Description: This is the website for Totley History Group, Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
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We hope you enjoy your visit to our site which celebrates the history of Yorkshire's most southerly village. Totley is mentioned in the Domesday Book and has a rich and varied pa st. Its story includes millionaire industrialists, farm labourers, heroes and scoundrels. This website is intended to introduce you to these people and the community's past and hopefully inspire you to look more closely into the history of our village. New material is being added all the time, so to keep up with our research, make
Happy Birthday, Totley Hall
Over a number of years I have been researching the history of Totley Hall – the Big House in the Village – for my own pleasure and interest. During Lockdown I began, with the help of my husband, to write up its story on wet days to keep our minds active. I came to realize that our local Hall, built in 1623, was nearing its 400th birthday, and that maybe the time was right to share my findings with others interested in our local history by putting the story into print. Totley Hall has played a number of ro