Sheffield, Aerial View Of St Peter's Church c.1965
Photo ref: S108188
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Photo ref: S108188
Photo of Sheffield, Aerial View Of St Peter's Church c.1965

More about this scene

For an industrial city, Sheffield has some very attractive suburbs with interesting buildings. Top left: Nether Edge, first developed residentially in the Victorian period, is noted for its tree-lined streets. Top right: Ecclesall Church, an important landmark in this sprawling suburb, dates from 1788 and replaced an ancient chapel that was served by the monks of Beauchief Abbey. Bottom left: St Peter's Church, Greenhill, completed in 1965, has an unusual square spire rising from a circular brick exterior.

A Selection of Memories from Sheffield

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Sheffield

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I was a Pupil nurse sent to Nether Edge Hospital for my 'Care of the Elderly placement' in 1974 on the elderly rehab, female ward. Forty- one years ago ! My maiden name was Paula Furniss training at Clarke House if any one remembers that long ago ! I was there for six weeks during the summer and really enjoyed nursing there. The standards of care were really high and the nursing staff were so caring, that ...see more
I was a cadet Nurse here aged 16yrs and a pupil nurse when I was 18yrs. Very happy memories
I worked as a junior technician in the Research Laboratory of the Sheffield Centre for the Investigation and Treatment of Rheumatism under the leadership of Dr Harry West and George Newnes, based in the Nether Edge Hospital.
It doesn't seem to be on the photo , but a motor boat ( Elizabeth ) used to run around the lake from the boat house , bottom right