Middlewood, South Yorkshire

Middlewood Hall (grid reference SK312923) is set in 54 acres (220,000 m2) and was constructed in 1810 by Mark Skelton, however a farmhouse is believed to have existed on the site well before that.

In 1926 the house was sold to the Wilson family (local snuff makers) and then in 1980 to Wharncliffe Construction who turned it into a luxury hotel.

[4] Middlewood Tavern is a public house which has documented history going back to 1835 when Joseph Bowden applied for a licence to sell liquors on the premises.

Rocher bridge (footbridge) crosses the River Don at the Tavern and gives access to Beeley Wood.

After the Sheffield flood of 2007, leading to the collapse of the road towards Oughtibridge, access was severely restricted and the Middlewood Tavern lost trade and subsequently never recovered and closed soon after.

As mentioned, the Wadsley Park Village private housing scheme was built on the former site of Middlewood Hospital between 2001 and 2006.

Certain parts of the old hospital such as the church, lodge and Kingswood ward are listed buildings and cannot be demolished; they have been incorporated and left within the new estate.

The scheme which needs approval from Sheffield City Council also contains proposals for a selection of partially underground eco-friendly bungalows beneath the building.

They are considered to be the best preserved example in the British Isles of trees which were part of the extensive coal forming swamp forests growing some 300 million years ago”.

This contains a large concentration of take-away food shops although there is a medium-sized Asda supermarket located within the old Hillsborough Park cinema building on Catch Bar Lane.

The Sheffield Wednesday training ground is situated on Middlewood Road, this is a private facility for use by the football club only, it was originally constructed in the late 1960s on old allotments it has undergone extensive redevelopment in recent years.

The terminus is an off-road single platform type and was built on old allotment land at grid reference SK326911 on Middlewood Road.

The Middlewood Tavern dates back to at least the middle of the 19th century.
The former Kingswood ward at the old Middlewood hospital has been redeveloped into a tenement block.
Toll Bar Cottage is now a private dwelling.
Middlewood church, closed and unused, stands within the new Wadsley Park estate.
The Middlewood Supertram terminus with the park and ride behind at the busy morning period.
Riverbank Repairs on the A6102 near Middlewood Tavern
Riverbank Repairs on the A6102 near Middlewood Tavern