Alsops Farm, Crookes, Sheffield

 I came across this old postcard of "Old Crookes." The only information on the postcard was that it is a photograph of Alsop's Farm.

It is difficult to believe nowadays but the district of Crookes in Sheffield was predominantly a farming community up until the late C19th

The location of the farm is a matter of guesswork. Picture Sheffield have a couple of images showing 

"Cottages in Barker's Yard, off Crookes (situated between Toyne Street and Marston Road), possibly also known as Alsops Yard. Demolished 1908 or 1909"

I think that the lane that dissects the photograph may well be Toyne Street and the taller house to the rear of the photograph may be the ols Punch Bowl public house.The chimney stack on the house is very similar to the one on The Punch Bowl

 

 

Herbert Hargreaves "The Worst Lighting Case in Sheffield" - September 1916

 This report appeared in the local press dated 17th October 1916 and related to a case that was conducted the previous day at Sheffield's Police Court. 

The Chairman of the bench was Sir Frank Mappin, one of Sheffield's most prominent industrialists and from his comnents he was clearly incensed by the conduct of Herbert Hargreaves on the night of 25th September 1916. The fine of £20 is the equivalent of over £1200 in todays money which is nothing short of draconian. The usual fine for a breach of the regulations was between 10s and £1 

But Sir Frank had every right to be incensed because Hargreaves flagrant disregard of the blackout regulations occurred on the night of Sheffield's first ever air-raid, a raid that led to the loss of 29 lives.It is no wonder that his neighbours were bitterly complaining about his conduct and some even accused him of signalling to the enemy.

There is no doubt about it Herbert Hargreaves got a lenient sentence that day in the Police Court

The Beighton Doodlebug - Xmas Eve 1944

Last week a reader of my article on the Beighton Doodlebug (German V1 rocket) contacted me and asked the following question - 

"Could you please tell me which part this is? -I'm almost 100% sure that it is off the Beighton V1 as it was given to me about 25 years ago by my late father-in-law (Bill Layne of Aughton) who at the time was a Bevin boy at Brookhouse pit. They were sent to the site to either help carry out the clean up operation and somehow this must have got stuck in his pocket!! As best I can remember he said he thought that it was a part that twisted on impact and caused the detonation.I'm not sure this is correct as an engineer it seems to be overcomplicated for this. Can't help being in admiration for the left-hand spiral tapered milling on the cone-with no C.N.C's in those days it can't have been easy to produce! Object height 24mm/dia.32mm"

My response was as follows

"Well first of all I am not an expert in flying bomb technology and so I am not much help in that respect, But as you may have gathered from my article readers have informed me that by December 1944 the Germans were increasingly cannibalising parts from their rapidly diminishing U-Boat fleets, and I wonder if the part your father rescued, was from a German naval torpedo This may explain the complexity of the machining".

If anyone can assist me further on this item. please contact me and I will pass it on 

Bert Nichols and the Phoenix Theatre Sheffield 27 August 924

 I posted an article to the site a few years ago relating to the Phoenix Theatre in Sheffield.  

Last week a reader of this article contacted me with information that related to his late grandfather, and his appearance at the Phoenix in 1924

"My grandfather, Albert Emmanuel Nicholson was a member of ‘The Strolling Players’ theatre group who appeared at The Phoenix Theatre, Hillsborough and other local venues in the 1920s. The attached poster from I believe 1924 lists him under his stage name of ‘Bert Nichols, Light Comedian’. He lived at that time with his family in Minto Road (where I also lived up until three-years old) opposite Hillsborough Park and worked as a manager with the Brightside & Carbrook Co-operative Association. Interestingly, along with the poster I also have a photograph of The Strolling Players together with a letter to him from the BBC requesting details of fees for The Players to perform.

A lovely well-liked man he was also an active local lay-preacher. I also recall that he was aboard for the very last cruise of the original Queen Elizabeth Cunard liner in 1968. He passed away in 1977 aged 85 and is most-fondly remembered"

He also kindly supplied me with a scan of the poster that advertised the show.

"Driver banned after elderrly couple Killed" Prince of Wales Road, Sheffield April 1967

 In 2017 - 2018 I posted a couple of blogs on the life and career of John Lewis Womersley. John was City Architect for Sheffield from 1953 - 1963 and led the team that planned and designed the mixed high-density housing developments, Park Hill (1957-1961) and the Gleadless Valley estate (1955-1962). He was also involved in the building of the now demolished Castle Market.

I had was archived the cutting and but when I retrieved it I found this cutting that was adjacent to it. It was from the Sheffield Star dated April 1967

I cannot really add anything to the report apart from my dumbfounded amazement at the leniency of the sentence. "There is no doubt he was going far too fast" was the keen observation of Mr Justice Veale who then fined the defendent £50 (£635 at 2020) and banned him from driving for 7 years.

Times certainly have changed, and in this instance, for the better 

Notes

Births Sep 1897 Nutbrown Harold Sheffield 9c 668

Surname  First name(s)    District  Vol  Page 

Marriages Sep 1931  

Nutbrown  Harold  Pipe  Sheffield  9c 1185  

Pipe  Florence B  Nutbrown  Sheffield  9c 1185  

Deaths Sep 1967 Nutbrown Harold 69 Sheffield 2d 281

Deaths Sep 1967 Nutbrown  Florence B 58 Sheffield  2d 281

In the 1939 National Register Harold and Florence were still at Greenwood Drive Sheffield (no 36).

Frank Anthony Porter who "died doing his utmost with a Lewis Gun" - Passchendaele October 9th 1917 and Intake Cemetery (Sheffield)

 My only aunt and uncle are buried in Sheffield's Intake Cemetery which is located just off Mansfield Road, Sheffield. I have visited the grave a few times since their deaths and when returning to the cemetery entrance, I passed the follwing family grave of Sarah Ann and Robert Porter

Photographs taken 6th July 2011 

The memorial also refers to their son Frank Anthony who died in the Great War "doing his utmost with a Lewis Gun."

I resolved that I would find out a bit more about the memorial and after a gap of nine years I have!

Frank Antony Porter

Date of Death 9/10/17  France & Flanders

Age 24

Service Number 203028  Rank Lance Corporal

Army Regiment West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales Own) Batallion 1/5th Battalion

Attachments / Former Regiment 21953 York & Lancaster Regiment

Memorial / Roll of Honour Information

Sheffield Council Official Roll of Honour

Gleadless War Memorial

Gleadless Valley Methodist Church Roll of Honour

Sheffield Gas Co Roll of Honour Now at Transco House Effingham St/Sussex St

Where Born Ranmoor Where Enlisted Sheffield Where Resided Sheffield

CWGC Additional Information

Son of Robert and Sarah Porter. of 44 Seagrave Rd.. Gleadless. Sheffield.

CWGC Grave / Memorial Tyne Cot Memorial Panel 42 to 47.

Frank does not have a kown grave in Flanders for he is one of the many thousannds who are listed on the Tyne Cot memorial. And yet that is not to say he is not "buried in Passchendaele". He may well have been buried there but they have not been able to locate Frank's body.

And at least "his loving mother Sarah Ann" was spared the agony and misery of losing her son -she died in April 1913, four and a half years before her son Frank  

  

What happened to Lord Haw-Haws Dog? - Hamburg, Germany May 1945

For anyone who is not familiar with Lord Haw-Haw - Lord Haw-Haw was a nickname applied to William Joyce, who broadcast Nazi propaganda to the UK from Germany during the Second World War. The broadcasts opened with "Germany calling, Germany calling", spoken in an affected upper-class English accent.

There is a lot of content relating to the life and death of William Joyce both in print and on-line but there is nothing about his dog. But the Western Morning News dated Tuesday 15th May 1945 did reveal that Joyce abandoned the puppy to its fate.But as the report demonstartaes the puppy dog fared condsiderably bettter than its previous owner did!

 

The Funeral of Robert William Tebbutt - 18th April 1923 City Road Cemetery Sheffield

 I have just posted a full report of the committal proceedings for Rose Artcliff who was arrested and charged for the murder of a nurse, Ada Bradley in April 1923.

The detailed report of the tragedy and its aftermath appeared in the Sheffield Daily Telegraph dated 19th April 1923 and occupied nearly two full columns in the newspaper.

At the end of the report which at times was rather gruesome, was another report of a funeral that took place the day before at Sheffield's City Road Cemetery

  

It was for a Robert William Tebbutt who died at Birley East Pit in an accident earlier that month. Robert was only 24 when he died but he was awarded full military honours which seems to indicate that he was held in high esteem. At the time of his death he was a member of the Hallamshire Territorials.

From the report it looks as though Robert did not have much luck in life - gassed twice in the Great War, and then killed in a pit accident four years after his discharge,

His burial record is as follows  

Tebbutt, Robert William (Collier, age 24). Died at 123 Fitzwilliam St; Buried on April 18, 1923 in Consecrated ground; Grave Number 23298, Section II of City Road Cemetery, Sheffield.

MorrellL, Harriet o/w Arnold (Widow, age 51). Died at Royal Infirmary; Buried on October 6, 1926 in Consecrated ground;  Grave Number 23298, Section II of City Road Cemetery, Sheffield.

Tebbutt, Alice (Widow, age 77).Died at 80 Lancing Road; Buried on March 10, 1952 in Consecrated ground;  Grave Number 23298, Section II of City Road Cemetery, Sheffield.

The Murder of Emma West - Woodhouse, Sheffield August 1889

 

From Illustrated Police News, 31 August 1889

The follwing report appeared in the Times newspaper on Saturday 24th August 1889  

"The Murder Near Sheffield: At Sheffield (West Riding) Court yesterday, Robert West, a travelling showman, was charged on remand with the murder of Emma West, his wife, at Woodhouse near Sheffield, on Saturday morning, the 17th inst. 

It will be remembered that while his wife was in bed in the caravan West cut her throat and then surrendered to the police, making a full confession. When deceased's mother was called an extraordinary scene occurred. Mrs. Sketchley called prisoner a murderer and villain, on which West said she was partly the cause of it, and that he was glad he had killed deceased, and only wished he had killed a man going by the name of "Leicester Jack" of whom he was jealous. 

He only wanted to die now, and the sooner for better.  He was committed for trail on the capital charged and on leaving the dock called out, "Good-bye" to his friends in Court in a most careless manner".

This seemed to be an interesting case and as the murder occurred in the Woodhouse district of Sheffield I thought I would do some research.

However someone had already done this in July 2015 and as have no wish to replicate this excellent article I am just goung to post a link to "Murdered by a Travelling Showman"

And I would like to know more about "Leicester Jack" but I think the possibilty of that is next to zero 

Mary Riddall - A Case of Selling Adulterate Milk - Sunday 24th October 1897 - the Park Sheffield

 I came across this case in the Evening Telegraph and Star dated 19th Novemeber 1897 . It concerns a Mary Riddal and her husband (not named) who were summoned and convicted for selling adulterated milk in the Park. 

The adulteration was one of the worst the inspector had seen yet - in fact the samples taken were adulterated with 30% water. But the defendent explained that he had had bad luck with his cows and that he had to buy milk off other people. He had received assuarances that the milk was pure but it appears he did not check it or receive any guarantee to this effect.

Not surprisingly the magistrate was unconvinced with this explanation and fined the defendent £4 plus costs (circa £370 in current value) 

From the report it appears that the defendent has had a rotten run with his bad cows. This was the fourth time he had been convicted of this offence!

The Melancholy Death of the Reverend Samuel Carver and his wife - Malin Bridge Sheffield - September 1842

 This cutting is from the liverpool Times dated Septermber 1842 and refers to the "melancholy death" of the incumbent at Stanningtion Church and his recently married wife who is not named.

Malin Bridge is at the bottom of the hill from Stanningtion Church and must be at least two miles way. Nevertheless a horse bolting at full gallop down the hill to the bridge must have been a terrifying experience for the couple. Serious injury and death were inevtable given the contruction of the bridge.

I checked to see if this accident had been reported elsewhere and the onlt on-line reference I could locate was on the Stannington Church website. 

"Samuel Robinson Carver 1842-1846

To alleviate the problem of a travelling clergyman, a syndicate of local businessmen built a parsonage and school and provided a stipend of £100pa for a resident minister.  There nominee was Samuel Carver, a Sheffield man who was a Cambridge graduate and had recently married a Cambridge woman of some wealth.  Irregularly the appointment was made without consulting the Vicar of Ecclesfield but nobody seemed to mind.  Sadly Mr & Mrs Carver were both killed when their horse bolted causing their carriage to overturn at Malin Bridge.  The couple are buried in the churchyard."

Unfortunately the writer gave the impression that the Rev Carver continued to serve his parish for another 4 years after his death in 1842. And like the newspaper no name is given for his wife who is nameless.

Here are the correct details of the marriage and death and also the name of his wife - Eliza Anne (nee Harris)

Surname First name(s)         District Vol Page 

Marriages Dec 1841   

CARVER Samuel Robinson Cambridge 14 19  

HARRIS Eliza Anne Cambridge 14 19   

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page 

Deaths Sep 1842   

CARVER Eliza Ann Ecclesall Bierlow 22 71

From the excellent Sheffield Indexers site

Carver, Eliza Anne (~, age 42).

Died at Stannington; Buried on September 8, 1842 in Consecrated ground;

Grave Number ~, Section ~ of Christ Church Cemetery, Stannington.

Plot Owner: ~ ~ of ~. Page No 36

Carver, Samuel Robinson (~, age 38).

Died at Stannington; Buried on September 8, 1842 in Consecrated ground;

Grave Number ~, Section ~ of Christ Church Cemetery, Stannington.

Plot Owner: ~ ~ of ~. Page No 36

I have not been to the church at Stannington for a few years now and so I cannot say wether or not there is a memorial to Samuel and Eliza.

  

  

Douglas Harry Rawson Army Service Corps T/3/029471 (1893 - 1916)

In May 2020 I posted a blog that related to Fred Hunter (1887-1916) who died on the Somme in 1916 and is remembered on a memorial in Crookes Cemetery (Sheffield).

The researcher who so kindly supplied me with the information has contacted me again with information relating to Fred's nephew,  Douglas Harry Rawson who served in the British Army Service Corps in World War 1  

Douglas  was the first child of Ann Hunter, Fred's elder sister. He was born on 11th May 1893 at 72 Burns Road Crookesmoor Sheffield and baptised on 2nd June 1893 at St George Church Brook Hill Sheffield

His father  - Henry Anthony Rawson b 1868 (Sheffield) - died 1904 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

His mother - Ann Hunter born 30th Jan 1872, baptised 1st Oct 1879 at St Luke, Hollis Croft, , Ann's parents William and Elizabeth and sister Kate are buried in the grave that is Fred Hunter's (her brother) memorial in Crookes Cemetery. Henry Anthony, died in 1904 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 

Ann married a Joshua Almond St John church, Blackpool 26th June 1907 and she is a widow on the register. They had a daughter Margaret Almond in 1909 who would have been Douglas,s half sisiter 

Ann died about May 1924, in Fylde, Lancs, England

Henry and Ann married 30 July 1892 at St Georges, Brook Hill

They had three children 

Douglas Harry, 

Winifred b 17th September 1894, baptised St Georges 12th Oct 1894. Winifred died in Blackpool in 1975 

Dorothy who is an enigma on the 1911 census as she was born in 1904 in Cape Town South Africa. She died in Blackpool in 1950

Father Henry is not with the family on the 1901 census, Ann and children are living with her parents at Bradley Street, Crookes Sheffield. Was he away fighting in the Boer War?

Douglas Harry married an Elizabeth Mason on June 21st 1913 at the Primitive Methodist Church, Chapel St, Blackpool, Lancashire, England. 

Douglas and had two children 

Douglas who was born and died in Q3 1913 

Harry born 1914. Harry died Jan 17, 1982 • Poulton, Lancashire, England

The family lived at 5 Beford Road Blackpool

Douglas enlisted at Aldershot on 27th November 1914 for the duration of the war

Douglas died on 2nd November at Fargo Hospital, Rolleston, Salisbury, Wiltshire and was laid to rest at Layton Cemetery Blackpool.

Douglas Harry Rawson

PC Thomas Clifford 1880-85 Sheffield

A few months ago a researcher contacted me to ask for my assistance with regard to the Masons Arms (now known as the Big Tree at Woodseats) and Sanger's circus elephants. 

I posted an article many years ago about the tragic death of the Baldwin's Pony in Sheffield.

and it was the information on this page that he wanted to clarify. Fortunately I was able to assist him in this matter.

This week I received another mail to say that his research has been published

"my biographical piece on my great-great grandfather's time as a police constable has now been published online, as a freely downloadable pdf document, by Derbyshire Family History Society (DFHS). To navigate from the DFHS homepage, select 'Data & Downloads', then 'Downloads Area', and the link 'PC Clifford' appears under 'File categories (Public)'; this opens the page on which the link to the pdf appears  

There is a DIRECT  link for the pdf itself - https://www.dfhs.org.uk/filestore/PC_Thomas_Clifford_1880-85_110.pdf"

Thomas Clifford, was born in 1850 in Hugglescote, north-west Leicestershire. He grew up in Allestree and Darley Abbey, just north of Derby. Thomas spent most of his working life with the Midland Railway, based in Derby. But he also had a brief career with Derbyshire Constabulary, posted to the north of the county on the southern edge of Sheffield. His great-great grandson, John Clifford, has written a biographical piece about Thomas' time as a police constable in the early 1880s.

And what a biography it is. It is a tremendous piece of research which I found fascinating in many respects. Apart from Thomas's career it also details the social and econonic history of Sheffield in the late nineteenth century and contains photos that I have never seen before.   

"There is no place like home" 23 Orchard Road Walkley Sheffield - 1913

After the success of my previous blog (it only took 8 years!) I came across this photograph/postcard last week on an online auction site

It is a rather interesting photo of a young couple and I assume their first child - there is no information on the rear of the card. Below the image is the phrase "Yours truely C Bean" - I am not sure about that

name though

23 Orchard Road Walkey where the photo was taken is still there - it is behind the Asda store on South Road 

But like some many houses in the district it has been recently "redeveloped."  

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I wonder what the young family would have thought. If anyone can supply me with additional information on the family just mail me

   

A Double Wedding in 1920 Walkley Sheffield - An Update

On 20th March 2012 I posted a blog  - A Double Wedding in 1920 Walkley Sheffield which contained the following photo

At the time I stated

"I could not find any trace of "Bullors" in the 1911 UK census but enter the name "Bullers" and there are quite a few entries inj the Crookes/ Walkley area. But what I can't find are any entries for the marriages in the BMD registers. If her maiden name was Bullors/Bullers then you would expect her father and uncle to have that name but so far I have not been able to trace them "

But today I receive an e-mail from a reader of the blog who stated that the bridegrooms at the wedding were her mothers brothers and that their surname was BULLOSS. Armed with this information it was easy to pinpoint that date of the photograph - Monday 2nd August 1920.

Here are the details

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page 

Marriages Sep 1920   

Bulloss Albert Cantrell Ecclesall B. 9c 937   

Bulloss Herbert Harrison Ecclesall B. 9c 937    

Cantrell Edith Bulloss Ecclesall B. 9c 937   

Harrison Florence H Bulloss Ecclesall B. 9c 937

BULLOSS, Albert (Bachelor, age 27, Grinder, residing at 102 Woodwiew Rd).

    Married Edith CANTRELL, on August 2, 1920, by C J Watkins (Banns) at

    St John The Baptist Church, Owlerton.  Father's name is Joseph Bulloss (Forgeman).

    Married in the presence of Arthur Regnld Hauron, Ellen Bulloss.

    Page No: 95 Reg No: 190

BULLOSS, Herbert (Bachelor, age 21, Spring Knife Finisher, residing at 102 Woodview Rd).

    Married Florence Hannah HARRISON, on August 2, 1920, by C J Watkins (Banns) at

    St John The Baptist Church, Owlerton.  Father's name is Joseph Bulloss (Forgeman).

    Married in the presence of Ralph Krause, Louisa Bulloss.

    Page No: 95 Reg No: 189

1911 Census

Name: Herbert Bulloss

Age in 1911: 11

Estimated birth year: abt 1900

Relation to Head: Son

Gender: Male

Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Ecclesall

Search Photos: Search for 'Ecclesall' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection

County/Island: Yorkshire-West Riding

Country: England

Street address: 222 Bell Hagg Rd Sheffield

Occupation: School

Registration district: Ecclesall Bierlow

Registration District Number: 509

Sub-registration district: Ecclesall North

ED, institution, or vessel: 01

Piece: 27701

Household Members:

Name Age

Joseph Bulloss 44

Florence Bulloss 42

William Bulloss 22

Arthur Bulloss 19

Albert Bulloss 17

Louisa Bulloss 15

Ellen Bulloss 13

Herbert Bulloss 11

Frank Bulloss 10

George Bulloss 8

Florence Bulloss 7

Ernest Bulloss 4

Jane Bulloss 2

1901 Census (Note that the family surname as been transcribed as BALLAS

Name: Joseph Ballas

Age: 34

Estimated birth year: abt 1867

Relation to Head: Head

Gender: Male

Spouse: Florence Ballas 

Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Civil Parish: Nether Hallam

Ecclesiastical parish: Crookes St Thomas Town Sheffield Yorkshire England

Street address: 222 Bell Hagg Road

Registration district: Ecclesall Bierlow Sub-registration district: Hallam

ED, institution, or vessel: 38 Piece: 4343 Folio: 54 Page Number: 6 Household schedule number: 31

Household Members:

Name Age

Joseph Ballas 34

Florence Ballas 32

William Ballas 12

Arthur Ballas 10

Albert Ballas 7

Louisa Ballas 5

Ellin Ballas 3

Harbert Ballas 1

Frank Ballas 6/12

1939 Nationasl Register

Name: Joseph Bulloss

Gender: Male

Marital status: Widowed

Birth Date: 21 Oct 1866

Residence Year: 1939

Address: 44 Bromley Street Residence Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

Occupation: Forgeman Retired (Heavy)

Schedule Number: 166 Sub Schedule Number: 1

Enumeration District: KIDU Registration district: Sheffield 510/2

Household Members:

Name

Joseph Bulloss

William Bulloss

Jane Bunckley 

By the time of the 1939 Register Joseph was widowed - his wife Florence died ten years earlier in 1929. Living with Joseph was one of his sons William and possibly his married daughter Jane   

Ranby Road Sheffield - Then and Now

Whist I was researching the boating lake at Endcliffe Park - see previous post, I came across this postcard of Ranby Road. The road leads off from Rustlings Road and the aforementioned Endcliffe Park

 The photograph was taken from the bottom of Ranby Road looking up towards Greystones and shows the proverbial one man and his dog on a wet day in Sheffield. No date is given on the card but I would say it was circa 1910.

One hunderd years later and this is Ranby Road with Endcliffe Park (and the circus/fair) at the bottom of the road. Different world!

The Brief Life of Kenneth Toulson - Sheffield 1931 - An update

I have just posted this article to the site that appeared in the Sheffield Daily Telegraph dated 13th November 1931

 

The previous newspaper reports of the inquest and trial were vague as to the location of Kenneth's death but this revealed the location as being the boating lake in Sheffield's Endcliffe Park.

It surprised me because I never knew there was a boating lake in the Park but there actually was one.

 

According to the University of Sheffield the boating lake used to be "the second or middle dam used to power Holmes Wheel, a grinding mill , and was used as a boating lake until at least the 1950s, according to OS National Grid Tile SK3285 from 1952." 

Sadly it was also the site of young Kenneth's tragic death

Mrs Ivy Gill - the first woman from Sheffield to swim the English Channel - 13th October 1927

I was thinking of posting an article on Ivy's tremendous feat of swimming the English Chaneel in October 1927 but found that the event was amply covered on the Channel Swimming website that celebrates and records this feat. The above photograph was taken at Millhouses Park Open-Air Swimming Pool in 1929

Attercliffe Old Cemetery Attercliffe Common Sheffield

The following is a postcard that has the title "Old Cemetery Attercliffe Common Sheffield" 

I could not place it initially but after checking on Wikipedia I found this information on Wikipedia

Attercliffe Chapel, also known as the Hill Top Chapel, is a Gothic chapel in Attercliffe, now a suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The chapel was constructed in 1629, when Attercliffe was a township separate from Sheffield, although in the same parish. Consecration took place on St. Matthias' day, 24 February 1630. By the 1840s, the chapel was used only for funeral services.

The chapel, surrounded by its cemetery, and lying on the south bank of the River Don, was largely rebuilt in 1909, but retains its period atmosphere. It is Grade II listed.

As of 2014, the Sheffield congregation of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales meets at the Chapel.

And on the Find A Grave website 1,387 memorials from the Cemetery are listed!

The Late Mr Samuel Bennett - Burgreave Cemetery Sheffield December 1869

I came across this cutting from the Sheffield and Rotherham Independent dated 27th December 1879 which announced the death and interment of the first superintendent of Sheffield's Burngreave Cemetery

By the time of his death nearly 30,000 persons had been buried there and it had only opened in 1861 (the first burial was on 23rd March 1861 - it was a five year old boy named Oscar Brooks) 

The Cemetery was closed for new burials in the 1960's by which time over 160,000 had been buried there. Amongst this number are a few of my ancestors

And from the burial record that appears on the Sheffield Indexers site it looks as though Samuel had to endure what no parent should have to - the death and burial of his son Thomas Laurie ten years prior in 1869

BENNETT, Elizabeth (spinster, age 76).
Died at 29 Upper Albert Rd; Buried on November 11, 1924 in Consecrated ground;
Grave Number 8, Section P3 of Burngreave Cemetery, Sheffield.
Parent or Next of Kin if Available: . Remarks: Officiating Minister, Spencer H Elliott: Removed from Sheffield Parish.

BENNETT, Jane (Widow, age 71).
Died at Cambridge; Buried on April 9, 1892 in Consecrated ground;
Grave Number 8, Section P3 of Burngreave Cemetery, Sheffield.
Parent or Next of Kin if Available: . Remarks: 11548 / 2.
 
BENNETT, Samuel (Superintendent, age 61).
Died at Burngreave; Buried on December 24, 1879 in Consecrated ground;
Grave Number 8, Section P3 of Burngreave Cemetery, Sheffield.
Parent or Next of Kin if Available: . Remarks: Reopened 11548.

BENNETT, Thomas Laurie (Son of Samuel Bennett, age 20).
Died at Burngreave Cemetery; Buried on November 1, 1869 in Consecrated ground;
Grave Number 8, Section P3 of Burngreave Cemetery, Sheffield.
Parent or Next of Kin if Available: . Remarks: .
Plot Owner: Samuel BENNETT of Burngreave Cemetery. Page No