History dude Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Tonight's Who Do You Think You Are brought actress Sheridan Smith to Sheffield researching her Great Grandfather Doubleday. It featured visits to Sheffield Archives, Local Studies and looked at theatre connections connected with Mr Doubleday, who was a banjo playing pioneer. He was also the landlord of an inn on South Street Moor, and was accused but found innocent of trying to burn it down. If you didn't catch it you might be able to get via the BBC iplayer. I never knew there was an Albert Hall theatre in Sheffield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HRHartley Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Watched it too.....was very interestin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Woodman fire, 5th July 1895. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Family tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RichardB Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Bennett Darrell !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayleaf Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Thanks for that H Dude, I missed it but I'll see if it's on iPlayer. . Funnily enough the Albert Hall in Sheffield burned down too . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Old newspaper article that featured in the program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Bohee Brothers, the World's Champion Banjoists, Have Opened a First-class Banjo Studio at 29, Leicester Square, Two Doors Below the Alhambra Theatre, where They Will Teach the American Banjo to Ladies and Gentleman. 1883 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike142sl Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I know the Albert Hall is now John Lewis (or site of) But where was the Circus building? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Who Do You Think You Are? - Series 11: 5. Sheridan Smith - BBC iPlayer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04gr160/who-do-you-think-you-are-series-11-5-sheridan-smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 SH link to the Woodman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayleaf Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I know the Albert Hall is now John Lewis (or site of) But where was the Circus building? I think it all happened in the same building Mike. I remember reading somewhere that the animals used to be lined up in Backfields before they went on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Here are the two venues in 1890: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 See this link Picture Sheffield In the program there was a quick glimpse of a map showing the circus, I am sure it was also the same location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 And there you go a map has appeared, sure that is the same map as on the program Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Another news article used in the program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike142sl Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Thanks for the map Edmund. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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