cat631 Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Memorial for the casualties of the Zepplin raid on Sheffield in 1916. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Memorial for the casualties of the Zepplin raid on Sheffield in 1916. Can you please tell me exactly where these people were killed.Apparently my grandmother was hanging washing out on Lovell street near Princess Street when she thought it had suddenly started raining.It was paraffin,not rain being poured from a Zepplin ,who was trying to light it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuppie Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Hi On the night of 25th September 1916 a lone Zeppelin dropped thirty-six bombs between Burngreave Cemetery and Darnall before heading home without any resistance. The total loss of life was twenty-eight. A hotel, a chapel and many houses were damaged, including Lyons Street and Cossey Street but the industrial targets were totally missed. You may find further information in the Local Studies Tuppie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopT Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 When I worked in the steelworks all the drawings of the Steelwork's areas had the route of the Zeppelins drawn across them with notes in the margins giving the dates. Where they had dropped their bombs were also marked on. I often wondered what happened to those maps. Happy Days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean1 Posted August 18, 2007 Author Share Posted August 18, 2007 hi biker, tuppie, pop t try this excellent website! zeppelins over sheffield. think i am right in saying that all but three casualties were buried in burngreave cemetery the other three must be these three from a grave in abbey lane cemetery in affectionate rememberance of levi hames aged 23 years also his loving wife beatrice aged 22 years and their beloved son horace william aged 14 months who was killed at 10 cossey road sheffield september 26th 1916 in the midst of life we are in death. we do have a photo of this headstone as well if anyone would like a copy emailing to them let us know. hello pop hope you are ok! yes it would be great if we could find the maps of where the zeppelins bombs dropped in sheffield, i do know there is a map for where the bombs dropped in second world war. regards dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 When I worked in the steelworks all the drawings of the Steelwork's areas had the route of the Zeppelins drawn across them with notes in the margins giving the dates. Where they had dropped their bombs were also marked on. I often wondered what happened to those maps. Happy Days! Which steelworks did you work in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat631 Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 While looking for the British Gas memorial on Effingham Road, I took this photo of a footbridge over the River Don and the debris trapped on it during the recent flood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat631 Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 [iMG]http://i119 One of the more difficult to get to memorials on the moors between Bleaklow and Longdendale in the Peak District. It's not WW1 and I think, just before the start of WW2, to commemorate the the crew of two who died when their Blenheim Bomber crashed. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 The photo of the Zeppilin memorial posted by cat631 shows a new memorial. There used to be an old cast iron one. Does anyone know what happened to it? I know it was very rusty and uncared for but but I presume it dated from the time of the first war. It's a pity if it's been destroyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopT Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Hi Biker I worked at the River Don works on Brightside Lane and the Grimesthorpe Works on Carlisle street. In my job I did move around and worked at most of the steelworks owned by the British Steel Corporation. Happy days Indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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