:help: I've been trying to find my grandma's 1891 census address, Kenninghall St., Brightside, but it no longer exists. A 1905 Ordnance Survey map of the area (Carlisle St. East, Carwood Rd., Lyons St.) only shows the area 'taken over' by the expansion of the Atlas Iron & Steel Works.
Does anyone know where I can get Victorian maps that index and grid-reference the streets, like the modern 'A to Z's?
I've been told about a "Lamb's 'A Pub On Every Corner'" but can't find it - any ideas?
Thanks in anticipation.
Joe

Hi.

Douglas Lamb's book "A Pub on every corner" is out of print, but they have a copy in the archives, on the Sheffield FHS shelves.

Your best place for old maps is Sheffield Local Studies Library on Surrey Street...they have numerous old maps.

Also see Tony's reply at http://sheff-indexers.thewholeshebang.org/ForumIndex.html

Regards
Tuppie

I just looked on an 1890s Kelly's Directory map. It seems that Kenninghall Street ran parallel with Carlisle Street East, more-or-less where "Atlas Way" is now - that is, between Carwood Lane (now Carwood Road) and Garter Street. Here is a scan taken from the map:

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u219/twigmore/Kenninghall.jpg

Many thanks, hillsbro!
Are you 'twigmore'? I didn't know about Photobucket, but now I've become a member!
Where did you get the 1890s Kelly's Directory Map from? Do you have any connection to K St.?
Joe

You're most welcome, joegraybsc! And welcome to Photobucket - it's a useful image-hosting site (they will send you emails offering to print photos etc.) I bought the old map at an ephemera fair at Myers Grove School about 20 years ago - I don't know the exact date but it must be 1890s. I don't have any connection with Kenninghall Street but I have a motley collection of books, maps etc. about old Sheffield. Regards, hillsboro (alias twigmore - it's a beauty spot near where I now live!)

Thanks Tuppie, hillsbro and Tony and everyone else that helped, on this and other forums.
Consider this thread closed.
Joe

Can anyone tell me where I can get hold of a map showing Ranskill Road, at Tinsley Park?
Is was underneath the airport or similar place.
Thanks, chris

Can anyone tell me where I can get hold of a map showing Ranskill Road, at Tinsley Park?
Is was underneath the airport or similar place.
Thanks, chris

Couldn't find a Ranskill road in my old A-Z. There is a Ranskill crescent near Tinsley Park, and it can be seen on Google maps.

It's just where Tinsley Park road joins Shepcote lane. It doesn't appear on the 1905 OS maps and is an industrial estate now, looking at the Google satellite view.

Greybeard, thanks for looking.

I was born in Ranskill Road in 1951 and lived there for 18 months, but my Grandparents and aunts lived there for longer. I have no idea what year the houses where demolished.

From What I remember it was just the road and Peacock Row going off it near the bottom.

I think there was a pit at the top of the road as well.

I would just like to see where it was in relation to the Industrial Estate.

You might want to try the Attercliffe thread...

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=9013&highlight=Attercliffe

a search suggests Ranskill road is mentioned there but there are umpteen pages to browse through.

If you go to WHSmith website they have a few maps of Sheffield for sale from @ 1905 and they are only abt £3 or £4 each - Godfrey edition maps , bought a couple myself and they're really good

Greybeard, thanks for looking.

I was born in Ranskill Road in 1951 and lived there for 18 months, but my Grandparents and aunts lived there for longer. I have no idea what year the houses where demolished.

From What I remember it was just the road and Peacock Row going off it near the bottom.

I think there was a pit at the top of the road as well.

I would just like to see where it was in relation to the Industrial Estate.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o130/cat631/DSCN5157.jpg
From a 1903 map of Attercliffe. The black cross is on Ranskill Rd,
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http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o130/cat631/DSCN5158.jpg
Ranskill Rd is near the bottom RH corner at its junction with Shepcote Lane. The black cross shows where Meadowhall Retail Park is now.
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I used to deliver bread on Ranskill Rd in 1958, from what I remember, it was just one long street out in the middle of nowhere & the Gypsies used to camp around that area, I think it was somewhere near where English Steel built there new plant at the time, just up from Shepcote Lane rolling mills.
The motorway probably goes through what was that area these days ?

Greybeard, thanks for looking.

I was born in Ranskill Road in 1951 and lived there for 18 months, but my Grandparents and aunts lived there for longer. I have no idea what year the houses where demolished.

From What I remember it was just the road and Peacock Row going off it near the bottom.

I think there was a pit at the top of the road as well.

I would just like to see where it was in relation to the Industrial Estate.

hi chris what was your families names i was born in Ranskill rd in the early forties

hi Chris
if you went up shepcote lane you would find tuffnells on your right bang opposite was the lane that to Ranskill rd that went past Peacock row and the club at the side of tuffnells is a lane the leads to Greenland rd the was called Lowend 5 or 6 house there
If you got to the traffic light and head for the airport on the left is the steel firm where it finishes is roughly Ranskill rd

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I used to deliver bread on Ranskill Rd in 1958, from what I remember, it was just one long street out in the middle of nowhere & the Gypsies used to camp around that area, I think it was somewhere near where English Steel built there new plant at the time, just up from Shepcote Lane rolling mills.
The motorway probably goes through what was that area these days ?

English Steel had a couple of football pitches on there too,played many a time for them in the 50s.

Ranskill Rd produced one of Sheffield United's geatest players in the seventies Len Badger

If anyone is still active with this theme, thanks for all the replies.
rsol - my parents name was Nicholson, but there was also Batey - my aunt; and my other aunts on peacock row were Scarcliffe.
I seem to think we lived at 94
Robbiet - if family legend is to be believed, my cousin went out with Len Badger for while when they were both a lot lot younger
cheers.