Don_Kiddick Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 I'm doing a personal history project on my family tree. I've been Googling for 3 days & found all kinds of stuff but have not yet come up with any type of ordinance survey or street map of Circa 1900. Any one help me please? Also anyone with any type of anecdotal stories, legends or word-of-mouth history? Thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecee Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Don, is this any good to you ? http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~engsheffield/photos/streets/streetrelated/1890smap.htm deecee:thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capricorn_11 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Don, Try this site http://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Kiddick Posted December 8, 2006 Author Share Posted December 8, 2006 Don, is this any good to you ? http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~engsheffield/photos/streets/streetrelated/1890smap.htm deecee:thumbsup: It is - it's excellent, I could dowith it extending to the upper right to cover Hawke St - Meadowhall stretch of Brightside Lane too Don, Try this site http://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk That looks a good site but I'll need to spending money to get the maps... I was a fter one I could print - cos I'm cheeky like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecee Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 It is - it's excellent, I could dowith it extending to the upper right to cover Hawke St - Meadowhall stretch of Brightside Lane too ] I've just pm'd you David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopT Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Try the Local History Library at the Central Library, they have some great maps some in colour. I think they will run you copies off but I should give them a ring to check which ones they can copy. Hope this helps. Good Luck with your project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geotom Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Hi, If you go on the thread 'any one from Grimesthorpe' and ask Cat631, we met up the other Friday night, and he had some maps of Grimesthorpe, and I feel sure they showed Brightside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Kiddick Posted December 9, 2006 Author Share Posted December 9, 2006 Cheers everyone - I'm getting quite over enthused at the moment Deecee & Greybeared, thanks for pm's- I've replied Since I posted this I've contacted the Sheffield Archives & got myself booked in for a 2hour session on their comps. They have open (free) access to the websites that one would normally be charged for using when accessing from home. Thanks again folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 don, I was researching some stuff from my family history, recently, and was searching for information as to the location of my mother's birthplace, and for the location of my uncle's death. Both of these were actually in the brightside/attercliffe/ carbrook area,. the local studies library, within central library, were fantastic, providing me with maps of the area from the past, and the present to pore over, and work out where these locations were, in relation to each other, and in relation to where the roads run now. (as that area has been considerably remodelled) you can't go far wrong with the central library. best of luck with your searching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Kiddick Posted December 9, 2006 Author Share Posted December 9, 2006 Hey PT... What if we're related? Cheers for the tip tho mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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