dunsbyowl1867 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Oakbrook Riverdale Road/ Fulwood Road Sheet 294.10 Fulwood & Ranmoor 1903 Picture Sheffield link added to Godfrey Maps List Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sando Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Link does not appear to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Link does not appear to work Thanks sando, its OK now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sando Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Cheers Steve I think the house is still there and forms part of Notre Dam school. This house was/ is on the next corner, but the extensive grounds have been built on. http://www.picturesh...n=zoom&id=33922 www.picturesheffield.com/o=t03587 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Old Canny Street Kid Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Cheers Steve I think the house is still there and forms part of Notre Dam school. This house was/ is on the next corner, but the extensive grounds have been built on. www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/picturesheffield.pl?_cgifunction=form&_layout=picturesheffield&keyval=sheff.refno=t03584 www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/picturesheffield.pl?_cgifunction=form&_layout=picturesheffield&keyval=sheff.refno=t03587 Thomas Firth, the steelman of the Victorian era, lived at Oakbrook. I think it became some kind of nursing home run by nuns. I have visited it, and it is a distinguished building. John Brown, who was a rival of Firth's for many years in the mid-19th century, built his own mansion just down the road --Endcliffe Hall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayleaf Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Thomas Firth, the steelman of the Victorian era, lived at Oakbrook. I think it became some kind of nursing home run by nuns. I have visited it, and it is a distinguished building. John Brown, who was a rival of Firth's for many years in the mid-19th century, built his own mansion just down the road --Endcliffe Hall! Firth built the house I believe. I remember reading somewhere that he demolished a Queen Anne mansion that was on the site to do it! It's claim to fame was when the Prince of Wales stayed there as his guest. There's a grand entrance porch to the house that was added especially for the visit so he could descend from his carriage under cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stunmon Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Help, I saw a thread on Sheffield History which showed pictures of the inside of Oakbrook, once home of Mark Firth and now Notre Dame High School. But I can't find the thead. Can anyone help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Stunmon said: Help, I saw a thread on Sheffield History which showed pictures of the inside of Oakbrook, once home of Mark Firth and now Notre Dame High School. But I can't find the thead. Can anyone help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stunmon Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Steve HB - Thanks so much. I obviously couldn't find it again due to the spelling of Notre Dame!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 9 minutes ago, Stunmon said: Steve HB - Thanks so much. I obviously couldn't find it again due to the spelling of Notre Dame!!!!! I used this custom search, https://google.co.uk/ And put in "oakbrook" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterwarr Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Details of this and other local houses are in "The Growth of Ranmoor, Hangingwater and Nether Green" by Peter Warr -- available in local libraries and via the Internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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