Sheffield retro: 25 fascinating photos telling history of Oughtibridge, including old pubs and lost station
Sheffield retro: 25 fascinating photos telling history of Oughtibridge, including old pubs and lost station
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00:00 The picturesque Sheffield village of Ootybridge, which straddles the River Don, dates back to at least the 12th century.
00:07 This retro photo gallery shows how the village changed between 1900 and 1959.
00:13 The photos include the old railway station, along with popular pubs and shops from those decades.
00:19 Ootybridge is believed to have taken its name from the man who managed the ford over the Don, called Ootred, said to have lived in a nearby cottage.
00:28 When a bridge was built there, it became known as Ootred's Bridge, or Ooty's Bridge, after his nickname, and this was the name given to the surrounding settlement.
00:37 Today it is a pretty village around 5 miles northwest of Sheffield's city centre, which is popular with commuters and has a number of traditional pubs, including the Cock Inn and White Hart.
00:48 As recently as 1747, there were reportedly only 5 families living in Ootybridge, but its population expanded rapidly during the Industrial Revolution, as works, including a forge, a corn mill and a paper mill, sprang up in the area, and it is now home to well over 3,000 people.
01:06 Today, the old paper mill is at the heart of a new housing development, and after being sensitively restored, is set to become home to a new restaurant and deli from the team behind the award-winning Yoro in Shalesmore.
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