rover1949 Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 I've often wondered how stone troughs were made. Did they just chip out the middle with a hammer and chisel or was there some way of cutting out the middle section? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boginspro Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 13 hours ago, rover1949 said: I've often wondered how stone troughs were made. Did they just chip out the middle with a hammer and chisel or was there some way of cutting out the middle section? Most troughs you would find in the Sheffield area would have been carved from a single block of gritstone or sandstone. In some areas of Yorkshire and Derbyshire where slate was easily available they were made of sheets of slate bound together with iron staples to make them watertight, I wonder if there are any of those left in the Sheffield area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neddy Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 An old water colour, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 38 minutes ago, neddy said: An old water colour, Possibly Moorfield Farm in the distance, Fulwood Lane, the llamas are between the bend in the road and Ringinglow? Is the trough hidden in the long grass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neddy Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Certainly seems to match up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartshome Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 On 18/06/2019 at 23:17, boginspro said: Thanks, I'll have a look at some old maps. Hi boginspro. Been back Norton Lees, and had a word with the gentleman volunteer historian in Bishops House, he was most intrigued about the Trough and Pump, we went to have another look at the black pipes.One has a screw cap on so must be some sort of inspection pipe, the other is bent at an angle, the man thinks it was the old post for a sign that was cut off !? We looked around for clues as to where the exact location might have been, the road was widened, taking up quite a bit of ground from when this picture was taken, that makes it a bit more tricky. He said he would try and find out a bit more about it, and when I go again, we will have an indepth search from photo's and maps. I did call at the house on the corner,and spoke to the owner explaining about the Trough and Pump, he said he didn't know about it, and had found nothing in his garden. There are quite a few feaures where digging has been done at some point.I will let you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartshome Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Hi SteveHB, there is another now unused trough, noticed it this weekend. It is facing the 'top end' of Longline, on Sheep Hill Road, just after the bottom of the drive to the farm. It appears to have been rivited metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boginspro Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Heartshome said: Hi boginspro. Been back Norton Lees, and had a word with the gentleman volunteer historian in Bishops House, he was most intrigued about the Trough and Pump, we went to have another look at the black pipes.One has a screw cap on so must be some sort of inspection pipe, the other is bent at an angle, the man thinks it was the old post for a sign that was cut off !? We looked around for clues as to where the exact location might have been, the road was widened, taking up quite a bit of ground from when this picture was taken, that makes it a bit more tricky. He said he would try and find out a bit more about it, and when I go again, we will have an indepth search from photo's and maps. I did call at the house on the corner,and spoke to the owner explaining about the Trough and Pump, he said he didn't know about it, and had found nothing in his garden. There are quite a few feaures where digging has been done at some point.I will let you know. Thanks Heartshome , looking again at maps and the pictures I think that if the pump is marked accurately on the old maps it looks like any clues available would be very close to the boundary wall. It surprises me that the property owner doesn't know of the old well/pump, perhaps not as nosey as me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southside Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 23 hours ago, Heartshome said: Hi SteveHB, there is another now unused trough, noticed it this weekend. It is facing the 'top end' of Longline, on Sheep Hill Road, just after the bottom of the drive to the farm. It appears to have been rivited metal. Hi Heartshome I've had a look at the trough on Google Earth! it looks like an old galvanized water storage tank albeit a big one, big cisterns like this were installed in some of the bigger houses around Sheffield, these big tanks were used in the steel works for quenching tanks and by farmer's for horse and cattle troughs. The biggest cistern I came across during my plumbing career was located in the roof tower of Endcliffe Hall, it was a huge construction made from slabs of slate held together by metal connecting rods. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 On 16/07/2019 at 22:57, Heartshome said: Hi SteveHB, there is another now unused trough, noticed it this weekend. It is facing the 'top end' of Longline, on Sheep Hill Road, just after the bottom of the drive to the farm. It appears to have been rivited metal. 7 hours ago, southside said: Hi Heartshome I've had a look at the trough on Google Earth! it looks like an old galvanized water storage tank albeit a big one, big cisterns like this were installed in some of the bigger houses around Sheffield, these big tanks were used in the steel works for quenching tanks and by farmer's for horse and cattle troughs. The biggest cistern I came across during my plumbing career was located in the roof tower of Endcliffe Hall, it was a huge construction made from slabs of slate held together by metal connecting rods. Thanks all. https://goo.gl/maps/Hvg3NwkjwBCdfnJR7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilldweller Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 On 18/07/2019 at 06:49, SteveHB said: Thanks all. https://goo.gl/maps/Hvg3NwkjwBCdfnJR7 If my memory serves me well, it doesn't usually, I seem to remember that it was used as a stand for milk churns awaiting collection. I may possibly remember a fellow miscreant trying to get one of the lids off to quench a thirst but if pressed I would plead the UK version of the fifth amendment 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boginspro Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 2 hours ago, hilldweller said: If my memory serves me well, it doesn't usually, I seem to remember that it was used as a stand for milk churns awaiting collection. I may possibly remember a fellow miscreant trying to get one of the lids off to quench a thirst but if pressed I would plead the UK version of the fifth amendment That brings back memories hilldweller , there were stone ones, brick ones and wooden ones but I can't remember another galvanised metal one. I thought of starting a "Milk Churn Stands" topic but the only ones I may remember would now be under new developments. If anyone knows of any more that still exist this one would be a good start for that topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeadFarmer Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 A link to another thread about the Wild Well at Norton Hollow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartshome Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 On 18/08/2019 at 16:04, hilldweller said: If my memory serves me well, it doesn't usually, I seem to remember that it was used as a stand for milk churns awaiting collection. I may possibly remember a fellow miscreant trying to get one of the lids off to quench a thirst but if pressed I would plead the UK version of the fifth amendment Hi hilldweller. I am replying to your idea that the 'trough' was to 'stand milk churns in for collection'. I finally managed to catch the farmer and ask him. You were absolutely right, it was, as you said, and it is galvanised. Sorry! SteveHB, have to minus it from the 'Troughs' list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forgeman Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 I can think of two troughs. One is on the corner of Blacksmith Lane/Main St Grenoside. The other is on Loxley road near Dam Flask Reservoir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartshome Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Hi SteveHB, saw a photo of a good stone TROUGH on Ughill Wood Lane, Bradfield 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 9 hours ago, Heartshome said: Hi SteveHB, saw a photo of a good stone TROUGH on Ughill Wood Lane, Bradfield Thank you, is it this one? https://goo.gl/maps/p6yU5Lphd6Nd1kA16 Map, circa 1901 https://maps.nls.uk/view/125650441 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartshome Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 13 hours ago, SteveHB said: Thank you, is it this one? https://goo.gl/maps/p6yU5Lphd6Nd1kA16 Map, circa 1901 https://maps.nls.uk/view/125650441 Yes that's it, it's a nice old one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Minor Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 This one is at Loxley, on the main road between the Admiral Rodney pub and the bottom of Rodney Hill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 3 hours ago, Ursa Minor said: This one is at Loxley, on the main road between the Admiral Rodney pub and the bottom of Rodney Hill Map (shows the old Admiral Rodney Inn), circa 1901 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neddy Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 The one in the front garden wall -High Street- Cross Hill end towards Ecclesfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 1 hour ago, neddy said: The one in the front garden wall -High Street- Cross Hill end towards Ecclesfield. Thanks neddy Looks like the trough could have existed, before the houses were built? https://goo.gl/maps/nVrzQ5Qmw1hDsvuB7 Circa 1921 https://maps.nls.uk/view/125650519 Circa 1890 https://maps.nls.uk/view/125650513 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 Hopwood Lane, near Stannington https://goo.gl/maps/1TexByfKZBc9tAtv7 Circa 1920 https://maps.nls.uk/view/125651179 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 Page taken from Bradfield Parish Newsletter, March 2013, has a mention of the four toughs on Loxley Road. www.bradfield-yorks-pc.co.uk/documents/Newsletter March 2013.pdf Quote "Four troughs on Loxley Road are particularly interesting. The upper troughs have a canopy, which would have enabled only the householders to collect water, stopping animals’ access to the water and avoiding contamination.The lower troughs were there to provide animals with a drink. Along the front of these lower troughs is a row of ‘Kicking Stones’ – there to prevent animal hooves from damaging the troughs." Edit: added to 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartshome Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Hi Steve, found another 'double trough' on UGHILL ROAD, opposite Upper House. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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