Where to put the crimean war memorial

[karl101 10]

Is this it? http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/zoom.pl?picture=http://www.picturesheffield.com/jpgh/s00202.jpg

 

Put it in Weston Park

 

K.

[Wardsbitter 10]

Cheers Karl101,

 

Thats it-the top bit looks like a young Queen Victoria but is supposed to represent Victory and was in the Botanical Gardens. The col-I think- is in several pieces in Upperthorpe while there's a bit missing that the Council sold but don't remember who to !

 

Hillsborough Barracks is a thought but it should stay in the city centre.

[dink 10]

Could i ask where that picture was taken? if anyone can identify it? maybe it could go back there if it is possible.

[Wardsbitter 10]

Hi Dink,

 

That's Moorhead - roughly where the electrical store is now- God what do they call it !

 

Newton Chambers used but it got flattened in the Blitz.

[karl101 10]

Cheers Karl101,

 

Thats it-the top bit looks like a young Queen Victoria but is supposed to represent Victory and was in the Botanical Gardens. The col-I think- is in several pieces in Upperthorpe while there's a bit missing that the Council sold but don't remember who to !.

 

I remember the statue in the Botanical Gardens, before they replaced it with that rubbish fountain. It was in a sorry state of repair, I recall a missing hand. I live in Upperthorpe, I've not seen any column shaped lumps of stone, but then, I've not been looking.

 

K.

[duckweed 10]

If you look on this site you will see loads of the monument in its original situation

 

http://www.picturesheffield.com/database.html

[Wardsbitter 10]

it was in Hammond Street playground - is that Upperthorpe? I'll go and look for it if anyone can give me directions.

[bus man 10]

Could i ask where that picture was taken? if anyone can identify it? maybe it could go back there if it is possible.

 

The photo is looking up pinsonte street towards the peace gardens/ town hall.

 

The church in the back ground is where the peace gardens is now .

 

To take a modern image of this phot you would have to stand at he top of the moor pedestrain area with debenhams to your left behind you , furnival gate is in front of you and redgates (!) is to your right

 

http://s116.photobucket.com/albums/o24/TRAMMANN/?action=view&current=7000642.jpg

 

the modern image is taken to the left of the origional the memorail would be in the middle of the white building to our right behind the bus

Edited May 1, 2010 by bus man
link added

[Wardsbitter 10]

Anyone know where Hammond Street is? Thats where the cut up bites of the col are.

[karl101 10]

Hammond Street on Google Maps: http://tinyurl.com/29dx2oe I don't recall seeing any strange stones. Perhaps they're part of the shrubbery?

 

K.

[Wardsbitter 10]

Karl,

 

You are a gent-many thanks- my information is from a book dated 1997-I will investigate and report back. May be they have gone to that great Council store 'from whose dark bourne no traveller returns.

 

 

Cheers

[hitman2010 10]

no one cares anymore and thats a sad siuation,