Sheffield History Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Any idea where this could be? Is it actually Crookes or could it be elsewhere in Sheffield? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistertaylor Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Can't help with the location, but looks like it might be pre-1930 as the Daily Chronicle merged with Lloyd's News at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organgrinder Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 I would expect the name displayed to be the name of the shop proprietors rather than the name of the district. If that were in Crookes for instance, people living thereabouts would know that they lived in Crookes without having that on the windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Charles Henry Crookes was the son of Charles Rhodes Crookes, a razorsmith. By the time he married Hannah Moulson in 1870 Charles Henry was also a razorsmith. The family moved to Pearl Street then Fentonville street, but by 1893 Charles was advertising for a youth for razor hafting at 24 Washington Road (corner with Mackenzie Street, diagonally opposite the Washington Arms Hotel). At the 1901 census the family were running the premises as a newsagent shop. By 1911 Charles stated his occupation to be a razor setter, though the family were still at No 24 Washington Road running the shop. They seem to have given up the shop in 1914, possibly related to the ill health of his wife and the marriage of a daughter. His wife Hannah died "after much suffering, patiently borne" at Stewart Road in April 1919. When Charles died of a slight stroke in December of the same year, he was celebrated as the oldest employee of Mappin and Webb's Royal Works. He worked for them for 60 years as a razor setter, from being a boy until almost his last breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tozzin Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 9 hours ago, Sheffield History said: Any idea where this could be? Is it actually Crookes or could it be elsewhere in Sheffield? Tweaked it slightly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 The date would be July 1910. The board for the Telegraph reads "Brightside Mystery Young Wife's Strange Death", which refers to Hannah Hirst the 18 year old wife of Thomas Hirst who killed herself with laudenum at their home in Clixby Road, Attercliffe. They had been married 11 months and had a nine month old child, also Thomas. An interfering mother-in-law was blamed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 He was obviously a busy bloke: a razor setter, a newsagent and, according to the right-hand sign, a glass and ------- dealer. Could the indistinct word be "cutlery"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 40 minutes ago, Athy said: He was obviously a busy bloke: a razor setter, a newsagent and, according to the right-hand sign, a glass and ------- dealer. Could the indistinct word be "cutlery"? China I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 2 hours ago, Edmund said: China I think. Makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organgrinder Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 16 hours ago, Edmund said: Charles Henry Crookes was the son of Charles Rhodes Crookes, a razorsmith. By the time he married Hannah Moulson in 1870 Charles Henry was also a razorsmith. The family moved to Pearl Street then Fentonville street, but by 1893 Charles was advertising for a youth for razor hafting at 24 Washington Road (corner with Mackenzie Street, diagonally opposite the Washington Arms Hotel). At the 1901 census the family were running the premises as a newsagent shop. By 1911 Charles stated his occupation to be a razor setter, though the family were still at No 24 Washington Road running the shop. They seem to have given up the shop in 1914, possibly related to the ill health of his wife and the marriage of a daughter. His wife Hannah died "after much suffering, patiently borne" at Stewart Road in April 1919. When Charles died of a slight stroke in December of the same year, he was celebrated as the oldest employee of Mappin and Webb's Royal Works. He worked for them for 60 years as a razor setter, from being a boy until almost his last breath. Well done Edmund. Sheffield constabulary could do with a detective of your calibre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tozzin Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 3 hours ago, Edmund said: China I think. It is China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ge394 Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Chas. Hy Crookes had a newsagets shop at 24, Washington Road, Sheffield in 1911. This would be the junction of Mackenzie Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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