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Retro: Not snow bad as this lot winter of 1962-3 and the big
Retro: Not snow bad as this lot winter of 1962-3 and the big freeze of 1947, which are both reckoned some of the worst in living memory. As our pictu...

Park Junior andamp; Infant School, Duke Street formerly Park
Park Junior andamp; Infant School, Duke Street formerly Park County School with Park Hill Flats in the background Location: Sheffield_Park Date: 1961/...

A sculpture celebrating Sheffields industrial past has been saved
A sculpture celebrating Sheffields industrial past has been saved from demolition after a supermarket offered to pay for its relocation. Heavy Plant,...

he present Ridgeway Road was opened between Elm Tree and Gleadless
he present Ridgeway Road was opened between Elm Tree and Gleadless in 1923, incorporating a narrow cul-de-sac named Church Row at the junction with Ho...

Sheffield Travel Guide Sheffield Sheffield The City of Steel
Sheffield Travel Guide Sheffield Sheffield The City of Steel was once described as The Dirty Picture in the Golden Frame. Well, the heavy industry i...

Canning and Preserves These were the days before refrigeration
Canning and Preserves These were the days before refrigeration and freezing was common in household kitchens (and not just Britain -- the refrigerator...

A place to play The Doncaster Street end of the site started
A place to play The Doncaster Street end of the site started recorded life (in 1860s mapping) as dense court style housing. Much of this was demolish...

HE GRAND HOTEL LOCATION The Grand occupied all of the Fountain
HE GRAND HOTEL LOCATION The Grand occupied all of the Fountain Precinct site opposite the bottom side of the City Hall, Orchard Lane and the part of ...

Wincobank Castle George Parkin, a former teacher who had
Wincobank Castle George Parkin, a former teacher who had retired through ill health, constructed a tower house to the north of Wincobank hillfort bet...