lazarus Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Weren't these cottages named after a racehorse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerfan Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Can anyone shed light on the link between Kinnaird Valentine , Follett and Molynuex at Sheffield Lane Top please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidorry Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Weren't these cottages named after a racehorse? Yes I was told that the man who built the houses won a big bet on this horse many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffboredom Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I always wondered about Penistone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Does anyone know the origin of Deadmans hole lane of sheffield rd Tinsley? (Apart from the obvious) I went to the main library in Sheffield to try and research Deadman's Hole lane, but didn't come up with anything conclusive...Mostly just hearsay, speculation, and guesswork. I had a librarian drag out all the old ordnance survey maps, and it appears to have 'turned up' on a map somewhere in the 1700's, but there's no documentation in regard to it. Or at least not that I could find. The general 'theory' seems to be that it was something to do with Roman burial pits....But that's just a theory I think. My 'theory' based on the maps I saw, was that, slightly further up the river, towards what is now Tinsley viaduct, there appears to have been a toll bridge crossing the river. My guess would be that the Deadmans Hole was a dodgy crossing point for those who couldn't afford or unwilling to pay the toll, and perhaps some people lost their lives there. But as I say...it's only guesswork based on the maps I saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S6 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I used to live on Pickmere Road at Crookes, always thought it was an odd name - there's a village in Cheshire called Pickmere but that seems a bit random. At one end of the road there are a cluster of streets named after battles (Marston, Flodden, Bosworth) but there was never a battle of Pickmere as far as I'm aware! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penistone999 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I always wondered about Penistone. Dont worry about me , everything is hunky dorry up here at Penistone towers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockonvynil Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I always wondered about Penistone. always ready for action:hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willybite Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 always ready for action:hihi: hiya i lived on bath street some 50 odd years ago and asked this question on another thread about street names around where i used to live, it was connected to military,bath, fitzwilliam, cavendish, monmouth,traffalgar,rockingham, clarence,amongst others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpetre Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) Sea breeze cottages at Stradbrook always seemed odd for a row of houses so far inland Yes just like East Coast Road, this unassuming thoroughfare in the industrial east end offers nothing in what you might expect at the other end. It starts at Princess Street/Saville Street and continues a few hundred yards not to the great swathes of Lincolnshire or Norfolk......but Attercliffe! Edited June 11, 2015 by stpetre Add Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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