Jump to content


Strand Street Walkley

Recommended Posts

Does anyone know where the name for this street came from?

My dad lived on Strand Street from 1932 to 1956 and there's no obvious reason for its name - he's always wondered why it came to be called Strand Street

We've tried the Local History section of the main library in town and whilst there is a book all about Sheffield street names, Strand Street does not appear -and neither does it appear on any of the Voters Rolls or Kellys Business Directories

Hopefully someone can give us some clues

Thanks

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Strand Street off King James Street

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

A few streets in the area were named after London streets,

Oxford and Burlington poss

 

Think there was a John Henry Gilmore Green living at No 10 in 1911 so could be on census

 

---------- Post added 17-02-2017 at 18:06 ----------

 

Don't know if this will work.

Map from SheffieldHistory.co.uk

 

http://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/uploads/monthly_09_2008/post-188-1220701242.jpg

 

Strand St should be near top right

Edited by Re-Enactor

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
A few streets in the area were named after London streets, Oxford and Burlington poss...
Yes - to quote Peter Harvey in his book Street Names of Sheffield, Oxford Street is "... one of a group of streets the names of which seem to have been copied from famous London street names. As well as Oxford Street there were Bond Street (now gone) and Burlington Street." Bond Street linked Oxford Street with Wentworth Street and ran parallel to Burlington Street.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Notorious gangster George Mooney lived on that street around that time. I wonder if your dad knew him?

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.