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This collection of studies and features on Sheffield and district history, offers the reader a wide variety of topics ranging from Buttonmaking in Sheffield to the Guites of Samehill Farm. The Aspects series continues to provide opportunities for writers and local historians to see their work assembled and presented in an accessible format. Anyone with family or personal interest in the town and surrounding communities will find something worthy of attention; whilst, for educational and academic reference, Aspects of Sheffield provides new resource material for use in both classroom and study. The fifteen new articles in Aspects of Sheffield are: The Tithes of Meadowhall by Stephen Cooper Nonconformity in Sheffield 1540-1660 by Malcolm Mercer An Early Sheffield Emigrant by David Hey Sheffield's Woodlands in the 18th Century by Melvyn Jones Sheffield's Turnpike Roads by Howard Smith Buttonmaking in Sheffield by Dennis Smith The Stove Grate Industry of Sheffield by Chris Morley The Elecroplate Controversy by Geoffrey Tweedale An Illustrated History of Izal by Joan Jones Wrought Iron and Sheffield's Last Puddler by Trevor Lodge Sheffield Workhouse near Kelham Island by T J Caulton Darnall in the 19th Century by Sue Turton Sheffield's Historic Parks and Gardens by Joan Sewell The Furnishings of Endcliffe Hall by Julie Banham The Guites of Samehill Farm by Valerie Answer EDITOR DETAILS: Melvyn Jones, editor of Aspects of Rotherham 1 and 2, was born in Barnsley and educated at the Holgate Grammar School. He recently retired as Head of Academic Resources in the School of Leisure and Food Management at Sheffield Hallam University. He has written extensively on the economic, social and environmental history of South Yorkshire. Recent publications include A Most Enterprising Thing (an illustrated history of Newton Chambers) and a revised edition of the widely acclaimed Sheffield's Woodland Heritage.