Ponytail Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 In 1827 an Act of Parliament was passed empowering the 13th Duke, Henry Charles Howard, to create a new livestock market at Smithfield adjacent to the River Don, to construct a bridge over the river (Blonk Street) providing easy access to and from the Wicker and build a Corn Exchange and Haymarket adjacent to the Canal Basin and backing onto the River Sheaf. Construction completed in 1830. Smithfield Market opened 1830 for hay, cattle and agricultural implements etc. General view of Sheffield from the Station. In the foreground is Smithfield Market, Tower Grinding Wheel, Blonk Bridge and River Don. On the right is the Dannemora Steelworks. Note also the crucible furnaces. s11478 Taken from the 'Illustrated London News, 23rd August 1879', Re: The British Association for the Advancement of Science visit. Intended New Gates for Smithfield Market. 26th June 1880. https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;arc04424&pos=18&action=zoom&id=151775 The Market Ground was also used as the Fairground with Fairs held Whitsuntide and Christmas. 1905 Whites Directory "Sheffield has two fairs for the sale of horses, cattle etc., held respectively on the Tuesday and Wednesday of Whitsun Week and of Tuesday and Wednesday next after Christmas Day, should Christmas fall on a Tuesday or Wednesday, the Fair is held on the two days immediately succeeding. Markets are held every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; for fat cattle every Monday and occasional sales for calves and sheep in Smithfield on Thursday during summer months." Artists Impression of the River Don showing the Fairground at Smithfield Market. s12206 Photograph reproduced from John Brown and Company Ltd., Atlas, Works, Sheffield. Local Studies Ref: 338.4 SF. Sheffield Fair on Smithfield Market Ground. y01359 Photographer, C H Lea. Blonk Street from Furnival Road, Victoria Hotel on left, Tower Grinding Wheel, (also known as Castle Grinding Wheel), and entrance to Smithfield Market, right. w00348 v00290 The Sheffield Testing Company (before they moved to Nursery Street) fronting Blonk Street occupied a corner of the Smithfield Market. (small building in front of Castle Grinding Wheel in the above photographs) Sheffield Testing Works and Inspection Bureau Plans 1888. Frontage to Blonk Street https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;arc04420&pos=14&action=zoom&id=151748 Side and Sectional Elevation https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;arc04423&pos=17&action=zoom&id=151774 Ground Floor Plan https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;arc04421&pos=15&action=zoom&id=151749 First Floor Plan https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;arc04422&pos=16&action=zoom&id=151773 Sheffield Testing Works Ltd, engineers, analytical chemists, metallurgists https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F165726 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tozzin Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 My mum and dad met each other at that fair one year and were married a year later 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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