Sheffield History Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 I remember as a kid driving past Derwent on a couple of occasions when on the way to somewhere really special for a day out or holiday. The story was told about there being a town underneath the water and in those days you could see the top of the church spire poking out (or that's what I was told it was) Always held a certain magic about it - although a bit spooky too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsavo Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Ashopton and Derwent were the villages flooded to make the dam. It was Derwent church that used to be visible when levels dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The General Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Yeah, Me and the missus spend a lot of time up there and especially in "The Yorkshire Bridge" pub just next to the dam, The story has it that the church could be viewed at certain times of year when the water level was low (Summer etc) and in the winter time it would be under the water level and not visible. There was plenty of safety issues with people swimming out to the church in high summer so the decision was made to dynamite the spire. This was done around 1950 i believe. Incidentally, the bodies from the graveyard where exhumed and re-buried in Bamford The General Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsavo Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 They always used to say, "You can Live in Hope but will be burried in Bamford!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cutiecavies Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Brilliant pics thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Brilliant pics thanks Hi cutiecavies and welcome to SheffieldHistory, did you take a look at this Topic, .. SH link to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Brilliant pics thanks Welcome to Sheffieldhistory cutiecavies and thank you for posting. Having spent the last few days suffering from toothache on the lower, rearmost, left side molar wisdom tooth and having faced the prospect of having to find a dentist and possibly visit one for the first time in over 40 years I must say that I find the username "cutiecavies" a bit offputting, - although I am sure there is not a dentistry connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cutiecavies Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Haha no DaveH Cutiecavies are Guinea Pigs (Cavies) I run a forum and website dedicated to the little furries Am I aloud to post links? If so they are: www.cutiecavies.proboards.com www.grosvenorguineas.bravehost.com If not sorry in advance Hope your toothache get better very soon. Dawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cutiecavies Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Thanks for the link SteveHB will take a look :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Haha no DaveH Cutiecavies are Guinea Pigs (Cavies) I run a forum and website dedicated to the little furries Am I aloud to post links? If so they are: www.cutiecavies.proboards.com www.grosvenorguineas.bravehost.com If not sorry in advance Hope your toothache get better very soon. Dawn Sorry cutiecavies, at the time I was preoccupied with toothache, which has now thankfully cleared itself up, and didn't think that cavies were guinea pigs, - and I should have known that! About 13 years ago when my son was young he had a guinea pig which the pet shop assisstant assured us was male (it turned out it wasn't). He was also given a second guinea pig by his auntie who gave him a male one, thinking the one he already had was also male. No prizes for guessing what happened, - we ended up with several litters of baby cuticavies, which were also difficult to sort out into seperate sexes while they were young. We kept guinea pigs for several years but soon felt we were being over run by their rapid reproductive cycles and litters of around 3 to 6 every time. We ended up with around 40 of them and in 2003 decided enough was enough. We gave a couple of them, carefully selected same sex, to my friend Stuart for his kids. We donated exactly 30 of them to pets corner at Graves Park Rare Breed Centre. At the time Graves Park RBC was selling guinea pigs as pets for £10 each and all the funds were used to support the rare breeds, so it was like a £300 donatation to this excellent local centre. We kept 6 (3 male and 3 female, in seperate hutches) of them for the rest of their lives without any further breeding, the last one dying in 2006. I must admit that of all the rodents kept as pets, guinea pigs are my favourites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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