How did Dead Mans Hole Lane get its name

[prioryx]

Any one know how this lane got it's name. Yes there was or maybe still is a lane of that name, it was onthe post war maps of of sheffield down Templeboro if I remember.

[Basalt]

Don't know how it got its name but it is still there.

 

On the left off Sheffield Road just before you get to MAGNA from Meadowhall end.

 

It's not very long and just leads to a factory.

[prioryx]

Is Twelve-oclock Street still there ? It was opposite Tommy Wards I think just on Attercliffe Rd

[extaxman]

Twelve o clock street was demolished ages ago, its now offfice buildings, one of them is called Twelve o clock court.

[x_LoUiSe_x]

is that the DVLA building?

[algy]

Originally posted by prioryx

Any one know how this lane got it's name. Yes there was or maybe still is a lane of that name, it was onthe post war maps of of sheffield down Templeboro if I remember.

Don't know the exact origin but a long time ago it led to a coal pit, perhaps there was an accident there?

[viking]

How did Dead Mans Hole Lane get its name

 

Might be a shot in the dark, but, Did they find a dead man in a hole?

[Kristian]

Originally posted by extaxman

Twelve o clock street was demolished ages ago, its now offfice buildings, one of them is called Twelve o clock court.

 

I always thought it was an odd name for an office building, but at least I know why it's called that now! Thanks!

 

K x

[tiffy]

I'm reading B.Bunker's, Portrait of Sheffield, and have just read about the early tram routes:-

 

'The first horse-drawn tram ran from Lady's Bridge to the Golden Ball Hotel at Attercliffe on 6th October 1873. This route was extended to Tinsley at a later date, and in 1875 trams were running from the Twelve O'Clock Hotel in Savile Street to Brightside'.

 

Might be worth a look on sheffieldpicture.com in the hotel section.

[fhain29]

The best name for a street is in Hull city centre: "The Land of Green Ginger". Dead man's hole lane is good too, though.