HughW Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 just posted this on the suicide thread... SUICIDE.- On Saturday morning last, Robert Raffman, a carter and cowkeeper, living near Crosspool, drowned himself in the Crookes moor dam, near the Grindlecoke public-house. He was 60 years of age, and had been a very intemperate man. [independent 22 Aug 1857] Joseph Hunter's Hallamshire Glossary (Google Books) says GRINDLE-COKE a worn-out grinding stone introduced into the kitchen serving many purposes, a trivet, a footstool for the old, and a seat for the young. Here again coke is residuum. [ie worthless remains] So where was this pub ? Hugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 ... Grindlecoke public-house. So where was this pub ? Hugh That is a good question, I think this one is headed straight for the "unlikely to solve this" pile. But, great find, Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sando Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 which crookes moor dam, Hadfield Dam, Old Great Dam, Godfrey Dam, ralphs dam or New Dam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Maybe a nick-name for the pub, ie; Dodgers, Round House, Cuckoo, Monkey, Boilers, Fannys and dare I say it Nacker-trap :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl1867 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 just posted this on the suicide thread... SUICIDE.- On Saturday morning last, Robert Raffman, a carter and cowkeeper, living near Crosspool, drowned himself in the Crookes moor dam, near the Grindlecoke public-house. He was 60 years of age, and had been a very intemperate man. [independent 22 Aug 1857] Joseph Hunter's Hallamshire Glossary (Google Books) says GRINDLE-COKE a worn-out grinding stone introduced into the kitchen serving many purposes, a trivet, a footstool for the old, and a seat for the young. Here again coke is residuum. [ie worthless remains] So where was this pub ? Hugh is there a chance that this was earlier name for a pub called the Old Grindstone or as Steve says a nickname for it? I don't know Crookes but there was a pub called the Old Grindstone there? In 'Where t'watter runs o'er t'weir' Roy Davey calls these old stones 'Grindle Cowks'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 is there a chance that this was earlier name for a pub called the Old Grindstone or as Steve says a nickname for it? I don't know Crookes but there was a pub called the Old Grindstone there? In 'Where t'watter runs o'er t'weir' Roy Davey calls these old stones 'Grindle Cowks'. Living at Croospool he's gonna go past the Grindstone to get to anywhere. There were two Grindstone Pubs at one time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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