Richard Hibberd Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 In searching my family tree I have found many members of the Loxley living along Suffork Road - numbers 1, 27 and 48 all feature for various Loxley relatives including Edwin Loxley who was killed in August 1918 in Flanders. He was a private in the Loyal North Lancs regiment (not sure why he ended up here as the Loxleys were all S Yorks born and bred.) There seems little sign of houses now - see photo - presumably following the Sheffield Blitz. Please any information, photos etc would be useful. Thanks Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History dude Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 One on picture Sheffield - Suffolk Road at junction with Turner Street. No 5, 7, 9 and 11, Sid Hibberd, Tool Merchant You would be wrong about the blitz clearing houses. It was the Council that would sweep away these old properties to build flats etc. The above photo dates to 1948 - so the war didn't get them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sadbrewer Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 You might find this interesting Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sadbrewer Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 He had a rough war...he joined the York & Lancs Regiment in September of 1914 but was transferred to the Connaught Rangers. He was wounded at Gallipoli and transferred to the Royal Irish Regt for a short time before being sent to the Loyal North Lancs. You are lucky in that a pretty full and very interesting Service Record survives for him on Findmypast https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbm%2fwo363-4%2f007392456%2f00887&parentid=gbm%2fwo363-4%2f7392456%2f38%2f883 You'll have to pay unless there is still a free trial period available....here's a bit below. There is a snippet in the British Newspaper Archives about him...he discovered the body of a girl drowned in the river Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sadbrewer Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 He is buried here https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/519213/edwin-loxley/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Kelly's directory, published 1925. Odd numbers on the east side of Sulfolk Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Whites's directory, published 1911 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Circa 1890 https://maps.nls.uk/view/125651254 Circa 1935 https://maps.nls.uk/view/125651263 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 I think this is Suffolk Road looking from Farm Bridge: https://www.picturesheffield.com/s19775 Similar view, later date: https://www.picturesheffield.com/v00956 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Mid 1960's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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