A black and white photograph, one of a series, making up a panorama of the Alma (see DHT-000797, DHT-000798 and DHT-000799 for the others in the series and DHT-002922 for the complete panorama). The Alma houses were good quality Victorian houses with cellars. They were built in the mid 1800's when Dronfield housing was expanding after Wilson Cammell's started their rail production in Callywhite Lane. This part of Dronfield is situated at the junction of Holmley Lane and Sheffield Road. The name Alma derives from a battle in the Crimean War in September 1854. Dronfield men may have been involved in the battle as members of the 95th Derbyshire Infantry, later the Sherwood Foresters. The houses were demolished and the area landscaped in the late 1960's. Towards the top of the photograph on the left hand side can be seen the football ground at the Coach and Horses Inn on Sheffield Road and in the middle Bowshaw.
A black and white photograph, one of a series, making up a panorama of the Alma (see DHT-000796, DHT-000798 and DHT-000799 for the others in the series and DHT-002922 for the complete panorama). The Alma houses were good quality Victorian houses with cellars. They were built in the mid 1800's when Dronfield housing was expanding after Wilson Cammell's started their rail production in Callywhite Lane. This part of Dronfield is situated at the junction of Holmley Lane and Sheffield Road. The name Alma derives from a battle in the Crimean War in September 1854. Dronfield men may have been involved in the battle as members of the 95th Derbyshire Infantry, later the Sherwood Foresters. The houses were demolished and the area landscaped in the late 1960's. Holmley Terrace is shown on the left of the Alma with some new development under construction on the hillside above. To the rear of the Alma was Back Lane and behind that a quarry.
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A black and white photograph, one of a series, making up a panorama of the Alma (see DHT-000796, DHT-000797 and DHT-000799 for the others in the series and DHT-002922 for the complete panorama). The Alma houses were good quality Victorian houses with cellars. They were built in the mid 1800's when Dronfield housing was expanding after Wilson Cammell's started their rail production in Callywhite Lane. This part of Dronfield is situated at the junction of Holmley Lane and Sheffield Road. The name Alma derives from a battle in the Crimean War in September 1854. Dronfield men may have been involved in the battle as members of the 95th Derbyshire Infantry, later the Sherwood Foresters. The houses were demolished and the area landscaped in the late 1960's. Snape Hill Crescent can be seen under construction on the hillside above. Grocutt's beer and groceries shop (No. 100 Sheffield Road) is the white building in the centre of the photograph. To the rear of the Alma was Back Lane and behind that a quarry.
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A black and white photograph, one of a series, making up a panorama of the Alma (see DHT-000796, DHT-000797 and DHT-000798 for the others in the series and DHT-002922 for the complete panorama). The Alma houses were good quality Victorian houses with cellars. They were built in the mid 1800's when Dronfield housing was expanding after Wilson Cammell's started their rail production in Callywhite Lane. This part of Dronfield is situated at the junction of Holmley Lane and Sheffield Road. The name Alma derives from a battle in the Crimean War in September 1854. Dronfield men may have been involved in the battle as members of the 95th Derbyshire Infantry, later the Sherwood Foresters. The houses were demolished and the area landscaped in the late 1960's. Some new development is under construction on the hillside above. The 'Top Yard' of Edward Lucas and Son Ltd. can be seen in the foreground.
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A panoramic view of the Alma, Sheffield Road (see DHT-000796, DHT-000797, DHT-000798 and DHT-000799 for the 4 individual photographs). The Alma houses were good quality Victorian houses with cellars. They were built in the mid 1800's when Dronfield housing was expanding after Wilson Cammell's started their rail production in Callywhite Lane. This part of Dronfield is situated at the junction of Holmley Lane and Sheffield Road. The name Alma derives from a battle in the Crimean War in September 1854. Dronfield men may have been involved in the battle as members of the 95th Derbyshire Infantry, later the Sherwood Foresters. The houses were demolished and the area landscaped in the late 1960's. Snape Hill Crescent can be seen under construction on the hillside above. The 'Top Yard' of Edward Lucas and Son Ltd. can be seen in the foreground on the right. The football ground at the Coach and Horses Inn, Wreakes Lane and Bowshaw can be seen on the left. Grocutt's beer and groceries shop (No. 100 Sheffield Road) is the white building in the centre of the photograph.
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