Abbeyfield Park House & Garden: Eavesdropping, Constance & Change

Abbeyfield House emerges on local maps in the mid-19th-century marked as "Pitsmoor Abbey". Shortly after this the property was developed and around the turn-of-the-century extended and reoriented. The growth of Burngreave as a residential suburb led to the gradual sale or leasing of the many large private gardens and lands in the surrounding area and Abbeyfield House was sold to the Sheffield Corporation and opened as a public park in 1909.

Our tour will take in the general context of Pitsmoor both as a Victorian and Edwardian "polite society" house and garden as well as its varied history as part of the public realm subsequent to its sale. There are some well preserved Victorian and Edwardian features within the house as well as a few mysteries that remain to be solved which will form part of the tour itself. Our visit will include an optional and nevertheless careful descent into the vaulted cellars of the house and will conclude in the community room where the Friends of Abbeyfield House will offer refreshments and the chance to learn about the future of the house and gardens as well.

Timings

Sunday 13 September:

1400-1500

Sunday 20 September:

1400-1500

Location & directions

Abbeyfield House, 187 Burngreave Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 9DL

Directions:

There is free parking on the road next to the park at the Abbeyfield Road entrance . The House and Park are on the following bus routes from the town centre: 20,75, 76,76a,83,97 and 98.

Contact on day:

Tim Neal [email protected]

Telephone number:

+447868333819

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking required

Booking conditions:

Must be prebooked via Eventbrite

Booking website:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1993266215909?aff=oddtdtcreator

Booking opens:

15 Aug 2026 09:00 AM

Accessibility details

The toilets are only available on the first floor and there is no lift and there is no access for wheelchairs or prams to the first floor but the ground floor is accessible. Assistance dogs are welcomed

Additional information

Tea, coffee, soft drinks and homemade cakes will be available.

Max number of people:

15

Estimated duration:

1 hour(s)

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