Hey there everybody.

As you may have guessed from that over-friendly and sycophantic intro, this is not an engaging and intersting topic I'm about to start, but instead a quest for information.

I'm currently doing a project (yes, I'm a bloody student) about the history of Sheffield, from it's earliest origins up to the present day, focusing on key events. However, as I'm all the way down south at the minute, I don't have access to the books that would be so easy to come by if I were at home.

Naturally, I have access to the Internet, but the information I have found so far is rather vague. I was just wondering if anybody could give me the exact titles of books that would help me, so that I may order them via Waterstones and the like. Remember - I'm charting the entire history, not just the 20th Century, although I will focus on that too.

Also, if anyone knows any good websites I may have overlooked, then that would help me tremendously.

Any help at all would be much appreciated. Cheers.

you may be better off in the Sheffield history section ;)

You could try http://picturesheffield.com/ if you need historic photos of various places in Sheffield.

David Hey's "A History of Sheffield" is quite comprehensive.

You may be better looking in some of the book shops Historical sections there are loads of books on sheffield and its steel history all around

alternatively ask someone you know in sheffield to nip to Kelham Ilsand and take a video camera they have loads stuff that would help and tons of books on sale too

sorry could not be off more help

this thread might help a little.

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?threadid=69

Thanks for your help so far!

Anyone got any more book titles? You know the ones I mean - there must be loads of Sheffield history books, I just don't know the exact titles/authors of any of them!

Originally posted by Pilon
Thanks for your help so far!

Anyone got any more book titles? You know the ones I mean - there must be loads of Sheffield history books, I just don't know the exact titles/authors of any of them!

SHEFFIELD - By Geoffrey Howse - ISBN no 0-7509-1419-x

The Great Sheffield Flood - by E G Draper - Published by Hillsbrough Community Developmjent Trust Tel; 01142812167

Stannington by Stannigton Local history Group

Im sure the HCDT would be able to point you in the right direction also

Originally posted by Pilon
I was just wondering if anybody could give me the exact titles of books that would help me, so that I may order them via Waterstones and the like. Remember - I'm charting the entire history, not just the 20th Century, although I will focus on that too.

A local Sheffield guy called J Edward Vickers has wrote plenty on Sheffield History:

Books by J. Edward Vickers:

A Popular History of Sheffield.

Old Sheffield Town.

The Unseen, The Unsightly and the Amusing in Sheffield.

Tales and Legends of Ancient Sheffield.

From Horses to Atlanteans, the history of Sheffield's Transport.

The Ancient Suburbs of Sheffield.

Old Sheffield, Its Streets, People and Stories.

The Old and Historic Buildings of Sheffield.

Some of his books and general sheffield history books I have seen on ebay, just do a search for Sheffield. Also I would recommend visiting the "Local Studies Library" on the second floor in the main library in town, have found them very helpful when carrying history projects of my own.

Some more books listed here:
http://www.south-yorkshire-directory.co.uk/Sheffield%20Books.htm

Again, thanks a lot!

But, without meaning to sound desperate or needy, I need more!
Come on, all you guys and gals out there with books on Sheffield, just bash the names of these books into your keyboard and I'm on my way.

Merci beaucoup

Originally posted by Pilon
Again, thanks a lot!

But, without meaning to sound desperate or needy, I need more!
Come on, all you guys and gals out there with books on Sheffield, just bash the names of these books into your keyboard and I'm on my way.

Merci beaucoup

More ? More? There's about a dozen books there, and the "Popular history of Sheffield" book, starts with the first mud huts being built in a clearing near where the Sheaf and Don rivers meet. That's about as far back as you can go. Unless you need to know about the formation of the hills and valleys and the pre-historic creatures that lived at nearby Cresswell Crags.

Originally posted by Pilon
Again, thanks a lot!

But, without meaning to sound desperate or needy, I need more!
Come on, all you guys and gals out there with books on Sheffield, just bash the names of these books into your keyboard and I'm on my way.

Merci beaucoup

Tell us when you think you've enough information and then we'll get someone to write your project for you. Anyone out there up for it?

All part of the service. :D

Well a simple search at Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/ix=stripbooks&rank=%2Brelevancerank&fqp=keywords%01sheffield%20history&nsp=score%01proj-unit-sales%02bin-fields%01none%02post-process%01docid-ve%02Go%01Go&sz=10&pg=1/ref=s_b_pp/103-1452797-6369424) gives 16178 hits for 'sheffield history'.

Is that enough for you? :thumbsup:

Nomme

http://www.sheffield-made.com/

Try to borrow or library read a copy of Hunter's 'Hallam'

Most of the info in a lot of the more modern smaller books have been taken from this large book.

Also try the Sheffield archives near Radio Sheffield there's heaps of books, maps, documents and micro fiche info there.

Happy Days