Old Photos For No Reason Whatsoever

[SouthEssexBlade]

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

 

[Darkoak]

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A beautifully atmospheric photo of St. James’ Row

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

 

[Sean Thornton]

Anyone place this?

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Penistone Road, heading back into town fifteen minutes into the second half at the Rustbucket.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Anyone date this?

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

 

[S64 Blade]

Good examples of sympathetic signs in those last couple of pics .

 

[corkysbeard]

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That picture looks like it could have been took from close to our old flat at 62 ropery row on the flats.

 

[Silent Blade]

Penistone Road, heading back into town fifteen minutes into the second half at the Rustbucket.

I thought it was the bottom of the Moor?

 

[Sean Thornton]

I thought it was the bottom of the Moor?

Whoosh SB?

 

[Jolly Buffer]

My first guess is the bottom of the Moor
Probably taken from a point that would now be under the Manpower Services Commission (that's how old I am) building

Yes that's definitely the bottom of the Moor around Xmas time. There used to be an outdoor Santa's Grotto every year. Funny I was thinking about this Grotto when reading that other post about the Co-Op's Santa's Grotto at the bottom of Ecclesall Rd. You can see the Grosvenor Hotel In the background and just make out Sharpe's of Sheffield fruit & veg shop.
This is the same piece of land that had Jona the whale on show. Can you imagine that these days?? Dragging a giant dead decomposing whale around the country on an artic waggon and getting people to pay to see it for a night out!

 

[Greenwich Blade]

Yes that's definitely the bottom of the Moor around Xmas time. There used to be an outdoor Santa's Grotto every year. Funny I was thinking about this Grotto when reading that other post about the Co-Op's Santa's Grotto at the bottom of Ecclesall Rd. You can see the Grosvenor Hotel In the background and just make out Sharpe's of Sheffield fruit & veg shop.
This is the same piece of land that had Jona the whale on show. Can you imagine that these days?? Dragging a giant dead decomposing whale around the country on an artic waggon and getting people to pay to see it for a night out!

Santa's Forest.

 

[Kop sufferer]

Anyone place this?

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Stating the obvious that it's a one way system and the traffic is due to the illuminations, there used to be some single story shops at the bottom of the Moor opposite the Travellers, I think Bunny's and an Army stores were there. Can never remember it being one way though.

 

[Kop sufferer]

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St. James Row ?

 

[Kop sufferer]

Anyone date this?

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I guess the British Railways sign may well date it to just after WW2 up to the mid 60s when it became British Rail

 

[Kop sufferer]

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Is that Pollard's that was in or around Charles Street SEB? Did they have to relocate due to the development in the area?. I seem to remember once reading that they were one of Sheffield's oldest shops

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Is that Pollard's that was in or around Charles Street SEB? Did they have to relocate due to the development in the area?. I seem to remember once reading that they were one of Sheffield's oldest shops

That is, as far as I know, Charles St. As for redevelopment, I left the area 23 years ago, so quite a lot has been redeveloped.

 

[Sean Thornton]

That is, as far as I know, Charles St. As for redevelopment, I left the area 23 years ago, so quite a lot has been redeveloped.

You’re Paul Woolhouse aren’t you?

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

I like a busy photo

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

Is that Pollard's that was in or around Charles Street SEB? Did they have to relocate due to the development in the area?. I seem to remember once reading that they were one of Sheffield's oldest shops

The picture is the Pollards on the corner of Fitzwiliam Street and Glossop Road according to Picture Sheffield. When it relocated to town it was on the left side of Charles street going towards Pinstone street, so the slope of the road would have been the other way, if you see what I mean.

 

[broomhillblade]

I guess the British Railways sign may well date it to just after WW2 up to the mid 60s when it became British Rail

British Railways came into being in 1948.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

You’re Paul Woolhouse aren’t you?

 

[I should coco]

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I'm not 100% sure about the exact location of the handrail gennel, but it's from Solly Street/Edward Street looking NW across Netherthorpe Way.
Both grandparents lived in Netherthorpe so many an innocent day in my yoof, playing out around the maisonettes on St Phillips Road and ignoring the local hard uns.

The high rise blocks are the other side of the Ponderosa.

 

[broomhillblade]

A snowy Broomhill, some time during the winter of 1990/91.

 

[I should coco]

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Fox and Duck and the York (or whatever stupid Oirish plastic pub name it had then), on the left in the first pic.
The Notty just on the right in the second.

Many a happy pint consumed over the years in these welcoming local hostelries.

 

[broomhillblade]

Anyone date this?

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It was 1959.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Bus queues. Does it still happen?

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

This is dated 1945, so I assume some sort of victory parade. The York looks well