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his restoration, and in that family a considerable property in Sheffield
remains to this day--not without narrow escapes of extinction. Charles James
Fox's friend, Jockey of Norfolk, was one of a family which seems to afford
every contrast of character in possession of the title.
In the great civil wars, Sheffield was the scene of more than one contest. In
1644, on the 1st August, after the battle of Marston Moor, the castle was
besieged by twelve thousand infantry dispatched by the Earl of Manchester,
compelled to surrender in a few days, and demolished by order of parliament.
The manor was dismantled in 1706 by order of Thomas Duke of Norfolk, and the
splendid park, shaven of its great trees, was converted into building land,
or accommodation land, part of which is still known by the name of the Park.
During the eighteenth century the Sheffield trade was entirely confined to
the home market, and chiefly conducted by pack horses. In 1751 a step toward
extension was made by the completion of works, which rendered the Don
navigable up to Tinsley. In 1819 the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal was
completed; and now Manchester, Leeds, Hull, and Liverpool, are all within a
morning's ride.
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