If you search up Sheffield on the internet, you are bound to find a wealth of information about the city’s history and lists upon lists of interesting facts.
We’ve created a list of 9 little known facts about these Sheffield suburbs that might leave you wondering how much you really know about the area you live in.
If you have some facts about your area, let us know by emailing [email protected]
If you have some facts about your area, let us know by emailing [email protected]
5. Burngreave
Sir Arthur Conana Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes was once a resident of Sheffield and worked as an assistant to Dr. Charles Sydney Richard on Spital Hill, Burngreave. Photo: Chris Etchells
6. Richmond
Richmond was a small settlement with a few cottages together with Hall Farm, built in 1668. The farm gateposts, previously marking the entrance to Sheffield Deer Park, survive within a housing estate. Photo: Google
7. Hackenthorpe
In the mid-19th century, 30,000 sickles a year were crafted in Hackenthorpe. Thomas Staniforth and Co was a sickle, scythe and tool smiths based in the area. Photo: Google Maps
8. Crookes
Sheffield's Def Leppard played some of their earliest gigs at a working men's club in Crookes in 1979. The band unveiled a Sheffield Heritage plaque at Crookes Working Men’s Club in 1996. Photo: JPIMedia