Location of New Street, Park in Sheffield

[Runningman]

Your help please !

With reference to some family history research I am undertaking, I am interested in just where New Street was in the Park district.

Believe to have been demolished completely in the house clearance prior to the building of Park Hill and Hyde Park flats.

[hillsbro]

Old maps show "New Street Lane" off Broad Street, between Bard Street and Stepney Street - here is a map.

[Runningman]

Good morning Hillsboro and thanks.

I have references to New Street so am presuming New Street Lane to be the same location !

[hillsbro]

I think that New Street Lane must be the same as New Street, Park as there doesn't seem to be a record of any other New Street in Sheffield apart from the one off West Bar. There are some photos of New Street Lane on the picturesheffield site - here is a link. The full length of New Street Lane is shown on this 1963 map.

Edited October 24, 2018 by hillsbro

[St Petre]

I think that New Street Lane must be the same as New Street, Park as there doesn't seem to be a record of any other New Street in Sheffield apart from the one off West Bar. There are some photos of New Street Lane on the picturesheffield site - here is a link. The full length of New Street Lane is shown on this 1963 map.

 

I think part of New Street Lane (off Broad Street) is still there.

[hillsbro]

I think part of New Street Lane (off Broad Street) is still there.

Yes, looking at a Google "street level" view you can just see the end of the narrow street.

 

To judge from old maps it seems that New Street was renamed New Street Lane towards the end of the 19th century. An 1881 directory lists it as New Street - see here - and it is shown thus on maps, but the 1901 directory shows it as New Street Lane. It was perhaps renamed New Street Lane to avoid confusion with the other New Street.

[St Petre]

Yes, looking at a Google "street level" view you can just see the end of the narrow street.

 

To judge from old maps it seems that New Street was renamed New Street Lane towards the end of the 19th century. An 1881 directory lists it as New Street - see here - and it is shown thus on maps, but the 1901 directory shows it as New Street Lane. It was perhaps renamed New Street Lane to avoid confusion with the other New Street.

 

I saw on another SF old map, just above New Street was Old Street! Perhaps they were struggling for innovative street names back then.

[Runningman]

Thanks Hillsbro & St Petre !!

[St Petre]

Thanks Hillsbro & St Petre !![/quote From looking at Hillsbo's replies and the maps etc, that New Street (Lane) wasn't swallowed up or demolished by the building of the new developments as Park Hill is to the west of that area (Duke Street etc) and Hyde Park to the East of Bernard Street so the New Street area was in the middle. The smaller housing projects that were also in the 'middle': Embassy Court, Bard Street and Crown buildings (were they there then ?) remained intact at the time.

[Kidorry]

I wonder if the New inn pub on Duke street was named after New street?