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CrookesCrookes is a suburb of Sheffield, it lies just to the west of the city centre and is one of the more famous districts of the city. It is often seen as a popular living destination for people who work in the city centre as it is just 1.5 miles from the centre and excellent transport links offer round the clock travel to Crookes throughout the year. Crookes shares suburbian borders with Broomhill, Crookesmoor, and Walkley, and the area to the north is mostly fields and wooded countryside and the River Rivelin flows nearby. Crookes is home of the famous Bole Hills, themselves a site of significant historical interest due to the open air smelting that took place there and also the large amount of bronze age funeral relics that have been recovered in the area. The area shot to fame in the late 1800's when a very significant historical find was discovered; a number of earthenware urns. These were discovered by a Mr Watkinson, a local resident, who was out enjoying an anfternoon walk along what is now Tinker Lane. He described how he went to investigate what appeared to be some pieces of drain pipe near the site of some excavations that were being undertaken so new houses could be constructed and was surprised to find the urns. They both contained preserved bones and other items such as daggers, spear heads and jewellery. The find was typical of such burial relics in construction and composition but unique in its condition; it was one of the best preserved finds of bronze age human remains of the time. A historic Roman Road runs through Crookes from Templeborough to Brough-on-Noe, and although the area has been settled for thousands of years it was a very sparse location until the beginning of the 1800's when a new road from Sheffield was opened. This brought a wealth of trade and industry and Crookes quickly developed into something of a holiday destination for Sheffield locals to escape to the countryside. This was at a time when Sheffield was a major centre for industry and Crookes was a quick and convenient location that was suitably picturesque and distant from the city to allow people to escape the smoke and smog but still close enough to facilitate a short journey. Unusally Crookes Working Men's Club is a venue that has entered the annals of history; it hosted many famous bands throughout the 70's, most notably Def Leppard who performed there in 1979. There are many charming pubs and eateries in Crookes, and these are attracting a growing student population from Sheffield University who wish to live away from the hustle and bustle of university life. |
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