Mattenmurg Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 What is the history / origin of the naming 'rainbow' in Hackenthorpe? Is / was there a Rainbow Forge? Just curious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 you will always find a pot of gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulYoung Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 There was a Rainbow Forge junior school before they knocked it down to build houses. Was at the side of pigs lane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattenmurg Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 There still is Rainbow Forge school. I'm just wondering about the relevance of 'rainbow'. I'm guessing Pig's Lane has been renamed, or do I just not know where it is?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 pigs lane is a gennel which runs from main st to birley spa lane .think it was originally called wells lane but a farmer kept pigs at the top of it and it was known as pigs lane by locals. it comes out on birley spa lane roughly at the top of rainbow avenue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me-and-pippo Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Shocking death of a four year old .. March 1859 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downsunder Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 So there you are Mattenmurg, there was a Rainbow Forge in 1859. I would like to know more about it especially the location. And also Carr Forge, my map only goes back to 1950 and doesn't show either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Carr Forge - part of the waterway IIRC is the area that has now become a pond. In my childhood it was the "swamp" and formed part of a waterway to power something allegedly. A lot of forge works were also in the are around the Bluebell, when i was a child there was still a working smithy forge there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me-and-pippo Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 A bit of info here ... www.sheffield.gov.uk/out--about download the 'Walks in the Shire Brook Valley, pdf' and 'Shire Brook Valley large map, pdf'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 A bit of info here ... www.sheffield.gov.uk/out--about download the 'Walks in the Shire Brook Valley, pdf' and 'Shire Brook Valley large map, pdf'. Mmmm me wonders where they dredge these names from - when i was taught local history and geography @ primary and secondary school ,Shire Brook Valley was never mentioned, but then again Owlthorpe was Bluebell Woods. Nice info M&P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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