Any one know how this lane got it's name. Yes there was or maybe still is a lane of that name, it was onthe post war maps of of sheffield down Templeboro if I remember.

Don't know how it got its name but it is still there.

On the left off Sheffield Road just before you get to MAGNA from Meadowhall end.

It's not very long and just leads to a factory.

Is Twelve-oclock Street still there ? It was opposite Tommy Wards I think just on Attercliffe Rd

Twelve o clock street was demolished ages ago, its now offfice buildings, one of them is called Twelve o clock court.

is that the DVLA building?

Originally posted by prioryx
Any one know how this lane got it's name. Yes there was or maybe still is a lane of that name, it was onthe post war maps of of sheffield down Templeboro if I remember. Don't know the exact origin but a long time ago it led to a coal pit, perhaps there was an accident there?

How did Dead Mans Hole Lane get its name

Might be a shot in the dark, but, Did they find a dead man in a hole?

Originally posted by extaxman
Twelve o clock street was demolished ages ago, its now offfice buildings, one of them is called Twelve o clock court.

I always thought it was an odd name for an office building, but at least I know why it's called that now! :P Thanks!

K x

I'm reading B.Bunker's, Portrait of Sheffield, and have just read about the early tram routes:-

'The first horse-drawn tram ran from Lady's Bridge to the Golden Ball Hotel at Attercliffe on 6th October 1873. This route was extended to Tinsley at a later date, and in 1875 trams were running from the Twelve O'Clock Hotel in Savile Street to Brightside'.

Might be worth a look on sheffieldpicture.com in the hotel section.

The best name for a street is in Hull city centre: "The Land of Green Ginger". Dead man's hole lane is good too, though.

There was a murder on 12-o-clock street during the 1920s when Percy Silittoe was chief constable. He cleared all the gangs out of Sheffield, did the same in Glasgow and went on to become Sir Percy Sillitoe, head of MI5

I always thought it was an odd name for an office building, but at least I know why it's called that now! :P Thanks!

K x
Prior to 1832, there was an "Inn" standing on the corner of the 12.o.clock with a clock. also became a meeting place in the 1900's.

If anyone is interested in our history then read the book.
"THE STORY OF OLD ATTERCLIFFE" by G R VINE.
Written in 1932 George was 65 at writting and gives a very good review of all Attercliffe.

The best name for a street is in Hull city centre: "The Land of Green Ginger". Dead man's hole lane is good too, though.
Interesting - there's a children's book called that, about a button-nosed turtle that floats around the universe (or I might be getting the floating bit mixed up with the 1st Discworld book :huh: ) and two princes are competing to marry a princess...

Going back to the previous question how did it get its name, I traced its name back to 1890's. Theres a deadmans hole bridge but I was hoping to find a old mine or something to explain its wierd name.:confused:

Might be a shot in the dark, but, Did they find a dead man in a hole?

Perhaps just a ricochet from that earlier shot in the dark....
Maybe they just found a hole in a dead man...?!

Sorry to bring an old topic back to life ;) but does anyone know the history of Dead Mans Hole Lane and the area around it?

Was it an old burial ground?

Or perhaps an old plague pit?

Might be a shot in the dark, but, Did they find a dead man in a hole?

Bless him.

Hes badly missed isnt he?

Every now and again a thread from "back then" will appear and one of his mad posts will be on it.

Prior to 1832, there was an "Inn" standing on the corner of the 12.o.clock with a clock. also became a meeting place in the 1900's.

This is the old 12oclock.Attercliffe Rd. to the right & Saville St. to the left.Round about the late 50s I would have thought.



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Prior to 1832, there was an "Inn" standing on the corner of the 12.o.clock with a clock.

As I understand it, this "Inn" (an inn in fact), was named after the twelve o'clock waterwheel. It's called 12 o'clock because of the point where the water hits the wheel - i.e. it's an overshot wheel rather than an undershot one, which would be a six o'clock wheel.

As I understand it, this "Inn" (an inn in fact), was named after the twelve o'clock waterwheel. It's called 12 o'clock because of the point where the water hits the wheel - i.e. it's an overshot wheel rather than an undershot one, which would be a six o'clock wheel.

Interesting,I never knew that.

Deadman's Hole Lane is still there at Templeborough. I live round the corner from it on Ferrars Road and get off the bus at the bus stop opposite it. Apparently there was a Roman burial ground discovered there and that is where it got its name from.

I love the one at Connisborough, Butt Hole Lane, evidently named after the shooting butts.