Can anyone tell me about the history of this road?

Does anyone know what it was like prior to the 1960's?

I LIVED ON SOUTHEY HALL ROAD FROM 1954 TO 1977
JOSF@EMAIL.COM

Just where abouts in Southey Green is it.... i forget now, is it off Herries Road ?, or near the school, i remember the name very well, would like to see pictures.

Originally posted by daz25
Can anyone tell me about the history of this road?

Does anyone know what it was like prior to the 1960's?

Southey was named after the poet Robert Southey who was born in Bristol in 1774. He was appointed poet laureate in 1813 and died in 1843.

The whole area was farmland before 1938 with the occasional farmhouse. Southey Hall was an isolated farmhouse half way up Southey Hill.

The farmers were forced to sell up in 1938 and council house building started.

Southey Hall was built in 1729, and in 1787 was owned by a T. Carr. Sheffield Archives have a map of the area dated 1787 (ref Ecc 58 S) if you're interested.:thumbsup:

I am trying to contact Irene Rosalind Williams who lived on Southey Hall Road in the 60s at number 23 or 29, I think. As I remember she has an elder sister. I should be gratefull for any information.

wot number josf ,, i grew up on there ime 47 years old ,, never herd ov irene williams saab11 and i lived close to 29 matey

Thanks for that, Irene would be the best part of 20 years your senior. I am not sure that Southey Hall Road is correct but it is my best recallection. I am hoping someone might remember her and get in touch. Anyway thanks again.

My grandmother lived at the house on the corner, just as the road curves around to meet Raisen Hall Road - number 6, I think. I've looked at it on Google and it looks pretty much the same. Big corner garden. Looks as if there's a bathroom upstairs. That's new (since the 60s, anyway). The bathroom was off the kitchen and the toilet was outside the back door. It was a council house then. If anyone remembers, her name was Jane Shutt (I'm named after her) and she had 3 sons and a daughter.

My grandmother lived at the house on the corner, just as the road curves around to meet Raisen Hall Road - number 6, I think. I've looked at it on Google and it looks pretty much the same. Big corner garden. Looks as if there's a bathroom upstairs. That's new (since the 60s, anyway). The bathroom was off the kitchen and the toilet was outside the back door. It was a council house then. If anyone remembers, her name was Jane Shutt (I'm named after her) and she had 3 sons and a daughter.
I remember alan shutt and jennifer shutt, alan played the saxaphone, sadly jennifer died in her teens a very nice girl, a big friend of my sisters,we lived just around the corner on raisen hall rd,hope this helps

I used to deliver newspapers on there in 1955, it was a nice quiet area in those days, but so were most other places at that time too.

I deliverd papers on moonshine lane, southey crescent and raisen hall rd upto 1955 when i left school, went to southey green secondary, cheers

Southey Hall was built in 1729, and in 1787 was owned by a T. Carr. Sheffield Archives have a map of the area dated 1787 (ref Ecc 58 S) if you're interested.:thumbsup:
That means it can't be named after the poet, whose name is pronounced "Suthy" rather tha "South-ey" but it maybe inspired the use of other poets' names on The Cross