History of Sheffield

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet is an industrial museum in the south of the City of Sheffield, England. The museum is a former steel-working site on the River Sheaf, with a history going back to at least the 13th century. It consists of a number of dwellings and workshops that were formerly the Abbeydale Works—a scythe-making plant that was in operation until the 1930s—and is a remarkably complete example of a 19th century works. The works are atypical in that much of the production process was completed on the same site (in a similar manner to a modern factory). A more typical example of water powered works in the area can be found at Shepherd Wheel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet"

The Battle of Bramall Lane is the informal name given to an English First Division football match between Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion at Sheffield's Bramall Lane ground on 16 March 2002. ...more on Wikipedia about "Battle of Bramall Lane"

Benjamin Huntsman ( 4 June 1704 - 20 June 1776), English inventor and steel-manufacturer, third son of a Quaker farmer, was born in Epworth, Lincolnshire. His parents were Germans. ...more on Wikipedia about "Benjamin Huntsman"

Carl Wark is a hill fort on Hathersage Moor in the Peak District of England. It lies just inside the Sheffield city boundary. The fort, 0.9ha in area, occupies a natural escarpment, fortified by turf banks reinforced by boulders. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carl Wark"

Charles Peace ( May 14, 1832 – February 25, 1879) was a notorious English burglar and murderer, whose somewhat remarkable life – though terrifying at the time – later spawned dozens of romanticized novels and films. Peace is mentioned by name in the Sherlock Holmes short story, "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client." ...more on Wikipedia about "Charles Peace"

Dore ( ) is a village in South Yorkshire. Until 1934 it was part of Derbyshire, but it is now a suburb of Sheffield. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dore"

The Dragon of Wantley is a 17th century satirical verse parody about a dragon and a brave knight. It was included in Thomas Percy's 1767 Reliques of Ancient Poetry. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dragon of Wantley"

Ebenezer Elliott ( 17 March 1781 - 1 December 1849) was an English poet, known as the Corn Law rhymer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ebenezer Elliott"

Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey ( April 7, 1782– November 25, 1841), was an English sculptor of the Georgian era. ...more on Wikipedia about "Francis Legatt Chantrey"

George Hadfield ( 1787— 21 April 1879) was an English author and Radical politician. He was born in Sheffield, the son of a successful merchant (his father was noted as being one of the first people in Sheffield to own an umbrella). A prominent Congregationalist and dissenter, he took part in the forming of the Anti-Corn Law League. After standing, unsuccessfully, for election as MP for Bradford in 1835 he was elected as MP for the Sheffield constituency in 1852, holding the seat for the next 22 years. ...more on Wikipedia about "George Hadfield"

The Great Sheffield flood, also known as the Great Inundation, was a disaster that devastated parts of Sheffield, England on March 11 1864. ...more on Wikipedia about "Great Sheffield flood"

Hallamshire (or Hallam) is the historical name for an area of South Yorkshire, England. An Anglo-Saxon shire, it was the southernmost district of the kingdom of Northumbria. The exact boundaries of this district are unknown, but it is thought to have covered the parishes of Sheffield, Ecclesfield, Bradfield, and possibly Handsworth—an area roughly equivalent to those parts of the present-day borough of Sheffield that are in the traditional county of Yorkshire. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hallamshire"

Harry Brearley ( February 18, 1871 – August 12, 1948) was the inventor of "rustless steel" (later to be called " stainless steel"). He was born in Sheffield, England. ...more on Wikipedia about "Harry Brearley"

Sir Henry Bessemer ( January 19, 1813 – March 15, 1898), English engineer, was born at Charlton near Hitchin in Hertfordshire. ...more on Wikipedia about "Henry Bessemer"

Sir Henry George Ward ( 1797– 1860) was an English diplomat and politician. The son of writer Robert Plumer Ward and Catherine Julia Maling he entered the diplomatic service in 1816. He was charge d'affaires in Mexico from 1825 to 1827 and published two books about his travels there (illustrated by his wife Emily Elizabeth Swinburne). He was elected as M.P. for Sheffield in 1837, and held the seat until 1849. On 11 May 1855 he became governor of Ceylon, a post he kept until his death from cholera on 30 June 1860. ...more on Wikipedia about "Henry George Ward"

The Hillsborough disaster was a deadly human crush that occurred on April 15, 1989, at Hillsborough, a football stadium in Sheffield, England, resulting in the loss of 96 lives. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hillsborough disaster"

The growth in the number and size of settlements in the area that became the City of Sheffield was a product of the industrial revolution. However, the area has been occupied since at least the last ice age and some of the settlements that grew to form Sheffield date from Anglo-Saxon times. Following the Norman conquest a castle was built in order to control the Saxon settlements and a small town developed in the area that is now the modern city centre. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Sheffield"

James Fitzalan Hope, 1st Baron Rankeillour PC ( 11 December 1870 - 14 February 1949) was a British Conservative politician. ...more on Wikipedia about "James Fitzalan Hope, 1st Baron Rankeillour"

James Montgomery ( 1771 - 1854) was a British editor and poet. ...more on Wikipedia about "James Montgomery"

John Arthur Roebuck ( December 28, 1802– November 30, 1879), British politician, was born at Madras, in India. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Arthur Roebuck"

Sir John Fowler ( July 15, 1817– November 10, 1898) was born in Wadsley, South Yorkshire, England. He was a railway engineer in Victorian Britain. With Sir Benjamin Baker, he designed the Forth Bridge, a cantilever bridge, and Millwall Dock in east London. He died in Bournemouth, Dorset, England at the age of 81. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Fowler (engineer)"

The Right Honourable John Parker ( 21 October 1799– 5 September 1881) was an English politician and barrister. He was born in Tickhill, South Yorkshire and educated at Repton and Brazenose College, Oxford. He was instrumental in the enfranchisement of Sheffield, petitioning Parliament in 1817 and 1822, and creating a pamphlet stating the case for Sheffield in 1830. When the Sheffield constituency was finally created as a Parliamentary borough in 1832 he was elected alongside James Silk Buckingham as its first MPs. He served as MP for Sheffield until 1852, becoming Lord of the Treasury ( 1839— 1840), First Secretary to the Admiralty, joint Secretary to the Treasury ( 1846— 1849), and a Member of the Privy council ( 1853). He died in London at the age of 81. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Parker (Privy Council)"

John Walsh's (often shortened to Walsh's) was a family owned Department Store in Sheffield, England founded in 1899. It was destroyed by the Sheffield Blitz in 1940. By the time it was rebuilt in 1953 it had left family hands having been sold to Harrods in 1946. It was later renamed Rackhams and subsequently House of Fraser (upon their purchase of the Harrods group). It is now owned by T.J. Hughes. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Walsh's"

Liquorice allsorts consist of a variety of liquorice candies sold as a mixture. These confections are made of liquorice, sugar, coconut, and aniseed jelly. They were first produced in Sheffield, England by the Bassett's company. ...more on Wikipedia about "Liquorice allsorts"

Those who lost their lives in the Hillsborough disaster: ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Hillsborough disaster casualties"

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