Sheffield History Talks: Martin Naylor

19/10/2024

08/10/2024

Thank you to everyone who came to a talk and has helped make this possible!

They're here!
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The twelve plaques for the Woodseats History Trail have arrived. This is the first, and last time they'll all be seen together!

Tomorrow they will be starting to go out to their allotted sites and will all be in place by the launch on Saturday 19th October. (I hope!!)

A huge thanks to Stephen at Ridgequest Signs for the usual impeccable quality.

06/10/2024

Please check out my sister page for the local Woodseats History Trail. Thank you for all your support so far.
https://www.facebook.com/share/1AqHKYmnJp/

Landmark & Historical Place

10/09/2024

Thank you to everyone who attended tonight's talk. I hope you all enjoyed hearing about the people and places of this interesting city.

Please keep an eye on my socials for details on any more upcoming talks.

Thank you to Herd Woodseats for hosting me. Check them out if you're in the area, or even if you're not, what an amazing vibe they have going on.

Bonus points if anyone can guess what the building in the image is now?

10/09/2024

It's talk time!

We're going back to 1903 to see the buildings, people and events that have occurred!



Herd Woodseats

07/08/2024

Evening Talk - A Walk Through Sheffield in 1903!

Date: Tue, Sept 10 • 7:30 PM BST

Location: The Herd Woodseats

Book via Eventbrite, link below, or email me on [email protected]

Take a walk through Central Sheffield, see the old buildings & hear about people that lived and worked there... without leaving your seat!

06/08/2024

Please share of you think you know anyone who will be interested...

Fancy taking a walk through Sheffield City Centre in 1903? Come with me to see over 140 old photos and hear all the great stories about the people who lived and worked there.

🗓️ Tuesday 10th September
⏰ 7pm
📍 The Herd
For tickets:
📨 [email protected]
📞 07946287573

02/08/2024

🌟⭐A new venue!

Fancy taking a walk through Sheffield City Centre in 1903? Come with me to see over 140 old photos and hear all the great stories about the people who lived and worked there.

🗓️ Tuesday 10th September
⏰ 7pm
📍 The Herd
For tickets:
📨 [email protected]
📞 07946287573

08/05/2024

I'm currently in the process of putting together a Woodseats History Trail which will involve a series of small plaques on various buildings of historic significance (see rough mock ups as possible examples.)

Much more information including old photos will be on leaflets that will be available from some businesses in Woodseats and there will be a large board with the same details in a central location. (Also possibly an app or link to a website, but I could do with getting in touch with anyone who has knowledge in that department as I don't!!)
The idea is to provide some history of the area for those interested whilst increasing the footfall in Woodseats, perhaps eventually leading to walking groups and school walks.
I can think of 10 sites, not including Painted Fabrics (which has had a plaque for some time), but could you give me your thoughts to see if you agree with the locations. I'm sure there's some I've missed, or perhaps I'm putting emphasis on some that others would find boring.
They have to be in the main area as part of the intention is to help the businessess in Woodseats itself.
Mine are:
1: Painted Fabrics (already there.)
2: The Abbey.
3: Coldstream Place.
4: The Big Tree.
5: Site of Cobnar Works & Linacre Row.
6: Chantrey Picture House.
7: Chantrey Arms.
8: Top of the Dale (oldest bldg in Woodseats)
9: Woodseats Palace.
10: Woodseats School.
11: Double Six Club.
Any help and suggestions will be gratefully received.
Thank you.

📩[email protected]

26/04/2024

🎂🎈 H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y to the kindest, most thoughtful and loveliest Dad - and grandad - we could ask for.
Thank you for everything you do for us. Have the most amazing day of celebrating, we love you 💛
Love, Sarah (always your social media manager and Wordle partner 😂) xx💛

20/04/2024

Wouldn't normally share stuff like this here but I thought this was quite apt and made me giggle 😂

Beard game rizz

18/04/2024

Thank you for having me, the pleasure was all mine 🙂

18/04/2024

Thank you so much to Vicki and the team at for having me again yesterday. It was so much fun to meet you all.

If you have a or who would be interested in hosting a Sheffield history talk, please get in touch

15/04/2024

A few days late (because my social media manager has only just been able to pick up her copy 😜) but thank you to The Sheffield Star for giving us the front page and a lovely double page spread.

11/04/2024

Back to the 'day job' this week. Fantastic talk with the Hive Learning and Development team, thank you for having me

If you have a or who are interested in hearing one of my history talks on Woodseats or the City Centre, contact me for more info.

[Photo from previous talk]

10/04/2024

08/04/2024

Behind the scenes of the unveiling of the on the in on Saturday to honour the people who died there during

06/04/2024

https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2024-04-06/plaque-unveiled-to-commemorate-victims-of-hotel-bombed-in-second-world-war?fbclid=IwAR1sUgHwPGbzRPYuo4KDwQj0z3c13M5H63CJ_5KTYPh2keZSfIt6qoQz3n4

The Marples Hotel in Sheffield was bombed during the blitz in 1940. | ITV News Calendar

06/04/2024

A huge thank you to everyone who turned up for today's unveiling. Here's a quick video of the actual unveiling but more photos and videos to follow I'm sure. Thank you Andy Kershaw for all your hard work, the building owners, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield Lord Mayor and everyone who came down to see it.

06/04/2024

Today's the day! Today we unveil the new blue plaque on the site of the former Marples Hotel at 11.30am which reads 'On this site stood the Marples. During WW2 on the 12th Dec 1940 a bomb destroyed the building killing an estimated 70 people who were sheltering in the cellars.'
I have been on this morning, if you want to listen it's on BBC Sounds at 7:40ish
Can't wait to see you all there!