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, now their home and stabilised the ruins.
For more information about the Group contact any of the following:
Chairperson
Mary Coe
Secretary
Brenda Rodgers - 0114 2345215
Treasurer
Barry Morton - 0114 2863017
Programme Secretary
Primrose Lockwood
primroselockwood@yahoo.com
Webmaster
Pauline Bell
enquiries@hillsboroughowlertonlocalhistory.co.uk
Special Group Project (Starting 2008)
Research for a book... would you like to help?
Buildings
in Sheffield 6…Hillsborough, Owlerton and Wadsley
- A
history of places and people
I have suggested to the committee the possibility of
producing a book with the help of members of the Hillsborough and Owlerton
Local History Group about some of the buildings in our locality that were homes and those who lived in them.
I would take on the role of project manager and co-ordinate
and edit contributions that anyone wanted to make.
What sort of contributions?
I think these could be different things. E.g:
Researching one or more buildings and typing up the research
or supplying me with handwritten notes.
Providing stories about a building that you may have family
links with
Lending pictures or photographs that you may have in your
family archives.
What buildings?
I think this could be any that have been people’s homes.
This is a core list to which others might be added.
Owlerton Manor, Wadsley Hall, Burrowlee House, Dykes Hall,
Hillsborough Hall, Dial House, Regent Court Flats …any other suggestions?
Hillsborough Barracks
Land Society Properties, (examples of) e.g. Hillsborough, Burrowlee etc as I have a lot
of family archive material on these.
Pubs and Inns
If you would like to be involved
Please could you make contact with me and
give me your phone number and a suggestion of suitable time to ring and I will
get in touch with you.
Email: Via this web site (The enquiries email address comes straight through to my mailbox).
Avoid starting anything for this project before
speaking to me as we might then have more than one person researching one
building. Also if you plan to type up any research it would be better to have a
house style. (Same font, width of margins etc).
So that we know where we are could you contact me if you want to be involved by the end of May?
Pauline Bell
Meetings at the Leisure Centre Seminar Room in Hillsborough Park (approach from Hawksley Ave) 7.30
Thursday 21st August 2008
A Walk down Green Lane
There are many interesting industrial history buildings in this area near to Kelham Island Globe Works, Cornish Place, Green Lane Works etc.
Meet outside Fat Cat pub, Alma Street, at 7.00pm (note 7.00pm start)
Leader: John Bradshaw
Thursday 18th September 2008
A History of Sheffield Theatres
Speaker: Martin Olive
Thursday 16th October 2008
St. Peter's to St. Philip's: The Crofts Area and its Buildings
Speaker: David Gill
Thursday 20th November 2008
The History and Content of Local Newspapers, Dating from the 1760s to the Present Day
Speaker: Mike Spick
Thursday 18th December 2008
Sheffield in Verse: Celebrating Sheffield's Past, through the Poems and Songs of the Times
Speaker: Peter Machan
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 |