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Broomhill (grid reference) is a western suburb of Sheffield. Largely developed in the nineteenth century, its prominent buildings include Broomhill Church , The Mount and King Edward VII School , the latter two listed buildings both designed by William Flockton .
This building was destroyed by an incendiary bomb during the "Sheffield Blitz" of 12 December 1940; only the spire and a porch survived (they are now Grade II listed structures). The remnants of the bombed church were used as the basis for a new church designed by George Pace and constructed 1958–1963.
The district is in the south west of the city of Sheffield, and covers the areas Broomhill, Crookes, Crookesmoor, Crosspool, Fulwood, Lodge Moor, Nether Green and Ranmoor, and part of Broomhall. For neighbouring areas, see listed buildings in Sheffield City Centre , listed buildings in S3 , listed buildings in S6 , listed buildings in S11 , and ...
Sheffield Local Studies Library (located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England) collects and preserves printed material relating to Sheffield and the surrounding area, and makes it available for study and research. The collection of over 30,000 volumes includes books, pamphlets, journals and reports on all aspects of the city's history and ...
Sheffield Archives (located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England) collects, preserves and lists records (or archives) relating to Sheffield and South Yorkshire and makes them available for reference and research. Sheffield Archives is a joint service with Sheffield Local Studies Library.
The most famous resident was the editor and poet James Montgomery who lived at number 4 from 1835 until his death in 1854. Other well known people who lived at The Mount included, Walton J. Hadfield, the City Surveyor who lived at number 2 from 1926 to 1934, James Wilkinson, the iron and steel merchant who lived at number 6 from 1837 to 1862 and George Wostenholm, the cutlery manufacturer, who ...
Sir Eric Gardner Turner CBE (26 February 1911 – 20 April 1983) was an English papyrologist and classicist.. Turner was born in Broomhill, Sheffield.He was educated at King Edward VII School and Magdalen College, Oxford, and taught classics at the University of Aberdeen from 1936 to 1948, although from 1941 to 1945 he served in the Naval Intelligence Division at Bletchley Park.
Broomhill, Northumberland, a village; Broomhill, Sheffield, suburb of Sheffield Broomhill (ward), electoral ward of Sheffield; An ancient parish in Kent lost to the sea in the 13th century, parts of which are now in New Romney; Broomhill Park, a park in Ipswich, Suffolk; sometimes spelled Broom Hill