Pond in Norfolk park

[squeakyclean 11]

I have memories as a small child, feeding ducks on a pond in Norfolk park. I went for the first time in years today, and there doesn't appear to be a pond. My Mum says there was, and my Great Nannan used to take me there. I know it could have been filled in, but I can't find any reference to it on the internet. Am I going mad?

[Plain Talker 11]

I don't remember a pond in Norfolk Park, though that doesn't mean that there was not one. I would have thought that the steep terrain would have made it difficult to have housed one.

 

I know there were ponds at Millhouses, Hillsborough Park, Firth park and Graves parks, but not in Meersbrook Park. (another park which has very steep terrain). I can't ever remember visiting high Hazels park, so can't say about that one.

 

There were definitely ponds above Norfolk Park, on the Arbourthorne playing fields, of which only one remains.

[beanyblade 10]

The pond was bk of cafe a square one

[Plain Talker 11]

Just had a look at a map of Norfolk Park as it was in the 1900s, and there's no indications that there was a pond at that time.

 

However, there is a pond shown, on some land the opposite side of Granville road, between Granville Road and Norfolk Park road, which I believe belonged to the Farm that was there before the Catholic High school and the Former Granville College.

[Plain Talker 11]

Thanks, Beanyblade... correction, I have found what might be a pond, in the vicinity of the cafe, but it's very small and indistinct on the 1900's map.

[squeakyclean 11]

Thank you for the replies. I will have to look at the old maps. I could be wrong I suppose, my Nannan lived in the high rise flats, so we may have passed a pond on the way to the park. I just expected to relive a childhood memory today, and it didn't happen.

[whippetylass 10]

Have a look on the Sheffield history forum, search for "jervis lum" quite a few posts on there relating to ponds along the line of the stream. But there's been no pond there in recent times.

[me-and-pippo 12]

Have a look on the Sheffield history forum, search for "jervis lum" quite a few posts on there relating to ponds along the line of the stream. But there's been no pond there in recent times.

 

Just outside the park, Cherry pond/Cherry tree pond

Edited August 27, 2012 by me-and-pippo

[Mecky 10]

The only place I can image where a pond in Norfolk Park would be is the flat bit where the Sheffield Fayre (which is on today, actually) do their battle re-enactments and stuff.

[me-and-pippo 12]

The only place I can image where a pond in Norfolk Park would be is the flat bit where the Sheffield Fayre (which is on today, actually) do their battle re-enactments and stuff.

The flat area was created in 1959, up to then it was a sloping bank,

just like the surrounding areas.

[Mecky 10]

The flat area was created in 1959, up to then it was a sloping bank,

just like the surrounding areas.

 

Ok cheers, just a thought

[Cookingfat 10]

i think you mean the pond on northern ave near to where the cinema used to be thats the nly one i know of ive lived around there for nearly 50 years