Speckled Hen Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 The famous pub in Fitzalan square was actually named the Market Street Wine Vaults, but later changed its name to London Mart, but to everyone in Sheffield it was known as the Marples after a landlord of the late Victorian era. About 600 fatalities resulted from air raids on Sheffield, very nearly all of them due to two major attacks in the December of 1940. It was during the first of these (overnight on 12th-13th) that the city centre was worst hit. At least 70 people were killed by a single bomb that night, as they sheltered in the cellars of the Marples hotel in Fitzalan Square thinking that it was a safe place to be. It is a sad quirk of fate that the original pub actually stood on the opposite side of Fitzalan Square. Had it not been moved, as many lives may not have been lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 yeah theres been a fair few threads about it in the history and ex pats section, interesting story. theres rumours they were left down there too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_W Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 There is a good article about the Marples bombing on this site here http://www.chrishobbs.com/marples1940.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Star Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 yeah theres been a fair few threads about it in the history and ex pats section, interesting story. theres rumours they were left down there too Not rumours - it was true, as it was too dangerous to get all the corpses out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hard2miss Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Love this forum for topics like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swan_Vesta Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Well I never knew that! Very good article, I had no idea that site had such a sad history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabitter Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 i heard that when digging the hole in the road subway many human bones were found i remember seeing the ruins about 1949 and my mother telling me there were lots of bodies still in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soultowaste Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 It's true that bodies are still buried underneath. My Great Grandfather was killed in the Marples and his body was never recovered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorkerSWFC Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 That's my birthday that 12th December, my nanan used to tell me stories about the old marples, maybe weatherspoons should get hold of it and do it up and name it Marples once again now it's empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 That's my birthday that 12th December, my nanan used to tell me stories about the old marples, maybe weatherspoons should get hold of it and do it up and name it Marples once again now it's empty. its empty again? that german motercycle shop dint last long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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