sthousley Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Does anyone know where the name for this street came from? My dad lived on Strand Street from 1932 to 1956 and there's no obvious reason for its name - he's always wondered why it came to be called Strand Street We've tried the Local History section of the main library in town and whilst there is a book all about Sheffield street names, Strand Street does not appear -and neither does it appear on any of the Voters Rolls or Kellys Business Directories Hopefully someone can give us some clues Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retep Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Strand Street off King James Street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Re-Enactor Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 (edited) A few streets in the area were named after London streets, Oxford and Burlington poss Think there was a John Henry Gilmore Green living at No 10 in 1911 so could be on census ---------- Post added 17-02-2017 at 18:06 ---------- Don't know if this will work. Map from SheffieldHistory.co.uk http://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/uploads/monthly_09_2008/post-188-1220701242.jpg Strand St should be near top right Edited February 17, 2017 by Re-Enactor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 A few streets in the area were named after London streets, Oxford and Burlington poss...Yes - to quote Peter Harvey in his book Street Names of Sheffield, Oxford Street is "... one of a group of streets the names of which seem to have been copied from famous London street names. As well as Oxford Street there were Bond Street (now gone) and Burlington Street." Bond Street linked Oxford Street with Wentworth Street and ran parallel to Burlington Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodytheowl Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Notorious gangster George Mooney lived on that street around that time. I wonder if your dad knew him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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