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There can be few Sheffield people who are not aware of
the boxing successes of Herol 'Bomber' Graham and Prince Naseem in recent
years. In fact these are just the latest in a succession of famous and
not so famous heros of the ring who have sprung from South Yorkshire.
A new book by Ronnie Wharton titled Boxing in South Yorkshire
sets out to record these heros from 1890 to the present day starting with
George Cornfield Sheffield's first boxing idol born in New Cross in 1872. Many villages were prompted by the new Millennium to look again at their history and record it through public events, in stone and in print. Few can have done more than Hathersage who produced three books, a map, built a new garden, gave a mug to every child under 16, produced a play and adopted a hospice overseas. Hathersage, Images of the Past, is a unique photographic record of the village and its people, with deep captions to each of its pictures. Fashion, weather and daily life are all captured from the turn of the old century up to the 50s. Published by the Hathersage Millennium Group price £6. The other publications include: Hathersage Reviewed - a snapshot of the village in the year 2000 (Domesday Book II) £2.50; Hathersage Remembers - personal recollections of times gone by £2.50; and Hathersage - a map and pictorial guide to the village. More details and copies from Sue Clendon on 01433 650 863. Early industry in South Yorkshire was founded on water
power, with every stream and river harnessed to the full before the age
of steam began. On the Sheaf we can see the remains of weirs, dams and
wheels, all of which can make for fascinating study and provide a guide
to local history, industrial development and engineering principles. Dating from the Domesday Survey to their rapid decline
in the 19th century, some 75 mill sites are identified, corn mills, textile
mills, paper mills, wood sawing and mineral crushing. Detailed research
has revealed their siting, structure and history of use, although sadly
there are often few visible remains today, apart from the gem of Worsbrough
Mill, now a working museum. The CD Rom does have some real advantages over the printed
word, and these are no more evident than with Abbeydale Hamlet,
with a guide to the Industrial History of Sheffield. This new
CD Rom brings together a mass of information on the Hamlet and Sheffield
history using text, photographs, animations and videos to illustrate the
development of the Abbeydale Works from the 12th Century to the present
day. Before the enclosure acts and the coming of Turnpikes,
travelling in moorland Derbyshire was a risky business, especially in
winter. In an attempt to improve matters, a government act of 1697 instructed
JPs, for the first time, to order the erection of guideposts or guidestones
in moorland areas. It was a grant from the Millennium Awards which enabled
the well established Heeley History Workshop, to produce its new book
Heghlegh Then and Heeley Now. |
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