jseau Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Hiya I just wondered if anyone could help me or point me in the right direction. I am currently doing a survey on 'Manor Fields' formerly known as Deep pits and Queen Mary Park, and i am looking for background history and maps of the park and its surrounding area. I know that the area formed part of the the larger Sheffield Park which was a deer park. But when was this divided up and developed? when were the mines built/demolished and the local housing estate? Basically and information regarding its history lol If anyone could help me or point me in the right direction i would be greatful Cheers Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlsChick Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Hi Paul.Just a chance the council may help....Know a large part of it was allotments in the 70s...have you tried the central library?.they have a good rep for this sort of thing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jseau Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 will check them out cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDK.SIE Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 not sure any of these old pic of area are any good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOGI Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 The fields behind 'The Travellers Rest' (now converted ) on City Road Deep-pits were known as 'Mirfins Fields 80 years ago. We used to play on there but cant remember any pits just there. Just how far are you casting your net as I can tell you about mines a bit further afield, including the story of 60? children killed maybe 2 miles away. Also can the 'Friends of Manor Lodge' with the Mary Queen of Scots connection help? Cheers. P.S You mention the history of the local housing estate. This surely is the Manor Estate. If so, my sister and I have the 8 historical bookets (easily obtainable) plus the most authorative account by Malcolm Mercer .Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raizuli3 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 The fields behind 'The Travellers Rest' (now converted ) on City Road Deep-pits were known as 'Mirfins Fields 80 years ago. We used to play on there but cant remember any pits just there. Just how far are you casting your net as I can tell you about mines a bit further afield, including the story of 60? children killed maybe 2 miles away. Also can the 'Friends of Manor Lodge' with the Mary Queen of Scots connection help? Cheers. P.S You mention the history of the local housing estate. This surely is the Manor Estate. If so, my sister and I have the 8 historical bookets (easily obtainable) plus the most authorative account by Malcolm Mercer .Cheers. One of the landlords of the Travellers rest was called 'Mirfin', that would be about 80 years ago, after him it was Donald Currie, & when he died his son Malcolm took over the tenancy,when he died it went downhill after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slh73 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 The fields behind the Travellers, where the allotments are/were, were always known to us a Manor Fields as kids, and the one behind the fire station on Mansfield Road, between the Manor and Woodthorpe, was known to us as Pit Field, or Deep Pit. It had a small park at the top end near the fire station, and another one down the bottom near the bowling greens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOGI Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 One of the landlords of the Travellers rest was called 'Mirfin', that would be about 80 years ago, after him it was Donald Currie, & when he died his son Malcolm took over the tenancy,when he died it went downhill after that. Your mention of Malcolm Currie has brought back a memory of the early 40' that i'd completely forgotten about. I'm sure he used to be on a tram with a group of us that worked at Edgar Allens at Tinsley. We always sat in the front bay of the tram.Sleek black hair and all the girls fancied him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambesi Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 the fields behind the manor top fire station which were allotment which were mainly used by pidgeon racers were called pit lane and were joined with the field behind the travellers years ago i stillremember signs of the mining in the late 60s early 70s until the council put some pitches there in the 70s and i scored our one and only goal against hillsborough celtic (junior owls) 22-1 i also scored our only goal when they beat us 11-1 later in the year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depoix Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 google has a small link hope it helps with what you are looking for http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/index.asp?pgid=77497&mtype=print the park gate seam ran a long way we mined it at ogreave pit a couple of miles away from manor park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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