little spiky Posted February 27, 2004 Share Posted February 27, 2004 Hello! I'm new to this, but I'm hoping someone might be able to help me. I'm an industrial archaeology student and I'm doing a project on the concrete houses on Queens Road. Unfortunately no-one seems to have kept any records on them, or on the company that built them, Hodkin and Jones (c.1900) and I'm having a bit of difficulty! Does anyone know anything about the site, or the company? How did they make the houses? (Apparently they used a product nicknamed 'Rockies' - like concrete bricks, but thats all I know!) Who lived there? Does anyone remember anything about the site, or know anyone who worked there? Cheers! Love Spiky x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little spiky Posted February 27, 2004 Author Share Posted February 27, 2004 I posted a thread on the main list, but I've just realised that it would probably have been better to post it here! Does anyone know anything about the concrete houses on Queens Road, or Hodkin and Jones (the firm that built them)? I'm an industrial archaeology student and I'm doing a project on those houses and the site, but finding any historical stuff on them is proving very difficult. Help! All I know is that they were built c.1900, using a product nicknamed 'rockies' - ie concrete bricks. Does anyone know anything else about how they were built, who lived there etc.? Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 27, 2004 Share Posted February 27, 2004 Try the RIBA library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ianl Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 theres a hodkin and jones on calleywhite lane dronfield try them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 I should have read the thread more closely originally. Hodkin & Jones IIRC were / are latterly specialists in pre-formed plasterwork. They may have gone out of business, but then I may be confusing them with Troika who were similar. OTOH, I could be leading you up a gumtree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopT Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 I think you will find that 'rockies is an old name given to certain type of dressed stone much used by the Victorian builders. The concrete imitations were probably made to the same style. There used to be an old magazine published containing details of all projects in hand stating the starting dates, costs and materials and styles used. I think the magazine was called, 'Carpenter And Builder' many of these monthly magazines were bound up in years. You may find that the Central Library has copies but really you need to know the year or you will have your work cut out going through them. I do hope this is helpful. Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianl Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 like i said b4 they are now based at dronfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little spiky Posted April 16, 2004 Author Share Posted April 16, 2004 Cheers! I've been doing a project on them, and their site on Queens Road, and I've managed to find a few bits and pieces. I did find the 'Builder' magazine in Sheffield Uni library (on stack 3 - the scary bit downstairs), which had a couple of descriptions in. The company were one of the pioneers of early reinforced concrete in this country, and the Havelock Bridge site seems to have been where they tried out some of their designs.There are a couple of patent documents for Herbert Hodkin's floors, which I think you can probably still find inside the Queens Road houses, in the records office. They're really interesting, and they're going to fall down soon by the looks of them (the main part of the row have already been condemned). Very sad )-: Well, I think so anyway! x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopT Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 To Little Spikey So glad you found the info in the central library and all the best with your project. Pop T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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