Saturday 20th June 1840 Sheffield Independent (page 3)

Cricket

On Tuesday week, a match of cricket was played in Chatsworth Park, between eleven of the Baslow club and eleven of the Totley, and was won by the latter with eight wickets to go down. There was a large concourse of persons to witness the play. A band of music was in attendance and enlivened the players with some fine tunes. A large party commenced dancing, which continued until twilight put an end to their diversions.

Saturday 11th July 1840 Derbyshire Courier, Chesterfield Gazette and General County Advertiser

Cricket

The return match, between 11 of the Baslow Club and 11 of the Totley Club, was played at Totley on Monday and Tuesday last, but a dispute arose which prevented the match being concluded. Baslow had two wickets to go down and seven notches to get, when Totley objected to a run the umpire gave their opponents, and Totley would not go in again without a man going out. The point was left to be settled by Bell's Life. The state of the game is as follows:

1st Innings.             Baslow.           2nd Innings.

J. Woodruff, b by Bunting...   .... 0 - not out..  ........... 0

G. Alsop, st by Watson......   .  .... 4 - b by Wragg........ 2

T. Alsop, c by Wragg.........    ..  .... 4 - b by do.....    ........ 5

W. Hallam, not out.........    ....  .. 44 - b by Watson.... 11
J. Brown, b by Bunting.   ...  ....... 1 - b by Wragg.. .... 11

J. Hernshaw, c by Ward...  ..  ... 18 - b by do............  .. 5

W. Brown, c by W. Marshall..... 0 - b by do.........   .... 3

J. Bettany, b by Bunting....  ... .. 0 - b by Watson.... 0

J. Stroyer, st by Watson......   ...  1 - to go in...........  ... 0

H. Singleton, c by Wragg.  ....... 7 - b by Wragg........ 0

T. Booth, b by Marshall......   ... 15 - not out...........  .. 6

Wide balls.......................            .....  2

Total..............................                ...... 96 - ..............     ........ 43

1st innings.           Totley.                 2nd Innings.

J. Wragg, c by Woodruff....          ... ...11 - c by T. Booth   ... 0

H. Watson, b by Alsop....           ..... ...13 - st by Bettony    16

J. Baxby, leg before wicket......       .. 1 - by by Alsop.....     0

W. Marshall, by by Singleton...    .. 0 - b by Singleton.  0

J. Bunting, b by Alsop.............           14 - b by do..........        7

G. Dalton, b by do............              ........ 2 - b by do.       .......... 1

T. Fearnehough, c by Woodruff    14 - b by do.......       ... 4

Z. White, st by W. Brown........         13 - not out...         ...... 7

J. Marshall, not out..............           .... 3 - c by Brown....      5

W. Parkin, b by Singleton.      ....... 12 - c by do.........         7

G. Ward, c by Alsop...             .............. 0 - c by Booth.   .... 3

Byes and wide balls......          ........... 9 - Byes...........        ... 2

Total.....................                    ................. 92 - ...............           .... 55

[Totley seconds innings adds to 52 not 55; Baslow have scored 139 versus Totley 147 or 144; neither case accords with 7 to win]

Wednesday 22nd July 1840 Derby Mercury (page 3)

The Baslow Cricket Match.

The decision of "Bell's Life" relative to the dispute between Baslow and Totley last week, is as follows:- "The Totley players ought not to have disputed the decision of the umpire, and they lose the match by taking their departure." Totley, the umpire at the wicket to which the player was making, must decide the point.

Saturday 12th September 1840, The Derbyshire Courier & Chesterfield Gazette

Totley Inclosure

We, George Clark, of Barnby Moor, in the county of Nottingham, and John Wright, of Romeley, in the county of Derby, Gentlemen, the Commissioners named and appointed in and by an Act of Parliament lately made and passed intituled, "An Act for Inclosing Lands in the Manor and Township of Totley, in the Parish of Dronfield, in the County of Derby,"

Do Hereby Give Notice,

That we have set out and appointed the following public carriage and drift roads and highways, public bridle and footways, private carriage and drift roads, as we have judged necessary, and in such directions as appear to us to be most commodious, through and over the lands and grounds intended to be divided, allotted and inclosed, viz.-

Public Carriage and Drift Roads.

"Sheffield and Bakewell Turnpike Road,"

One public carriage and drift road, of the width of 40 feet, called "Sheffield and Bakewell Turnpike-road," commencing at the township of Holmesfield, and proceeding in a north-eastwardly direction over the Moor to the north-east corner of an ancient inclosure belonging to Geo. Greaves, Esq., called the Bank; and from the east end of an ancient inclosure belonging to Thos. Bunting, called the Barn Croft, in an eastwardly direction over the town-street of Totley, to the north-east corner of an ancient inclosure belonging to Geo. Greaves, Esq., called Croft; and from the south-east corner of an ancient inclosure belonging to Offley Shore, Esq., called New Close, in the same direction along the present line of the said turnpike-road, and terminating at the south-west corner of an ancient inclosure belonging to Geo. Greaves, Esq., called Lime Kiln Close.

"Dore Road."

And one other public carriage and drift road of the width of 30 feet, called "Dore Road," commencing at the Sheffield and Bakewell turnpike-road, and proceeding in a northwardly, north-westwardly, and north-eastwardly direction over the town-street of Totley, and along Dore-lane (so far as the same passes over the lands and grounds intended to be divided, allotted and inclosed), and terminating at the Brook, near the south corner of an ancient inclosure belonging to John Gray Waterfall and Henry Waterfall, called Dam Field.

Public Footways

"Bents Footway."

One public footway of the width of six feet, called "Bents Footway," commencing at the Dore-road, and proceeding in a northwardly, north-westwardly and westwardly direction over allotments intended to be awarded to the Right Honble. Digby Lord Middleton, Charles Brookfield and William Dalton, and terminating at Strawberry Lee-road.

"Door Moor Footway."

One other public footway of the width of four feet, called "Door Moor Footway," commencing at the south-end of a lane leading from Hall Field, and proceeding in a southwardly direction over an allotment intended to be awarded to John Gray Waterfall and Henry Waterfall, and terminating at Strawberry Lee-road.

"Moorwood Footway"

One other public footway of the width of four feet, called "Moorwood Footway," commencing at an ancient stile in the boundary fence between Holmesfield and Totley townships, and proceeding in a northwardly direction over an allotment on Broad Car, intended to be awarded to D'Ewes Coke, Esq., and terminating at the Sheffield and Bakewell turnpike-road, nearly at the north-east corner of the said allotment.

"Holmesfield Footway."

And one other public footway of the width of four feet, called "Holmesfield Footway," commencing at Totley Hall road and proceeding in a westwardly direction over an allotment, on Stock's Green, intended to be awarded to the Right Honble. Digby Lord Middleton, and terminating at an ancient stile leading into an ancient inclosure belonging to George Greaves, Esq., called Green Flat.

Public Bridle Roads and Footways, and Private Carriage and Drift Roads.

"Moss Road."

One public bridle-road and footway, and private carriage and drift road, of the width of 24 feet, called "Moss Road," commencing at the Sheffield and Bakewell turnpike-road, and proceeding in a north-westwardly direction over and ancient inclosure belonging to the Right Honble. Digby Lord Middleton, called Lane Head, thence in the same direction, over Under Leenly and Monny Brooks to the south end of an ancient lane called Monny Brooks Lane; thence in a northwardly direction along the said lane to the south end of Bents Road; thence in a north-westwardly, westwardly, north-westwardly and south-westwardly direction over Bents, Storgrave, Millstone Car and Bolehill, to an allotment intended to be awarded to the Surveyors of Highways, thence in a south-westwardly and westwardly direction over the said allotment, and of two other allotments on the moor intended to be awarded to Geo. Greaves, Esq., and D'Ewes Coke, Esq., and terminating at the Wooden Pole Road, in the township of Hathersage, near the south end of a road leading to Fox House.

"Deep Hollow Road."

One other public bridle-road and footway, and private carriage and drift-road, of the width of 24 feet, called "Deep Hollow Road," commencing at the Moss road, and proceeding in a north-eastwardly direction over the Moor, and terminating at Strawberry Lee-road.

"Strawberry Lee Road."

One other public bridle-road and footway, and private carriage and drift-road, of the width of 24 feet, called "Strawberry Lee Road," commencing at Dore road, and proceeding in a westwardly, south-westwardly, north-westwardly and northwardly direction along Well Bents-lane and over Well Bents, Bents, Taylor-hill, Deep Hollow and Under Bolehill to, and terminating at Lee Dike; which said road is set out by us as a public bridle-road and footway only so far as the same extends from Dore-road to Deep Hollow-road.

"Totley Hall Road."

One other public bridle-road and footway, and private carriage and drift-road, of the width of 21 feet, called "Totley Hall Road," commencing at the Sheffield and Bakewell turnpike-road, and proceeding in a southwardly direction over Stocks Green, and terminating at the north end of an ancient lane leading to Totley Hall.

"Bents Road."

And one other public bridle-road and footway, and private carriage and drift-road, of the width of 18 feet, called "Bents Road," commencing at the Moss road, and proceeding in a northwardly direction over Well Bents, and terminating at Strawberry Lee-road.

Private Carriage and Drift Roads.

"Green's Road."

One private carriage and drift-road, of the width of 20 feet, called "Green's Road," commencing at Dore road, and proceeding in a northwardly, north-eastwardly and eastwardly direction over Dore Lane Common, and terminating at the west end of a lane belonging to Offley Shore, Esq., which said road is set out by us as a public footway, and private carriage and drift-road.

"Strawberry Lee Road."

One other private carriage and drift-road, of the width of 18 feet, called "Strawberry Lee Road," commencing at the Lee Dike, and proceeding in a westwardly, southwardly and south-westwardly direction over an allotment on the Moor, intended to be awarded to Offley Shore, Esq., and terminating at the gate leading into an ancient inclosure belonging to the trustees of the late Peter Pegge Burnell, Esq., called Nether Croft; which road we have set out for the use of the said trustees, or owners, or occupiers of the Strawberry Lee Farm for the time being.

"Hollins Hill Quarry Road."

One other private carriage and drift road, of the width of 12 feet, called "Hollins Hill Quarry Road," commencing at the Sheffield and Bakewell turnpike-road, and proceeding in a north-westwardly and westwardly direction over an allotment, on the Moor, intended to be awarded to George Greaves, Esq., and termination at an allotment, on Hollins-hill, intended to be awarded to the surveyors of highways; which road we have set out for the use of the said surveyors, and of the owners and occupiers of the township of Totley for the time being, in leading stone or other materials from the said allotment.

"Ogden's Road."

One other private carriage and drift-road, of the width of 12 feet, called "Ogden's Road," commencing at the Dore-road, and proceeding in a westwardly direction over the town-street of Totley, and terminating at the east end of an ancient lane called Ogden-lane.

"Wilde's Road."

And one other private carriage and drift-road, of the width of 12 feet, called "Wilde's Road," commencing at Totley Hall-road, and proceeding in an eastwardly direction over an allotment, on Stocks Green, intended to be awarded to the Right Honble. Digby Lord Middleton, and terminating at an ancient inclosure belonging to the said Lord Middleton, called Yard; which road we have set out for the sole use of Joseph Wilde, or the owner or occupier for the time being.

And We Further Give Notice, that we have ascertained the above described roads and ways by marks and bounds, and have prepared and signed a map, in which such intended roads are accurately laid down and described; and we have caused the same to be deposited with Mr Henry Waterfall, our Clerk, at his Offices, in Sheffield, for the inspection of all persons concerned.

And we do hereby also Give Further Notice, that we have appointed a Meeting to be held at the house of Mr. Geo. Helliwell, the Door Moor Inn, in the parish of Dronfield, on Wednesday, the Seventh day of October, 1840, at Eleven o'clock n the forenoon, at which meeting any person or persons who may be injured or aggrieved by the setting out of such roads are required to attend and state such their objections, in order that the said roads may finally be determined upon. Dated this 14th day of August, 1840.

Geo. Clark.

Jno. Wright.

Monday 12th October 1840 Birmingham Gazette (page 3)

LOT 1

A substantial and convenient dwelling house with Barn Stables Cowhouses Orchard, Garden and Croft adjoining thereto containing:

Broad Storth 0A. 3R. 22P.

Stubling 3A. 1R. 30P.

Short Lands 3A. 2R. 33P.

Long Lands 3A. 0R. 6P.

LOT 2

Far Storth and

Lane 5A. 0R. 0P.

The above lots are now in the occupation of Widow Ratcliffe. The respective tenants will show the premises and all further particulars may be had at the offices of Messrs Brookfield & Gould, Solicitors, Sheffield.

10th April 1841 Sheffield and Rotherham Independent (page 7)

Pound Breach. - Job Green, of Totley, was charged by John Barton, of that place, with a pound breach. It was proved that the defendant's sheep had frequently trespassed on the complainant's turnips, and that he had impounded them. Barton made a demand of 8s. for damage done to his turnips, which Green refused to pay; but on the following night the sheep were by some means liberated from the pound. Green was ordered to pay 8s. for damages and 9s. for costs.

Saturday 20th November 1841 Sheffield Independent (page 8)

Poor House Libraries.

Every effort to soften the rigours of poverty is praiseworthy and for the sake of example ought to be widely published. It gives us pleasure to hear that through the instrumentality of D'Ewes Coke Esq. of Totley Hall a resolution has recently passed by the Board of Guardians of Ecclesall Union that independent of the usual supply of devotional books, popular and instructive periodicals to the value of £2 annually shall be taken for the use of the poor inmates in the house in addition to which Mr. D. Coke himself will contribute liberally and use his influence with others to do the same to provide a permanent library of standard work.

Saturday 23rd April 1842 Derbyshire Courier and Chesterfield Gazette (page 1)

Totley Inclosure

We, George Clark, of Barnby Moor, in the county of Nottingham, Gentleman, and John Wright, of Romeley, in the county of Derby, Gentleman, the Commissioners named and appointed in and by an Act of Parliament made and passed in the second year of the reign of her Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled "An Act for Inclosing Lands in the Manor and Township of Totley, in the parish of Dronfield, in the county of Derby," Hereby give Notice, That we shall hold a Special General Meeting on Friday, the sixth day of May next, at the house of Mr. Thomas Fisher, known by the name or sign of the "Cross Scythes," in Totley aforesaid, for the purpose of reading over and executing our award; when and where the Proprietors and other persons interested therein may attend if they think proper. Dated this ninth day of April, One thousand eight hundred and forty-two.

Geo. Clark,

Jno. Wright.

Saturday 11th February 1843 Sheffield Independent (page 5)

Abraham Elliott of Totley was charged by Martha Staley with taking 3 loads of night soil which they valued at 5s per load. They had charged him 15s for it which he refused to pay. They now charged him with felony. The defendant said that during a year and a half he had had 11 loads of manure, belonging to 6 of his tenants, and produced a bill, in which it was charged 4s 6d. He had paid that amount to one of his tenants. Mr. Bagshawe said that the charge of felony was preposterous and recommended the defendant to make a proper agreement with his tenants. He was ordered to pay 5s for the soil and 8s costs.

Saturday 11th February 1843 Sheffield Independent (page 5)

Isaac Makinson grinder of Totley was charged by Thomas Green with refusing £1 19s 3d for board and lodgings during the time he was in his service as an apprentice. The defendant disputed the amount and stated that according to agreement the complainant owed him 24 weeks service for loss of time during his apprenticeship. He also charged the complainant with taking his bands, but he denied any knowledge of it. The defendant admitted owing him £1 8s 0d and 5s which he was ordered to pay along with the costs. The complainant promised to serve him if he would pay him his wages regularly every week. The defendant said that he would pay him monthly according to agreement.

Saturday 5th August 1843 The York Herald (page 6)

Varieties. - In a brook , near Totley, has recently been found a circular flint shell, about half an inch in thickness, containing within its centre, a petrified peach or plum stone, nearly perfect in shape. but partly eaten away by time, previous to its flinty incrustation.

Saturday 12th August 1843 Sheffield and Rotherham Independent (page 5)

Justice Room, Hemsworth. Thursday August 10. - Before Henry Bowden, Esq.
Joseph Dalton, of Totley, was charged by John Barton, of the same place, with a wilful and malicious trespass, by allowing his sheep to destroy the complainant's crops. It was complained that Dalton's sheep are complete outlaws, and the best of fences are no protection against their encroachments. - Defendant was convicted in 26s. penalty, including costs.

Henry Dalton, of Totley, late occupier of a fire-brick yard, was charged by the overseers of the poor of that place, with refusing to pay the sum of 15s. 6d. for rates. Dalton had been before the Bench previously, and had stated that he could produce a receipt for the money; this, however, he failed to do, and a warrant of distress was granted for the sum, and all the costs.

Thomas Needham of Totley, brick maker, was charged by Thos Martin of the same place, scythe smith, with having on the morning of the 31st July, entered his garden, and stolen therefrom a quantity of vegetables, and Henry Hammond, of the same place, with having aided and assisted in stealing the same. The parties did not appear, but the case was clearly proved, and they were convicted in five pounds penalty each, and 22s. for costs; and in default of these sums being immediately paid, commitments were made out to the House of Correction in Derby for three months each to hard labour.

Saturday 19 October 1844 Sheffield Independent (page 4) [Extract]

Sales by Bardwell and Sons.

Freehold and Leasehold Dwelling-Houses, Retail Shops, Grinding Wheel, Manufactories, Land, And other Valuable Property, in the Parish of Sheffield, and at Skyers Moor, near Barnsley.

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To be Sold by Auction, By Messrs T.N. Bardwell & Sons, At their Auction Mart, High-street, Sheffield, On Wednesday, the Twentieth day of November, 1844 at Three o'Clock in the Afternoon, free from duty, and subject to conditions to be then produced, the undermentioned valuable Estates, in the following, or such other Lots, as may be agreed upon at the time of sale, viz:-

In Sheffield

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Broad Lane

LOT 4. -The Freehold Messuage or Dwelling House, formerly occupied by Mr. Samuel Hill, Clock Maker, and for many years afterwards by Mr. Wm. Lister, situate on the north side of, and fronting to, Broad-lane, near Red-hill, in Sheffield, together with a Counting House, and extensive Warehouses and Workshops, well fitted up with Fixtures, Stable, and Conveniences, and an entire Yard, comprising in the whole 414 superficial square yards or thereabouts.

Monday 30th June 1845 Aris's Birmingham Gazette

The Valuable Freehold Water Works known as Totley Rolling Mill.

(Within five miles of Sheffield, and approached by an excellent road)

Houses, Workshops, Wood and Land, also an allotment of Common Land, on Totley Moor.

To be Sold by Auction, by order of the Mortgagees, under a power of Sale, by T. N. Bardwell and Sons, at their Rooms in Sheffield, on Tuesday the 8th day of July 1845, at five o'clock in the afternoon, subject to conditions of sale. -

LOT I - All those valuable Freehold Water Works, with the Dams, Goights, Head, and Fall of Water, Workmen's Houses, Stable, Outbuildings, and other Erections, known as Totley Rolling Mill, and lately occupied by Mr. John Dyson. The Works comprise four Scythe-grinder's Troughs, and Furnaces for the Smelting of Lead Ore; the Dams are bountifully supplied the the Totley Brooks, and have a head and fall of eighteen feet, working a sixteen-feet Water Wheel. the site of this lot, including the dams, is 7A. 0R. 20P. The Property adjoins the excellent Turnpike Road leading from Sheffield to Bakewell. The Dams, Mills, and Goights have been within the last seven years materially improved.

LOT II. - Two Allotments on Totley Common, the one containing 10A. 0R. 37P. and the other 2R. 32P., adjoining the lands of his Grace the Duke of Rutland.

For further particulars application is requested to be made at the offices of the Auctioneers, in Sheffield; or of Messrs. Cursham and Campbell. Solicitors, Nottingham.

Thursday 29th October 1846 Stirling Observer (page 2)

Preservation of Humane Life.

A circumstance which shows the amount of suffering of which the humane frame is capable has just occurred on the Derbyshire Moors, and within a few miles of Sheffield. An aged man named John Barton and who resides at Holmesfield Lidgate near Owler Bar on the Totley Moors left his house about noon on Friday week on a visit to his daughters who lived on a lonely track of moorland near Baslow. His daughters' residence however he did not reach nor did he return home, which to a suspicion that something had befallen him, and a party of his neighbours and friends instituted a 31st August rigid search in every direction, nothing could be of him till he was found lying under the shelter of a stone wall, and although insensible was alive after being exposed to the inclemency of the night air and without food of any kind for nearly 8 hours. He supposes that he had fallen into a fit beneath the wall. He is recovering.

27th March 1847 Sheffield and Rotherham Independent (page 3)

Wages Case. - Edward Newbould, of Totley, was summoned by Joseph Biggin, farm labourer, of Norton, for arrears of wages, amounting to 16s... The complainant stated that he entered into the defendant's employ on the 27th February, 1846, and continued with him seven weeks, for which he was to receive 3s. per week; he received 3s. for the first week, but had received nothing since...The defendant denied the debt; he said that he had engaged the complainant from the 27th February to Martinmas. The first week he paid him 3s., and afterwards agreed to pay the complainant at the rate of £8 per annum; that the agreement specified that there should be a month's wages or warning on either side. The defendant had left him at the beginning of April, when he had most need of his services, without giving the necessary notice, by which conduct he had been put to much inconvenience and expense. - The case was dismissed, in consequence of the length of time that had elapsed since the wages had become due. The complainant, instead of having to receive, had to pay 6s. costs.

Saturday 6th January, 1849 Sheffield Independent (page 3)

Survey and Valuation of the Township of Totley in the County of Derby.

The guardians of the Poor of the Ecclesall Bierlow Union will be ready on Wednesday next, the 10th January 1849, to receive Tenders for the survey and valuation of the Township of Totley in the County of Derby in accordance with the 6th and 7th of Wm. the 4th commonly called the Parochial Assessment Act. The Township contains about 1800 Statute Acres, 600 of which are old enclosures and 1200 recently enclosed common land. Tenders to be sent in to the Clerk of the Union before 11 o'clock on Wednesday, the 10th January next 1849, and any information will be given on application to the Overseers of the Poor of Totley, Mr. Baxby of Totley, or the Union Clerk. By Order of the Board, William Firth, Union Clerk. Ecclesall Bierlow Union Office, 27th December 1848.

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25th August 1849 Sheffield and Rotherham Independent (page 3)

Fraudulently Claiming Exemption From Toll. - John Hogg, labourer, of Totley, was charged with fraudulently claiming exemption from toll. It appeared, from the evidence of James Newbould, toll collector at the Green Oak Bar, on the Owler road, that on the 7th inst. the defendant passed through the toll-bar with a horse and cart. On claiming the toll, he represented that he was employed in repairing the roads in the parish of Dronfield, and pointed to a few barrowfuls of gannister which were in his cart, in confirmation of his statement. As the vehicles employed in this work are free from toll, the collector, though he disbelieved the defendant's statement, allowed him to pass through. Subsequently, enquiries had been set on foot, which showed that on the day in question, after passing through the bar, he had been employed the remainder of the day at Coal Aston, in leading wood, and that the carrying stones was only a ruse to obtain a free passage through the bar. It appeared that he had frequently played the same game with complete success.... The Magistrates were of opinion that the defendant had committed a fraud on the toll-bar, and inflicted a penalty of 20s., including costs. If the offence were repeated, it would be visited with a much more severe penalty.