I've just been to Heeley Green and had a look at what used to be Potter's Snooker Hall. There isn't much left of the roof. It must have been a big blaze.

It would be good well bad to see a pic of it.

Originally posted by Sam Miguel
I've just been to Heeley Green and had a look at what used to be Potter's Snooker Hall. There isn't much left of the roof. It must have been a big blaze.

it is so badly damaged it needs to be demolished
arson is strongly suspected

PT

Anyone take photos to show ppl not living in Sheffield the state of the building? :thumbsup:

I was walking along abbeydale road at 4 am yesterday and the fire looked massive from this side of the valley.

I live in Australia but was born and raised in house next door to what was today Potters Snooker Hall. I am very saddened by the loss of this piece of local and personal history. When I was little my grandmother worked there as an usherette. The managers name at that time was funnily enough, Mr Potter. My grandmother told stories of the days when it was a live theatre. My brother and I would play and explore the building, there were lots of little rooms upstairs which were obviously once dressing rooms. My mother also worked at the Heeley Green as a cleaner and later on, when it became a bingo hall and reopened as a cinema I worked there too.
When ever I "come home" for a visit I always go to Heeley to my roots to once again see The Waggon and Horses, Heeley Church, Anns Road School and until today the Heeley Green Cinema. Today is my 60th birthday so I will never forget the day I lost MY little bit of history.

Here's a site with some info and pics about the cinema.

http://www.rocknroll.force9.co.uk/cinemas/cinepho8.html

Heres a couple of pics theres not much left.

http://www.angelfire.com/my/text/potters/potters1.htm

Waggon and Horses pub on the left

http://www.angelfire.com/my/text/potters/potter2.htm

It really looked dangerous last night. Some of the remaining bits looked like they were ready to fall.

It is sad... more and more of the city's cinema heritage is lost.

The star reported today (3/jun/04) that the process of demolition was well under way.

As has been mentioned on here, the building is extremely unsafe, structurally unsound, and it is necessary, for safety, to demolish the entire remnant of the building.

Arson is still very strongly suspected.

PT

Originally posted by micksheff
Heres a couple of pics theres not much left.

http://www.angelfire.com/my/text/potters/potters1.htm

Waggon and Horses pub on the left

http://www.angelfire.com/my/text/potters/potter2.htm
Thank you for those pictures ! They made me cry though. It sounds silly I know, but I was born and raised next door to that place until 1973. Like an old friend having gone !

Just thought I'd let you know that this week's Speaking of Which will be in memory of the place.

Watch out for it on Thursday.

Dear Banksia
I was very interested to read your story about the manager of Potters Snooker Hall. Mr Potter (Tom) was my grandfather and I would love to have some more information about him. I know that before he became the manager at Heeley Green he was on the music halls
PLease respond