Record of FULWOOD HISTORY GROUP MEETING 16th April 2026
Present: D.A., J.B., A.C., G.C., A.H., G.H., M.L., C.M., J.P., K.P.
- M.L. told us about finds on a recent dig he’d been on in Wiltshire: these included items from Roman, A-S and Medieval periods
- M.L. and A.C. shared their knowledge of trading tokens which were used as a form of currency during the Civil War period, the late 18th/early 19th centuries and in the early 20th century
- D.A. and J.B. reported on their exploration of the old Oak Brook footpath from where it rises near Tapton field to where it flows under Fulwood Road; D.A. remembers using it until the 1980s but has now all but disappeared; G.C. recalled the trout in the Oak Brook in the area which is now Tapton Hall car park; J.B. to see about an Oak Brook Part II visit to the Notre Dame site for the group in June
Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland
- J.P. shared her recent findings about Oakholme Road – Carisbrook(e) and Stephenson Hall which she’s researching for forthcoming guided walks
- Discussion of King Edward VII and High Storrs schools; there was an open-air swimming pool at Wesley College from the mid-nineteenth century; it became derelict and was replaced by the current pool in 1936
Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland
- In the light of his ongoing research, K.P. shared his insights into Victorian gardeners and their routes of employment around stately homes and large houses
- A.C. asked about there once being a girls’ boarding school on Graham Road
- Update on Fulwood House and former National Health building on Old Fulwood Road: currently there’s no buyer and the situation remains uncertain
- Brookhouse Hill – there was a curate’s house at the top; planning permission update
- Ethel Haythornthwaite and her connection with the area
- Sheffield Environment Weeks: booklet available again this year
- Status of Endcliffe Hall: now standing empty and uncertain future
- Ornithological news: D.A. told us that the drumming of the snipe is to be heard at this time of year at Redmires; G.C. talked about the erection of fencing which may have impacted on the water voles and other creatures; J.B. & A.H. commented on kingfishers and new-born ducklings at Forge Dam.
Next meeting 21st May 2026