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Graham Road, SHEFFIELD, S10 3DZ

This picture was taken at the front of "Riverdale" - once the home of the mail order millionaire and Sheffield philanthropist J.G.Graves. However the initials above the window "CHF" refer back to the house's first owner - Charles Henry Firth of Sheffield steel manufacturing fame.

Figure carved beneath one of the front windows at "Riverdale" - grand Victorian mansion in Sheffield's opulent Ranmoor suburb.

Grand Victorian mansion on Graham Road, Sheffield. Built by Charles Henry Firth, the grand house was acquired by mail order millionaire J.G.Graves in 1902.

Riverdale House was built for Sheffield steel magnate Charles Henry Firth (1837-1892) and bought in 1902 by mail order millionaire John George Graves (1866-1945), the city's greatest philanthropist. Perhaps sadly, the extensive grounds to this imposing house were largely sold off for housing in the nineteen sixties. The house itself now accommodates several commercial offices.

Looking along a cycle/foot path through Whiteley Woods.

Well located on a popular walking route through the Porter Valley, this facility has proved very popular while cafes are closed in Tier 3 restrictions during the coronavirus restrictions.

This Grade II listed gatehouse once guarded the entrance to one of Sheffield's finest Victorian mansions - Riverdale. Built for steel magnate Charles Henry Firth it was later acquired by the mail order millionaire and philanthropist J.G.Graves. Perhaps sadly, the fine house's extensive grounds were sold off for housing in the nineteen sixties.

An entrance into Bingham Park can be found near the Belisha beacon-marked crossing on the right of this property. The road in the picture is Rustlings road, a road that links Ecclesall Road (the A625) with Nether Green. Walkers who follow the metalled path ahead, on the Rustlings Road side of this house, in a south-westerly direction - i.e. to the left - can reach Forge Dam Park within 20-30 minutes. Bingham Park was created as a result of the generosity of Sir John Bingham and given to the people of Sheffield in September 1911. Sir John was a wealthy philanthropist who had made his fortune in the local electroplating and silver industries. One day, whilst he and his wife were looking out across the Porter Valley from their home in Ranmoor (they were both in their 70s at the time), it is reported that Sir John asked his wife whether she would like "a very fine set of jewels" or for him "to give this beautiful gem (area) to the children of Sheffield?" In response, it is said that Lady Maria Bingham made the decision that the children of Sheffield should "have this jewel, forever."