sweetdexter Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 I am just reading this book,'Road to Wigan Pier' Orwell mentions Sheffield a lot. One chapter talking about the deplorable housing condition mentions caravans in Sheffield. From the description little more than chicken coops holding as many as 6 people,this would be between 1930-1940 I could not find any trace of Orwell's references to caravans in Sheffield. Does anyone know if these existed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TORONTONY Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 I am just reading this book,'Road to Wigan Pier' Orwell mentions Sheffield a lot. One chapter talking about the deplorable housing condition mentions caravans in Sheffield. From the description little more than chicken coops holding as many as 6 people,this would be between 1930-1940 I could not find any trace of Orwell's references to caravans in Sheffield. Does anyone know if these existed? Re caravans, maybe he was referring to the pre fab estates of which there were many around the Sheffield area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retep Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 I am just reading this book,'Road to Wigan Pier' Orwell mentions Sheffield a lot. One chapter talking about the deplorable housing condition mentions caravans in Sheffield. From the description little more than chicken coops holding as many as 6 people,this would be between 1930-1940 I could not find any trace of Orwell's references to caravans in Sheffield. Does anyone know if these existed? Cambridge ground? Penistone Road opposite Morrisons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazjea Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Re caravans, maybe he was referring to the pre fab estates of which there were many around the Sheffield area As far as I am aware the prefabs were first erected after 1945 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TORONTONY Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 As far as I am aware the prefabs were first erected after 1945 Yes, they were a post war thing, I believe ,I got my wires crossed with the dates. Although I was born in 1945 and don't remember them being put together LOL:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpetre Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 (edited) Yes, they were a post war thing, I believe ,I got my wires crossed with the dates. Although I was born in 1945 and don't remember them being put together LOL:D The prefabs were built to house bomb damaged families of W.W.2 so 1945 sounds right. Perhaps he was referring to the 'Munition Worker's Huts' that were deplorable conditions (and were rid of in the 1930's') they were in Tinsley and the Grimesthorpe / Petre Street vicinity. They weren't just demolished, they had to burn them down ! Edited April 26, 2016 by stpetre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmambo Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 The Chris Hobbs site has a lot of information on Orwell's visit to Sheffield http://www.chrishobbs.com/orwellsheffield1936.htm I like the reference to the "pot banks" - really cementation furnaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebrmm Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Cambridge ground? Penistone Road opposite Morrisons. there were a few all travellers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpetre Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 The Chris Hobbs site has a lot of information on Orwell's visit to Sheffield http://www.chrishobbs.com/orwellsheffield1936.htm I like the reference to the "pot banks" - really cementation furnaces. Thank you Elmambo, Wallace Road (Neepsend/Parkwood Springs) apart from the people, wasn't exactly housing Utopia either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retep Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 there were a few all travellers My mates father was born there he wasn't a traveller, although quite a few were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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