One of the oldest farmsteads in the area, Crowder House (sometimes known as Winksley House) was mentioned in deeds of 1402 when Mrs. Julyan Wilkinson quit claimed the house and the estate to her son, Henry. In 1859 her decendants sold it to the Wake family.and was converted into a modern residence by Bernard Wake of Sheffield. All the interior fittings were preserved including oak panelling: oak doors and leaded windows. The site of the ancient house was once used by Shiregreem Methodist Church for picnics and and carol singing. Sold to the Council it was demolished in 1937, now the site of Hereward road and Crowland Road. See: Crowder House Ref: 942.74 SQ also Britain in Old Photographs, Shire Green, Wincobank and Ecclesfield by Brian Woodriff; Ref. 942.74 S.