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  1. Indeed, the 1831 reference relates to some 1831 Census data I have; I just thought the Farfield, Centrefield, Gatefield bits might have been and gone in later years. Many Thanks for your information.
  2. Eeeek, Help needed please ! I'm Sheffield born and bred, but it's been a while since I was resident as a local. I'm trying to piece together boundries for the following locations/districts, any help gratefully received, Thank You all. Jericho (think this may by near Meadow Street, Burnt Tree Lane) Port Mahon (excuse my spelling, near the Infirmary, as was ?) Where does the name come from ? Philadelphia (Kelvin area ??, I seem to remember a pub, or club from the early 60's called the Philadelphia, seemed "new" at the time, mind you, so was I ) Gatefield, Centrefield, Farfield (all 1831 related); I know of a Farfield Pub, and have a vague recollection of a "Gatefield" as part of Kelvin Flats ..... maybe... Eldon ... district ?? All resonably closely located, if you can help, many Thanks to you
  3. I left in September 1981, to go to University in Newcastle upon Tyne, I'm still here, work and all that.
  4. If there is any further news about this place, or its history, please contact me, if you wouldn't mind - Richard.Brant@Amec.com Many Thanks in advance P.S. I was due to re-visit Sheffield at the end of the month' looks like I'll be missing an old friend
  5. To my mind, there was so little of it left, take it down, then put it back up safely .... retain a bit of history
  6. With reference to someone spending a lot of money : "Who's she think she is, Lady Docker ?"
  7. Parkside Road (Primary), next to Hillsborough Park. Houses were Warner, Wynyard, Willis and Dixon - all named after local streets, which were in turn, no doubt, named after Sheffield characters e.g. Dixon Hall, became Hillsborough Library).
  8. Anyone remember Santos playing The Owls at Hillsborough in 1971 or 1972. Pele played briefly, I only got a ticket because I was a pupil at Parkside Road, just next to the ground. This was, of course, before the School was surrounded by quite as much traffic as I saw on my last visit to Sheffield.
  9. why is a building half brick and half stone, which bit is older please ? Don't suppose there are any Muster Rolls available anywhere for the Horse Barracks at this time....... Was Infirmary Road known as Walkley Road/Lane in 1823 map, I seem to remeber seeinng this at some point, but age is getting the better of me
  10. From Bailey to Bailey - last bit, honest Majot Thomas Amory was the Barrack Master and James Brunt the Barrack Sergeant in 1833 (at last, something relevant, my surname is Brant, trying to prove or disprove a link to James Brunt). Captain Gill later took over, died 7th April 1836, headstone currently displayed in entrance to Hillsborough Barracks Barracks fell apart "slenderly tenanted for some years" in 1833 New Barracks construction commenced in 1848 November/December 1849 - 3rd (Prince of Wales') Drgoon Guards reside at Hillsborough Barracks Sheffield Barracks closes almost immediately <time passes> 11th March 1962, Richard Brant is born at Jessops, lives at Birkendale, next Street to Blake Street, hey that means it's my birthday tomorrow !
  11. From Bailey to Bailey continued .... Built of brick and stone, two troops of cavalry - about 200 men, stone used for decoration, mainly brick Barracks noted for having whitewashed walls (is this where whitehouse lane comes from, or was it Whitehouse Lane before the Barracks, Richard ?) Troops from Barracks called to attend to a mob at Dr Hall Overend's Medical School, near what is now Leopold Street (body snatching, who'd have thought it, Richard) 1st Royal Dragoon Guards called out 13th august 1839 - Chartists and 12th September 1839 to disperse a crown in Paradise Square - Chartists' protest. Rates of pay for contractors : Carpenter 4s 6d Glazier 4s 6d per day of 10 hours Slater labourer 3s "Stuff" : Copper sheet 1s 3d per pound Lead pipes £1 4s per hundredweight Nails 51/2d per pound one last bit to go, hope I'm not offending the forum
  12. Thank you all for you replies, most enlightening I have the following info : From Bailey to Bailey - A Short History of Military Building in Sheffield (City Library) Barrack in Sheffield were (clandestinely) (i.e. they built 'em, then asked for the funding) built and ready to use in 1794 built as a result of serious rioting in the town in 1791 in 1791 an Act of Parliament gave the Duke of Norfolk, Philip Gell (Gell Street, Richard ?), the Rev James Wilkinson (Vicar of Sheffield) the right to enclose 6,000 acres of common land in Sheffield 13th July 1791, Commissioners arrived at Rising Sun Inn at Bents Green to survey the lands .... met by aproned cutlery workers, in whom country sporting was second nature Dragoons dispatched from York, Vincent Eyre (Duke of Norfolks agent) (Eyre Street, Richard ?) requested assistance 29th July 1791 - rioters released prisoners from the town jail on King Street (don't know where this is/was, Richard) Construction of theBarracks commenced 27th July 1792, opened 1794, cost over £2,000 to be continued, don't know how much I'm allowed to post
  13. The following book lists many old cinemas, including opening and closing dates, seating capacities and in many cases the first and last films shown. Also has pictures of many of the premises. In Memory of Sheffield's Cinemas by Richard Ward Sheffield City Libraries
  14. Thanl you for the welcome and the information. All I've managed to locate so far is that the Crown Brewery was started about 1860 by Samuel Berry "at the start of Infirmary Road" - I believe there might be a beer named after Samuel.
  15. One-legged Chinaman and Blake Street !!! My Father used to tell a story about Blake Street, as follows : "Back in the days when Blake Street was cobbled, a one-legged Chinaman rode a bamboo-bicycle up Blake Street for a bet" such a surreal image, I wonder if anyone else has ever heard of such an urban myth, or if, indeed, there was some kind of truth behind the story that just got "expanded opon" over the years
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