Green Web Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Since moving here I have noticed how many Privet Hedges there is in Sheffield and wondered why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I'm not sure it's just Sheffield - I was bought up in Nottinghamshire and the Council Estate I lived on was full of them. I guess privet is just a good hedge; grows fast, thick and seems to be hard to kill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I think privet was big in the 70's and a cheap alternative to bricks and mortar i guess . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Privet was brought in as a good alternative when, during the 2nd World War, the fences and railings around houses and other, public buildings, were all sequestered for ammunitons and aircraft making. (Or so the public were told) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leg-end Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Privet was brought in as a good alternative when, during the 2nd World War, the fences and railings around houses and other, public buildings, were all sequestered for ammunitons and aircraft making. (Or so the public were told) This is pretty much the right reason. Due to Sheffield needing the iron during the war to make ammunition etc. most of the railings were cut away and melted down. Privet was used as a replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffmail Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 This is pretty much the right reason. Due to Sheffield needing the iron during the war to make ammunition etc. most of the railings were cut away and melted down. Privet was used as a replacement. One thing this country wasnt short of during the war was the materials to build tanks plains ect;the cutting down of the iron railings up and down the country was to remind them that there was a very real war going on and it made people feel they were doing there bit.It was a confidence trick to galvanise the people who may have began being a bit apathetic,because the war wasnt right on there doorstep yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leg-end Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 One thing this country wasnt short of during the war was the materials to build tanks plains ect;the cutting down of the iron railings up and down the country was to remind them that there was a very real war going on and it made people feel they were doing there bit.It was a confidence trick to galvanise the people who may have began being a bit apathetic,because the war wasnt right on there doorstep yet. I doubt that very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raganoonande Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 It surprising that there isn't a Privet Drive in Sheff really isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 There is however a Letsby Avenue, with a Police Station on it. Straight up! It's out by the airport. Check your A-Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daven Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 There is however a Letsby Avenue, with a Police Station on it. Straight up! It's out by the airport. Check your A-Z Just goes to show that maybe someone on the Council has a sense of humour ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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