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	History of Sheffield at AllExperts
		It is likely then that the origin of the present-day city of Sheffield is an Anglo-Saxon settlement in a clearing beside the confluence of the rivers Sheaf and Don founded sometime between the end of Roman occucation in 410 and the end of the 8th century.
		Parts of Sheffield were devastated when the one such five year long construction project, the Dale Dyke dam, collapsed on Friday 11 March 1864 resulting in the Great Sheffield Flood.
		In 1914 Sheffield became a diocese of the Church of England, and the parish church became a cathedral.
	en.allexperts.com /e/h/hi/history_of_sheffield.htm (3341 words)

	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Sheffield
		Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in the north of England.
		The population of the City of Sheffield borough in 2002 was estimated at 512,242.
		Sheffield was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and, before this, the Saxon shire of Hallamshire.
	www.fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/Sheffield (3793 words)

	Sheffield Flood: Extracts from Old Newspapers
		The Great Sheffield Flood, also known as the Great Inundation, was a disaster which devastated parts of Sheffield, on March 11th 1864.
		The great reservoir of the Sheffield Water Company—a reservoir nearly 100 acres in extent, and which held more than a million cubic feet of water, suddenly burst its embankment and swept with the fury of another Deluge down the narrow gorge formed by the Loxley and Stannington Hills into Sheffield itself.
		The flood demolished their house and carried them out, but Watson, as he was being whirled along on the surface of the torrent, contrived to grasp a broken window frame in one of the partially submerged houses, and was saved, but his wife and children are lost.
	www.rotherhamweb.co.uk /h/extracts/flood.htm (1788 words)

	CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Great Sheffield Flood, also known as the Great Inundation, was a disaster that devastated parts of Sheffield, England on March 11, 1864, when the Dale Dyke Dam broke.
		The flood continued south down the Don into Sheffield centre, around the eastward bend of the Don at Lady's Bridge, then continued out to Attercliffe, past the sites of today's Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield Arena, and Meadowhall Shopping Centre, and on to Rotherham.
		The subsequent enquiry found that the flood had wrecked nearly every bridge as far as Lady's Bridge, destroyed 800 houses, and killed 270 people - bodies were later found as far down the Don as Mexborough.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Great_Sheffield_Flood (241 words)

	Great Sheffield Flood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Great Sheffield Flood, also known as the Great Inundation, was a disaster that devastated parts of Sheffield, England on March 11, 1864, when the Dale Dyke Dam broke.
		The subsequent enquiry found that the flood had wrecked nearly every bridge as far as Lady's Bridge, destroyed 800 houses, and killed 270 people - bodies were later found as far down the Don as Mexborough.
		The conclusion was that construction was defective, and that a small leak in the wall grew rapidly until the dam failed completely.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Sheffield_Flood (245 words)

	Sheffield Flood - The Trail of Destruction (2)
		The house was flooded to the height of six feet, and was considerably damaged.
		The inmates were placed in great peril, as the flood reached to the chambers in which they were sleeping,.
		Waters, in the middle of the night, was awoke by the roar of the advancing flood, which, she says, sounded like a clap of thunder.
	mick-armitage.staff.shef.ac.uk /sheffield/photogal/picflud2.html (2521 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Great Sheffield flood
		The Great Sheffield flood, also known as the Great Inundation, was a disaster that devastated parts of Sheffield, England on March 11 1864.
		This sent a wall of water flooding down the Loxely valley, through Loxley and Hillsborough, and then down the River Don through central Sheffield, Attercliffe and as far as Rotherham.
		Bodies swept by the flood waters were later found as far afield as Mexborough.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Great_Sheffield_flood (294 words)

	Sheffield
		Sheffield is a major city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, in the north of England.
		Sheffield has an international reputation for metallurgy and steel-making.There are numerous sources showing the international reputation of Sheffield for metallurgy, and in particular steel and cutlery manufacture.
		Sheffield currently produces more steel per year than at any other time in its history.Government News Network (Accessed 23 October 2005) However, the industry is now less noticeable as it has become highly automated and employs far fewer staff than in the past.
	www.globalguide.org /index.html?id=200073 (3494 words)

	A Brief History of Sheffield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Sheffield was on the “cutting edge” so to speak of cutlery technology in those early years, and the invention and improvement of several processes in the mid 1700’s revolutionized metallurgy.
		Sheffield grew as an industrial center, and was a great producer of steel until a recession from the loss of import markets at the end of the 18th century.
		Sheffield will not be mistaken for Hawaii as a tourist spot anytime soon, but they seem to be doing a lot of the right things to create a competitive economy for the coming years.
	www.submityournewarticle.com /Article/A-Brief-History-of-Sheffield/94435 (1409 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		He was also played a critical role in merging the two competing Sheffield football associations in to the Sheffield and Hallamshire Football Association, which he then became chairman of.
		He represented the Sheffield Association the first inter-association match against the FA at Bramall Lane on 2 December 1871 and would become a regular feature in inter-association matches.
		His funeral was held at Sheffield Cathedral on the 30 June and was attended by representatives from both national FAs and all the county FAs of England as well as a number of clubs.
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	Wikinfo \| Sheffield
		The Sheffield Ski Village is the largest artificial ski resort in Europe, and the city also has two indoor climbing centres.
		Sheffield has also seen the birth of Pulp (probably currently the most famous group from Sheffield), Def Leppard, Joe Cocker and the free improvisors Derek Bailey and Tony Oxley.
		Sheffield once had two railway stations, Sheffield Victoria station on the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, and Sheffield Midland station on the Midland Main Line.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Sheffield (1168 words)

	Sheffield - MalibuMountainWiki
		The area that is now the City of Sheffield has been occupied since at least the last ice age, but the settlements that grew to form Sheffield date from the second half of the 1st millennium, and are of Anglo-Saxon and Danish origin.
		From 1570 to 1584 Mary, Queen of Scots was held as a prisoner in Sheffield Castle and Sheffield Manor.
		Sheffield is close to the Peak District National Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty popular with both on and off-road cyclists.
	www.malibumountaingallery.com /wiki/index.php/Sheffield (4180 words)

	The Great Sheffield Flood
		The Great Sheffield Flood was a man-made disaster, which caused devastation throughout Yorkshire.
		In the mid Nineteenth Century, the city of Sheffield was the British centre of steel-making, the focal point of the Industrial Revolution.
		In response to the pressure, the Sheffield Waterworks Company formulated an ambitious scheme to construct The Dale Dyke Dam, in the Loxley Valley, north of the city.
	www.wardsbookofdays.com /11march.htm (373 words)

	Stannington information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Stannington (Grid reference SK309889) is a district of Sheffield to the west of the city centre, located on the hill between the rivers Rivelin and Loxley.
		Parts of Loxley were badly damaged by the Great Sheffield Flood of 1864.
		Bradfield (Grid reference SK267923) is a village in the borough of Sheffield, situated in the Peak District.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Stannington?redir=1 (439 words)

	The Great Flood at Sheffield (1864)
		An increasing number of people were moving into the Sheffield area to take advantage of the employment prospects in the giant, pioneering steel works, and the town was generally expanding.
		Gunson, who lived next door to the Waterworks' offices in Division Street, near Sheffield centre, some eight miles away, collected one of his contractors, John Craven, who lived nearby, and the two mounted the gig that was to carry them through the abysmal weather to the Dale Dyke reservoir.
		Collapse Of The Dale Dyke Dam - 1864
	www.mick-armitage.staff.shef.ac.uk /sheffield/flood.html (953 words)

	GENUKI: Sheffield
		An index to the 1871 census for Sheffield is being transcribed by a group co-ordinated by Gordon Cambell.
		The SHEFFIELD Mailing List is an unmoderated Family History list administrated by Gordon Cambell, dedicated to the genealogy and history of the Sheffield and Rotherham areas.
		Sheffield's Traditional Heritage Museum website gives you an insight into some of the materials displayed at the museum which have been collected over the last 30 years.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/YKS/WRY/Sheffield/index.html (1741 words)

	channel4.com - Time Team 2004 - Sheffield - Sheffield's 'Great Flood'
		By the mid-1800s, Sheffield was firmly in the grip of the Industrial Revolution.
		An increasing number of people were moving into the area to take advantage of the employment prospects in the giant, pioneering steel works, and the town was generally expanding.
		After about 30 minutes the flood gradually subsided, leaving a trail of destruction more than eight miles long: it was later described as 'looking like a battlefield'.
	www.channel4.com /history/microsites/T/timeteam/2004_sheff_flood.html (859 words)

	Thomas Jessop, Made In Sheffield
		Sheffield's Jessop Hospital for Women, which dates from 1878, is named after city magnate Thomas Jessop who footed the £30,000 building costs.
		As Mayor in 1864 Jessop had to deal with the aftermath of the great Sheffield flood.
		Jessop was also a member of Sheffield's first town council when the town became a corporate borough in 1843.
	www.made-in-sheffield.com /people/thomasjessop.htm (183 words)

	MossValley: 1864, The Great Sheffield Flood - ILN
		In arguably the greatest tragedy ever to befall Sheffield — indeed one of Britain's worst disasters, in terms of loss of life — almost 250 people perished, possibly more, when a reservoir dam burst in the hills a few miles from the town, shortly before midnight on the night of 11th March 1864.
		Two hundred beds in the Sheffield workhouse have been set apart for the reception of those whom it has left houseless, and a fund is being subscribed for the benefit of the sufferers in general.
		Rawlinson, C.E., to Sheffield, to investigate the causes of the recent bursting of the reservoir near that town.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~mossvalley/mv2/sheffield-flood.html (4147 words)

	Sheffield information - Search.com
		Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in the north of England.
		The mid-2004 population estimate for the City of Sheffield was 516,100 according to the Office for National Statistics (accessed 21 December 2005).
		Sheffield is close to the Peak District National Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty popular with both on- and off-road cyclists.
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/Sheffield (4823 words)

	About the Flood \| Sheffield Flood Claims Archive
		The Great Sheffield Flood, also known as the Great Inundation, was a disaster that devastated areas in and above Sheffield on March 11, 1864.
		The flood reached a depth of 26 feet (8 m) on the upper Loxley, and 6 feet as far as Lady’s Bridge in the centre of Sheffield.
		The Flood Claims: A Postscript To The Sheffield Flood – An analysis of the industrial context of the flood by Jean Cass, Transactions of the Hunter Archaeological Society, Volume 15 (1989).
	www2.shu.ac.uk /sfca/aboutFlood.cfm (494 words)

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		Arguably the worst disaster in Victorian England, the flood destroyed whole villages, leaving hundreds homeless and causing extensive damage to the city.
		The Forgotten Flood, directed by Phil Parkin, is an account of the fateful night of March 11 1864.
		The Forgotten Flood is available to purchase on DVD from www.verymuchso.co.uk or email phil@verymuchso.co.uk or call him on 07813 643734.
	www.sheffieldtoday.net /ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=58&ArticleID=973394 (702 words)

	Stannington at AllExperts
		) is a district of Sheffield to the west of the city centre, located on the hill between the rivers Rivelin and Loxley.
		Bradfield () is a village in the borough of Sheffield, situated in the Peak District.
		Bradfield is the largest parish in England, extending from the Ladybower Reservoir on Yorkshire's border with Derbyshire to the Sheffield suburb of Stannington.
	en.allexperts.com /e/s/st/stannington.htm (378 words)

	Sheffield Flood
		PP – Definitely, those that share a personal connection with the flood were very proud of their ancestors and almost inspired by the resolve they showed.
		As the flood waters dissipated into the city centre, so does the memory, which is tragic in a way, because it did really affect the whole city.
		The flood is really an integral part of the city’s history, as the archaeological work shows, the scars are still around the city – we just need to acknowledge them.
	www.assemblage.group.shef.ac.uk /issue9/sheffield-flood.html (4198 words)

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		ONE of the enduring mysteries about a hero of the Great Sheffield Flood of 1864 has been solved â“ after a vital clue was found on the other side of the world.
		Stephenson Fountain was the first person to warn Sheffielders of the impending disaster when millions of gallons of water swept down from Dale Dike reservoir at Bradfield into the city, smashing houses, mills, bridges, and factories and killing about 240 people.
		The bus, which travels around rural villages in north Sheffield, is one of a number of Rural Links buses named after local people.
	www.barnsleytoday.co.uk /ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=86&ArticleID=1506865 (469 words)

	Sheffield Flood [Archive] - Sheffield Forum
		I am researching all the victims of the Sheffield Flood (12th March 1864) and have a considerable amount of information about each family affected.
		At the time it was recorded that 240 people died but I actually believe 290 people died as a direct result of the flood, although some of these died afterwards of the effects suffered that night.
		Hi the year that the sheffield flood happened was in 1864 on the 11th march, it was the dale dyke dam which burst caused by a crack in the wall of the dam.
	www.sheffieldforum.co.uk /archive/index.php/t-131.html (1545 words)

	Sheffield Flood - Page 2 - Sheffield Forum
		I lost several family members in the great flood, particularly the Trickett family of Malin Bridge where 3 generations of the same family were washed away.....the mother being found days later in Rotherham!!!
		If you look at some of the flood claims you will get some sort of idea how utterly devastating this disaster was both to the local and wider community.
		Trickett, and up to the day of the flood he used to live in a house of his own at View Fold, on the other side of the hill.
	www.sheffieldforum.co.uk /showthread.php?t=131&page=2 (750 words)

	FUKTS Links
		Dore Village, Sheffield - Dore village was part of Derbyshire until 1934, when it became a suburb of South West Sheffield, much to the chagrin of some locals...
		Sheffield Flood: The Great Sheffield Flood Of 1864 - The first to drown was a two-day-old baby boy, the oldest a woman of eighty-seven.
		Sheffield Ghosts - A history of ghostly goings on in Sheffield, and its surrounding villages, parishes etc....
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