Thomas Steade, Edward Bury, James Willis Dixon, James Willis Dixon jnr, and 1 other
Overview
Thomas Steade, Edward Bury, James Willis Dixon, James Willis Dixon jnr, and 1 other is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Sheffield. This bronze commemorative plaque records: Hillsborough Hall. Hillsborough Hall was built in 1779 in the Adam style as the home of Thomas Steade.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This bronze commemorative plaque records: Hillsborough Hall.
People and events
The saved account records: He eventually gifted the hall to the people of Sheffield and it took on a new role as a public library in 1906.
How it worked
The saved account records: Hillsborough Hall was built in 1779 in the Adam style as the home of Thomas Steade.
What remains
The saved account records: It was thus called as a mark of respect for Lord Downside of Hillsborough, County Down.
Why it mattered
Thomas Steade, Edward Bury, James Willis Dixon, James Willis Dixon jnr, and 1 other matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Hillsborough Hall. Hillsborough Hall was built in 1779 in the Adam style as the home of Thomas Steade. It was thus called as a mark of respect for Lord Downside of Hillsborough, County Down. Hillsborough subsequently became the name of a Sheffield suburb and a world famous football club ground. Nineteenth century occupants of the hall included three celebrated manufacturers; the Rodgers family of cutlers, the locomotive designer and engineer Edward Bury, and James Willis Dixon and his son of the same name who were silversmiths. It… The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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