Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Until 1834 these workhouses were overseen at the local parish level. This transcripts details the county's landowners in 1086. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848. A single house to the north of the Master's house contained store-rooms on the ground floor with the boys' tailoring and shoemaking training workshops above. Copyright 2005-2023 All rights reserved. We can normally supply copies for private study purposes, subject to the usual copyright and access restrictions. [HomePage]. This very extensive and populous chapelry, which includes numerous villages and hamlets, forming the south-western portion of the parish, is principally the property of the Earl Fitzwilliam, who is lord of the manor. ECCLESALL-BIERLOW, a township, a chapelry, a sub-district, and a district in W. R. Yorkshire. Records recording teens and young adults commitment to the Christian faith. Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. The houses were, as was often the case in large cottage home sites, placed around a central green. There were the official minutes of the Board and of its various committees, financial ledgers, reports and letter books; for the paupers in the workhouse there were the admission and discharge registers, creed registers, registers of births, baptisms, deaths and burials, relief order books, medical officers examination books and registers of children apprenticed and boarded out. Construction work was completed in 1844 and the total cost was about 15,000. The driveway then led to the master's house which bears the foundation stone next to the window of what may have been the committee room. Nether Hallam workhouse site at Crookesmoor, 1855. After leaving the homes at the age of 15, some boys might gain entry into the armed forces. OTHER: 1948 - 1959 Tuberculosis, Rheumatology and stroke rehabilitation. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more. They cover various jurisdictions throughout the north of England. Were set up following the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834. Guide to Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. Earl Fitzwilliam is lord of the manor. This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. National, Whiteley wood, William Lawton, master. The workhouse is in Ecclesall-Bierlow township. Description of Change. Digital images, indexed by testor's name, of 28,716 wills, administrations, inventories and other probate documents. Skip to Content; List of Access Keys; Search the website . Vagrants' wards were erected along Osborne Road at the north of the site. The resulting data may then be accessible online or via a data CD, although a charge for access is made in many cases. Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain. In 1914 the term Workhouse was abandoned in favour of Institution and in 1925 Ecclesall Bierlow Union and the Sheffield Union (covering the rest of Sheffield) amalgamated. A directory of settlements in the riding detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents. The township of Ecclesall Bierlow includes the hamlets of Whirlow, Greystones, Hallam Gate, Sharrow Moor, Sharrow Vale & sharrow Head, Mill Houses, Carter Knowle, Banner Cross, Button Hill, silver Hill, Little Common, Abbey Dale, Dobbin Hill, Whiteley Wood, Bents Green, Broad Oak, Crookes & Crookesmoor; the two latter hamlets are partly in other townships. Beauchief, Dore, Norton (2), Totley. Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse, register of inmates, 1812-1915 Petition of the Catholic inhabitants of Sheffield, 1815 Society for bettering the conditions of the Poor in Sheffield, appeal for funds, 1818 Bradfield Workhouse admissions and discharges, 1818-1849 Sheffield & Rotherham banks resolution, 1825 [Bibliography]
In 1929 the Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse was renamed Nether Edge Hospital and it remained in use as a hospital into the 1990s. Includes family announcements. A row of cottages dating from the 1720s on Workhouse Green at Fulwood was a local workhouse for many years. Ecclesall Bierlow main building entrance from the east, 2001. A parliamentary report of 1776 recorded workhouses in use at Ecclesall Bierlow (with accommodation for up to 45 inmates), Nether Hallam (20), Dore (60), and Norton (16). In the vicinity of the church are many mansions and villa residences, occupied by the merchants and manufacturers of Shelfield. By order of the Ministry of Health in 1925 the Ecclesall Bierlow and Sheffield unions were dissolved and a new combined Sheffield Union was created. The homes had their own boys' brass band. An index to close to 150,000 names listed on gravestones in Yorkshire. Copy minutes 1891/21929/30; Statement of Accounts, 18841930 (with gaps); Guardian handbook and list of committees, 1894-1904, 1906-1929 (Local Studies Library 352.9 S and 352.9 SQ). Supplied by: Sheffield & District Family History Society Product Ref: SHE-pp Download 7.50. The workhouse was built in 1881 at Fir Vale, and it later became the site of the Northern General Hospital. Records of over 14,000 illegitimate births, which will typically name the child's father. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. Catalogue description Registers and account books of Ecclesall Bierlow Union Workhouse (Ecclesall Institution) [1883] - 1948 This record is held by Sheffield City Archives See contact details. Ecclesall electoral ward was created 1934 when the old Ecclesall Bierlow ward was divided into Ecclesall, Broomhill and Hallam. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. Digital images, searchable by a name index, of records recording over 600,000 properties in West Yorkshire, their owner, occupier, description and details of their taxable value. Derbyshire Baptisms (1538-1990) Our records are between 1838 to 1930. Pop. The main series of surviving records include: Admission or creed registers 1883-1931; asylum admission registers 1920-1928; registers of inmates 1904-1931; workhouse birth registers 1898-1929; workhouse death registers 1903-1931; officers appointments 1892-1925 (Sheffield Archives CA 18/19, LD 2078). 2023Peter Higginbotham. They may also list where the deceased lived, their age, names of relations, occupation and occasionally other details. Part of the green between the houses was cultivated by the boys to produce vegetables for the home. They record baptisms, which typically occur shortly after birth, and list the baptised's name, date of birth and/or baptism and parents' names. |
Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession. A calendar to documents that granted a person settlement in a parish so long as they did not become a financial burden. A database allowing full text searches of a newspaper covering local news, family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more in the Sheffield area. Includes the modern & 11th century place name, land owners and details of later history. Want to report something not in the list above? The hospital closed down in the 1990s and the site has now been redeveloped for residential use. Transcripts of several hundred wills, contains an index to people named within. Supplied by: Sheffield & District Family History Society, GenFair Home
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, The Hospital Records database is no longer being updated. Discover your family history. In 1940, bombing destroyed several buildings including the dining hall and a nurses' home. A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth. He died on 14 Nov 1954 in The Hospital, Dawlish, Devon, England. You can search. Ecclesall Bierlow Union Workhouse Hob Uid: 1411124 Location : Sheffield Non Civil Parish Grid Ref : SK3364784926 Summary : Ecclesall Bierlow Union Workhouse was built between 1841 and 1844 to an E-shaped plan to designs in Elizabethan style by the architect William Flockton. Lists of officers by rank, regiment and name. A parliamentary report of 1776 recorded workhouses in use at Ecclesall Bierlow (with accommodation for up to 45 inmates), Nether Hallam (20), Dore (60), and Norton (16). Unless otherwise indicated, this page () is copyright PeterHigginbotham. An index to 585,995 marriages, linked to images of the original registers. Explore the world's largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources. Let us know. Lee for Norton and Beauchief; Richd. The Guardians leased 50 acres of moorland from the Duke of Norfolk at Hollow Meadows Sheffield Poor Law Union adopted the existing workhouse on Kelham Street until 1881 when the new building at Fir Vale was officially opened. Banner-Cross, formerly the seat of the late General Murray, is an elegant structure, in a demesne richly embellished with wood. A detail from the above picture show the official times for visiting inmates Sundays from 3 to 4pm, and Mondays 4 to 5pm on alternate weeks. Digital images of various documents, searchable by an index of over 335,000 names. However, this building could not easily be enlarged and the Guardians decided to erect a new workhouse. This work records the lineage, descendants and marriages of families who had a right to bear a coat of arms. A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. The chief crops are grass, corn and turnips. The main block was E-shaped with its entrance at the east. It also had space for boys' training workshops in tailoring and shoemaking. Details of over 21,600 admissions to the Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse at Nether Edge in Sheffield.. Holdings comprise: Workhouse admission registers (1883-1928); Register of inmates (1904-31); Creed registers (1902-31); Births (1898-1929); Deaths (1903-31); etc. Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse, register of inmates, 1812-1915 Petition of the Catholic inhabitants of Sheffield, 1815 Society for bettering the conditions of the Poor in Sheffield, appeal for funds, 1818 Bradfield Workhouse admissions and discharges, 1818-1849 Sheffield & Rotherham banks resolution, 1825 Digital images of baptism, marriage and burial registers from Church of England places of worship in Yorkshire. On May Day, a May Queen Festival would take place there. After 1849 included Bradfield, Ecclesfield, Stocksbridge and Wortley. [After 1834]
They record land owners, occupiers, taxable value and sometimes a description of the property. Peter Higginbotham. Digital images of burial registers that can be searched by name. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths the General Register Office. It also included the areas of Broomhall and Crookesmoor to the north of Porter Brook. England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007. [] Research Tips Sources for the Study of Sheffield Workhouses: our publications. Peter Higginbotham. Yorkshire, Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse Admissions 1883-1915, Sheffield & District Family History Society. In the early 1980s, Vietnamese boat-people were housed in the buildings. Ecclesall Bierlow Union Workhouse built at Cherrytree Hill to replace earlier building at Sharrow Moor. The index included the testor's name, residence, occupation, will & probate year, language, type of document and reference to order copies of the referenced document(s.). Sheffield places were included in 3 Poor Law Unions (which in some cases covered a wider area): Comprised Attercliffe cum Darnall, Brightside Bierlow, Bradfield Urban, Ecclesall, Ecclesfield Urban, Handsworth and Sheffield. 2016-11-03 In this post "Register of Inmates, Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse" I discovered Florence ASHFORTH (ne Florence FLOWERS 1876-1973) together with her youngest son Ernest Ashforth 1905-1990 registered as inmates at the Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse. Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world. An index to and images of over 75,000 alehouse licences, listing name of the person who held the licence, the name and location of the public house, dates the licence was issued and renewed, and whether the licence was transferred. Ernest ASHFORTH 1905-1990 was born on the 24th February 1905, he had an older brother William Henry ASHFORTH 1896-1916 born on the 28th June 1896 at 38 Burton Street, Sheffield (William died at the Battle of the Somme, 10 July 1916, aged 20 years). A searchable newspaper providing a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Sheffield district. Sharrow, Kenwood, Cherry Tree Hill, Machon Bank, Brincliffe, Abbeydale, Abbeydale Road, Netheredge, Psalter Lane, Highfield & Heeley, are included with Sheffield. From 1904, to protect them from disadvantage in later life, the birth certificates for those born in the workhouse gave its address just as 32 Union Road, Ecclesall. An index to 263,822 wills, administrations and other probate documents proved by an ecclesiastical court in York. Please contact us onarchives@sheffield.gov.ukto find out more, book in advance or order archival materials. ECCLESALL BIERLOW REGISTRATION DISTRICT Registration County : Yorkshire West Riding. The building on the opposite. Parishes and townships were instead formed into groups or unions, each of which was administered by a Board of Guardians with a union workhouse to accommodate those who could not provide for themselves. In later years, they ventured as far afield as Folkstone or the Isle of Man. Privacy Policy
A calendar to documents detailing the removal of a person or family from one parish to another. FHJ Ref: 200 Ecclesall Bierlow entrance lodge and school (right) from the south, 2001. National, John Palfreyman, master; Mrs. Hannah M. Pearson, mistress. These records will provide parents' names, residences, occupations, ages and other details. Please contact us to confirm when we can retrieve items for you. In 1927 the building became the Nether Edge Grammar School. These records pertain to purchased graves only, and no additional updates will be applied. Page last modified on 12 July 2022 04:31PM, Births, Deaths, Marriages and Citizenship, House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licence fee, Unlicensed HMO (House in Multiple Occupation), Address or circumstance change for Housing Benefits, Index to Register of Inmates (Surnames A - C), Index to Register of Inmates (Surnames D - J), Index to Register of Inmates (Surnames K - R), Index to Register of Inmates (Surnames S - Z), Jobs and volunteering with Sheffield City Council, or follow up an enquiry you have already made, 'Ask us a question' on the relevant page in the website, Poor Law Union Records 2: Midlands and Northern England by Jeremy Gibson and Colin Rogers (Federation of Family History Societies, third edition, 2008) (Sheffield Archives: GIB/HEALTH), The Workhouse includes maps and photographs as well as potted histories of the unions, Our Daily Bread, by A R Fearnley (Author, 2001) (Sheffield Local Studies Library: 362.58 S), The Institution and Hospital at Fir Vale: a centenary history of the Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, by Peter Speck (Northern General Hospital, 1978) (Sheffield Local Studies Library: 362.110942 Q; also available at Sheffield Archives: SPE/HEALTH), The Sheffield Workhouse near Kelham Island , by T J Caulton [In] Aspects of Sheffield 1, pp 167-181 (Wharncliffe Publishing, 1997) (Sheffield Local Studies Library: 942.74 S), The Children of the State: Sheffields Successful Experiment reprinted from The Councillor and Guardian, 1898 [and] The Scattered Homes for Children: historical sketchpresented by the Childrens Homes Committee to the Sheffield Board of Guardians, 20th March, 1907 (Sheffield Independent Press, 1907) [Facsimile reprint of both issued in one volume 2006] (Sheffield Local Studies Library: 362.732 SQ), Memories of the Workhouse and Old Hospital at Fir Vale by Lyn Howsam (ALD Design & Print, 2002) (Sheffield Local Studies Library: 362.11SQ; also available at Sheffield Archives: HOW/HEALTH), Our Workhouse System, by R J P Smith (five articles reprinted from the Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 1896) (Sheffield Local Studies Library: Local Pamphlets, volume 7, No.1 042 SQ), Life in the Workhouse and Old Hospital at Fir Vale by Lyn Howsam (ALD Design & Print, 2006) (Sheffield Local Studies Library: 362.11SQ; also available at Sheffield Archives: HOW/HEALTH), The Story of the Workhouse and the Hospital at Nether Edge by Joan Flett (ALD Design & Print, second edition 2002) (Sheffield Local Studies Library: 362.11SQ; also available at Sheffield Archives: FLET/HEALTH). A growing index of marriages registered in the county. The Nether Hallam workhouse was situated at Crookesmoor, at the east end of Roebuck Road where the Vestry Hall now stands. The workhouse was built in 1881 at Fir Vale, and it later became the site of the Northern General Hospital. Ecclesall Bierlow is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Yorkshire, created in 1746 from chapelry in Sheffield St Peter and St Paul Ancient Parish; located on Ringinglow Road. A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary. An unusual view from the doorstep of the Ecclesall Bierlow Union workhouse at Nether Edge, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Each child was given new clothes for their holiday khaki shorts, shirt, sandals and a snake belt. Geriatric, GER: Mainly long stay. [Unions Map]
The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. Peter Higginbotham. Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry. These records detail relationships between parents and their children and may detail where they lived and how they made a living. However, the homes on the Fulwood site were mostly arranged to face south, effectively laid out as two rows rather than forming a circle. [The earliest dates were copied in later; 1883 register commenced 1907. J.P. is situated in a well-wooded park. It was built in 1841-2 (according to Pevsner) and opened in 1844, the architect being William Flockton. Not all archive material is stored onsite and we may require notice of the items you wish to see. Contents may not be reproduced without permission. Relating to creed, births, deaths etc. A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles. Guardians minutes 1890-1930 and letter books 1847-1861; officers appointments 1876-1913; workhouse punishment book 1903-1926, dietary 1919 (Sheffield Archives CA 692/1-35, CA24, CA 510). Before travelling a long distance, always check that the records you want to consult will be available. Fulwood cottage homes Master's house from the south-west, 2006. Peter Higginbotham. Your email address will not be published. It is located in the southwestern part of the city and covers an area of 3.6 square miles . Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life. The data are in excel and may be sorted and filtered. It comprised the townships of Ecclesall Bierlow, Upper and Nether Hallam, Dore, Totley, the parish of Norton, and Beauchief Liberty. Records can be search by a name index. Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational, Methodist New Connexion, Primitive Methodist, and Wesleyan Methodist. The Masters home was located on the north side of the workhouse. Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales. Pop. Ecclesall Bierlow workhouse visiting hours, early 1900s. Three books detailing the unit's history from the period before and during WWI. An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. The Ecclesall Bierlow workhouse was first built at the Sharrow Moor. Index to Register of Inmates (Surnames A - C) (PDF, 633 KB) . http://www.workhouses.org.uk/EcclesallBierlow/ At the bottom of the page, there are clues as to what records are available: Sheffield Archives, 52 Shoreham Street, Sheffield S1 4SP. There were stables to the rear of the house. By the 1940s and 50s, children in the homes were taken on an annual holiday, often camping by the coast at Withernsea or Marsk. He had married Mary Willis in Jul 1893 in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire West Riding. A workhouse was built on Cherry Tree Hill at Nether Edge. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Records include a reference to the sub-registration district, making it easier to order the correct certificate. Wife. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, 160; patron, the Vicar. George Sandford M.A. Sheffield Records On Line hosts approx. It has been quite a while since I carried out any family history research. The Sheffield General Cemetery site (not the City Cemetery) contains details on some of their burials. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections. The workhouse was built 1842 -1843 at Cherrytree Hill to replace an old workhouse in Psalter Lane. Construction of the project appears to have continued until 1912, with an assembly hall, laundry and two children's cottages being completed in that year. Initially the Union continued to use the old workhouse on Psalter Lane. After that date, poor relief administration was through groupings of parishes known as Poor Law Unions, each of which had its own large workhouse. The township lies on the verge of the county, within Sheffield parish and county, forms one of the wards of the borough of Sheffield, includes outskirts of the town, together with numerous hamlets, and is practically a suburb of Sheffield. Digital images of registers that record baptisms, which typically occur shortly after birth; marriages and burials. A name index to records recording taxes levied against owners of hearths in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles. A chronicle of happenings in the counties of Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire relating to the war in Europe. Each semi-detached house contained on its ground floor a large living room or kitchen, scullery, bathroom and lavatory, grocery larder, and clothes store. Later the site was expanded to include an asylum block, vagrants' wards, laundry block, and children's cottage homes. of Ecclesall chapelry, 2, 869. A listing of the prominent residents of the county of Yorkshire, giving details on family, education, careers, hobbies, associations and more. You can search Discovery to find records held here at The National Archives and in other UK archives. Near the head of the vale of the Porter is Whiteley Wood estate, with a mansion surrounded by plantations; and on the opposite acclivities of the valley are the general cemetery, the botanic gardens, and the collegiate school. |
The records list name, address and qualification to vote. The architects were the intriguingly named Messrs. Holmes and Watson of Sheffield. The following address appears in the 1881 Census. This information will help us make improvements to the website. Peter Higginbotham. In 1929 the Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse was renamed Nether Edge Hospital and it remained in use as a hospital into the 1990s. Ecclesall Bierlow asylum block from the south-west, 2001. It later became used as a school. A vast range of records was created by the Board of Guardians, the Master of the Workhouse and other union officials. Index to Register of Inmates, Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse, 1883 1907 (Surnames A C). 3. Inmates were strictly segregated. Messrs. The registers can be searched by name and can help establish links between individuals back to the 16th century. 11,000 records from Burngreave Cemetery. The township has a post office, of the name of Ecclesall, under Sheffield; and it shares in the cutlery and hardware trade of Sheffield, and has partaken largely of that towns prosperity. Ecclesall Bierlow entrance from the south, c.1905. An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. in 1851, 24, 552; in 1861, 38, 771. A comprehensive gazetteer of cities, towns and townships; to which are appended lists of their residents, trades and occupations. A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses. Browse Suppliers
Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths - the General Register Office. The Ecclesall Bierlow Union was formed in 1837 under an order of the Poor Law Commissioners. Ecclesall Bierlow Court & Legal Records West Yorkshire Electoral Registers (1840-1962) An index to and images of registers listing over 22.5 million names of those who were registered to vote. The site layout is shown on the 1920 map below. An unusual view from the doorstep of the Ecclesall Bierlow Union workhouse at Nether Edge, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. They contain records of burials, which typically occur a few days after death, and record the name of the deceased and date of death and/or burial. As well as the other web pages in this section (see the 'Records & Resources' section of the menu-bar at the left), a nunber of books give good coverage of records relating to the poor, including: A large number of books relating to the history of specific unions and workhouses are listed on the separate Booklist web page. Florence's mother Harriet Flowers (ne Harriet LAW 1836-1903) died 1903 and her father George FLOWERS 1839-1891 died 1891, so Florence had no parents for support. The chapelry includes only a small part of the township, and was constituted in 1849; but the chapelry of Crooks, and parts of several chapelries of Sheffield, are also in the township. Profiles of collieries in the north of England, with employment statistics, profiles of those who died in the mines and photographs. Scanned copy of book published in 1991 containing a transcription and . Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse Register of Inmates. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72]. [Links]. Created : 1.7.1837 (originally "Eccleshall Bierlow"). Ecclesall Ward-ami magban foglalja a krnyken a Bents zld, Ecclesall, Greystones, Millhouses s Ringinglow-is egyik 28 vlasztsi osztlyokon City of Sheffield, Anglia.A vros dlnyugati rszn tallhat, s 3,6 ngyzetmrfld (2300 hektr; 9,3 km 2) terlettel rendelkezik .Ennek az egyhzkzsgnek a lakossga 2007-ben 7626 hztartsban 19 211 f volt, ami a 2011 . Required fields are marked *. |
The system continued until the Local Government Act of 1929 came into effect on 1 April 1930, putting the responsibility for care onto Public Assistance committees of local authorities. Please contact us for further details. The data are in excel and may be sorted and filtered. An index to and images of over 14,000 records detailing the removal and settlement of people between parishes in West Yorkshire. They may also record occupations, residences, fathers' names, witnesses and other information about the marriage. The children's homes were of two slightly differing designs which alternated around the site. Peter Higginbotham. Houses, 7, 960. Others found jobs on local farms or became miners. There were swings and slides in the grounds, and sports days were held on the central grassed area. Food was plain and monotonous and inmates were expected to work for their keep. Ernest Ashforth 1905-1990. If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. Florence married William Henry ASHFORTH 1873-1926 on the 25th . The greater part of the population is in the town of Sheffield. Abstract biographies of people connected with mining in the North of England. At the centre of the kitchen was a very large table around which 15 people could sit. William Flockton was appointed as architect for the new workhouse which was intended to accommodate 500 inmates. The Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse Union was founded in 1837, and purchased the land for the Workhouse in 1839. Ecclesall Bierlow vagrants' wards from the north-west, 2001. At the north-west corner of the site were a school and assembly hall, dated 1912, and a water tower which took its water from one of Sheffield's main supply conduits which passed nearby. The material below is taken from the web page . 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