Record of FULWOOD HISTORY GROUP MEETING 19th March 2026
Present: D.A., J.B., A.C., G.C., A.H., G.H., C.M., J.P., K.P.
1) INTERNATIONAL NEWS
- D.A. told the group about his meeting with Shannon Hancock who was visiting the UK from Ontario; Shannon is a descendant of Fulwood builder and stonemason Samuel Hancock (1834-1855, Shannon’s great-great-great-grandfather).
- K.P. told us about a Norwegian woman who has been in contact about her Fulwood relatives, the Parkers, who lived at Storth House. This is a link to K.P’s article about the Parkers and Storth House.
2) BOOKS
- J.B. shared some research which began with a bookseller’s label and ended in Nether Green; this links to the article on the FHG website
- We were reminded of MG’s book Steel City Readers and the related research of the Reading Sheffield project
- Broomhill Library is now selling books of local interest (titles which used to be on sale at Broomhill P.O.)
3) REDMIRES
- C.M. shared documents relating to the PoW camp at Redmires: newspaper articles, sale of the huts etc.; one of the huts became the pavilion at Fulwood Tennis Club., another is used at the Sportsman
- Pubs in the Redmires area, past and present: A.C.’s Substack article 22/3/26 explores these
- Racecourses: there was horse racing at The Three Merry Lads, (see A.C.’s Substack article above for details), as well as one at Racecourse Farm and the Crookesmoor Racecourse; this linked to a discussion of the enclosures and their impact – for information and commentary on this, see The Manor and Parish of Ecclesall by Carolus Paulus (1927)
- G.C. recounted a story his father told him about patrolling the P. of War camp when on duty for the Home Guard
4) MISCELLANEOUS
- G.C. asked about the location of a picture of a furnace: this has since been identified as Low Mill furnace at Cawthorne; G.C.’s photo appears with the entry for the monument on the Historic England website
- J.B. asked about local scout John Flinn, (of 36th St. John’s Ranmoor), who appeared in the Sheffield at War souvenir magazine produced by the Sheffield Star Newspaper in 1948; Flinn received a Scout’s award for gallantry for his actions during Sheffield’s Blitz
- A horse’s grave and headstone located on fields near the Rivelin Dam
- Benchmarks
- Gardeners – Henry Steele’s gardener was the relative of a local person who has been in touch with K.P.
- A.H. asked about stones lying across the bed of the Porter towards Carr Bridge – they look as if they’ve been placed there and if so, what was their purpose? Perhaps Friends of the Porter Valley could provide information
Next meeting 16th April 2026