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 The Sheffield Gang Wars - J P Bean
Newest Review: ... story centres around the city's most infamous gambling area known as the "Skyring". This was an open patch of land ... more  ... perched high above the city centre, which made it a perfect "Pitch and toss" arena. Here hundreds of residents would gamble away their pennies, some even pounds, on this popular game of chance.
The activities that went on at the Skyring were of course completely illegal and these activities were controlled by the hard men of the city, who employed lookouts known as "pikers" or "crows". If the police arrived they would shout and the people at the Skyring would scatter.
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The Sheffield Gang Wars - J P Bean: The Sheffield Gang Wars (979 words)
by - written on 25/04/08 (Very useful, 381 readings)
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As soon as I became aware of its existance I set out to hunt down a copy of The Sheffield Gang Wars by J.P Bean. As its title suggests this is a story about the gang wars of England's fifth largest city, Sheffield . This is however not a modern story, it is set in the 1920's - nor is it a piece of fiction, it is an actual factual account and all of the stories told here actually happened. The author begins his story by painting a picture of Sheffield seven decades ago (the book was first published back in 1981), describing its streets as "Cobbled courtyards and dimly lit alleys" and its living accommodations as "row upon row of back to back ... Read the complete review
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