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Can anyone find owt when it became known as "Skye Edge", and if there is any other reason apart from't fact its high.

Does anyone know how Sky Edge came to be known as Sky Edge. Apart from it's history from the early 1920's does any know any other reason?

Your knowledge of historical records has to be complimented. We have to wonder why the story of Robin was set in the time of the first three Plantagenets. He even appears again in the story of Ivanhoe by Scott again the same reigns, with the knight templars predominant. His character coupled with that of the early Plantagenet kings has been represented by many film stars and he has never been seen in any other time. However, his bowmanship and that of many an englishman has to be praised in many a battle against England's enemies during the later Plantagenet reigns. Now I have some new research to do at the library.

Interesting information and thank you. However, the era of Robin, was always set in King Henry Plantagenet, Prince John and then King Richard times. This is neither 1066 nor 1247 I have to admit the novels I have read around this era were written with some literary licence but by this time many of the norman nobiity had married with saxon ladies under orders from William the Conqueror. The saxons would not be living in tents for 1/2 hundred years. The picture I can see during the reign of King Henry II and then King Richard I is that of raising funds for the Crusades and the order of the day was to obtain the money from the churches; the problem being mainly religious. Forgive me if I am relying on my novel reading ( E. Chadwick writes many novels set in this period). I always preferred to read about the Tudor dynasty however I am now finding my interest moving to the Norman/Plantagenet. Were any of the battles you mention fought during 1150's/1200? My knowledge of battles not being my favourite topic.

Thanks for info. We learn something everyday and the Saxon conversion sounds right knowing England comprised Normans and Saxons both during the time of Prince John. Was Robin Hood a Norman or Saxon or a mixture of both. If he was raising money for the King's ransom, and the king was a Norman at that time, then the Saxons certainly would have told stories of a lad "robbin' in the houdt" or some careful advice in a saxon accent would be - " rob in't houdt". makes sense. (Mrs Sydneyozz)

I was checking the old ancestry records and noticed there were several residents down south with the surname HOOD. I wonder where that surname was derived?

Here is a photo of the teachers of Southey Green School. Does this bring any memories. Who are the teachers?

Yes. I can agree. However, a fair amount of conflict can be created here. King John was the first King to make England into a royal realm with an English town as it's capital. He still ended up at Runymede as a result. The Church (or Rome) was the ultimate power and a thorn in the side of royalty. John wanted England. Richard was pleasing the Church and the general public believed in their church. "Robin Hood" or "Earl of Huntingdon" stole from the church and legend always couples him with King Richard. I will read Tony Robinson Myths and Legends if I can find a copy. thanks for the advice

Dear Ms MacBeth, Thankyou for enlightening us on the gardening Centrepieces. They have been very cleverly thought out. Can't wait for our next visit to Sheffield to see all the changes there. Your pictures reveal a fuller more informative image than the one depicted on the Sheffield Calendar received last year. Thankyou again. I have wanted to ask this question for a while now.

There is a large green and red man (a privet hedge??) outside the Sheffield Town Hall. We have received a photo of this here in Sydney. Cany anyone explain the picture Sheffield Council are endeavouring to promote?

No. But we used to live in Baxter Avenue (Kogarah/Rockdale) Sydney

I think we can all agree "Robin Hood" is a fictional name of a character who really existed in the Lincolnshire,South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire area. At the time all Sheriffs, whether Sherrif of Nottingham or Sherrif of Rotherham had problem raising money to pay ransom monies for King Richard and others locked away in some European gaol. Money was taken and stolen from all over the land to pay ransoms of crusaders captured whilst returning from the holy land and it's easy to conjure up pictures of people being robbed to cover the price of ransoms. Joan (Mrs Sydneyozz)

The Holly Bush Inn was run by my great great grandparents in the 1880's 1890's. George and Martha Marsden were the "Victuallers". My grandfather, their grandson, was one of the ostlers or stablehands looking after the horses of visitors to the pub in the 1880's 1890's. At the beginning of the 1900's my grandad moved away from The Holly Bush and I don't know what happened to Martha Marsden, who was a widow by then. We live in Sydney Australia now, and when we visited Sheffield in 1993/1994 my daughter and me walked along the Rivelin Valley Road and called in to the pub so she could see where her ancestral great great great grandparents had lived and worked. I believe the Marsdens who ran The Holly Bush then now run the Marsden's Pork Butchers, well know in Sheffield. However I do not personally know any of the Marsdens, even though they are distant cousins. It would be nice to hear from them. Joan (wife to sydneyozz)

Speed limit for school crossings in Sydney, Australia is 40 kilometres p.hr. This is kilometres not miles. It seems to work and is effective at certain times in the morning and afternoon. 8am to 9.30 am; 3pm to 4.30pm

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Wishing all readers of Sheffield Forum, all Ex Pats a merry Christmas for 2007 Here's a card for you all

Poppins the bloke just left of me has no hat on and has black hair. He was a booky in those days. HANSON was a runner for him in 1950.

Here 's two of the pics from 1950 coach trip for Sheffield Wednesday football match. I am there with many of the locals who visited the Magnet pub. Thanks to "skippy" for showing me how to do the photos. I am sat at the feet of a bookie. Maybe its your dad. My dad and uncles and grandad are also in the photos. hope it brings back good memories JACK SYDNEY http://s273.photobucket.com/albums/jj236/sydneyozz/?action=view&current=MagnetCoach2.jpg http://s273.photobucket.com/albums/jj236/sydneyozz/?action=view&current=MagnetCoach1.jpg

I've got two photos taken outide the Magnet. It's a coach trip for Sheffield Wednsday. Would have been 1950. I'm in it and I'm about 9. There's a lot of the locals in it and maybe your father but I cant put the photos on the Forum. Any body got any ideas? JACK SYDNEY

Merry Chrismas and A Happy New year to everyone FROM SYDNEY

Wagon train; Bill n Ben Flower Pot men..weed..; Lone Ranger and Tonto; Amos n Andy; Sargeant Bilko; Sooty; Gibert Harding ..Whats my line; I Love Lucy; We were the first on Adlington Rd, Parson Cross to have TV. Before then it was a case of listening to Radio Luxemburg or Listen with Mother! for entertainment or Saturday afternoon Ritz. JACK

That's at the bottom of the garden Skippy. Have been in the boat all day, had lunch off Manly beach, Sydneyozz

hey Skippy reckon he went to city grammar.toffee nose ..... his map's outdated; had them maps at Southey Green 1951. My wife would like to know how you got the very up to date photo of Oz from outer space at night time.

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some good photos off the south coast SKIPPY .HILLSBRO must be thinking of the paddle boats in hillsbrough park