I have been searching the 'net to try and find some history of the area I now live in but have basically drawn a blank. I know Bramall Lane scored a few hits in WW2 because of the UXB which was unearthed in the football ground some years back but is it just a coincidence that houses on my street start at No.12 or did Jerry score more than one? A couple of streets seem to have houses which start part way up with grass verges and trees covering the space left so it's a bit odd..

Any info would be great :)

I lived on Sharrow Lane during the war but can't remember that area being hit extensively although i think Shoreham Street got a few.

9th February 1985, Sheffield Utd v Oldham match postponed because of a Second World War bomb found near the ground. Match played 12th Feb, United winning 2-0 with goals from Edwards and Hoolickin (OG).
Seem to recall it being around Alderson Road area?

I have been searching the 'net to try and find some history of the area I now live in but have basically drawn a blank. I know Bramall Lane scored a few hits in WW2 ....
Any info would be great :)

There are photographs in a number of publications of the damage to the John Street stand, suffered in Dec. 1940.

http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/picturesheffield.pl?_cgifunction=form&_layout=picturesheffield&keyval=sheff.refno=s01012

There are photographs in a number of publications of the damage to the John Street stand, suffered in Dec. 1940.

http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/picturesheffield.pl?_cgifunction=form&_layout=picturesheffield&keyval=sheff.refno=s01012

The John St. stand was hit. The tight gits decided to patch it up rather than rebuild it :hihi:

[QUOTE=BorderReiver;2754810]. The tight gits QUOTE]
Yes, it did a few £'s worth of damage; and they had to move out for a few months, and played their games at Hilllsborough - so it is possible Wednesday charged them some ground rent as well.

Even worse in 1914, the BL pitch was dug up by the newly formed Sheffield City Batallion, practisiing their square bashing and tranch digging techniques (before they were wiped out on the Somme, something to reflect upon as November 11th approaches).

But having an undulating pitch afterwards, must have helped United, as they won the cup at the end of the season..

Hitler supported United?
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jg5HsG7AN1Y

Hitler supported United?
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jg5HsG7AN1Y

Yeah, we beat him 2-0 on aggregate :hihi:

:mad:I have been searching the 'net to try and find some history of the area I now live in but have basically drawn a blank. I know Bramall Lane scored a few hits in WW2 because of the UXB which was unearthed in the football ground some years back but is it just a coincidence that houses on my street start at No.12 or did Jerry score more than one? A couple of streets seem to have houses which start part way up with grass verges and trees covering the space left so it's a bit odd..

Any info would be great :)

I was on Bramal Lane a few hours after the Bombing, Lavers massive wood yard was on fire.united's ground had craters & one of the stands was partly demolished. A number of houses were badly damaged by Blast & fire, most nearer the city end where the Moor was almost completely destroyed. The "Earl of Arundel"our favourite pub for years was almost untouched.

Hmmm, my road is more or less opposite the old Lavers yard so I wonder if it was shrapnel damage which rendered No.s 2-10 unsafe.... No.12 has brick built supports which are obviously a lot newer than the block of houses which I believe date back to at least 1900. The only house on the other side of the road (No.1) is a very recent build by a housing association so maybe that side was completely wiped out or maybe never even exisited?

Having recently been researching my family history, I've found that my grandparents lived at 304 Bramall Lane, not far past Lavers old yard/new flats. All the houses are long gone now, but I recently visited my cousin Joan, up in Keighley and she was telling me about St Wilfred's School (now Centre) being hit.

Joan would be around 7 at the start of WW2 and apparently lived with my grandparents for most of the war and vividly recalls the night the school was damaged. There apparently were tunnels from the local houses into the air raid shelters under the school (??). Joan was sitting on another cousin's knee (Reg was a flight sergeant in the RAF at the time so this incident would be before May 1943 when he was shot down) in the shelters listening to all the noise. She was worried that the school was being damaged, but Reg reassured her it would be fine in the morning and she'd be back at lessons. However, the school WAS damaged and she said it just looked like someone had used a big knife and sliced the roof off. I think that must be the uneven walls showing at the end of the building now.

Hope this helps a little bit caronlel

Stenner

I lived on Sharrow Lane during the war but can't remember that area being hit extensively although i think Shoreham Street got a few.

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