ukelele lady Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Actually Mrs.UKL, you was walking away from Eyre Street and was on Earl Street, heading towards Arundel Street, the lane on the L/H side (your photograph) is called Hallam Lane. Ha, I must have been walking backwards .Looking at the map you're quite right. I had a look on one of my old A to Z and there was a small lane which just said Eyre W which I thought may have meant Walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukelele lady Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Cotton Mill Walk at the side of the Fat Cat looking towards the Kelham Island Museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 St Mark's Crescent, off Glossop Road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tozzin Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I think this may be a good candidate for the longest remaining Cobbled St in Sheffield, Mary St. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Top of my head, no idea where this is. I think this may be a good candidate for the longest remaining Cobbled St in Sheffield, Mary St. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I think this may be a good candidate for the longest remaining Cobbled St in Sheffield, Mary St. www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Mary Street, west looking east. Flash Earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I think this may be a good candidate for the longest remaining Cobbled St in Sheffield, Mary St. At 295 metres (322.yards) I would say so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 Burton St. is another long one. Looks a bit shorter though - maybe about 250 mts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 Thrush Street Walkley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 Main map updated and some broken links etc. repaired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tozzin Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 If it wasnt for the cars and the Estate Agent sign you would swear it was a photo taken a hundred and fifty years ago, Im afraid cars and street furniture spoil so many brilliant locations for photos. Thrush Street Walkley Thrush St Walkley.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tozzin Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 In areas near Hospitals and such wooden blocks were used instead of the usual stone cobbles just to quieten the steel rims on the carts being pulled by horses or pushed by hawkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted June 23, 2013 Author Share Posted June 23, 2013 Little London Place The tarmac graffiti artist strikes again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Not too bad a section on Cornish Street: Other parts of Cornish Street are rather less well preserved. Some setts have succombed to repairs over the years, but it looks like the lack of road maintenance has led to some patches reappearing due to loss of tarmac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Cotton Street and Cotton Mill Row, off Alma Street, are also benefitting from the disappearance of tarmac, although again there has been some loss to repairs/utilities etc. Cotton Street Cotton Mill Row Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 College Street 1966 _Picture Sheffield College Street (next to King Edward VII, Glossop Road - Clarkehouse Road) - pretty much as it is now. What required removal or covering up, of the whole centre stretch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saw119 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Don't know if members are aware of this but the cobbles on Burton Street, Hillsborough have been scarified and then covered over by tarmac. It was a terrible sight to behold and, in my opinion, quite disgraceful. The Morris team I am a member of practice in Burton street school and witnessed the whole sorry affair as the machine trundled back and forth scarifying the cobbles ready for their brand new overcoat of shiny tarmac. Such a shame! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayleaf Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Don't know if members are aware of this but the cobbles on Burton Street, Hillsborough have been scarified and then covered over by tarmac. It was a terrible sight to behold and, in my opinion, quite disgraceful. The Morris team I am a member of practice in Burton street school and witnessed the whole sorry affair as the machine trundled back and forth scarifying the cobbles ready for their brand new overcoat of shiny tarmac. Such a shame! There could be more to come (or should that be succumb?). Amey have a contract to resurface all the roads in Sheffield. At a recent meeting a member of the public asked what would be done in the case of cobbles, and the only answer was that they investigate the sub-structure before they decide what to do. Since the standard technique elsewhere is to grind off the old surface and lay a new tarmac surface (without chippings - skating anyone?) I don't give much for the cobbles chances of survival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 They've left a couple of "token" stretches of cobbles uncovered on the adjoining Bilston and Walter Streets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin72 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 There is a cracking short stretch of cobbles on a small road right in front of Forgemasters (between the plant and main road). I will take a pic when i can - i guess it is an old road, which had been kept for access in more recent times, however now it starts and ends nowhere in particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted May 6, 2014 Author Share Posted May 6, 2014 College Street 1966 _Picture Sheffield College Street (next to King Edward VII, Glossop Road - Clarkehouse Road) - pretty much as it is now. What required removal or covering up, of the whole centre stretch? It's quite a busy cut through from Glossop Rd to Clarkehouse so they probably did it just to smooth it out. It's one way and there are always cars parked on both sides so no need to do the whole width. Just a theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukelele lady Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 As vox says there's still some left on Bilston Street I happened to be on there on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin72 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 It is has been referred to in this thread and elsewhere that streets sometimes had wooden cobbles to reduce noise from horse traffic, for example outside the hospital on West St/Glossop Rd i think. Today i found some remaining wooden cobbles in a hole in the tarmac on Britannia Road, Darnall. Anyone ever seen these anywhere else? If they are genuine then they are unique to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukelele lady Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Hi Calvin I wrote of some wooden blocks once where I used to live. See post 46. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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