Can anyone out there help?

I need some names of some Victorian landowners/ industrial big wigs for a project.
I've done a net search and failed - any tips?

picturesheffield.com

Mr J.G Graves gave a lot of the open space around sheffield to the people, hence Graves Park

Bernard Firth also

Duke of Norfolk

See this article

http://www.gravespark.fsnet.co.uk/Graves%20Park.rtf

google a2a for the national archives

Our house at 883 Barnsley Rd was leasehold to
the Duke of Norfolk. My Grandma payed 10/- a year
into a bank on Commercial St.

Try and get a copy of:

"Endcliffe Crescent", Eva Wilkinson, ISBN 1-871679-01-X

this book deals with the people who have lived in and around Endcliffe Crescent since the 1870s - many were important in Sheffield's industry and professions and others made a national impact

(allegedly available from Blackwell's in Broomhill Shopping centre (£4.00))

This gives various 'house histories' of houses and land around Endcliffe Crescent.

Cheers, Carrie

The Wilson family of Sharrow were probably the biggest land owners, with the possible exception of the Duke of Norfolk.

the dukes of Norfolk owned a lot of land between the moor area and the river sheaf. (and up the hill in the erm... NORFOLK park area! ;) and the dukes of devonshire (the cavendishes) owned a lot of land from the moor area through devonshire green/ street, up toward the Hallamshire hospital and jessops.

in fact you can see, on a map, the differing alignments of the two areas in the city centre, going up barkers pool in one direction, and along eyre st/ arundel gate in the other.
PT

Can anyone out there help?

I need some names of some Victorian landowners/ industrial big wigs for a project.
I've done a net search and failed - any tips?


Do they have to be of Sheffield origin?

If not, I have a project that I add to every blue moon or so that might be a good starting point.

Economic and Social History, (1750-1950).

http://www.links4kids.co.uk/history/





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