Record of Fulwood History Group meeting 18^th April 2024

Present: D.A., J.B., A.C., M.L., C.M., D.M., J.P. & K. P.

• Discussion around Fulwood Society documents over period 1970s-90s which are being looked through by group members: newsletters, letters, photos, press cuttings etc. E.g.
  1. Lost Dore – Fulwood Path 1977
  2. Wire Mill Dam boating (1975) & Hallam Ski Club Activities (1972 & 82) – useful for this year’s Heritage Open Days focus
  3. The 12” to a mile maps reproduced by society – AC shared one of these from c.1951; the number of sports grounds noted, even in the rural, farming outskirts of Fulwood; considered the possible reasons for this
  4. Fulwood Old Road coffee house and item relating to Hewlett 1895
  5. Richardson 1931 booklet History of Fullwood: page 5 recounts old route to Fulwood with suggestion that Birks Green was situated at Whiteley Lane; indicates fluidity of places and how they’re identified – a recurring theme

• Stumperlowe Hall in the 1920s was divided in two; discussion about use of land here and elsewhere in Fulwood and how it was sold off
• Historic England’s Missing Pieces project: see also link on FHG Facebook page; JP gave great example of a potential contribution to this,(house with listed railings on Taptonville Rd); each member of the group has much to offer to this and it’s a valuable way of recording valuable local information which can be used now and in the future – plug from JB!
• Fulwood History website – there seem to be two: KP has since clarified this
• Friends of Ecclesall Woods event on July 13^th to be held at café/Discovery Centre area: ‘What have you Found?’ JB asked for volunteers if anyone interested in covering stall for a couple of hours
• DA reflected on Ranmoor Society talk given by Catherine Warr on 16^th April: A Yorkshire Year: Folklore, customs and traditions and how the creation of folklore, myths and legends is a continuous process – the Mi Amigo story is an example of this; see also Hallam University’s Centre for Contemporary Legend
• DA reminded group about Fulwood Church archive: KP/DA to contact FL to arrange a meeting with group
• Organising walks instead of/in addition to indoor meetings in coming months e.g. on the trails of the Oak Brook and the Griffin Sick
• DM passed next batch of Fulwood Society documents on to JB and AC to look at over the coming month
• Next meeting: 16^th May 2024