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Hawksley Rise, SHEFFIELD, S35 0JB

After leaving Worrall Village, the riders will approach Oughtibridge, down Haggstones Road and Church Street. This view is looking up Haggstones Road towards Birks Wood Drive. As the riders will be approaching this spot at speed … let's hope the Horse Droppings are swept up (and according to tradition put on somebody's Roses), and the Road Grid is repaired! For more views in this area … see … Image Image Image Image

This path continues down from Worrall via Boggard Lane, through Hagg Stones Quarry and eventually reaches the River Don down in Oughtibridge valley.

This footpath runs from Hagg Stones Road down to Birks Wood in Oughtibridge ... be warned it is a bit boggy in places!

Why 'Hengist' ... nobody seems to know! This 'extra' classroom was built in the early 1960's when the main school building was still situated off Church Street. My wife remembers it being 'her classroom' at that time but doesn't know anything else about it. Still in use in 2008 as part of the 'newer' school off Naylor Road. Update in June 2020 Following some research it has now been established that this building was erected in the late 1950s - certainly appears on a OS map dated 1959. It was erected to give additional classroom space for the, then, existing Oughtibridge J & I School, which was struggling to cope with the growing population of Oughtibridge. At this time there were already plans to replace the existing school with a new building on nearby land. The ‘Hengist’ building was therefore sited in the new location so that it would remain within the new school boundary. It is named ‘Hengist’ as it was a more modern version of the HORSA Huts which were introduced as a ‘stop gap’ solution to accommodate the ‘extra’ pupils created by ROSLA in 1947, when the school leaving age was raised to 15 years. HORSA meaning Hutting Operation for the Raising of the School leaving Age. Why Hengist? Well, Hengist and Horsa are legendary brothers who led the Angles, Saxons and Jutes in their invasion of Britain in the 5th Century. Many things have been named after the brothers ... probably the most famous being WW2 Gliders. Horsa Gliders were notably used in the Battle for the Pegasus Bridge in Normandy. Stena named two ferries after the brothers.

This path leads from Church Street to Naylor Road, via 'The Ginnel', to Oughtibridge J & I School. I think I prefer the old style!

This young boy appeared just as I pressed the shutter ... he very politely apologised for spoiling the shot when he passed me - good for him, there is hope! For a view without the boy ... see ... Image

For a view from the other direction ... see ... Image This path leads through to a path next to the School and the Steps leading down to Alford Avenue and thence to Oughtibridge Village. See ... Image Image

The steps leading up from Alford Avenue emerge just by the gate at the end of the path ... see ... Image Oughtibridge School is behind the Green Railings and Gate. For a view of the footpath, complete with boy ... see ... Image

This footpath leads up through (the former) Hagg Stones Quarry to Boggard Lane ... and onwards to Worrall. Used by the 'fitter' pupils from Bradfield School as a shortcut to and from Oughtibridge. The ' non-fit' pupils use the School Bus!