Many years ago I posted an article to the site that related to a tragedy that occurred on Monday 2nd July 1883 at Gell Street in Sheffield. It resulted in the deaths of two children and several others were also injured. The tragedy and the aftermath were reported in detail in the local and national press. And it was unusual inasmuch as the Coroner and the jury at the inquest disagreed with each other. Feelings did run high!
"I just wanted to drop you an email to say thank you for the informative page on your website in relation to an ancestor of mine.
The ‘Panic on Gell Street’ of 1883 resulted in the death of my 2 x Great Grand Uncle, John Charles Summers.
My father’s great grandfather, William Henry Summers (older brother of John Charles Summers) passed down a story through the family that his youngest brother died in some sort of accident when William was 16. I apparently it had a huge impact on the rest of the family and the local community due to the tragic nature of it.
Didn’t know what it was until we found this today Many thanks"
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