140 Walkley Lane

[Looopylass 10]

Hello.

 

This called 'Amusement Caters'. How every looks like an old builind with a little bell tower on the top.

 

Engraved on the building is: S.E.C.S 1913. So what what is in years gone by?

Edited March 30, 2009 by Looopylass
(EDITED FROM S.C.E.S)

[pyrospriggs@ 10]

Hello.

 

This called 'Amusement Caters'. How every looks like an old builind with a little bell tower on the top.

 

Engraved on the building is: S.C.E.S 1913. So what what is in years gone by?

could it be sheffield city education service perhaps

[Looopylass 10]

could it be sheffield city education service perhaps

 

Unsure, SCES seems to stand for alot of different things. Surely it should be in some history archives what the building was.

[jmdee 10]

Hello.

 

This called 'Amusement Caters'. How every looks like an old builind with a little bell tower on the top.

 

Engraved on the building is: S.C.E.S 1913. So what what is in years gone by?

 

Until the early 60's that was a Co-op, although the letters don't match the usual, Brightside and Carbrook, or Sheffield and Ecclesall. There are probably others though.

[Cyclone 10]

My uncle suggested a co-op for some reason. Some parts of my family used to live in the area 50/60 years ago, so maybe he'd seen it when it was such.

[HughW 10]

It says SECS not SCES, so it is Sheffield and Ecclesall Cooperative Society.

 

Hugh

[Looopylass 10]

It says SECS not SCES, so it is Sheffield and Ecclesall Cooperative Society.

 

Hugh

 

Sorry Typo. Oh right. Why would they but a bell on that? I thought it was an important building or something not just a shop.

[jmdee 10]

Sorry Typo. Oh right. Why would they but a bell on that? I thought it was an important building or something not just a shop.

 

 

If you look on Google Earth, street level, it's there in all it's glory. Most Co-op buildings were quite elaborate in those days, probably 1910 -1930.

[Tooeg 10]

I doubt it was a bell tower, quite a few Co-ops had a lifting beam with a pully on to lift stock up to the first floor storage, back in the days of loose sugar, flour, dried beans etc. in hundredweight sacks, don't know if it could apply to this one, have another look.

[Looopylass 10]

I doubt it was a bell tower, quite a few Co-ops had a lifting beam with a pully on to lift stock up to the first floor storage, back in the days of loose sugar, flour, dried beans etc. in hundredweight sacks, don't know if it could apply to this one, have another look.

 

Its on the roof. looks like a little bell top thing.

[bullerboY 10]

it was a co-op and the bell tower is a cupola. after it ceased to trade it became a overhaul manufactures.Ihad the garage opposite for 26 yrs.

[stevenm 10]

SECS stood for Sheffield & Ecclesall  Cooperative Society as HughW said.

 

Sheffield and Ecclesall related to Sheffield & Ecclesall Bierli, an area of Sheffield. Another set of initials were BCCS  which was Brightside and Carbrook Cooperative Society.