Old Bradley Well

[RichardB]

Demolished 1907.

In 1819 Darnall Village had 158 houses, 7 homesteads, two schools and two public houses (Ball Inn and Old Bradley Well)

[Sheffield History]

Whereabouts would this have been then ?

[RichardB]

Whereabouts would this have been then ?

Do you want the short answer or the more involved answer ?

Short answer, across the Greenland Road from where Waterfall Road is.

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The Greenland Road used to be called "Main Road", the Old Bradley Well was situated approximately half way between Catley Road and Britannia Road, on the attached plan is Court 7; this was known as Dunkirk Square, directly to the left of where it says Court 7, across the road, coloured in for ease of identification was the Old Bradley well; compare the plan to the original photo, you can see the two co-joined buildings.

The photo of the kids and the cottages must, therefore, have been taken from outside the Old Bradley Well, you can see the break in the wall, by the girl with the hat on, at the extreme right hand side of the picture; this break in the wall is below and to the left of the word Court 7 on the map.

Dunkirk Square was demolished in 1947, it was considered very old in the mid-1840's !!! There is a suggestion that Dunkirk Square was built before 1700. At about this time, it was said to be the home of William Walker; Darnall legend claims he was the executioner of Charles I. (RichardB - unlikely, but interesting)

[Sheffield History]

Good man

Loving the old pics of places no longer there..

I get very spooked by photo's with people in them though - it spooks me out

lol

[RichardB]

I take it you preferred the more involved answer then ?

[SteveHB]

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[Edmund]

In May 1844 it was advertised to let, "that Old Established House, the 'OLD BRADLEY WELL' situate at Darnall, about Three Miles from Sheffield, now doing a good business, with a large Garden and Out-Premises attached".  The brewery owning it was Royds (contact Mr Marrian), and the publican Mr.Hawke, was leaving due to "other Engagements".

In November 1840 the partnership of Henry Bolsover, Thomas Marrian and William Gregson Hind (common brewers) was dissolved on Bolsover's retirement, Gregson and Marrian continued the business.  Marrian suffered bankruptcy in 1843/6 but by October 1846 he was a Vice-Chairman of the Licensed Victuallers Association and was in a position to be able to donate £50 to them. Royds Brewery was adjacent to the Royds Corn Mill 200 yards west of Washford Bridge. It was renamed the Burton Weir Brewery over an extended period in 1857/8. The Burton Weir (Norfolk Bridge weir) supplied the Royd's mills corn, rolling , smelting complex via its mill race.

There's a picture of Mr Marrian and more details of his operation here: