Does anyone know what is happening with the land on Staniforth Road opposite Balfour Carpets. Apparently, there is a large Strawsons property sign displayed and major construction work is going on?

Where abouts on Staniforth road is it?

OPPOSITE BALFOUR CARPETS lol
(that sort of castle looking thingy)


i used to hang around there in the late 80s :P

I'm afraid I'm still non the wiser. Is it Attercliffe Road or Darnall Terminus end? Or in the middle?

errrrrrrrrrrrrrm

the middle?????????ish

i think :P

Originally posted by Lickszz
Is it Attercliffe Road or Darnall Terminus end? Or in the middle?

Yes, it's in the middle, but towards the end furthest away from Attercliffe Road.

If you drive down Staniforth Road from Attercliffe Road, the carpet shop (a great looking building, I might add) is about 2/3 of the way down, on the left hand side.

I would guess that apartments are to be built there... Attercliffe and Darnall have been trying to lift their reputation lately, after being tainted with the high number of adult shops up there.

Theres going to be LOADS of houses on there, as the site is huge.

Hopefully we'll get a proper supermarket back in Darnall when the development is finished.


Originally posted by Abdul
Attercliffe and Darnall have been trying to lift their reputation lately, after being tainted with the high number of adult shops up there.


I know Darnall has a bit of a scabby rep, but I cant recall many "mucky book" shops in Darnall. The other end of Staniforth road, however, is trying to emulate Amsterdam or the Reeperbaun(sp?) :)

On a side note, Goodfellas, the "gentlemens club" seems to have closed down. It seems to have a for sale sign on it already.

I think what Alisha is referring to is the old Cravens site .
good riddance to it too. It's been an eyesore for over thirty years.
Its quite a large plot amd whatever they do will be a vast improvement

Originally posted by gremlin_mick


On a side note, Goodfellas, the "gentlemens club" seems to have closed down. It seems to have a for sale sign on it already.
lol i can see the ad now

one ex gentlemans club for sale
1 previous owner
slightly soiled

:)

I've been watching the progress daily as they pull down the old wreck of a site. I heard there is planning permission for housing, but I don't know what kind of housing they are thinking of. I know that the local schools have not been informed of any influx of pupils to the area though.

Re: dirty book shops in Darnall.
Don't know about book shops but there was some kind of brothel at work about a year ago (or maybe longer). The front of the shop on Staniforth Road was a type of ex-catalogue shop, but out at the back it was a different story. There was a bit police raid as I heard it.