THE BULLS HEAD

The Sheffield Independent 23 September 1901 ran an article on the Bulls Head Old Whittington re plans passed to have it pulled down and re-erected further from the High Street.

The photo on the left from Picture the past is supposed to be circa 1900 as it looks very similar to the up to date photo of the Bulls Head then I assume it must be later than 1900. Has anyone any photos of the original Bulls Head in their family albums? It would be interesting to see what it looked like and if it was 'removed'.

THEFT OF A SHOVEL

 Taken from the Derbyshire Times Chesterfield Herald 23 November 1892. The punishment would seem severe for the theft of a shovel but I imagine the culprit thought twice before he did it again!

T P WOOD's PICTURE WHITTINGTON HILL

 

Posted on Old Chesterfield Pics, it shows Whittington Hill before some of the houses had been finished, Newbridge St is clearly visible as is the view to the Crooked Spire. Not sure of the year probably early 1900 as it featured in T P Woods Almanac 1904.

DESERTERS

 Taken from the Derby Mercury 4 December 1778. A guinea reward on top of any standard reward for informing on these two men must have seemed a great temptation to many people. Wonder if they were caught!

PARADISE SQUARE

Sounds like a good time was had by all in May 1935 at this party on Newbridge St, renamed 'Paradise Square' for the occasion.

Newbridge Street no longer looks the same but it still runs alongside Whittington Hill.

Many families lived on this street and the Loomes family was one of them. Robert Loomes fought in WW1 and came home injured and lived on Newbridge Street for many years whilst his brother Christopher , who was awarded the DCM, was killed later in the war but his widow continued to live on Newbridge Street.

GAMESTERS

 Found this piece in the Derbyshire Courier 18 May 1912. Sad thing is by 1918 two of these lads had died in WW1. Arthur Booth and George Barker (16 and 15 respectively in 1912). Really makes you think they were just 'boys'!

Remembrance Day 2020

With Remembrance Day nearly here I thought it would be a nice idea to repost all of the pictures I have of the men from Old Whittington and Brushes War memorials who died in WW1, also remembering the men of Whittington who gave their lives in WW2 and other conflicts.

Their stories can be read at https://oldwhittingtonops.com/the-fallen-of-old-whittington-1914-1918/