JoJo14791 Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 hi im doing this history thing and i have to pretend to b a german spy living in sheffield n i need help with it coz i dunno were to look for imfo i need to kno names of factories etc etc i went into chat too see if anyone cud help me but they int no one dere so thats a bumma init well plzzzzzzz will sumone elp me dis counts towards my course work so its a big deal cheers all my love jojo mwah xxxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Read through the "History" section of this site - there are some threads there about the blitz and some of our older members memories of the war, which may contain some of the information you need. If not, the library should have some information. If you type Sheffield Blitz into Google you will find even more information. I had to do somthing similar whan I was at school, but I just asked my Grandpa who had lived through it. Do you have any elderly relatives who might remember? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracie Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Mod Note: Thread re-opened. Please keep on topic this time, however JoJo you will find that people are more willing to help you if you rephase your post in English. 'Txt Spk' is difficult to make sense of at the best of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Strix's suggestion of http://www.picturesheffield.com seems to have been lost in the move. Was my suggestion any help for you? People might point you in the right direction, but we're not going to write your essay for you, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCENIC Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Hiya JoJo, well, if I can understand your dialect ( NOT sheffield). There used to be a large steel works in Sheffield called Firth Browns, where they made munitions and parts for tanks, aircraft etc. The steel works in Sheffield were a 'hot' target for German bombers. The railways were also a good target, such as the Wicker goods yard where most of the stuff made in Sheffield were kept until it was sent by rail to different parts of the country. Best ov luk wiv de homeworks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazel Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Hi JoJo' The german planes took their bearings from the wicker arches so you ccould have your german spy flashing his torch and watching the planes go the wong way. up town and down the moor he could be knocked over by a tram that went thro the archess at that tme and could haave , if his english was perfeect, worked at the River Don Works where my Dad worked as a steel worker at the time. The doors were locked when the sirens went so he climbed out of tthe window and waded acrooss the river. I'll leave the rest to you . hazel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tradescanthia Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 Hi JoJo Star and Telegraph published an excellent account of the blitz called Sheffield at war. Try their front office at York St. It contains maps, photographs and accounts given by people who were around at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siân Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 MOD NOTE: The point about text speak has already been made. Please heed the previous mod's note & stick to the thread topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Womersle Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 One one of the nights of The Blitz - Thursday or Sunday, William Joyce (Lord Haw Haw) came on the wireless and said that Sheffield was to be targetted that night. He said that one of the targets was The Seven Sisters - a nickname given to the seven chimneys at Steel, Peach & Tozer. They missed the lot and got the city centre. I think it was the Sunday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Hiya JoJo, well, if I can understand your dialect ( NOT sheffield). There used to be a large steel works in Sheffield called Firth Browns, where they made munitions and parts for tanks, aircraft etc. The steel works in Sheffield were a 'hot' target for German bombers. Also Newton Chambers in Chapeltown where Churchill tanks were made during the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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