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The old Woodhead Components building was used as a mortuary during the great Sheffield flood. The boilerman who worked there in the basement was drowned. We had a man who swore blind that his ghost wandered around the old part of the building.

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On 22/03/2022 at 12:14, sampriestley1 said:

Hey @bullerboY Can I quote you on that please? Where's your perspective coming from? Is it that we've now lost the industry that used to be there? Or is it the plastic pubs?

Lots of money made building yuppie rabbit hutches for bright young things and pretentious pubs with **** poor beer and changing the area name because Kelham sound better than Shalesmoor,Really?

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15 minutes ago, bullerboY said:

Lots of money made building yuppie rabbit hutches for bright young things and pretentious pubs with **** poor beer and changing the area name because Kelham sound better than Shalesmoor,Really?

The old Woodhead Components building was used as a mortuary during the great Sheffield flood. The boilerman who worked there in the basement was drowned. We had a man who swore blind that his ghost wandered around the old part of the building.

 

 

We always knew it a Corporation street in that area and I lived in the Wicker for over 20 years.

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On 25/03/2022 at 20:13, Kidorry said:

The old Woodhead Components building was used as a mortuary during the great Sheffield flood. The boilerman who worked there in the basement was drowned. We had a man who swore blind that his ghost wandered around the old part of the building.

 

 

We always knew it a Corporation street in that area and I lived in the Wicker for over 20 years.

Bridgehouses,Corporation st.Westbar,Shalesmoor were all in the same area Kelham was hardly ever spoke of until the Museum moved into the old tram generator building.

 

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Beamish - we have received a photograph at Kelham Island Museum addressed to 'Beamish' Kel Island Museum, with no note or letter as to who has sent it and why. The photo is of an old Victorian? couple and simply says on the back Joan Slaters ( Sturgeon      Grandparents. It is wrapped in an A4 sheet of paper with 'lost property' written on it. Does any of this ring a bell with you? We would like to get this back to its rightful owner.

 

If anyone knows anything about this photo, who these people are and why you think Kelham Island Museum would be interested in them, please let me know.

 

Sheffield Museums are unable to accept donations in this way without prior agreement, information to satisfy our collecting policy - primarily a connection to Sheffield (and in the case of Kelham - specifically industrial), an agreement at an acquisitions meeting and completion of an object deposit form by the donor.

 

It would be helpful if the sender could get in touch.

 

Thank you

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I can't help but think that the Kelham Island name and branding is just being used as an estate agent marketing tool to try and increase the value of property outside the Kelham area and ditto by new residents in the area.  The actual Kelham island is a relatively small area and in no way covers the much larger area that some people try to claim as Kelham.

 

Given that places mean a lot to people (as well as their history) I'd much rather stick with what the locations were (and still are) originally called.  What is up with Neepsend or Parkwood Springs or Shalesmoor or Bridgehouses or West Bar.  Why is Kelham Flea located in Neepsend, Why is Kelham Chippy at West Bar, Why is Kelham Books located in Shalesmoor?

 

Just my view I know but it saddens me to see these historic name places being lost to a marketing exercise.  The very special area of Kelham Island is being slowly transformed and is becoming a shadow of what made it so special.

 

 

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Far as I could see before it was developed Kelham was a decaying  dump attractive to the sort of men that like to buy sex from women so desperate to feed whatever habit or escape poverty or other personal issues.

 

it’s ok looking through rose tinted  nostalgic glasses at the past but I can see many improvements to Kelham. I’d like to see Attercliffe regenerated as well. Maybe cuttsie  had a point about the lack of availability of quality social housing. Broomhall feels safe to walk around these days, well Havelock Square area at least.

On 22/03/2022 at 14:49, cuttsie said:

Bang   on  ,real ale my arssse, Its cloudy , stinks , has bits floating in it , That lot who sup it in little slurps would be kemexed on a pint of proper Stoooonses or Magnet 

it meks me spew when I see em supping and letting some go back in the glass from the gobs and then dripping down the chin  beards  . Bloody fairies ..

Modern life must be a real challenge for you cuttsie, what with the Owls being rubbish an all LOL

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On 22/03/2022 at 13:49, cuttsie said:

Bang   on  ,real ale my arssse, Its cloudy , stinks , has bits floating in it , That lot who sup it in little slurps would be kemexed on a pint of proper Stoooonses or Magnet 

it meks me spew when I see em supping and letting some go back in the glass from the gobs and then dripping down the chin  beards  . Bloody fairies ..

Sounds like summat served up in the Workhouse,  were Priest furnace brickies down that way cuttsie.

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11 minutes ago, retep said:

Sounds like summat served up in the Workhouse,  were Priest furnace brickies down that way cuttsie.

King Taudivan and Gregson were my employers at one time retep , I was am International with them . It was always Stoooonesss at break time , some times delivered from pubs in Attercliffe , It was hot work tha see's .

In Ireland it was that black stuff , you couldn't lay in bed straight after a couple of them nere  mind lay bricks .

On 11/05/2022 at 13:39, Dr Seuss said:

I can't help but think that the Kelham Island name and branding is just being used as an estate agent marketing tool to try and increase the value of property outside the Kelham area and ditto by new residents in the area.  The actual Kelham island is a relatively small area and in no way covers the much larger area that some people try to claim as Kelham.

 

Given that places mean a lot to people (as well as their history) I'd much rather stick with what the locations were (and still are) originally called.  What is up with Neepsend or Parkwood Springs or Shalesmoor or Bridgehouses or West Bar.  Why is Kelham Flea located in Neepsend, Why is Kelham Chippy at West Bar, Why is Kelham Books located in Shalesmoor?

 

Just my view I know but it saddens me to see these historic name places being lost to a marketing exercise.  The very special area of Kelham Island is being slowly transformed and is becoming a shadow of what made it so special.

 

 

Bang on the nail Dr, These so called socialist on Council will bend or backwards for the upwardly mobile mob in Sheffield , mainly because most of them are part of their carry on .

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