choogling   14 #1 Posted December 1, 2017 The highest numbered house in Britain is no. 2679 Stratford Road, Hockley Heath, SOLIHULL B94 5NH  what is sheffields? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Flanker7 Â Â 20 #2 Posted December 1, 2017 999 Â There will be several of them because of the Council policy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
nikki-red   303 #3 Posted December 1, 2017 I googled it and a really old forum thread came up first. It says theres a bye-law that means after 999 they go back to number 1, so its usually the start of a new road...   https://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=23754 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jeffrey Shaw   83 #4 Posted December 4, 2017 999  There will be several of them because of the Council policy Yes, there's a 999 Ecclesall Road and- I think- a 999 Abbeydale Road too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bluecanary   13 #5 Posted December 6, 2017 999  There will be several of them because of the Council policy  Interesting. What's the reasoning behind this policy, does anyone know? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
AMR67 Â Â 10 #6 Posted December 6, 2017 What about 999 Letsbe Avenue, I think it's a Police station. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jeffrey Shaw   83 #7 Posted December 6, 2017 What about 999 Letsbe Avenue, I think it's a Police station. It's "Letsby Avenue", in fact, and the name arose from a joke title that SY Police coined- only for Ordnance Survey/SCC to adopt it. See http://www.bing.com/search?q=sheffield%20letsby%20avenue&pc=cosp&ptag=C1A005A2B4283&form=CONBDF&conlogo=CT3210127 where The Independent's article explains, awarding it first place in the "Top ten streetnames in the UK' list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
ENG601PM Â Â 10 #8 Posted December 6, 2017 24 Ringinglow Road. Â About a thousand feet above sea level. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
stpetre   12 #9 Posted December 6, 2017 Interesting. What's the reasoning behind this policy, does anyone know?  I think it's more to do with General Post Office rules (anywhere in the UK) rather than local government but you can blame SCC for everything else if you want. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jeffrey Shaw   83 #10 Posted December 7, 2017 I think it's more to do with General Post Office rules (anywhere in the UK) rather than local government but you can blame SCC for everything else if you want. No, because: a. the GPO was abolished decades ago; and b. numbering in Birmingham is not capped at 999. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bluecanary   13 #11 Posted December 7, 2017 I think it's more to do with General Post Office rules (anywhere in the UK) rather than local government but you can blame SCC for everything else if you want.  Wasn't trying to blame SCC for anything - I was genuinely curious! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...