Ranmoor () is a suburb of the

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. It is an affluent suburb in the Fulwood ward of the city. It mostly developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and it features a number of large houses that were built for the city's steel magnates, as well as, most notably, a large church, St John's. This church was opened 24 April 1879 but was almost entirely destroyed by fire on 2 January 1887. All that survived from the original church was the tower and spire, which still stands today. A new building was built and the church reopened on 9 September 1888; it is now a Grade II*

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. A row of early 19th century buildings near the church includes the ''Bull's Head'' and ''Ranmoor Inn'' public houses. Riverdale House 2, Sheffield

Other notable buildings in the Ranmoor area were built for some of the well known industrialists of Sheffield. The Grade II listed ''Oakbrook'' was built by Flockton, Lee & Flockton c.1855 for Mark Firth, a steel magnate and philanthropist who founded Firth College, one of the institutions that eventually merged to establish the

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. Oakbrook is now part of the Notre Dame Roman Catholic School. ''Ranmoor Hall'' was built in 1881 for William Wheatcroft Harrison, a cutlery manufacturer.Harman, R. & Minnis, J. (2004) ''Pevsner City Guides: Sheffield'', pp263–274. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. ''The Croft'' was built in 1909 for James Neill, the tool manufacturer. The Grade II*

Endcliffe Hall Endcliffe Hall is a 19th-century, 36-room mansion situated on Endcliffe Vale Road in the City of Sheffield in the suburb of Endcliffe. The hall is situated just over west of the city centre and is a Grade II* Listed building. The present hall ...

was completed in 1865; it was built for Sir John Brown by Flockton & Abbott. Thornbury was built in 1865 for Frederick Mappin, it is now a private hospital. The Grade II listed Riverdale House on Graham Road was built around 1860 and was lived in by the industrialist Charles Henry Firth and the businessman

John George Graves John George Graves (1866–1945) was a successful English entrepreneur and public benefactor. He became Sheffield's Lord Mayor and an Alderman in 1926 and he was given Freedom of the City in 1929. He was born in Lincolnshire in 1866 and died in 1 ...

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Ranmoor College
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