I was looking at an old map of Sheffield from 1855 and saw that where Abbeyfield Park is today there was marked "Pitsmoor Abbey". The building was in the position of what I know as Abbeyfield Park House.
Does anyone know about an abbey there? Was it a religious abbey and if so, what order was there? I've done a google but can find no information on the net.
Any general information on the history of the park and house would be great. Thanks!

Originally posted by fhain29
I was looking at an old map of Sheffield from 1855 and saw that where Abbeyfield Park is today there was marked "Pitsmoor Abbey". The building was in the position of what I know as Abbeyfield Park House.
Does anyone know about an abbey there? Was it a religious abbey and if so, what order was there? I've done a google but can find no information on the net.
Any general information on the history of the park and house would be great. Thanks! The information I have always had is Abbeyfield Park was a coal mine and that is where Pitsmoor gets its name.
Unfortunately I have no dates available.

Doesn't Abbeyfield Road run almost parallell with Scott Road, at pitsmoor? (or at least very close)

And didn't Scott Road house the "De La Salle College", which was, I believe, a Christian Brothers Catholic school.

Would there be, back then, the "brothers" living "On Site" in a sort of monastery type community?

Might it be that, then, which is marked on the map?

(remembering that the "sister" school, Notre Dame, when it was at Convent Walk, off Glossop Road/ west street -if I have my history correct- housed a convent)

PT

Thanks for both your replies. A few good tips there to clear the fog!