house. Crooks moor Toyne Mary, grocer and flour dlr. 17, Duke street, Park Toyne Nathan, butcher, 42, Shambles. ; h. Burngreave, Rock st: Toyne Thomas, butcher, 47, Shambles; h. 21, Arundel street ========================================== 1852 Directory Toyne David, 47 Shambles; h 60 St George's square Toyne Martin David, collector; h 60 St George's square Toyne Nathan, butcher, 45 Shambles; h Rock street Toyne and Rhodes, estate agents and collectors, 1 Bank buildings Toyne Thomas, butcher, 38 Shambles; h 63Arundel street Toyne and Wilkinson, 1nillinm-s, GO St George's square Toyne Wm. butcher, 43 Shambles; h Pitsmoor =================================== 1879 Directory Toyne Elijah, grocer and beer retailer, 125 Grimesthorpe rd Toyne George, agent for Sheepbridge Coal and Iron Co.(limited); h 59 Clarkegrove road Toyne John, tailor and draper, 201 Tinsley road Toyne Mrs Sarah Ann, dressmaker, 6 Cross Chapel street Toyne Thos. victualler, Freemasons' Arms, 383 Walkley ln Toyne Walter. Chamberlain, advertising. agent. 355 Shoreham st ===================================== 1901 Directory Toyne & Co. tailors, 8 George street Toyne Francis, architect, 6 Caxton road Toyne Frank, clerk, 110 Randall street Toyne Mrs. Sarah, 59 Clarkegrove road Toyne Mrs. Sarah Ann, tobacconist, 37 Chatham st Toyne Thos. vict. Freemasons' Arms, 383 Walkley la Toyne Thomas Henry, assistant editor, "Evening Telegraph," 202 Edmund road Toyne Waiter Ernest L.P.S.A.; L.S.S.A. London. physician & surgeon, Woodbourne, 11 Newman road, Wincobank Toyne William Austin,· commercial traveller, 25 Steade rd ====================================== 1905 Directory Toyne ·Frank, clerk, 85 Lancing road Toyne Hedley, traveller, 27 Boyce street Toyne Mrs. Sarah, 59 Clarkegrove road Toyne Mrs. Sarah Ann, tobacconist, 37 Chatham st Toyne Thomas Henry, assistant editor, "Evening Telegraph" 202 Edmund road Toyne Waiter Ernest L.P.S.A., L.S.S.A. London physician Woodbourne, 11 Newman road., Toyne Wm. Austin Marshall, com. trav. 25 Steade rd Toyne William Henry, laundryman, 75 Norton Lees Silver hill road, Meersbrook Bank ====================================== 1911 Directory Toyne Harold, shopkeeper, 46 Leader rd. Hillsboro' Toyne Mrs. Martha, 8 Withens avenue, Wadsley Toyne Mrs Mary, householder. 15 Burrowlee rd. Owlerton Toyne Mrs. Sarah, 59 Clarkegrove road Toyne Thomas Henry. Morton, journalist, 46 Osborne rd Toyne ·Walter Ernest L.S.A. London. physician & surgeon, Woodbourne, 11 Newman road, Wincobank;& attends daily, 12 to 12.30, 8 Jenkin rd. Toyne William Austin Marshall, commercial traveller, 307 Cemetery Road
  9. Andrea B

    Stone mason records

    Harry/William Osborne is a bit of an enigma. I can't find him on the census forms. He is only refered to on his children's marriage certificates (on his son's in 1909, he is noted as William Osborne stone mason, deceased; on his daughter's in 1890s, Harry Osborne, coal(?) dealer deceased) and also on his widow, Elizabeth's death certificate as Harry, a stone mason (deceased) and on her workhouse papers he is refered to as both Harry and William. He isn't mentioned on either children's birth certificates in 1876 and 1887 so I'm trying to work out if he really did exist. I'm hoping if there's some kind of directory of local stone masons, it might help me find out one way or another. Thanks
  10. Hello I want to find more information about my great great grandfather. The information is quite scant. I have two names for him; Harry Osborne and William Osborne. My great grandfather was born in 1887 but his father wasnt on his birth certificate but is listed as William, stone mason and deceased on my great grandfather's marriage certificate in 1909. On my great grandfather's sister's birth certificate in 1876, he isn't listed. But on her marriage certificate in 1896(?) He is noted as Harry deceased and I think it says coal dealer or load dealer. On his wife's workhouse records and death certificate she is noted as the widow of a stone mason called both Harry on one record and William on another. Therefore, is there any records online noting local stone masons?? The time period is 1870s-1880s. Its very confusing but any help is much appreciated as I'm hoping it will help solve a family mystery!
  11. SteveHB

    Meadowhall in 1967

    https://www.tierneyphotography.co.uk/blog/sheffield-industrial-icons-tinsley-cooling-towers "The Blackburn Meadows Power Station was built between 1937 and 1942. The two Tinsley cooling towers were numbered 6 and 7 and were two of seven cooling towers that stood on the site. The towers weighed about 3,074 and 2,019 tonnes respectively. In addition to Blackburn Meadows Power Station, two older coal-fired power stations built in the 1900s once stood on the site and generated electricity. In the late 1960s, the M1 was built around the cooling towers while the power station was still operational. The two remaining towers, which were 250ft high, stood around 17 metres away from the motorway. The main power station was demolished in the 1980s. The cooling towers remained standing as engineers did not have the expertise to bring them down safely without compromising the integrity of the motorway."
  12. neddy

    1787 Directory

    List of Streets, &c. in Sheffield, in 1700, ⦁ Balm green ⦁ Broad lane ⦁ Bull stake ⦁ Campo lane ⦁ Castle fold ⦁ Castle gn. head ⦁ Castle green ⦁ Castle hill ⦁ Church lane ⦁ Far gate ⦁ Fig tree lane or New street ⦁ Hartshead ⦁ High street ⦁ Holling lane or Blind lane ⦁ Irish cross ⦁ Mill Sands ⦁ New hall street ⦁ Pinfold lane ⦁ Ratten row ⦁ Redcroft ⦁ Scargill croft ⦁ Snig hill ⦁ The Isle ⦁ The Underwater ⦁ Townhead st. ⦁ Waingate ⦁ Water lane ⦁ West bar green ⦁ Westbar IN 1821, ⦁ Ainley yard, 72, Newfield ⦁ Albion row, Broad lane end ⦁ Albion square, 20, Solly street ⦁ Allen Street, Gibraltar street ⦁ Allen yard, 13, Smithfield ⦁ Allot's yard, 18, Porter lane ⦁ Alpha cottages, Highfield ⦁ Alsop row, 5, Porter lane ⦁ Andrew street, Wicker ⦁ Andrew's yard, 29, Furnace hill ⦁ Angel street, Market place ⦁ Appleyard's yard, 21, Furnace hill ⦁ Armitage yard, 13, Gaol street ⦁ Arundel lane, Arundel street ⦁ Arundel street, Norfolk street ⦁ Back broad street, Park ⦁ Back lane, 18, Wicker ⦁ Back lane, Division street ⦁ Back lane, Rockingham street ⦁ Backfields, Division street ⦁ Bacon island, near Hillfoot ⦁ Badger's row, 25, Portobello ⦁ Bail yard, 56 Pond street ⦁ Bailey lane, Trippet lane ⦁ Bailey street, Trippet lane ⦁ Baker's hill, Market street ⦁ Baker's yard, 36 Peacroft ⦁ Ball yard, 1, Young street ⦁ Balm Green, Bailey street ⦁ Bank street, Angel street ⦁ Barber nook, Crooks moor ⦁ Barber's court, 20, Radford street ⦁ Barker's yard, Backfields ⦁ Barlow's yard, Broad street, Park ⦁ Barnet street, Snowhill ⦁ Barns yard, 12, Cross Smithfield ⦁ Barracks, Pennistone road ⦁ Barrel yard, 15, Edward street ⦁ Barrel yard, 17, Little Pond street ⦁ Barrett's yard, 14, Allen street ⦁ Bates square Top of Westbar green ⦁ Bath yard, Philadelphia ⦁ Batty's yard, 17, Young street ⦁ Batty's yard, 22, Furnace hill ⦁ Batty's yard, Dyer's bridge ⦁ Beach's yard, 1, Solly street ⦁ Beal's yard, 43, Solly street ⦁ Bealey's yard, 37, Hereford street ⦁ Bealey's yard, t2, Young street ⦁ Beardshaw's court, 39, Allen street ⦁ Beardshaw's yard, Allen street ⦁ Beast market, Wicker ⦁ Beaver's Buildings, 2, Pye bank ⦁ Beet street, Broad lane ⦁ Belk's court, 60, Scotland Street ⦁ Bell's square, Trippet lane ⦁ Bennett's court, 12, Radford street ⦁ Bennett's lane, Forge lane ⦁ Bingham's yard, 10, Young street ⦁ Bingham's yard, 35, Radford street ⦁ Birkenshaw's yard, 11, Orchard street ⦁ Birtle's yard, 1, Young street ⦁ Bishop street, Tudor street ⦁ Black Swan yard, 3, Fargate ⦁ Black Swan yard, 7, Burgess street ⦁ Blank street, Wicker ⦁ Blast lane, Canal bridge ⦁ Blue bell yard, 43, High street ⦁ Boot and Shoe yard, Pinstone street ⦁ Boot yard, Redhill ⦁ Bower spring, Westbar green ⦁ Bower street, Spring street ⦁ Bower's buildings, 27, Pye bank ⦁ Bower's yard, 33, Nursery ⦁ Bowling green street, Gibraltar street ⦁ Bradley's yard, 5, Hollis croft ⦁ Bradow row, 83 Rockingham street ⦁ Bradwall row, Baley lane ⦁ Brammall lane, Bennett's wheel ⦁ Brick pond side, Broad lane ⦁ Brick yard, 20, Green street ⦁ Bridge Inn yard, Bridgehouses ⦁ Bridge houses, near iron bridge, Nursery ⦁ Bridge street, Lady bridge ⦁ Bridgefield, Barnsley road ⦁ Bright street, South street ⦁ Bright's row, Hawley croft ⦁ Bright's yard, Lee croft ⦁ Brightmore's yard, 6, Garden street ⦁ Brightmore's yard, Church street ⦁ Britannia place, 41, Garden street ⦁ Broad lane end, Tenter street ⦁ Broad lane, Townhead street ⦁ Broad street lane, Broad Street ⦁ Broad street, Park ⦁ Brocco street, Solly street ⦁ Brook hill, head of Broad lane ⦁ Brook's open, 20, Nursery ⦁ Broomhall lane mill, Shemeld's croft ⦁ Broomhead square, Park hill ⦁ Broomhead yard, 39, Hoyle street ⦁ Brown Cow yard, 7, Brighouse hill ⦁ Brown's yard, 106, Eyre street ⦁ Browne street, End of Pond street ⦁ Bunting's yard, Hereford street ⦁ Burdekin's yard, Bridgehouses ⦁ Burgess Yard, 44, Pond street ⦁ Burgess street, Balm green ⦁ Burgin's Yard, 6, Harvest lane ⦁ Burton bridge gardens, Pond street ⦁ Button lane, Foot of Carver street ⦁ Buxton's yard, 8, Copper street ⦁ Cabbage alley, Cheney square ⦁ Cadman's court, 13, Fargate ⦁ Cadman's yard, 67, Eyre lane ⦁ Calver square, Duke street ⦁ Campo lane, Hartshead ⦁ Canton place, Upperthorpe ⦁ Carpenter street, near Iron bridge ⦁ Carr's yard, 24, Smithfield ⦁ Carr's yard, 68, Newfield ⦁ Carver lane, Division street ⦁ Carver street, West street ⦁ Castle folds, Castle hill ⦁ Castle green, Castle street ⦁ Castle hill, Bottom of Hay market ⦁ Castle street, Foot of Angel street ⦁ Caton square, 33, Nursery ⦁ Cayley's yard, 45, Garden street ⦁ Centre fields, Infirmary road ⦁ Change alley, 29, Fruit market ⦁ Chapel lane, 23, Chapel street ⦁ Chapel street, Bridgehouses ⦁ Chapel walk, 5, Fargate ⦁ Chapman's yard, Redhill ⦁ Charles lane, back of Charles street ⦁ Charles street, Union street ⦁ Cheney row, Norfolk street ⦁ Cheney square, New church street ⦁ Cherry tree yard, Gibraltar street ⦁ Church street, top of High street ⦁ Clay hole, 78, Bridgehouses ⦁ Clayton's row, 20, Wicker ⦁ Cliff's yard, 3, High street ⦁ Cloth houses, 10, Gaol street ⦁ Clough hill, near Clough o ugh wheel ⦁ Club mill yard, 20, Smithfield ⦁ Club, yard, Mill sands ⦁ Coal pit lane, Balm green ⦁ Coaldwell's yard, 54 Porter lane ⦁ Colley's yard, 28, Lambert Street ⦁ Colliers row, Mansfield row, Park ⦁ Copley's yard, 6, Portobello ⦁ Copley's yard, 88, Broad lane ⦁ Copper street, Gibraltar street ⦁ Corn hill, Sully street ⦁ Corn market, Market place ⦁ Cotton mill bridge, Cotton mill lane ⦁ Cotton mill lane, Longcroft ⦁ Cotton mill row, Cotton mill lane ⦁ Cotton mill walk, Cotton mill lane ⦁ Cotton street, end of Bridge street ⦁ Coulson croft Coulson street ⦁ Coulson street, Westbar ⦁ Cranshaw's court, Shales moor ⦁ Cranshaw's yard, Green lane ⦁ Crawshaw's yard, 39, High street ⦁ Creswick square, 24, Pond hill ⦁ Cricket Inn lane, Snowhill, Park ⦁ Crook's yard, 43, Hollis croft ⦁ Crooks croft Hospital walk ⦁ Crooks moor, end of Broadlane ⦁ Crosland square, 72, Allen street ⦁ Cross Burgess street, Burgess street ⦁ Cross Keys yard, 4, Shade hill ⦁ Cross Orchard street, Orchard street ⦁ Cross Smithfield, Smithfield ⦁ Cross street, 12, Chapel street ⦁ Crossland yard, Broad street, Park ⦁ Crossland's yard, 81, Allen street ⦁ Crown alley, Duke street, Park ⦁ Cumberland street, South street ⦁ Cupola street, 21, Gibraltar street ⦁ Daisy walk, 52, Allen street ⦁ Daniel hill, Upperthorpe ⦁ Davy's yard, 74, Bridgehouses ⦁ Dawson's yard, Snow lane ⦁ Dearman's yard, Trippet lane ⦁ Denton's yard, 3, Chapel street ⦁ Dewsnap's yard, 5, Furnace hill ⦁ Dickenson's yard, Cotton mill lane ⦁ Division street, Carver street ⦁ Dixon's lane, Hay market ⦁ Drury's houses, 30, Gaol Street ⦁ Duke street, Broad street ⦁ Duke street, South street ⦁ Duke's lane, back of Duke street ⦁ Dun wheel, Cotton mill walk ⦁ Dunfield's court, Dunfields ⦁ Dunfields, Shales moor ⦁ Dungworth's yard, 18, Cumberland street ⦁ Dyer's bridge, Pond hill ⦁ Dyer's yard, Wicker ⦁ Eadon's yard, 43, Peacroft ⦁ Earl street, South street ⦁ East bank, Pond street ⦁ East parade, Church yard ⦁ Edward Street, Scotland street ⦁ Eel's houses, 56, Rockingham street ⦁ Elliott's yard, 14, Furnace hill ⦁ Emmett's court, New street, Park ⦁ Emsworth's court, 33, Radford street ⦁ Emsworth's court, 6, Radford street ⦁ Emsworth's yard, 8, Radford street ⦁ Ethcate yard, 13, Edward street ⦁ Eyre lane, bottom of Surrey street ⦁ Eyre square, Wicker ⦁ Eyre street, Surrey street ⦁ Eyre's yard, 28, Fargate ⦁ Fanshaw's yard, 99, Eyre lane ⦁ Fargate, 25, High street ⦁ Favell's yard, 70, Spring street ⦁ Favell's yard, 78, Fargate ⦁ Field's yard, near Hillfoot ⦁ Fig tree lane, 12, Bank street ⦁ Fire brick yard, Wicker ⦁ Fish market, King street ⦁ Fisher's court, Bridge street ⦁ Fisher's yard, 34, Smithfield ⦁ Flat street, near Market street ⦁ Flint well, Balm green ⦁ Flockton's houses, near Allen street ⦁ Flockton's row, 66, Rockingham street ⦁ Flockton's yard, 26, Division street ⦁ Flockton's yard, 7, Jessop street ⦁ Forge lane, 20, Cumberland street ⦁ Forge lane, Shudehill ⦁ Foundry lane, Duke street ⦁ Francis Yard, 29, Peacroft ⦁ Frith's court, Snig hill ⦁ Froggatt's yard, Wicker ⦁ Fruit market, near Haymarket ⦁ Furnace hill, Nursery ⦁ Furnace hill, Westbar green ⦁ Furnace yard, 24, Scotland street ⦁ Furnace yard, 50, Nursery ⦁ Furnace yard, Garden street ⦁ Furnace yard, High street, Park ⦁ Furniss yard, 40, Eyre lane ⦁ Furnival street, end of Union street ⦁ Gaol street, South street ⦁ Garden square, 90, Broad lane ⦁ Garden street, Broad lane end ⦁ Gate yard, Coal pit lane ⦁ Gell street, Portobello street ⦁ George street, High street ⦁ Gibraltar street, Westbar green ⦁ Gill's yard, 6, Chapel street ⦁ Glave's yard, 86, Peacroft ⦁ Gooden's Yard, 8, Bright street ⦁ Goodlad's houses, near Allen street ⦁ Grayson's yard, 19, Scotland street ⦁ Grayson's yard, 62, Newfield ⦁ Greaves yard, 11, Gibraltar street ⦁ Greaves yard, 47, Harvest lane ⦁ Greaves yard, Pond street ⦁ Green Man yard, Broad street, Park ⦁ Green lane, 28, Pye bank ⦁ Green lane, near Roscoe place ⦁ Green street, Gaol street ⦁ Greenwood's yard, 42, Nursery ⦁ Grindlegate, Tenter street ⦁ Grove houses, Hill top ⦁ Hadfield square, 8, Gaol street ⦁ Hadfield's Court, 6, Love street ⦁ Hadfield's row, 9, Gaol street ⦁ Halbert square, 3, Spring street ⦁ Hall's Yard, 56, Sully street ⦁ Hall's yard, 19, Orchard street ⦁ Hallamgate, near Reservoir ⦁ Hallatt's yard, 20, Nursery ⦁ Hallcar place. Wicker ⦁ Haly bank, Highfield ⦁ Hammond's yard, 95, Pond street ⦁ Hammond's yard, Trinity street ⦁ Hancock's yard, 60, Hollis croft ⦁ Hanson's square, Walker street ⦁ Hardy's Yard, Cotton mill lane ⦁ Harmer lane, Pond street ⦁ Hartram's yard, 31, Sully street ⦁ Hartshead, Watson's walk ⦁ Harvest lane, Bridgehouses ⦁ Hattersley's yard, 11, Bright street ⦁ Haukridge yard, Duke street, Park ⦁ Hawksworth's yard, 34, High street ⦁ Hawley croft, Campo lane ⦁ Hawley's yard, 41, Jessop street ⦁ Haymarket lane, Haymarket ⦁ Haymarket, Market place ⦁ Headford court, Headford Street ⦁ Headford street, Young street ⦁ Hereford Street, South street ⦁ Hereford lane, 13, Cumberland street ⦁ Hibberson's yard, 12, Sycamore street ⦁ Hick's lane, West bar ⦁ High house, Pennistone road ⦁ High street, Broad street, Park ⦁ High street, Market place ⦁ Highfield, Little Sheffield ⦁ Hill foot, Pennistone road ⦁ Hill's court, 53, Wicker ⦁ Hill's court, 65, Broad lane ⦁ Hill's yard, 32, Young street ⦁ Hill's yard, 54, Nursery ⦁ Hill's yard, 59, Wicker ⦁ Hobson's court, 8, New church street ⦁ Hobson's yard, 86, Duke street, Park ⦁ Hodgson's court, Little Sheffield ⦁ Hodgson's yard, 2½, Pond hill ⦁ Holbert's yard, 21, Trinity street ⦁ Holdsworth's row, 9, Shales moor ⦁ Holdsworth's yard, 15, Jessop street ⦁ Hollis croft, Broad lane end ⦁ Holly street, Balm green ⦁ Hop yard, Clough wheel ⦁ Horrax yard 79, Fargate ⦁ Hospital walk, near Sheaf bridge ⦁ Howard lane, Pond street ⦁ Howard street, Norfolk street ⦁ Howden's yard, ½4, Hollis croft ⦁ Hoyland's yard, 16, Peacroft ⦁ Hoyle street, 29, Shales moor ⦁ Hudson's yard, 34, Harvest lane ⦁ Hughes yard, 36, Smithfield ⦁ Hughes yard, Lambert street ⦁ Infirmary lane, Shales moor ⦁ Isle, Bridge street ⦁ Jehu Lane, Haymarket ⦁ Jenkinson's yard, Bailey lane ⦁ Jepson's yard, 25, Edward street ⦁ Jerico, Allen street ⦁ Jessop street, South street ⦁ Jessop's yard, Carver street ⦁ Johnson street, 29, Nursery ⦁ Joiner street, 39, Nursery ⦁ Jones's yard, King street ⦁ Keaton's square, Wicker ⦁ Kilham island, Dun wheel ⦁ King and Miller court, 79. Norfolk street ⦁ King street, Angel street ⦁ King's Arms yard, 42, Fargate ⦁ Kirby court, 6, Steelhouse lane ⦁ Kirby lane, High street ⦁ Kirby lane, Park street ⦁ Kirby's yard, 21, Cross Smithfield ⦁ Lambert street, Trinity street ⦁ Lambert's croft, Westbar green ⦁ Lambert's yard. Pye bank ⦁ Law's yard, Hollis croft ⦁ Leavey greave, near Brook hill ⦁ Lee croft, Campo lane ⦁ Lee lane, Brightside ⦁ Lindley's yard, Newfield ⦁ Lindsley's yard, Copper street ⦁ Little Pond street, Shude hill ⦁ Little Sheffield, bottom of South street ⦁ Littlewood's yard, 9, Sycamore street ⦁ Long croft, Dunfields ⦁ Lord's yard, 29, Trinity street ⦁ Love at, eel, Spring street ⦁ Low street, South street, Park ⦁ Machan's yard, 50, Harvest lane ⦁ Maiden's row, 27, Duke street ⦁ Mansfield road, Duke street, Park ⦁ Market place, bottom of High street ⦁ Market street, Fruit market ⦁ Marple's yard, Hollis croft ⦁ Marple's yard, Solly street ⦁ Marshall's yard, 80, Rockingham street ⦁ Marshfield, 32, Portobello ⦁ Martin's yard, 2½, Broad lane ⦁ Matthew's yard, 28, Young street ⦁ Mayer's yard, Duke street, Park ⦁ Meadow bank, Pond street ⦁ Meadow street, 10, Allen street ⦁ Meeting lane, Bank street ⦁ Milk street, Norfolk street ⦁ Mill lane court, 40, Bridge street ⦁ Mill lane, Bridge street ⦁ Millsands, Bridge street ⦁ Moor street, Tudor street ⦁ Moorfields, Gibraltar street ⦁ Morton wheels, Philadelphia ⦁ Morton's court, 3, Brick yd. Green street ⦁ Morton's houses, Allen street ⦁ Moseley's court, 8, Townhead street ⦁ Mulberry street, High street ⦁ Nag's Head court, Haymarket ⦁ Nag's Head yard, Haymarket ⦁ Naylor's yard, Chapel street ⦁ Naylor's yard, Solly street ⦁ Neepsend, Harvest lane ⦁ Nell's yard, Rock street ⦁ Nelson's row, Wicker ⦁ Nether hallam, Crooks moor ⦁ Nether slack, Penistone road ⦁ Netherthorpe, Allen street ⦁ New Church street, Norfolk street ⦁ New meadow street, Allen street ⦁ New street, Bank street ⦁ New street, Park ⦁ New street, Queen street ⦁ New town, Park ⦁ Newbould's court, 9, Young street ⦁ Newfield, near Iron bridge ⦁ Newhall street, Snig hill ⦁ Newhill, Sheffield moor ⦁ Newmarket Street, Norfolk street ⦁ Newton's court, 32, West bar ⦁ Norfolk Street, Market street ⦁ Norfolk lane, Surrey street ⦁ Norfolk row, 62, Norfolk street ⦁ Norrisfield, Love street ⦁ North street, Queen street ⦁ Nowell's yard, 52, Gaol street ⦁ Nursery lane, 15, Wicker ⦁ Nursery row, 20, Nursery ⦁ Nursery walk, Lady bridge ⦁ Nursery, Wicker ⦁ Oakes houses, Duke street, Park ⦁ Oborne street, Bridge houses ⦁ Old Steam Engine yd. Crook's croft, Park ⦁ Old street, Broad street, Park ⦁ Onion's yard, 13, Porter lane ⦁ Orange street, Broad lane ⦁ Orchard lane, Orchard street ⦁ Orchard lane, Park ⦁ Orchard place, 12, Orchard street ⦁ Orchard street, Church street ⦁ Osborne's yard, 11, Smithfield ⦁ Owen's yard, 44, High street ⦁ Palfreyman's yard, 39, Newfield ⦁ Paradise square, Campo lane ⦁ Paradise street, Paradise square ⦁ Park hill, New street, Park ⦁ Parker's yard, West bar ⦁ Parkgate, Broad street, Park ⦁ Parkin's yard, 78, Peacroft ⦁ Parkin's yard, Jehu lane ⦁ Parrot yard, 110, Sheffield moor ⦁ Parsonson yard, 16, Smithfield ⦁ Paternoster row, Pond street ⦁ Peace yard, 4, Smithfield ⦁ Peacroft, Tenter street ⦁ Penistone road, Moorfields ⦁ Pepper alley, 25, Fargate ⦁ Pheasant yard, Sheaf bridge ⦁ Philadelphia place, Penistone road ⦁ Pickle, Wicker ⦁ Pinder's yard, 33, Arundel street ⦁ Pinfold lane, Church street ⦁ Pinstone street, Norfolk street ⦁ Pitts moor, Bridge houses ⦁ Plant's yard, Highfield ⦁ Pond Street, Flat street ⦁ Pond hill, Flat street ⦁ Pond hill, Sheaf gardens ⦁ Pond lane gardens, Dyers bridge ⦁ Port Macon, Meadow street ⦁ Porter brook, Jessop street ⦁ Porter lane, Porter street ⦁ Porter street, Union street ⦁ Portobello, Rockingham street ⦁ Potter's yard, 85, Eyre lane ⦁ Prince of Wales yard, 1, Sycamore street ⦁ Prince's yard, Edward street ⦁ Prince's yard, Young street ⦁ Providence row, Allen street ⦁ Pye bank, Barnsley road ⦁ Queen street, Bank street ⦁ Queen's Head yard, Castle street ⦁ Radford row, Townhead street ⦁ Radford street, Mien street ⦁ Ramsden's court, High street, Park ⦁ Rawson's yard, 21, Harvest lane ⦁ Rayner's yard, 4, Pond street ⦁ Red place, Solly street ⦁ Redcroft, Pinfold lane ⦁ Redhill, Broad lane ⦁ Robert's yard, Garden street ⦁ Robinson a yard, 27, Meadow street ⦁ Robinson's yard, 40, Harvest lane ⦁ Rock street, Chapel street ⦁ Rockingham lane, Garden street ⦁ Rockingham place, Rockingham street ⦁ Rockingham street, Broad lane ⦁ Rodger's court, 3, Norfolk street ⦁ Roscoe place, Hoyle street ⦁ Rough bank, Park ⦁ Rowarth's yard, 43, Charles street ⦁ Royal Oak yard, 9, Pond street ⦁ Royston's yard, 9, Young street ⦁ Russel's yard, 20, Union lane ⦁ Rutherforth's yard, 78, Broad lane ⦁ Sambourn square, 7, Edward street ⦁ Sands paviours, West street ⦁ Sargent's buildings, Wicker ⦁ Sargent's yard, Lee croft ⦁ Saunder's square, New street, Park ⦁ Saville street, Rotherham road ⦁ Saxton's yard, 47, Gaol street ⦁ Scantlebury's yard, 7, Copper street ⦁ Scargill croft, 7, Bank street ⦁ School street, Duke street, Park ⦁ Scotland street, Westbar green ⦁ Senior's row, 20, Spring street ⦁ Shales moor, Moorfields ⦁ Shales square, Duke street, Park ⦁ Sharrow Head, Highfield ⦁ Sharrow grange, Highfield ⦁ Sharrow green, Highfield ⦁ Sharrow lane, Highfield ⦁ Sharrow moor, Highfield ⦁ Sharrow mount, Highfield ⦁ Shaw's yard, 65, Newfield ⦁ Shaw's yard, Meadow street ⦁ Sheaf gardens, the Banks ⦁ Sheaf island, Pond street ⦁ Sheaf street, Pond hill ⦁ Sheard's yard, 14, Orchard street ⦁ Sheffield moor, South street ⦁ Sheldon's square, 24, Orchard street ⦁ Sheldon's yard, Wicker ⦁ Shemeld's croft, Forge lane ⦁ Shepherd's yard, 14, Hollis croft ⦁ Shepherd's yard, 14, Newfield ⦁ Shepherd's yard, 17, Solly street ⦁ Shepherd's yard, 26, Peacroft ⦁ Sherley hill, Sharrow grange ⦁ Shillitoe's yard, 72, Eyre lane ⦁ Shouter's yard, 29, Waingate ⦁ Shude hill, Baker's hill ⦁ Siddall street, Broad lane ⦁ Silcock's square, 16, Pond hilt ⦁ Silver street head, Lee croft ⦁ Silver street, Westbar green ⦁ Simscroft, Townhead street ⦁ Singleton's yard, 8, Chapel street ⦁ Slack's yard, Allen street ⦁ Sleigh's lane, 4, Carver street ⦁ Sleigh's yard, Carver street ⦁ Smith street, Scotland street ⦁ Smith's yard, 10. Edward street ⦁ Smith's yard, 14, Doily street ⦁ Smith's yard, 27, Snow lane ⦁ Smith's yard, 35, Nursery ⦁ Smith's yard, 41, Wicker ⦁ Smith's yard, High street, Park ⦁ Smith's yard, Spring Street ⦁ Smith's yard, West bar ⦁ Snig hill, Angel street ⦁ Snowhill, Broad street, Park ⦁ Snowhill, Scotland street ⦁ Solly street, Peacroft ⦁ Souter's lane, Townhead street ⦁ South street, Park ⦁ South street, Sheffield moor ⦁ Spinning street, Coulston croft ⦁ Spital hill, Pickle ⦁ Spitalfields, Wicker ⦁ Spooner's yard, Tenter street ⦁ Spring gardens, Thomas street ⦁ Spring lane, Broomhall lane ⦁ Spring street, Coulston street ⦁ Spring street, Snig hill ⦁ St. James' row, Church street ⦁ Stacey's yard, 35, Scotland street ⦁ Stacey's yard, Furnace hill ⦁ Stafford yard, Redhill ⦁ Stag's Head court, Pinstone street ⦁ Staley's yard, 27, Young street ⦁ Staley's yard, Rockingham street ⦁ Staniforth yard, Duke street, Park ⦁ Stanley street, 1½, Wicker ⦁ Steelbank, Crooks moor ⦁ Steelhouse lane, 84, Westbar green ⦁ Stephenson's yard, 77, Westbar green ⦁ Stone yard, George's street ⦁ Stoney croft, near Iron bridge ⦁ Styran's yard, 33, Broad lane ⦁ Styring's court, 1, Cross Smithfield ⦁ Surrey street, Norfolk street ⦁ Swallow's yard, 21, Smith street ⦁ Sycamore hill, Union lane ⦁ Sycamore street, Arundel street ⦁ Sykes field, 22, Porter lane ⦁ Sykes square, Pinstone street ⦁ Sykes yard, Church street ⦁ Sylvester gardens, Porter brook ⦁ Taylor's yard, 10, Townhead street ⦁ Taylor's yard, 36, Harvest lane ⦁ Taylor's yard, Millsands ⦁ Taylor's yard, Trinity street ⦁ Tenter street, Westbar green ⦁ The Banks, near Clough wheel ⦁ Thomas street, Broomhall lane ⦁ Thornton square, 23, Green street ⦁ Three Cranes yard, 18, Queen street ⦁ Tilt yard, 50, Pond street ⦁ Timm's yard, Lee croft ⦁ Townhead cross, Townhead street ⦁ Townhead street, Church street ⦁ Trickett's yard, 47, Coalpit lane ⦁ Trinity street, Gibraltar street ⦁ Trippet lane, Pinfold lane ⦁ Trippet yard, 37, High street ⦁ Trough yard, 2, Whitecroft ⦁ Tudor place, Tudor street ⦁ Tudor street, Sycamore street ⦁ Turner's yard, 22, Bright street ⦁ Turner's yard, 31, Norfolk street ⦁ Twelve o'Clock, End of Wicker ⦁ Tyas yard, 26, Meadow street ⦁ Tyas yard, 56, Peacroft ⦁ Type lane, Nursery ⦁ Union lane, Charles street ⦁ Union street, Norfolk street ⦁ Union yard, 60, Peacroft ⦁ Union yard, near Iron bridge ⦁ Upper Edward street, Edward street ⦁ Upper meeting yard, 25, Fargate ⦁ Upper slack, Penistone road ⦁ Upperthorpe, Infirmary ⦁ Vicar lane, Church street ⦁ Vicker's yard, 30, Edward street ⦁ Vicker's yard, 43, Garden street ⦁ Vicker's yard, Hillfoot ⦁ Waingate, Haymarket ⦁ Wainwright's square, '23, Norfolk lane ⦁ Wainwright's yard, 86, Eyre street ⦁ Walk mill, Twelve o'Clock ⦁ Walker street, 23, Wicker ⦁ Walton's yard, Cornhill ⦁ Warbleton's square, 18, Eyre lane ⦁ Ward's court, 58, Scotland street ⦁ Ward's square, 1, Duke street ⦁ Warmbath yard, Green lane ⦁ Water lane, Angel street ⦁ Water street, Spring street ⦁ Waterloo place, Green lane ⦁ Watery lane, Roscoe place ⦁ Watson's walk, Angel street ⦁ Weaver's yard, Campo lane ⦁ Weigh lane, Shales square ⦁ Well's yard, 36, Newfield ⦁ Well's yard, 50, Coalpit lane ⦁ Well's yard, 87, Pond street ⦁ Wellington street, Carver street ⦁ West Don, Philadelphia place ⦁ West bar, Snig hill ⦁ West lane, West street ⦁ West street, Church street ⦁ Westbar green, West bar ⦁ Western bank, Broad lane ⦁ Westfield lane, Pinfold lane ⦁ Wheatcroft row, 12, Chapel street ⦁ Wheats' yard, 70, Carver street ⦁ Whieldon street, Broad lane ⦁ Whieldon's yard, Red hill ⦁ White Bear yard, High street ⦁ White Bear's walk, Norfolk street ⦁ White croft, Tenter street ⦁ Whitehead's yard, Hawley croft ⦁ Whitehouse lane, Infirmary lane ⦁ Whitelock's yard, 2, Long croft ⦁ Wicker lane, Nursery street ⦁ Wicker, Lady bridge ⦁ Wigfold's yard, 2, Smithfield ⦁ Wilkinson's court, 16, Peacroft ⦁ Wilkinson's court, 22, Meadow street ⦁ Wilkinson's street, Gell street ⦁ Wilkinson's yard, 12, 14 & 27, Young st. ⦁ Wilkinson's yard, 85, Duke at. Park ⦁ Willey street, Wicker ⦁ Willey's square, 31, Nursery ⦁ Willey's yard, 61, Wicker ⦁ Wilson's yard, 18, Haymarket ⦁ Wilson's yard, 18, Orchard street ⦁ Windle's yard, 2?, Lambert street ⦁ Wood grove, Hill foot ⦁ Woodcock's row, 66, Eyre street ⦁ Woodcock's yard, 24, Pond street ⦁ Woodhouse yard, 16, Young street ⦁ Woodside, 12, Harvest lane ⦁ Woolhouse yard, 11, Peacroft ⦁ Woolhouse yard, Broad street, Park ⦁ Woollen's yard, 28, Radford street ⦁ Workhouse croft, Paradise square ⦁ Workhouse lane, West bar ⦁ Worstenholm's yard, Carver street ⦁ Wright's houses, Providence row ⦁ York street, 31, High street ⦁ Young street, South street ⦁ Young's yard, 11, Portobello
  13. Thanks for posting this fascinating documentary of the decline and fall of Sheffield's once global dominance of innovative and quality steel manufacturing. Some of the political conclusions surrounding the causes may well be controversial but the cine archive material is superb. *I recall in the 1950's having a day of 'work experience' (aged about 9) in The Hallamshire Steelworks. Vivid memories of men glistening with sweat and covered in coal dust, pouring molten steel from gigantic crucibles, to the sound of pounding trip hammers. Which of us do the hard and dirty work and who the pleasant and clean? John Ruskin John Turner, 'Work experience in the City of Steel' in Seniors Smiling: Sometimes Seriously, (2021)
  14. The Woodhead line ended in two stages, first the withdrawal of passenger services in 1970, then the end of freight in the 1980's. The first part of the closure was due to the fact Sheffield had two competing railway stations. Midland was chosen because it had a north south direct route, whereas Victoria needed north trains to reverse out to continue south. This was fine when two railway companies operated the railways, but when British Railways were put in charge in didn't make sense to have two stations. The other side that kept it open longer was coal for the power stations. As they closed down the fleet of class 76 electric locos were stood around doing nothing. The electric system was also a mistake and was never implemented elsewhere on the BR system, by the time it closed completely the life of the locos were also up. At the time of closure railway investment was really low. And it would have needed the whole system to upgrade to 25KV AC and probably a great deal of other improvements. Goods operators only need to buy new trucks, motorists of all kinds are subsides to use the road system and don't pay the full cost of road repairs. Plus the additional costs of the heath system, police needed to drive down a road. If they did we would see permanent road closures just like the railway systems! Goods trains have returned to the railways. Millions of tons of household waste travels on trains, called "Bin Liners." Ash from the new power stations travels by train to the road making sites in the Peak District. A lot of it travels at night. But that happened to late for the Woodhead route.
  15. We were up in Leeds yesterday, we went to the museum and on a dinosaur trail. The latter was significant as regards the question posed on this thread, Sheffield has a trail of bear statues, Leeds has a trail of Animatronic moving dinosaurs ! And very impressive they were too. Anyway, walking all around Leeds city centre the amount of money up there (compared to Sheff) is palpable, loads of impressive buildings (historical and modern), much construction going on (and not just student flats...), and loads of shopping centres, all of which appeared to be busy with hardly any empty units. Didn't Sheffield used to be as wealthy as Leeds back in the 60s / early 70s ? It certainly is not now. My theory is that Sheffield's wealth was based on steel, coal and heavy engineering, most of which has gone now. Are there any better theories ?
  16. Heartshome

    Name that church

    Hi Youdy, syrup is right, it was the Wesleyan Reform Church with a Sunday School at the back leading on to Chelmsford Street. If you would like to look at a photo which may be of interest, go to:- PICTURE SHEFFIELD -- type in the search box top right s03723 -- title 'Helping needy during Coal Strike' ok Heartshome. Edit: link added, (SHB).
  17. Heartshome

    1976 HOT, DRY, SHEFFIELD

    Yes! you're right, no hose pipes, sprinklers or any gardens allowed to be watered unless it was with waste washing water. All our waste water went on our cottage garden plants. I believe some areas had tap water turned off for a length of time. Where Mum and I lived, the cold water supply came down through pipes under fields to 4 cottages. We had no bathrooms, central heating or hot water. Just outside loos, a tin bath and a coal fire, so hot water needed for a bath had to be boiled in a big 2 handled pan anyway. So as we were only a few, dwellings with just a basic supply already, we were lucky and didn't suffer to much. In the past when there had been problems with the water supply, we had been able to use water from an old spring fed trough on the drive, but in '76 that had completely dried up as well.
  18. Lemmy117

    When was this built and when did it close?

    I believe when they started excavating for the underpass they found the coal seams from former mines, and had to excavate quite a lot and re-fill the area to stabilise the ground.
  19. Bear2830

    Alfred Road

    Wondered if anyone had any old pictures of Alfred Road, My Great Grandfather Archie Berridge had a Grocer's at No28 & owned No30 before WW1 and then had a yard he delivered coal from up to the early 60's, My Grandparents and Dad lived on Brough Street until the ABC's were demolished then moved to Southey Crescent. The pictures are my great grandad with his truck in the 1920's and with his horse & trap up Rivelin before WW1.
  20. The scheme seems to have originated before the first world war with Albert George and Alfred Christopher Burnett, coal merchants (Burnett Bros & Co, Change Alley) and house builders of Brentwood Road, Nether Edge. This may be the 1905 sale that gave ownership to the Burnetts. The Lawton mentioned was Joe (born 1841 a farmer) and the Coates was Philip a landscaper and gardener (born 1871) : Below are a series of newspaper advertisements which show the progress, and illustrate the difficulties of being a property magnate during wartime. One of the main builders on the estate was George M Taylor, who based himself at 58 Muskoka Drive from 1922. In 1920 he was supplying building materials from 28 Change Alley, the Burnett's Coal Sales Office.
  21. Roger Arevalo

    Mystery Tar Works

    The Orgreave site was almost all gone by then, and any other coking plant - even a small one - would have been much more MASSIVE. But the rotten eggs smell was the signature smell of all coal-based chemistry.
  22. I've been doing some research preparing a talk I'm going to give and regarding your mention of the veterinary or stabler, this could be correct as the building at Lady's Bridge (the fancy brick building that used to be Hancock & Lants) was originally built in 1900 by a wealthy vet, property developer, horse breeder and stabler John Henry Bryars and was called the Royal Exchange building. He supplied horses for the drayage of steel for the Sheffield railway contract. He also had a 'lost dogs' home, in the basement! The horses were commandeered in 1914 for the war effort and he brought in and elephant and 2 camels to haul loads of coal! In 1931 the place was taken over by Batchelors, who had discovered how to can fresh peas (previously they were sold dried or freshly picked).
  23. Lysanderix

    Sheffield Gennels

    I have no doubt our Roman ancestors found the distance needed for a horse to go between its shafts was the same as coal owners in the north east found ….and thus standard gauge was adopted by our nascent ,world beating, steam locomotive powered coal trains.🧐
  24. miamivice

    Swallows Colliery Mosborough

    Spoke to the Coal Authority on this, they were incredibly helpful. Below ground level it has a 5.6mx5.6m cap with an inspection vent pipe, the cap is 75cm thick. The shafts are unfilled as the CA need to go in periodically. It was capped off within the last 26 years. There is also another shaft that is just behind 47/49/51 house.
  25. History dude

    Sheffields Rivers

    Only the road down to the pit (still to be seen on the 1927 photo) was the Pit Lane. The rest of it belong to Woodthorpe Estate - That of the Hall land, not the modern estate, which wasn't started till the middle 1930's. Even the mine itself at one time started with the Woodthorpe Hall owner. The lane itself was cobblestones and part of it was just covered up when the grassed over area was created. Presumably with the extensive clearing of the land shown in the old Google images they might have dug the cobbles up. One of the images does shows that they attacked the site of the mine itself extensively. And the dark muck shows plenty of coal visible on much of the area. As for the brook itself, I can say that the spring that feeds the stream bubbles up to the surface at the rough patch shown in picture were the curved path is. That would have been at the point of the large pond on the 1927 image. That pond was created by the mine company themselves. That area on the oldest maps was known as the Car Field and so the brook takes it name from that. Of course it's not easy to trace the actual source of the water. Where it first comes up. But there were at least one pond on the land where the Army camp is based. However I can't determine if these were the result of mine workings or spring water coming out. The 1855 map shows shafts on the site. All pits suffer from water getting in them, which has to be pumped out. The "Elm Tree Hill" is the source of at least three brooks. The Car Brook and Kirk Bridge Dike, that flows via Deep Pit. Also the one that flows down by Holybank Avenue at Intake. I don't know if the water is from some giant underground river working it's way to the surface and splitting into sections. Or just several springs coming up at this point.
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