Greenside House is an 18th-century residence located in

Hackenthorpe Hackenthorpe is a village 5 miles south east of Sheffield’s city centre, now classed as a historic township of the city. Due to much expansion, the village became a part of Sheffield city during the 1950s. During much of the late 19th and 20t ...

Sheffield, England Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and ...

. The building is estimated to have been built around 1825 and is a

Grade II In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

listed building. Greenside, Hackenthorpe

History

Prior to the 1930s, Hackenthorpe was a village in north

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...

county, however following the war, the city of Sheffield experienced a population boom and the village was incorporated into the city, and in the process moving into the county of

South Yorkshire South Yorkshire is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of Doncaster and Sheffield as well as the boroughs of Barnsley and Rotherham. In N ...

. Historically the building was the residence of the

Staniforth Staniforth is an English surname, a variation of the name "Stanford". Old English surnames were in particular a description of one's profession such as "Smith" or "Thatcher" or described an area in which one lived. The name of Stanford is believ ...

family who operated the

Thomas Staniforth & Co Thomas Staniforth & Co. was a sickle, scythe and tool smiths based in Hackenthorpe, Sheffield, England. The company was founded by Thomas Staniforth in 1743 and operated out of workshops located on Main Street, Hackenthorpe until it was closed dur ...

Scytheworks between the 1740s and early 20th century. The business was operated out of the workshops next to the residence. The building stayed in the family through to the early 20th century. John Hibbard and his wife Louisa (nee Staniforth) lived in the house in the early 20th century. The house is notable for its unique style with curved frontal brickwork and the evidence of a side workshop. During the 20th Century the house was the residence of the Waddington family, and later Dr George Pagdin, the village doctor, who was a cousin of the artist

Charles Mozley Charles Alfred Mozley (29 May 1914 – 11 January 1991) was a British artist who was also a teacher. He was a prolific book illustrator and designer of book covers, posters and prints. Biography Mozley was born in Darnall, Sheffield, and, ...

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History

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