George Wilson Institute

[Guest Falls]

Hi,

For the thread on 'Salmon Pastures', Gramps kindly provided maps of the area for 1850 and 1905.

The map for 1905 shows a building on Attercliffe Road, next to Emmanuel Church, called: " George Wilson Institute".

Does anybody know what this was all about?

Regards

[HughW]

from White's 1919/20 Directory:

The GEORGE WILSON INSTITUTE, in connection

with Emmanuel Church, Attercliffe Road, was

erected in 1888 as a memorial to the late George

Wilson, Esq., of Banner Cross, at an outlay of

£2,000.

and from the Sheffield Local Register:

10 Sep 1887

Mrs. Wilson lays the memorial stone of "George Wilson"

Institute, Attercliffe.

6 Feb 1888

The George Wilson Institute, Attercliffe road, opened.

Sounds like a church hall/social centre?

Hugh

[Guest Gramps]

George Wilson, J.P., was managing director for Charles Cammell and Co., Cyclops Works and probably a major contributor the founding of Emmanuel Church, which was a daughter church of All Saints' Church, Ellesmere road.

[dunsbyowl1867]

George Wilson, J.P., was managing director for Charles Cammell and Co., Cyclops Works and probably a major contributor the founding of Emmanuel Church, which was a daughter church of All Saints' Church, Ellesmere road.

Emmanuel Church, Attercliffe Road, AttercliffeThe church was built and the

Parish created in 1880, partly from Christ Church, Attercliffe and All Saints

Brightside ;-)

[dunsbyowl1867]

And do you reckon this is he?

George Wilson

[popt]

Is this the same George Wilson who bought Tapton Hall from Edward Vickers?

PopT

[madannie77]

George Wilson, J.P., was managing director for Charles Cammell and Co., Cyclops Works and probably a major contributor the founding of Emmanuel Church, which was a daughter church of All Saints' Church, Ellesmere road.

Obituary of George Wilson, JP.

Institute of Civil Engineers, Volume 91 (1888), page 448