vox Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Mentioned in "Charles Peace" topic today What is unusual about Marmion Road (off Ecclesall Rd) and why? http://goo.gl/maps/nONid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Number 178 has a very nice letterbox ! http://luna.shu.ac.uk:8180/luna/servlet/detail/SHU~3~3~553010~159576:Peep-Bo?qvq=lc:SHU~3~3,SHU~10~10,SHU~13~13&mi=7737&trs=24336 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 "O, what a tangled web we weave When first we practise to deceive." Explanation to follow ... possibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 It looks very short to have a number 178 ! Is that because "marmion" is a French boys name meaning "little one" or "short one" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Does it have anything to do with the Battle Flodden Field (September 11th 1513) ? Mentioned in "Charles Peace" topic today What is unusual about Marmion Road (off Ecclesall Rd) and why? http://goo.gl/maps/nONid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 It looks very short to have a number 178 ! Is that because "marmion" is a French boys name meaning "little one" or "short one" ? The other part of Marmion Road is at the bottom of the hill (Ecclesall Rd) across from Endcliffe Park opposite the junction of Rustlings Road. Between the two was a quarry/brick works, so for some reason Marmion Road was started but not completed, perhaps they discovered something and decided to build the works ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Here's how the two ends of Marmion Road looked in 1904. It would never have been a sensible through route, being parallel to Ecclesall Road, but may have been earmarked for housing? From the north end it now takes you through the Co-Op car park and drops you halfway up Ecclesall Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 The other part of Marmion Road is at the bottom of the hill (Ecclesall Rd) across from Endcliffe Park opposite the junction of Rustlings Road. Between the two was a quarry/brick works, so for some reason Marmion Road was started but not completed, perhaps they discovered something and decided to build the works ? That's about it. Only anecdotal I know but: I was working in one of the houses in the top part last year. The resident told me that it was planned to join the two parts after the quarrying was finished, but someone bought the land in the middle and built the shopping complex. Interestingly, the entrance to the Summerfields supermarket is also called Marmion Road, so it is a road of 3 parts. In the meantime an electricity substation was built at the end of the top part well, effectively sealing this part off for good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Indeed it does. Does it have anything to do with the Battle Flodden Field (September 11th 1513) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 That's about it. Only anecdotal I know but: I was working in one of the houses in the top part last year. The resident told me that it was planned to join the two parts after the quarrying was finished, but someone bought the land in the middle and built the shopping complex. Interestingly, the entrance to the Summerfields supermarket is also called Marmion Road, so it is a road of 3 parts. In the meantime an electricity substation was built at the end of the top part well, effectively sealing this part off for good. So, the construction of Marmion Road started at some time around 1900, and a large clay seam was discovered, then along came John Gregory & Sons Ltd. (brick manufacturers) who put an offer in, so they could use the area for quarrying and the manufacture of bricks ? (not true to fact, I made it up) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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