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About Gleadless.net
Gleadless is a former village, now a suburb of Sheffield located in the south eastern portion of the city. The name originates from the Old English 'Glida Leah' meaning a kite clearing in a wood. Norton is derived from 'Nord-Tun', meaning the north farmstead.
Gleadless.net contains recent and historic photo's taken in and around Carterhall Lane, Charnock, Gleadless, Gleadless Townend, Gleadless Valley, Graves Park, Heeley, Hemsworth, Herdings, Hollinsend, Hurlfield, Jordanthorpe, Lightwood Lane, Newfield Green, Norton, the former Norton Aerodrome / RAF Norton, The Oakes/The Oaks and Oakes Park/Oaks Park (ancestral home of the Bagshawe family), Ridgeway and Stoneley Wood. There are pictures from Coal Aston of the rural fringe of southern Sheffield, and images of local farms, parks, roads, churches and schools.
Gleadless.net emerged in 2003 as very few photographs were available over the Internet. The website welcomes people from near and far, and currently attracts over 1500 visitors each week.
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Historic Pictures

Old photo's of Gleadless, Norton and Oakes Park/Oaks Park.
 
Links

The links page features websites of local and regional interest.
 
Old Drawings

Various drawings, with a collection by Charles Ashmore from Harold Armitage's 'Chantrey Land' book.

Site Map

  
New Additions & Updates

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet.

Brand new Aerial shots. Existing images have been enhanced to show more detail.

Drawings, plans and sketches of Oakes Park and The Oakes.
 
Aerial Images

Detailed aerial images, some with place names.
 
Then & Now

Past and present photographs of various locations.
 
Recent Pictures

The scorching summer of 2003 was a great opportunity to photograph Gleadless, Norton and the surrounding areas.
 
Acknowledgements

Thank you to Sheffield Local Studies Library, English Heritage, Norton History Group, Ordnance Survey (OS) and Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO) for their contributions.
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Old Maps

The historical map archive contains dozens of detailed images dating back to 1626. The old Ordnance Survey (OS) maps are popular, which cover southern Sheffield and north Derbyshire.
 
Graves Park
Pictures of Graves Park
 
Statistics

Official data for Beauchief, Birley (Gleadless), Heeley, Intake, Norton, Ridgeway and Marsh Lane wards.
 
Sheffield Weather

 
Custom Calendars

Create a printable calendar in seconds for any year of your choice.
 
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If you would like to comment on any aspect of this website, or have pictures, maps or drawings you wish to share with like-minded folk, please contact me.