southside Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 In the 1960s the firm I worked for did a lot of contract work in and around Sheffield for the Sheffield and Nottinghamshire Regional Hospital Board based at Fulwood House. A lot of this work was on property's converted to accommodate Student Nurses. One of the properties was located somewhere around the top side of the Northern General and I can't for the life of me remember the name of the building, I'd just finished my apprenticeship and this was the first big solo job I'd been given to work on. It was a big old house with entrance yard and outbuildings. Any help to locate the building would be appreciated. Southside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLongden Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Longley Hall, or maybe Norwood Grange? Any of those ring a bell? https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s38692&action=zoom&pos=6&id=75715&continueUrl= https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s38694&pos=4&action=zoom&id=75717 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southside Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 Thanks RLongden, That's the place Norwood Grange! it's all coming back to me now. On the first day working there the House Keeper was a bit of a jobs worth and wouldn't let my apprentice work inside the building, said he wasnt old enough. You had to be 18 to work on hospital property, don't know if that's still relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLongden Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Bit before my time, but there are some aerial views on BFA from 1950, which you might recognise the surroundings? https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/EAW031260 Also a few more on Picture Sheffield, but mainly from 1983, when it was being refurbished into the care home…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southside Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 I found this information about Norwood Grange on the Historic England website. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1428069?section=official-list-entry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponytail Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Norwood Grange, junction of Longley Lane, Herries Road and Norwood Grange Drive. 15th March 1983 s38698 December 1988.s38697 December 1988s38696 Norwood Grange now a Care Home. https://www.norwoodgrange.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southside Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 As you can see by these two Google Earth screenshots, the listed cottage barn and stables of Norwood Grange are getting into a bit of a state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponytail Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 37 minutes ago, southside said: As you can see by these two Google Earth screenshots, the listed cottage barn and stables of Norwood Grange are getting into a bit of a state. Grade II Listed! It's hoped they are pressed into doing the repairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stenner Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 On 01/02/2024 at 18:11, southside said: As you can see by these two Google Earth screenshots, the listed cottage barn and stables of Norwood Grange are getting into a bit of a state. Gosh, that second pic of the boarded up brings back memories, we often used to visit here in the mid 1980's. At that time, it was lived in by the Hospital Chaplain and his wife and family. Our daughter was friends with their daughter plus his wife and I belong to another local group. One vivid memory of being there was that our car 'leaked' - we had a Citreon and it had special fluid for the hydraulics, one day something went wrong and it leaked all over yard and we couldn't move it, had to walk home. The following day, hubby bought more fluid, added it and got it to a garage for repairs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyn 1 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 There is also Norwood cottage all boarded up within that site that was used by the matron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponytail Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 There is a photograph on the Picture Sheffield website of Matron Miss B. Janson, outside her home at Norwood Grange at ref No. h00292 This photograph appeared in the Nursing Mirror Newspaper, 16th August 1957. Copyright: Nursing Mirror Newspaper Only the thumbnail is available to view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyn 1 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Yes part of the Norwood Grange complex hidden away near the stables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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