Fitzalan Square Mystery

[Elmambo 25]

too early for that i think believe sheaf house BR building came a few years later.

 

The College of Technology was certainly there before 1960. Not saying that's the building in question though.

[steve1970 10]

Britidh rail tower, Dyson house

[me-and-pippo 12]

In iteresting opposite view,

Fitzalan Square can be seen in the middle top third of this image

[Ms Interpret 10]

Here's a closer view .. picturesheffield

 

Yes!! its definitely that building, I think I got confused as the college has been added to a lot over the years and i was going by the dates it was became the polytechnic Many thanks to everyone for solving that mystery i will sleep easy now!!!

[hillsbro 28]

Yes indeed, it's the College of Technology. Here is a comparison of portions of the original photo and the one linked by me-and-piippo in post #8. Note the outline of the roof, and the staircases (arrowed).

[Ms Interpret 10]

Yes indeed, it's the College of Technology. Here is a comparison of portions of the original photo and the one linked by me-and-piippo in post #8. Note the outline of the roof, and the staircases (arrowed).

 

Gosh how did you do that?? We have some very clever people on SF Thank you for taking the time to do that, great work !!

[hillsbro 28]

Gosh how did you do that?? ...

Mrs hillsbro - bless her - bought me the "Photoshop" graphics editing program for Christmas and I finally got around to learning how to use it....

[kidley 48]

http://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/uploads/monthly_04_2012/post-1-0-21608700-1334769823.jpg

http://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/uploads/monthly_04_2012/post-1-0-56876400-1334767586.jpg

 

i dont know whether these help

[Ms Interpret 10]

http://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/uploads/monthly_04_2012/post-1-0-21608700-1334769823.jpg

http://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/uploads/monthly_04_2012/post-1-0-56876400-1334767586.jpg

 

i dont know whether these help

The Bendybus!!! Are they still with us in Sheffield? I went on one in Bristol recently

[kidley 48]

The Bendybus!!! Are they still with us in Sheffield? I went on one in Bristol recently

 

No bendybusers have long gone, in the first link the buildings in the top right are the old university buildings faculty of engineering, i am wondering the building in the op post which looks as though it is on flat street is the old university.?

[fatrajah 10]

I'm sure it's part of the then Pond Street Tech. & was built around 1956. The building is at right angles to Pond Street. Pond Street Tech. was expanded in about 1964 when the much larger block behind this one was built. The extension I refer to is the large multi-storey block that backs onto Arundel Gate.

Edited September 23, 2013 by fatrajah

[Banker 10]

I'm sure it's part of the then Pond Street Tech...

Yes - the evidence for this is in Hillsbro's post #17 above. British Rail's local headquarters at Sheaf House would have been further to the left; also it wasn't built until 1964-65.