Guest tsavo Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 ..............which is the highest point in Sheffield? I've seen this argued endlessly elsewhere, but have yet to see a definitive answer. Surely someone has an O.S. map that gives the heights? So which is it, Lydgate Lane or the Water Tower at Norton....or somewhere else! :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayleaf Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 ..............which is the highest point in Sheffield? I've seen this argued endlessly elsewhere, but have yet to see a definitive answer. Surely someone has an O.S. map that gives the heights? So which is it, Lydgate Lane or the Water Tower at Norton....or somewhere else! It always depends on what you mean by Sheffield. Within the boundary it's Back Tor on the Derwent watershed, which is on the city and county boundary. (According to the Local Studies Library, (tugs forelock in respect!)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsavo Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Good point, Bayleaf, maybe that's why the question never seems to be answered! I suppose most people would think of the populated areas as 'Sheffield' in this contex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyc Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Wouldn't a good GPS give you the altitude if you went and stood in the two places? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsavo Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Pass. My GPS is currently engaged in some serious ironing! Plus being 2000 miles away. Someone will know.... he he Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hjdary Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I once heard that the highest point was up Lydgate Lane where the police put their comunication tower. Mind, this snippet of information did come from a lady who also swore to me that her next door neighbour regularly pumped gas through the walls to make her sleep so he could sneek into her house to plant listening devices. So there is a good posibilty that the highest point in the City is somwhere totally different!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsavo Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I have a vague memory of hearing that Lydgate top was around 830....now was that feet or yards or metres.......? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I have read that the highest point is Margery Hill?, just N/E of Derwent Dam. http://www.arbeer.demon.co.uk/MAPweb/Sheffield.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsavo Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 If you read the small print under the map, you'll see why heating costs are so high in Sheffield. It seems that 30% of the city's housing is above the height at which homes become uneconomical to heat, or have I read that wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Depends on "your" Sheffield, mine's Crookes, cuz it was part of my view of Sheffield History, Norton was in Derbyshire, same applies to the Nailmakers and the Queens Head, Queens Head wins cuz it was part of Sheffield, depends only on your year of starting .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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