We explore the History of Gleadless in the City of Sheffield, in our first of four local History videos. Josh Empire / joshempire Digital M / @meloonaticbeats
Late to this but - obscure fact about Gleadless. Back in the day there was a plan to build a canal from Chesterfield to Sheffield. The route was to go from Chesterfield Canal basin (near the new football ground), up through Sheepbridge and follow the Barlow Brook up as far as Millthorpe. The main line of the canal would then go through Cordwell Valley and though a tunnel to Grindelford before eventually joining the Peak Forest Canal at New Mills - but the branch line to Sheffield would have climbed Cartledge Hill to Holmesfield before running round the ridge through Greenhill and Norton to Gleadless where an incline plane would have run down the hill to Sheffield Canal basin. It was going to be known as the Grand Commercial Canal if anyone's interested, but railways came along and killed the idea off.
Grew up on the Gleadless Valley estate from 1966. It was the most magical place for a young kid, woods and streams all around us. Great memories. Thanks for the video.
Grew up next to the church on Townend in the 70s and went to gleadless primery school ..life was worth living back then. Poor kids these days will never experience the freedom we had .
The best place to grow up as a kid in the early sixties. Raeburn Close surrounded by woods and fields where you got lost in the summer holidays for hours only going home for food. Beats sitting on your ar** with wiggley sticks and a one eyed monster!
I lived at 4 Raeburn close in the late 70's 80's with my brother, sister & parents. I used to love those woodlands with the birds & squirrels running all over the place. I used to walk through the woods every morning to Newfield School. We moved to a bigger place on Fleury Place mid 80's.
