Van(Yan) Feast Ground - Staniford Road

[Guest stephbambury]

I have just received a birth certificate for a member of my family who was born in 1924. The address given of when and where born is given as Yan or Van (not sure if Y or V) Feast Ground, Staniford Road, Sheffield.

Can anyone tell me what Van or Yan Feast Ground is please ??

[RichardB]

I have just received a birth certificate for a member of my family who was born in 1924. The address given of when and where born is given as Yan or Van (not sure if Y or V) Feast Ground, Staniford Road, Sheffield.

Can anyone tell me what Van or Yan Feast Ground is please ??

I think it's likely to be an abbreviation of Caravan.

Information here

http://www.nfa.dept.shef.ac.uk/history/wor.../1931-1940.html

mentioning Owlerton Feast Ground (quite a way down, search for feast.

More hints here :

http://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/i...d&pid=34963

Extract from http://jimsdesk.co.uk/history.html again search for feast

We next come to the most outstanding man of the de Furnival line, the third Thomas, son of the castle builder. Summoned to attend Parliament in 1294, he served as a lord for thirty-eight years. In 1296 Lord Furnival obtained from the King a Charter under the Great Seal of England, for a market to be held on the Tuesday of every week at his manor of Sheffield, and for a fair to be held every year during the three days of the Holy Trinity. Though the market continues to the present day, the fair or 'Sheffield Feast' as it was always known, is no longer held, a large part of the feast ground now being covered by a modern block of offices.

[RichardB]

... Staniford Road, Sheffield.

The Theatre Royal, Attercliffe opened on the 26th of July 1897 with; "No Cross, No Crown" as the Peoples Palace and became the Regal cinema in the 1920s. The Theatre was in Pinfold Lane ( now know as Staniford Road) and was just around the corner from the Palace. Both Theatres have been demolished.

from : http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/SheffieldTheatres.htm

So worth searching for Pinfold Lane also (especially with that kind of birth year).

Site is excellent for Sheffield Theatres and Halls.

[Guest stephbambury]

I think it's likely to be an abbreviation of Caravan.

Information here

http://www.nfa.dept.shef.ac.uk/history/wor.../1931-1940.html

mentioning Owlerton Feast Ground (quite a way down, search for feast.

More hints here :

http://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/i...d&pid=34963

Extract from http://jimsdesk.co.uk/history.html again search for feast

We next come to the most outstanding man of the de Furnival line, the third Thomas, son of the castle builder. Summoned to attend Parliament in 1294, he served as a lord for thirty-eight years. In 1296 Lord Furnival obtained from the King a Charter under the Great Seal of England, for a market to be held on the Tuesday of every week at his manor of Sheffield, and for a fair to be held every year during the three days of the Holy Trinity. Though the market continues to the present day, the fair or 'Sheffield Feast' as it was always known, is no longer held, a large part of the feast ground now being covered by a modern block of offices.

Wow.... Thank you so much for the information and it was amazing to see pictures too. I have no idea why my relatives would be living in a Caravan in Sheffield. I can only assume they must have hit on hard times in Salford and moved to Sheffield looking for work. The father's occupation is given as a 'colliery boiler firer' so I assume he found work at a local pit in Sheffield. However, they must have got "itchy feet" again because by 1926 they moved back to Lancashire. Anyway, I'm very grateful to you,your information has helped me put into place another piece of the jigsaw, thankyou.