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	Sheffield History
		Sheffield continued to thrive in the Hallamshire area(the ancient district that contained Sheffield) and in 1624 a craft guild, the Company of Cutlers was formed to govern the industry in the Sheffield area.
		Sheffield is built at the confluence of several rivers (the Don, Rivelin, Loxley, Porter and Sheaf) fed from the hills.
		At first the Sheffield cutlers were slow to change to this new steel (France was one of the bigger customers of it) but they soon realised how much more superior it was.
	www.littlemesters.com /sheffield_history.htm (877 words)

	History of Sheffield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		In 1914 Sheffield became a diocese of the Church of England, and the parish church became a cathedral.
		The History and Topography of the Parish of Sheffield in the County of York.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Sheffield (3193 words)

	GENUKI: Sheffield History
		Sheffield, from sheaf field, the most populous town in the county, except Leeds, is situated upon an eminence at the confluence of the rivers Sheaf and Don, over each of which is a stone bridge.
		The introduction of this new branch of trade, gave to Sheffield a share in the manufacture of silver plate; and for the encouragement of this manufacture, an assay office was established, and opened in the town in 1731.
		Sheffield is the capital of a district, known by the name of Hallamshire.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/YKS/WRY/Sheffield/SheffieldHistory.html (1597 words)

	Encyclopedia article: History of Sheffield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Sheffield's situation—amongst a number of fast-flowing rivers and streams surrounded by hills containing raw materials such as coal and iron ore—made it an ideal place for water-powered (additional info and facts about water-powered) industries to develop.
		In 1800 Sheffield was a small town of around 31 000 people, it was incorporated as a Borough (One of the administrative divisions of a large city) in 1842 and granted a city charter (additional info and facts about city charter) in 1893, growing to a city of around 400 000 people by 1900.
		Sheffield remained an industrial city throughout the first half of the 20th century (additional info and facts about 20th century), however technological improvements and economies of scale in steel production led to the closure of many of the steelworks from the 1970s (The decade from 1970 to 1979) onward.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/hi/history_of_sheffield.htm (2667 words)

	Sheffield
		Sheffield was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and, before this, the Saxon shire of Hallamshire.
		Sheffield's oldest surviving building is Sheffield Cathedral, while other notable mediaeval buildings include Beauchief Abbey, the Bishops' House, and the Old Queen's Head pub in Pond Hill, which dates from around 1480, with its timber frame still intact.
		Sheffield is twinned with Bochum in Germany, and with the cities of Anshan in China, Donetsk in the Ukraine and Esteli in Nicaragua.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/sh/sheffield.html (3571 words)

	Sheffield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in the north of England.
		From 1570 to 1584 Mary, Queen of Scots was held as a prisoner in Sheffield Castle and Sheffield Manor.
		Sheffield is formally twinned with Anshan in China, Bochum in Germany, Donetsk in Ukraine, and Esteli in Nicaragua.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sheffield (4413 words)

	Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Celtic area around Sheffield was eventually absorbed by the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria and the fields around the Sheaf (hence Sheffield) were perhaps one of the last areas to be captured by Northumbria.
		Sheffield has been famous for the making of steel since at least the fourteenth century when one of Chaucer's pilgrims is described as carrying a Sheffield Thwitel in his hose.The proximity of iron ore, streams for power and suitable grinding stones made Sheffield an ideal centre for steel making.
		Sheffield was a major centre for the manufacture of armaments during the first and second world wars and was a target for enemy bombing, suffering much wartime damage.
	www.thenortheast.fsnet.co.uk /SouthYorkshire.htm (2248 words)

	History of Sheffield
		Crucible steel and Sheffield Plate were both invented here and led to great expansion of the industrial activity in the city in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
		Sheffield was linked to the national canal system in 1819 and railways arrived less than 20 years later.
		Sheffield also has a long and creditable history of education with records showing that boys were being taught by the monks of Beauchief Abbey as long ago as 1490.
	www.mysheffield.net /sheffield/community-history.htm (1097 words)

	A Brief History of Sheffield
		Sheffield was founded in the early 12th century by the Lord of the manor, William de Lovetot.
		Sheffield was given the right to have a weekly market and an annual fair.
		By 1600 Sheffield was the main town in England (apart from London) for cutlery.
	www.localhistories.org /sheffield.html (1621 words)

	Biff Books and Records (Sheffield) - History
		Essays on the history of the FBU and a number of autobiographical pieces by former leaders of the union.
		Heath, E.G.: The Grey Goose Wing: A History of Archery.
		Focuses on the history of work and organized labour in the Royal Dockyards, the changing nature of industrial relations over the centuries and the impact of the run-down of the yards after the Second World War.
	www.btinternet.com /~biffbooks/history.htm (11192 words)

	Sheffield Botanical Gardens History
		In 1833 the Sheffield Botanical and Horticultural Society was formed to promote both healthy recreation and self education, through the development of a botanical garden.
		The Sheffield Society also held a national competition to obtain a design for the glass pavilions, with Joseph Paxton of Crystal Palace fame as one of the competition judges.
		He broadcast gardening programmes on BBC Radio Sheffield, and with the staff organised popular tours and demonstrations in the Gardens; these were complemented by the shows and exhibitions of the many local specialist societies.
	www.sbg.org.uk /historydetail.asp (1186 words)

	A Brief History Of Sheffield
		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.articledashboard.com /Article/A-Brief-History-of-Sheffield/105744 (1336 words)

	Staff
		Helen Mathers was awarded a B.A. in History and Politics from Sheffield University and went on to study for a Ph.D., which was completed in 1980.
		This research, on the history of Sheffield City Council, was later published as part of the History of the City of Sheffield project (1993).
		In 1997 she became an Honorary Research Fellow of the department of History, on being commissioned by the Central Sheffield University Hospitals Trust to write a history of the Sheffield womens health services.
	www.shef.ac.uk /politics/staff/helenmathers.html (333 words)

	Sheffield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In 1742 Thomas Boulsover, a Sheffield cutler, began to fuse a thin layer of silver to copper to produce what became known as Sheffield Plate.
		The average age of death of the gentry and professional person in Sheffield is 45.90, that of saw-makers is only 13.94, and that of various grinders, 18.15.
		Sheffield, I suppose, could justly claim to be called the ugliest town in the Old World: its inhabitants, who want it to be pre-eminent in everything, very likely to make that claim for it.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /ITsheffield.htm (830 words)

	Sheffield United \| History \|
		Sheffield Club is still in existence and is recognised as the oldest club in membership of the Football Association.
		A Sheffield United Cricket Club was formed in 1854 and Bramall Lane was leased to the club by the Duke of Norfolk.
		At first it was difficult to find players but as a result of an ad campaign, the Club Secretary was able to announce on 29 May 1889, that they had been able to sign a full complement of players.
	www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk /page/History/0,,10418,00.html (888 words)

	Picture This - A Portrait Of A City At Sheffield City Museum - 24 Hour Museum - official guide to UK museums, ...
		Picture This is a new exhibition on at the City Museum, Sheffield until December 1 2002 that utilizes many of the classic images of the industrial age to depict the changing face of the city from the 18th century to the present day.
		The days of heavy industry are long past and in the post war years Sheffield has had to remodel itself from the steel town of yesteryear to become the aspiring metropolitan mass it is today.
		Social history is tackled through comments and photo-portraits of modern day residents dotted amidst the artworks.
	www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /exh/ART13828.html (746 words)

	Sheffield Island Light History
		Sheffield Island was known as White Island before it was bought by Captain Robert Sheffield of Stonington in 1804.
		In 1827 a lighthouse was built on 53-acre Sheffield Island to mark the dangerous ledges at the entrance to the city's harbor.
		The lighthouse remained the property of the Stabell family until it was sold to the Norwalk Seaport Association for $700,000 in 1986.
	www.lighthouse.cc /sheffield/history.html (945 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: SHEFFIELD, TX
		Sheffield is at the intersection of Farm Road 1217 and U.S. highways 290 and 349, sixteen miles southeast of Iraan on the eastern edge of Pecos County.
		Sheffield also grew slowly, from 124 in 1925 to 350 by 1949, when the town had eleven businesses.
		In 1985 Sheffield had several stores and restaurants, an elementary school, three churches, and a population of 300.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/SS/hls40.html (532 words)

	St Andrew's Sheffield - History
		St Andrew's United Reformed Church in Sheffield was founded on the 21st of February 1853 as a member of the Presbyterian Church of England, which had itself been formed in 1825.
		The foundation stone of the present church, architects Flockton & Sons Sheffield, was laid on the 12th July 1855 and the church dedicated at the first service on the 3rd of August 1856; this Victorian gothic style church is now grade 2 listed.
		Many members of St. Andrew's URC, Sheffield, have Scottish or Northern Irish connections and, while not rejecting more informal styles of worship, preserve a desire for formality and order in church services with a particular emphasis on the Ministry of the Word.
	www.standrewsurcsheffield.org.uk /history (875 words)

	channel4.com - Time Team 2004 - Sheffield - Other websites and places to visit
		There is also a useful links section, which acts as a gateway to local history groups and societies in Sheffield and the surrounding area.
		The Hawley Collection is an internationally important collection of edge-tools and cutlery, mainly from Sheffield, but with complementary material from Britain and the rest of the world.
		As well as providing a range of education, reference and archive services, Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust operates three important museums dedicated to the industrial and social history of Sheffield.
	www.channel4.com /history/microsites/T/timeteam/2004_sheff_web.html (325 words)

	Sheffield Assay Office UK - A History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		After the second Sheffield Act of 1784, the office also had the right to keep a Register of all makers' marks on plated silver wares made within one hundred miles radius - which of course included Birmingham.
		The story goes that this was because the Birmingham and Sheffield petitioners for the Act met at the 'Crown and Anchor', an inn situated off The Strand in London, and that each town adopted one of these signs as its mark.
		After 1903, when Sheffield was finally allowed to assay and mark gold as well as silver (the result of a clause in the Sheffield Corporation Act), Sheffield had two town marks - the Crown for silver and the Yorkshire rose for gold.
	www.assayoffice.co.uk /history.htm (1905 words)

	Sheffield Chapel - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Andersons and Downies were joined by Peggy Miller and several others from Sheffield who attended the weekly Bible studies.
		The members of Hope Church presented a Communion Service to Sheffield Chapel which was used in the first meeting held on Sunday, January 6, 1974 in the Anderson's living room.
		"We were lucky enough to find some space for rent at the Sheffield Grange Hall." Sunday services were held at the Grange Hall with Sunday school at 10:00 AM and worship at 11:00 AM until the new building was finished.
	www.forministry.com /USMANONDESCSCS/History.dsp (1054 words)

	history of sheffield blademaking
		To detail the full history of blade manufacture in Sheffield would take a web site of mammoth proportions, such is the depth of our history.
		We Sheffielders are proud of this history and that the skills learnt over the centuries have not only been retained by today's cutlers but that we are adding our own page to the wonderfully rich tradition for which our city is justifiably famous.
		Sheffield has been the home of cutlery for almost the last thousand years.
	www.shefftek.com /history.html (329 words)

	Sheffield Window Centre History
		We, or rather she, eventually chose The Sheffield Window Centre for the complete conservatory, which is still in regular use today.
		Apparently, everything on the previous installation had gone exactly to plan, she found all the workmen to be friendly, efficient and courteous – they even cleaned up each night.
		We were told by one of the owners of The Sheffield Window Centre (SWC) that his co-partner was quite ill and looking to sell his share of the company.
	www.sheffield-window-centre.co.uk /history.htm (240 words)

	Sheffield History Scrapbook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		"Sheffield or Sheafield stands in the southern part of the West Riding of Yorkshire where the two Rivers Dun and Sheaf meet, to which last it owes it's name.
		This town was anciently famous for making the iron heads of arrows, and is celebated by Chaucer 300 years ago for the blades of knives worked there; by degrees it hath much improved in all manner of cutlers ware.
		The Manor of Sheffield, which extends in length 18 miles and in breadth upwards of 8 miles, did formerly belong to the Earls of Shrewsbury; but now to his Grace the Duke of Norfolk."
	jfatherton.0catch.com /Sheffield.html (438 words)

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