Sheffield visitors and contact information online guide to sheffield tourist spots, sports, university, business, expats, news, events, theatres, hotels and pictures. He is an avid author of local history books and has become wellknown for his writing and his books on yorkshire subjects, which include a century of sheffield. Projects have included the publication of books to raise money for local restoration projects. A history of sheffield highly respected local historian david hey has written a fine, uptodate history of sheffield. Sheffield and its neighbourhood, 16601740 leicester studies in english local history 97807185641. After the norman conquest, sheffield castle was built to protect the local settlements, and a small town developed that is the nucleus of the modern city. Highly respected local historian david hey has written a fine, uptodate history revised in 2010 of sheffield. It is likely then that the origin of the presentday city of sheffield is an anglosaxon settlement in a clearing beside the confluence of the rivers.
Our early mentor and the first chairman of our society was professor david hey, who sadly passed away in february 2016. This is a pictorial look into a city that had a very turbulent decade and shows sheffields problems. Sheffield history showing the history of sheffield through a series of unique and interesting videos. The year of reading is a 12 month, citywide celebration of creativity and the written word. The text of this new edition has been updated to 2010, and contains new illustrations. Recontextualised in such books, historical photos can be used to create mesmeric myths about a locality. Following these demonstrations several local women were badly manhandled by police before being arrested and sent to holloway prison. Sheffield books sheffields leading online bookshop. Read about the history of sheffield and see specially. Today sheffield is a prime example of a postindustrial city and has the reputation of being the countrys greenest city. He was an internationally renowned academic in the field of family and local history and published a considerable number of books about the history of sheffield and its surrounding area and the study of family and local history. Union histories works with union locals and other organizedlabor organizations representing multiple trades and professions across north america, thoroughly researching and expertly creating their history program books for special events and anniversaries.
Melvyn jones is the author of numerous articles and books on the local history of south yorkshire and for twelve years was bbc radio sheffield s history man with a regular halfhour live local history spot. For those of you who have never had the chance to read beans book, it tells the story of the rise and fall of the sheffield gangs, a tale of vice, villainy and violence on the mean streets of south yorkshire. Sheffield in the 1980s by mark metcalf and justine jenkinson. Home the collection contact the museum history presentations medieval educational resources local history books links. His excellent text is now complemented by over 300 illustrations, many in colour. Why not check out this site for some high quality examples of stainless steel, silver plate and sterling silver cutlery, sheffield knives and gifts that can be bought online. Discover book depositorys huge selection of david hey books. Sheffield libraries offer a wide range of books, ebooks, music, film, access to computers and other resources for members. Complete fulltext content of local and regional news beginning with october 1, 2002.
Local photo books about sheffield from francis frith. Local innovations included old sheffield plate, crucible steel and stainless steel. Sheffield and south yorkshire photographic memories. We have around five hundred members scattered across the world. We have a great range of local history from top brands. At the top end of ecclesall road is books on the park, stocked with a large variety of secondhand hand books, ranging from history and politics to art and design alongside local guides. Most people are not descended from royalty, and without local history we would not know our story. Local history books the sheffield museum of rural life. Discover the history of sheffield through our vast collections of archive documents, books, maps, photographs, sound and film recordings. We have here in the city an international reputation for the finest quality cutlery in the world. Our society was formed over 40 years ago for the mutual benefit of people interested in the study of family and local history.
Afterwards a little town grows up in the shadow of the castle. Christine handley is a local historian interested in industrial history and changing landscapes. Featuring images by sheffield photographer martin jenkinson. Print a local history book in one of our binding styles. Its two universities attract more than 60,000 students every year.
The best bookshops in sheffield university of sheffield. County of the broad acres carnegie, 2005 and a history of derbyshire carnegie, 2008. By 1919 the book collection found a home in the old red cross building at 5th and montgomery. Subscribe to ensure you get all the latest sheffield hi. It derives from the river sheaf, whose name is a corruption of shed or sheth, meaning to divide or separate. David hey right is emeritus professor of local and family history at the university of sheffield, where he taught in the division of adult continuing education.
The timesdaily searchable text is now available online. Our local history experts share how they first got interested in the topic and their top tips for success. Feb 25, 2016 factory workers producing shells for the first world war in sheffield in 1916. David hey is emeritus professor of local and family history at the university of sheffield. Sheffield east end history trails 1 history and maps of the canal, to encourage exploration on foot and to discover the best of both the old and new our book ends.
The city of sheffield has long been synonymous with cutlery and steel, and most previous books have understandably concentrated on the momentous changes which industrialization wrought on the area over the last two hundred years. Sheffield history forums talking all things sheffield from when you were growing up. It also highlights the militancy of the sheffield suffragettes who not only organised demonstrations in sheffield, but also sent groups to take part in some of the most notorious demonstrations in london. Myths of place in local history picture books 9 crosspool fairly typical works in the photographic local history genre are the tempus book on the suburb of sheffi eld, crosspool hanson 2003 and her later collection hanson 2010 published by amberley. A group with interested in worsbrough history and the surrounding area. A guide to fishing lakes, ponds, canals and rivers. Our historians are international leaders in their fields, awardwinning writers and media consultants. Sheffield city, yorkshire genealogy familysearch wiki. His previous books include how our ancestors lived, the oxford guide to family history, the oxford companion to local and family history and family names and family history. Sheffield, al 35660 phone 2563865633 fax 2563865608. An expert guide to local history from thps authors. Sheffield local studies library and city archives are located in separate buildings approximately 10 minutes walk apart. His recent books include the two acclaimed county histories, a history of yorkshire.
Worsbrough local history society joined up heritage sheffield. Factory workers producing shells for the first world war in sheffield in 1916. Melvyn jones is the author of numerous articles and books on the local history of south yorkshire and for twelve years was bbc radio sheffields history man with a regular halfhour live local history spot. David hey was an evening class lecturer in local history, and from 1992 a professor, at sheffield university. During the 1740s, a form of the crucible steel process was discovered that allowed the manufacture of a better quality of steel than had previously been possible. History of the sheffield library in 1890 a group of women formed a lending library using books from their own private collection. Shop yorkshire local history books and collectibles abebooks.
Dec 01, 2015 he is an avid author of local history books and has become wellknown for his writing and his books on yorkshire subjects, which include a century of sheffield, images of sheffield, and the little book of yorkshire. Click join the library to apply for your free membership. Home the collection contact the museum history presentations medieval educational. Local history is the study of how ordinary people lived, worked and raised families. His excellent text is complemented by over 300 illustrations, many in full colour.
Department of history history the university of sheffield. The majority of history books are classified in the 900 to 999 area, although you will often find that books on your reading list are kept in other classification areas. Home the collection contact the museum history presentations medieval educational resources. Buy a history of sheffield 3rd revised edition by david hey isbn. Choose from stock covers, submit a custom cover, or use our cover design assistance. Due to storage and display space limitations, the museum will often photograph artifacts that can not be stored. The lower don valley, described in the 1970s as an industrial wasteland, is now crowded with edgeoftown shopping, entertainment and sporting destinations. Photos of sheffield places and people from sheffields history.
It was once called the sceaf, which means border so it was the border river. A century later can be found the first reference to a sheffield cutler, so industry in the area can be said to be at least 700 years old, and no doubt stretches back even further. The first cutler to appear is in a document of 1297. A pocket photo guide containing finely detailed photographs of the locality from the francis frith collection. Sheffield is the fourthlargest city in england and was where the industrial revolution began in earnest. He is an avid author of local history books and has become wellknown for his writing and his books on yorkshire subjects, which include a century of sheffield, images of sheffield, and the little book of yorkshire. Click the link above and login with your sheffield public library card. Timeline of sheffield history government sheffield city council sheffield development corporation local government act 1972 local government act 1985 sheffield local elections lord mayor of sheffield buildings buildings and structures in sheffield listed buildings in sheffield list of pubs in sheffield gatecrasher sheffield castle sheffield. Should you wish to order more than one copy of this title, we may not be able to fulfill the order please email us to check. By 1600, sheffield became the biggest producer of cutlery outside of london. Photo books sheffield explore and buy nostalgic books about the sheffield area everything old photos old maps books memories history did you know.
Photos of sheffield places and people from sheffield s history. A timeline of the history of sheffield local histories. It is renowned for its highquality steel and fine cutlery, for its two large universities and for having, when it was built, the biggest shopping centre in europe, yet there is so much more to know about this proud south yorkshire city. Research strengths research by thematic hubs funded research projects partnerships that inform our teaching and research. Th e more welltodo suburbs on the western fringes of sheffi eld, such as crosspool.
It stands as a valuable history of the town and shire up to this period in its own right. Sheffield has been famous since the 14th century for making cutlery, but it was local clock maker benjamin huntsmans discovery in the 18th century that steel could be purified by using a crucible that led to sheffield becoming the steel capital of britain. Beans excellent local history the sheffield gang wars. Author and local roger rogowski looks at the history of notting hill. Browse and buy a vast selection of yorkshire local history books and collectibles on. Forges, metalworking shops and steelworks in the area came in all shapes and sizes. Sheffield cutlery sheffield is the home of cutlery. Sheffield was a centre of blade production since the 14th century. The area known as sheffield was probably founded in the second half of 1ad in a clearing by the river sheaf although humans may have lived in the area for at least 10,000 years. The alfred moses room offers access to books on local history, news papers and documents on microfilm, photographs, maps, yearbooks and more. Field is a generic suffix deriving from the old english feld, meaning a forest clearing.
You may also find that there is a starplus resource list for your module. Highly respected local historian david hey has written a fine, uptodate history of sheffield. Suitable for local historians, tourists and general reading or as a gift. The collection the sheffield museum collects artifacts, images, documents, family history, and oral history that come from within a 10 mile radius of the community of sheffield. Prepare your pages pressready, so pages are created how you want them. Famous people from sheffield local history articles trace your ancestors. It is the study of what used to be where and why a street was named in a particular way. Library undergraduate current students history the. About the society sheffield family history society.
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