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The Bartrops Arrive in Sheffield
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Legend
in the family has it that my Great Great Grandfather, William
Bartrop, walked all the way from Worksop (some 18 miles) to make
his fortune in the steel city. His trade in Worksop was as a
'wood sawyer' and when he arrive he was set to work in Black's lumber yard
on Pond Street, near his new home.
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William made his home in Pond Street,
in housing similar to that shown on this page. Unfortunately
(?), this area has been lost to us in one of the many slum
clearance programmes and now it is the Transport Interchange and
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These images appear by kind permission
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Sheffield Libraries, Archives &
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Footnote
For those of us who like to bathe in the rosy glow of nostalgia,
and long for the days when families looked after their own, read on
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Following the death of her husband William, Great Great Grandmother
Margaret, was apparently shunned by her four remaining children, and
ended her days in the
Fir Vale Workhouse (Now the
Northern General
Hospital), some 12 years later.
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One Question Sheffieldiers may like to answer:
Who did the most damage to Sheffield's historical
buildings?
1. The Luftwaffe or 2. Sheffield City Council
Answers on a postcard to the usual address
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