From prominent families to long-gone landmarks and archaic phrases, road signs in the city reference many things that won’t be apparent to everyday passers-by.
Here are the illuminating stories behind the names of 11 Sheffield streets.
The information below was sourced from a long-running column in The Star and the Sheffield Telegraph written by the late Peter Harvey, who spent years researching the topic. His dedicated work was later compiled into a book.
The information below was sourced from a long-running column in The Star and the Sheffield Telegraph written by the late Peter Harvey, who spent years researching the topic. His dedicated work was later compiled into a book.
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