Guest ruswis Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Hi All: Tuesday, March 11th, is the 150th anniversary of the Great Sheffield Flood. An exhibition and a range of events have been arranged to commemorate the occasion (mostly taking place in the Malin Bridge/Bradfield areas). For anyone who is interested, this 'Flood Anniversary' web site gives details of all the events. Hope to see you there (at the events, not the web site!!! ).http://mick-armitage.staff.shef.ac.uk/sheffield/flood/anniversary.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukelele lady Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 On the Sunday March 9th a Memorial Service will be held at 10. 30 am for the victims of the flood at St Nicholas Church High Bradfield. The Bishop of Sheffield the Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft will preach. The Church will be open Saturday March 8th from 10am to 4pm and Sunday March 9th from 12.30 pm to 4pm. Children from the near by Bradfield Dungworth Primary School will sing two songs written in memory of the tragedy " The Dale Dyke Dam Disaster " and " The Moon Shines Down " The songs were composed by David Markham and Mike Lydiat. The children have also been working on a project at school that will be displayed in the church together with the church register from the 1860s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 This was written in 1947 by my Great Aunt Nellie. A copy is kept in the Local Studies Library. (Although they wrongly catalogue it as about the 1947 flooding) A Retrospect of The Great Sheffield Flood 1864 By Ellen Styring Proceeds in aid of the "Farmers Flood Disaster Fund 1947" (In response to the terrible British floods of 1947) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Vox, can I send this to Bignose Murray that did the Flood map please ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 'course you can Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukelele lady Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I'm sure some of our members have some relatives who lost their lives in the Great Flood I know I have ancestors who did. This is a report on the claimant's list of items. One that amuses me is the item " I eight day clock in oak case £4-10s " Eight day clock ?? I believe there was one on the Antique Road Show once and it was explained why they were called eight day clocks. Also mentioned is a Barege Dress 10/- .Does anyone know what this is? Another claimant were the chap who was claiming for loss of 30/- weekly earnings because his Master at the Union Wheel had drowned and now he'd no job. The claim cultures nothing new then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vox Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Some Barege Dresses UkeLass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Calvin72 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I will be discussing the Great Flood with Ron Clayton on Wednesday at 12 noon on Sheffield Live (93.2 FM and online). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl1867 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 My great great grandparents ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbloke Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 My great great great grandmother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 In Memorandum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unitedite Returns Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 An interesting little article posted on the BBC News Website, which contains nothing really new, but at least, it does tell the story to a wider audience than just us locals. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-26478728 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 "The exact cause of the dam's failure however was not uncovered until more than 100 years later when a study uncovered issues with the watertight barrier - or puddle clay - in the embankment." From Unitedite Returns BBC link; would be interesting to locate the report ... (Good Luck with the footie !) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside Echo Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 One that amuses me is the item " I eight day clock in oak case £4-10s " Eight day clock ?? I believe there was one on the Antique Road Show once and it was explained why they were called eight day clocks? When fully wound, in theory they would only need winding every eight days. We could only get seven days out of ours. W/E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayleaf Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I particularly like the claim from a ratcatcher for loss of earnings on account of the rats had all drowned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnm Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 The Great Sheffield Flood Commemorations were wonderful. I met people from all over the world & enjoyed the walk led by Malcolm Nunn & attended by 208 people to Dale Dyke Dam on Tuesday.. The weather couldn't have been better! Many thank to all who provided a great exhibition at the weekend. My 2x Gt Grandad John King who died in Shaw's Wire mill at Damflask would have been proud to know that so many people wanted to commemorate that sad occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 I walked round the Dale Dike Dam today. It was rebuilt on a smaller scale after the disaster. A couple of photos show a datestone for the 1887 works, and the CLOB stone, which shows the Centre Line of Old Bank", and you can see the new bank a third of a mile further back than the original: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukelele lady Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Has anyone seen or bought the newly released book of the 1864 Sheffield Flood called "Inundation , the Sheffield Flood 1864 " by Mick Drewry ? I just wondered if it was worth buying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorindaDorinda Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 This has more than likely appeared before, but Sheffield Hallam are hosting a lottery funded website at the moment which allows you to read all of the claims that were made after the inundation. They provide a fascinating yet obviously tragic insight into many aspects of mid-nineteenth century life in Sheffield. It's called Sheffield flood claims archive. https://www2.shu.ac.uk/sfca/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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