firthandy Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Hi just started a new job at a shop on King Street near the Market. The basement of the unit is very prison cell like with many reported incidents of paranormal occurrences. Only today I smelt toast burning yet no one was cooking etc. Just wondered if any one new the history of this area. Pm if you can help or mail@andywroe.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Star Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 I know that this is the site of the original Sheffield Castle, and was redeveloped to look as it does now in the 1960's - There was alot of bomb damage in this area during the war, and there are shops in the area that claim ghosts from the war (people who died in the blitz)... If you go onto the sheffield photo archive you may find your workplace http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/picturesheffield.pl , and be able to work back from there? Sheffield library is very good for research - I used it alot when I first moved to Sheff, as I like to know what was where in the past too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Womersle Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 I think the old Shambles Market was on this site too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donna26 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Hi,King Street used to be called Pudding Lane,the debtors gaol was there in 1791. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthatron Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 pudding lane is called such because in the early days of sheffield there was a market place there that sold desserts and bread. also this may be interesting http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s09545&pos=50&action=zoom&id=12648 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthatron Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 theres also supposed to be a tunnel under king street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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