swblandy Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Anyone grow up in the Smithywood crescent, Woodseats road area in the fifties? I am trying to find out if anyone knows why Smithywood Crescent was renamed from Whitehouse Crescent, this must have happened around the turn of the 19th/20th century, anyone help? Also any old friends who grew up in this area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demeer Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Don't know why name was changed but think it was changed in 1926. The Whitehouse Cres was from a house nearby called The White House (From Peter Harveys book) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swblandy Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 Hi thanks for that it was most helpful:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Possibly because there was a road with a similar name elsewhere in the city? Bramall Lane was originally Whitehouse Lane, and the Moor was originally South Street, but there was another South Street at Park, and another Whitehouse Lane somewhere, so the names were changed to avoid confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swblandy Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 Thanks but I think Smithywood Crescent as is it now was once 2 streets one smithywood and the other whitehouse crescent, my grandads parents , on my mothers side, lived on whitehouse crescent, Woodseats. It is my mother, who,s 92 bless her, who says whitehouse crescent was changed to Smithywood Cres. My granddad on my fathers side, they lived on Smithywood Cres. Too many Crescents I quess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bus man Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Scarsdale rd was green lane they were changed when woodseats came into sheffield from derbyshire think cobnar road was renamed as well plus the road which runs at the side of the abbey pub the old name is still on the road name plate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bus man Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 As mentioned above bromwich road had been renamed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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