Local History Group


The group meets on Thursday once a month at the Leisure Centre Seminar Room in Hillsborough Park. (Approach from Hawksley Ave)  New members are always very welcome. 

The picture shows the group on an evening field trip to Hillsborough Barracks with Ron Clayton, a local historian (right) and below at Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge with Julia Hatfield who together with her husband John restored the manager’s house, which became their home. They also stabilised the ruins.

For more information about the Group contact any of the following:

Chairperson 

Jenny Morton-0114 2863017




Secretary

Brenda Rodgers - 0114 2345215 


Webmaster 
Pauline Bell
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MONTHLY MEETINGS, SPEAKERS 2013

 Meetings at the Hillsborough Sports Arena Seminar Room  in Hillsborough Park 7.45 (approach from Hawksley Ave) 

Thursday Jan 17th: Grace Tebbutt
Going out in 18th century Sheffield

 Thursday Feb 21st: Roy Yates
A Talk on Surnames
                                                                 
Thursday March 21st: Enid Vincent and Phil Lockwood
Inn signs their History and Stories

Thursday April 18th: Members of the Society
 Escafeld Medieval Society

Thursday May 16th: Roy Love
The Abyssinia Bridge Sheffield

 Thursday June 20th: Ted Mace
History of Maces Pet Shops

Thursday July 18th: Ron Clayton  
Legend Lore and Locals- Tales from the Lost Village
of Wadsley, its great houses and commons

Thursday Aug 15th: Lloyd Powell
Early Medieval Lords of Sheffield Part 2

Thursday September 19th: Tony Canning
Aerial Photos of Old Sheffield 

Thursday  October 17th: Jennie Beard
The Charlie Peace Project

Thursday November 21st: Malcolm Nunn
Local Slides

Thursday December 12th: Peter Machin
The Legend of Spring Heeled Jack

Hillsborough & Owlerton Local History Group Archives
 A LIST OF WHAT IS IN THE BOX: (Housed in Hillsborough Library for reference only)
 Books Ref. B
Booklets Ref. BL
Newspapers N
Pamphlets, Leaflets, Letters etc Ref. P&L. Please note that some items that have a core topic are together in an envelope rather than being given an individual reference. e.g. all documents about Sheff. Wednesday are P &L 4
Pictures Photographs Plans and Maps Ref. P&P
Vinyl records and Tapes Ref R (for recordings)
Some additional notes on the contents of some items in the Archives
Vinyl Records, Tapes,
Author Title Dates Additional Notes
  Bradfield Choral Society: Ye old favourite Hymns (V.R.) R1 1970? Lists of names and of all choir and orchestra on back-cover .photograph of choir on front cover. Approx date 1970?
  Bradfield Choral Society present Pick of the Best Hymns (Year of the Child) (V.R.) R2 1976? List of names of choir and orchestra on back 1976?
  Bradfield Choral Society: Ye old favourite hymns  (V.R.) R3 1975? List of names of choir and orchestra on back 1976?
  Worrall Male Voice Choir R4 1975? Founded 1969 List of names of choir , Conductor Douglas M Crossland Various Songs

Pictures, Photographs, Illustrations, Maps

Author Title Dates Additional Notes
  Sheffield Flood  Illustrations from London Evening news, P&P1 1864 Line drawings of various places touched by the floods
  Sheffield Flood photographs in Red Ring-binder  P&P2 1864/1923 They seem like many of the photographs produced from Lantern slides & published in the Hills. Comm. Development Booklet on the flood. Last two are of Meadowhall 1923 flood.
  Sheffield Wednesday Football Club 1995-96 P&P3 1996 Single Coloured Picture with names of players and staff
  Sheffield Corporation Bus  P&P4 1935 B Fleet  Leyland titanic TT2c with Craven bodtwork
  Robin Hood Pub at Little Matlock in a Trueprint folder P&P5 1980? Photographs of pub and surrounding area and just one of what I think is the Roman Catholic Church in Hillsborough
  Towards Derwent Edge  P&P6   Photograph by Tony Marshall
  Map Ordnance Survey sheet SK28 P&P7    
  Map Broomhall-Broomhill P&P 8    
  The Growth and development of Sheffield P&P 9   Essay with diagrams a,maps and drawingsd
  Hillsborough Barracks P&P 10 & P&P11 1907 1900 Skeleton Record Plan of groung Floor Block Plan
  Hillsborough Hall Estate  P&P 12 1890 Plan of different ‘lots’ for sale

Booklets

Author Title Dates Additional Notes
  Do you remember? Series Nos 1,2,5,6 BL1 1973 Mostly old photographs of various parts of Sheffield pub by mailgraphic Abbeydale Rd.
Bell , Pauline Cooper Annie Mary Bailey BL2 2005 Annie was a flood survivor. Family History Research Bailey and Froggatt
Lightowler Karen The Sheffield Flood Bailey and Froggatt Survivor BL3 2005 Alterations made by Pauline Bell after further research.
  Reminiscence & Research on Robin Hood Pub B4 1975? Photocopy of a typed account of the history of the Pub .Between 80-100 pages including some copies of original documents. Leaflet beer  Matters RH  Pub of the Month
Bell Pauline Middlewood 1841-1901 The hamlet where the Bailey family lived in Parish of Bradfield  BL5 2005 Sections on Bailey family, tavern, Beeley wood forge, Middlewood Hall

Pamphlets, Leaflets Letters

Author Title Dates Additional Notes
  Sacred Heart Church Golden Jubilee Souvenir Booklet 1936-1986 P&L 1 1986 30 pages of info. On history of the church and RC community in the area. Inside order of Golden Jubilee Mass o Thanksgiving for Canon Michael O Sullivan’s 50 years of the priesthood: newspaper cutting about the Canon
  Hillsborough Historical Society selection of newsletters beginning with No.1 pub. March 1981 P&L 2 1981ff Contains news and some features on people, places and events of historical significance to the area.
  Hillsborough Historical Society selection of newsletters beginning with No.1 pub. March 1984   P&L 3 Blue Clip File 1983ff Contains news and some features on people, places and events of historical significance to the area. Also odd letters including some early copy of Undertakings, the newsletter of Wardsend Cemetery
  Commerorative programme of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club to celebrate the opening of the new covered cop 12 Dec 1986  P&L 4 1986 Envelope contains newspaper cutting about opening by Queen and a couple of leaflets for those affected by the Hillsborough Tradegy
  Hillsborough Shopping Centre 1990’s   P&L 5 1993ff A file of correspondence and Reports relating to the development of Hillsborough shopping Centre during the 1990’s
  Buildings in the Locality  P& L 6 (Green Document Wallet) 1956 -1993 Wadsley Manor, Laird Rd ; History of Hillsborough Park Estate; Pheonix Theatre, Loxley Chase; Hillborough Cottage       (108 Middlewood Rd); Wood Lane Farm
  People and Businesses P&L 7  (Orange Document Wallet)   Secret Ingredient, Fletchers Bread by Howard Hill, George Bassett & Sons
  Events P&L 8 (Blue Document Wallet)   Little Matlock Sports Cricket club Season 1934 (members list + balance sheet); Ye Old Christmas Carols (Bradfield Choral soc.); Sheffield Eagles 2nd Div championship 1984 Owlerton stadium; 
  The Growth and development of Sheffield P&L 9   Essay with diagrams a,maps and drawingsd

Newspapers and Cuttings

Author Title Dates Additional Notes
  Sheff. Daily Telegraph N1 Thurs  13/07 1905 Inauguration Of Univ
  Sheffield Telegraph    N1 Mon 15/11/1948 Birth of Prince Charles
  Yorkshire Telegraph a& Star   N1 Mon 3/11/1930 Draw F.A. Cup Wednesday for Huddersfiels?
  Yorkshire Telegraph and Star   N1 Thurs 6/03/1930 Wednesday for Huddersfield
  Yorkshire Telegraph and Star  N1 Wed 5/03/1930 Wednesday tackle Notts forest
  Green ‘Un    N1 Sat. 15/03/1958 Wednesday and Blades both win
  Down Memory Lane with the Star    N1 1982, 1983, 1989 Photographs and stories
  Cutting N2   (Buff document wallet) 14/04/2004 Airport hijacks Robin Hood to cash in on name