Stan Hirst In 1867, when the foundations for a building were being excavated at Clifton Street, Rotherham, the remains of a gibbet post were found. It was of solid oak and had been embedded since 1792. It attracted a lot of sightseers who, three years earlier, in 1864, gathered to gawp at the remains of the Dale … Read more
Sally gave us a diverse talk encompassing both the history of Tinsley and the Community Heritage Project in Tinsley. She is involved with Heeley City Farm, which was founded in 1981. This is a community based enterprise involving youth training. The old terraced cottages in Heeley were knocked down to make way for a trunk road … Read more
Ian, an excellent speaker/entertainer, furnished us with many, many facts and stories starting with the construction of the canal and then tales about the houses and structures found alongside it. The Fossdyke canal connects the River Trent at Torksey to Lincoln and is maybe the oldest canal in England that is still in use. It … Read more
Today’s talk was given by Michael Hannon who was born in Belfast, had an academic career at Queen’s University, Belfast, followed by time at Liverpool University and then at Sheffield University. He eventually became the University Librarian at Sheffield. He traced the history of the Broadwood Square Piano which was bought by his mother Hilda … Read more
I am sure many of our readers ,being born and bred Sheffield and Yorkshire men, are well acquainted with the history of Sheffield, but as I hail from the illustrious county of Lancashire, I will do my best to “take coals to Newcastle” and inform you of your local history! Sheffield Castle: In its heyday … Read more
Dr Murray commenced his talk with a couple of pictures of a) a cruise ship, and b) a prison ship the analogy being that you couldn’t escape from either! His presentation was to do with prisons which I ought to know a lot about as my niece is a prison officer at Bristol prison. However … Read more