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Christopher Connolly's Photographic Tour |
The photographs
and details have been supplied by Michael's 3rd cousin, Christopher Connolly.
Christopher
lives in Chesterfield, Derbyshire and is a great grandson of Michael Connolly
(1853-1921).
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Hawley Croft
Within a quarter of a mile of Sheffield City Centre,
surrounded by modern glass buildings, is this lovely tenement block. This
is Hawley Croft, where Sarah Lavender, wife of brewer's drayman John, gave
birth to her daughter Alice on 1st March 1859. |
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Hawley Croft
Another view of Hawley Croft, this time from inside the
entry. |
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Eyre Street
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This sad sight is all that remains of Eyre Street. The
rest of it disappeared under the bypass which was built, ironically largely
by Irish labourers, twenty years ago. Michael Connolly died at his home ,
28 Eyre Street, in 1921 but Alice lived there with her daughter Sarah and
son-in-law Ernest Hoskin until moving to a new home at 11 Hollis Lane. The
Cravens then moved into number 28, with Martin Craven senior and his wife
Mary Ellen (daughter of Stephen) running a sweet shop at number 30. To the
right, at the back of the Derbyshire Times building, is Mill Street, which
in 1871 was home to the Noakley family, including the young Annie (Honora
or Honour) who would marry Stephen Connolley and have ten children of her
own.
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Handley Road
This is 109 Handley Road, New Whittington where I was
born on the 12th of the 12th . In 1956 there was no porch on the front door
and no satellite dish. I can't say that I find either of these two innovations
add anything to the house's charm |
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Albert Street
Albert Street stood where the Newland Dale flats can be
seen, at the bottom of Higher Albert Street. A lot of Connollys lived here
although I'm not sure how many of them were relatives of ours. In 1899 Annie
and Stephen Connolley's youngest daughter Winifred was born at No 5 and died
at No 30. |
Catherine Street
Ellen Renshaw and Albert Robinson lived in this house
at 19 Catherine Street. |
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Shakespeare's Yard
In the 1970s every house, shop, pub and workshop
in this area between Holywell Street and Saltergate disappeared in order
to create a car park. The Connolley family's home on Shakespeare's Yard would
have been in the middle of this empty space, and the entrance to the yard
was probably opposite the old post office, on the left. |
20 Sunny Springs
The green kitchen door (left) is at 20 Sunny Springs,
where Stephen Connolley lived in his later years. |
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