Job Lot Building

[coconuts 10]

i went to a roller disco there once.

[badsanta 10]

i remeber the saturday cinema happy memories also goodmans shop adamsons shop paper shop and chip shop on swanbourne rd

[perplexed 10]

This brings back memories of when it was Hillards on the 1970s...

 

I remember having a slight miss-hap with the trolly in the car park. My parents had been shopping there, and I was genuinley trying to be helpful whilst they unloaded the shopping into the boot of the car.

 

Well I wasn't very old at the time, and the trolly was fully laden and therefore heavy.

 

And the car park as you may recall, was built on a fair slope...and the car park was full...

 

You may see where this is going...

 

Anyway, cue the sight of me dad hurtling down the car park in pusuit of a weighty Hillard's trolly, frantically trying (and succeeding thankfully) to prevent paintwork carnage...

 

Ah, happy days...

[Yeah but 0]

The building that is now the "Job Lot" once had a library in the same building ; you had to go up a flight of stairs to it. There was an impressive artwork of various things to do with story books completely covering the walls of the stairway. Inside I remember a small enclosed circular sitting area for young toddlers to be contained in.

 

If anyone has information and pictures of the inside of the library including the stairway that would be great.

[gene 10]

http://picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s29979&pos=227&action=zoom&id=101754 

found an outside view - you could try typing in just libraries and see what comes up as I am sure I have seen the murals on this site 

[Yeah but 0]

50 minutes ago, gene said:

http://picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s29979&pos=227&action=zoom&id=101754 

found an outside view - you could try typing in just libraries and see what comes up as I am sure I have seen the murals on this site 

Thanks for that, I notice the "City Library" sign on the front, that is bound to help with the search.

 

I notice the Hillards as well. Takes me back.

Edited April 10, 2019 by Yeah but

[gene 10]

We went past Job Lot today and both said how awful it looked - needs a good coat of paint. It looks an absolute mess. The exterior puts me off going in. 

[Crosser 10]

On 10/04/2019 at 18:07, gene said:

We went past Job Lot today and both said how awful it looked - needs a good coat of paint. It looks an absolute mess. The exterior puts me off going in. 

Yes

 

It looks like a scene from an apocolypse movie (Dawn of the dead) or something.
 

Glad I don't live within view of it or  I'd never open the curtains 😀

[St Petre 85]

On ‎10‎/‎04‎/‎2019 at 09:34, gene said:

http://picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s29979&pos=227&action=zoom&id=101754 

found an outside view - you could try typing in just libraries and see what comes up as I am sure I have seen the murals on this site 

It says the library is in Parson Cross, is that right ?

[gene 10]

Was  - no longer a library now.  On the Barnsley Rd as you head down to Ecclesfield. 

Ugly building to start with but it was handy as a library and now it is about time it was cleaned up but I guess profit comes first for Job Lot.  

[carosio 186]

Sure I've seen a job lot at Coal Aston.