ceegee Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Does anyone have any information on the history of the Bridge Inn Brightside. In the Sheffield Flood Claims archive there is a record of a claim from the landlord of the Inn but there is precious little else apart from the fact that it was next door to a grocer's shop (1861 Census). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boginspro Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 On 1/29/2008 at 09:40, ceegee said: Does anyone have any information on the history of the Bridge Inn Brightside. In the Sheffield Flood Claims archive there is a record of a claim from the landlord of the Inn but there is precious little else apart from the fact that it was next door to a grocer's shop (1861 Census). I note that this is an old post ceegee and that there were no answers on here, but wondered if you gained any information from elsewhere. The reason I ask is that on another site it has been stated that there was a tram depot next to the pub for horse drawn trams. This surprises me because I thought that shop was there right through the horse tram era and well into the twentieth century and the fact that Tinsley depot was only just up the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 One of my relatives was landlord at the Bridge Inn from 1879 til 1883 (Sam Bamforth) - in 1880 he stopped up every crevice into the Inn to prevent flooding, based on previous experience of water in the premises. The landlord who made the Flood Claims was William Charlesworth, who was a bad 'un - he beat his wife and it escalated until it became attempted murder. The 1890 map does show a tram shed next to the pub, though by 1901 the tracks stop short of the pub by 40 or 50 yards and the shed is gone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boginspro Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Thanks Edmund I wondered where it would fit in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonysue Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 On 10/09/2017 at 18:43, Edmund said: One of my relatives was landlord at the Bridge Inn from 1879 til 1883 (Sam Bamforth) - in 1880 he stopped up every crevice into the Inn to prevent flooding, based on previous experience of water in the premises. The landlord who made the Flood Claims was William Charlesworth, who was a bad 'un - he beat his wife and it escalated until it became attempted murder. The 1890 map does show a tram shed next to the pub, though by 1901 the tracks stop short of the pub by 40 or 50 yards and the shed is gone Hi Edmond my great grandfather was your relatives brother his name was Abraham Bamforth their father was Thomas Bamforth were do you fit in the family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 7 hours ago, Tonysue said: Hi Edmond my great grandfather was your relatives brother his name was Abraham Bamforth their father was Thomas Bamforth were do you fit in the family Hello cousin! My great great grandfather was Abraham (born 1836). One of his daughters, Sarah Jane married John Thomas Wilkinson, who were my great grandparents. Here's part of my Bamforth line. I'd be happy to share the information I have - if you want me to do that, just send a personal message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEWR Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Hello all, appreciate that this is an old thread so not sure who will see my reply. I'm also interested in the Bridge Inn as I'm a descendant of Samuel Bamforth and Ann Johnson! Their son, also Samuel, is my 2x great grandad. Interested in the pub and also any family history anecdotes that anyone can share. All the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Sameul senior had a finger amputated in 1860 after a fragment of metal hit it, working at Jessops. After the Sheffield Flood claim 5493 was made by Thomas Jessop and Sydney Jessop trading as William Jessop & Sons, "For Loss of Time Sustained by the Piece Workers in the Employment of W. Jessop & Sons, included Bamforth Samuel Forgeman and 1 Set of Men 3 days each - £3 9 shillings." Samuel snr died of apoplexy at 21 Weir Walk, Attercliffe, (next to Weir Head, Carbrook street, side of the Don), the informant was daughter in law Lavinia Bamforth (nee Jolliffe wife of son Samuel of 60 Dearne Street). He was buried at St Thomas on 6th October 1884, (grave OP/353), his address given on the burial record as Barrack Square, Brightside. Sam junior moved about after leaving Sheffield - he was a beer brewer in Brigg (38 Wrawby street) in 1891 and 1901. Then still a brewer, to Market Rasen (Rhodes Passage, 11 King street in 1909 and in 1911). Children were George, Nellie, Bernard, Frances Cecilia, Mary (May), Constance Hilda, and Winifred. He died on 9th November 1918 at his home, by then in St Helens and was buried there on 14th November, leaving £239 13s 4d. His daughter and son-in-law placed memoriam notices for him in 1922 and 1926. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEWR Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Hello Edmund, thanks for all of this, it's a great summary of goings on and a great read. I'm a descendant of Bernard senior, his son Bernard junior was my grandad. The Jolliffe family also had the Railway pub on Station Street which i think was near to Dearne Street. I'm not from the area so not sure of logistics/whereabouts. I have a lot of roots in Brightside and would like to pay a visit but I get the impression that it has changed a lot since the mid to late 1800s! I have, however been to Market Rasen and have visited to house on King Street. I have one brick wall amd that is the family's connection to Adlington, Surrey, where some of the children were born. I'm assuming it was something to do with his brewery work but i just haven't uncovered exactly what Samuel junior was doing down there for a few years while Lavinia had some of their children and also looks to have done a job lot of baptisms there too! I'm on Ancestry if you want to see my tree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makapaka Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 The bridge inn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffield History Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 So would have been around here? Never knew there was a pub here once! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffield History Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makapaka Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 16 minutes ago, Sheffield History said: So would have been around here? Never knew there was a pub here once! Yes that’s where it was. Like it was never there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEWR Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 5 hours ago, makapaka said: Yes that’s where it was. Like it was never there! So sad, another pub lost to the wrecking ball! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Railway Inn On 30/12/2020 at 19:58, KEWR said: Hello Edmund, thanks for all of this, it's a great summary of goings on and a great read. I'm a descendant of Bernard senior, his son Bernard junior was my grandad. The Jolliffe family also had the Railway pub on Station Street which i think was near to Dearne Street. I'm not from the area so not sure of logistics/whereabouts. I have a lot of roots in Brightside and would like to pay a visit but I get the impression that it has changed a lot since the mid to late 1800s! The Railway Inn was on the corner of Dearne Street and Station Road ( which became Burslem Street, then Holywell Road). The Bamforths lived on Dearne Street so the Railway would have been their local. Plenty of photos on PictureSheffield in case you've not seen them: Railway Inn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makapaka Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 10 hours ago, Edmund said: Railway Inn The Railway Inn was on the corner of Dearne Street and Station Road ( which became Burslem Street, then Holywell Road). The Bamforths lived on Dearne Street so the Railway would have been their local. Plenty of photos on PictureSheffield in case you've not seen them: Railway Inn I was a barman at the railway for a time. Was a great traditional pub with plenty of characters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEWR Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 23 hours ago, Edmund said: Railway Inn The Railway Inn was on the corner of Dearne Street and Station Road ( which became Burslem Street, then Holywell Road). The Bamforths lived on Dearne Street so the Railway would have been their local. Plenty of photos on PictureSheffield in case you've not seen them: Railway Inn Thanks for the info Edmund, yes, places ringing bells here and then you see it all mapped out it all makes sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponytail Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Sheffield Flood Claim: William Charlesworth, licensed victualler, Bridge Inn, Brightside. https://sheffieldfloodclaimsarchive.shu.ac.uk/claimSummary.cfm?claim=6-5461 In an earlier post (2017) Edmund says Charlesworth was a bad 'un. This article reveals how bad and how lenient the courts were with him. Attempted murder of Ann Rushton 1865. (A graphic account of the incident) https://www.chrishobbs.com/sheffield/attmurderofannrushton1865.htm Flood debris at Brightside Bridge, River Don with the Bridge Inn, Weedon Street. 24th September 1968. https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;u05734&pos=7&action=zoom&id=41123 Bridge Inn (demolished 2007), No. 2 Meadowhall Road and Brightside Bridge at the junction with Weeden Street, Brightside. 9th September 2005.c01648 c01650 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponytail Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 On 10/09/2017 at 18:05, boginspro said: I note that this is an old post ceegee and that there were no answers on here, but wondered if you gained any information from elsewhere. The reason I ask is that on another site it has been stated that there was a tram depot next to the pub for horse drawn trams. This surprises me because I thought that shop was there right through the horse tram era and well into the twentieth century and the fact that Tinsley depot was only just up the road. Boginspro, no doubt you will have seen this photograph. One Horse Tramcar, Single Deck No. 19. Tram for the Lady's Bridge, Saville Street and Brightside, outside the Bridge Inn, Brightside Lane. Car built by Starbuck of Birkenhead in 1874, withdrawn by 1901. s16296 Now in Corporation ownership note the word Company has been deleted. This picture was taken on or after 21st November 1896 the day that the Corporation took over the operation of the tramway service. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boginspro Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 19 hours ago, Ponytail said: Now in Corporation ownership note the word Company has been deleted. This picture was taken on or after 21st November 1896 the day that the Corporation took over the operation of the tramway service. Thanks Ponytail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponytail Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Sheffield Flood Claim: Frederick Hunt, William Burgoyne Fernell, and Joseph Warhurst, Brewers and Copartners Albion Brewery, Ecclesall Road, Sheffield. For premises including Damages Incurred at Bridge Inn Brightside. https://sheffieldfloodclaimsarchive.shu.ac.uk/claimSummary.cfm?claim=6-5465 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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