Which Demolished Sheffield Building Would You Rebuild?

[Jomie 30]

PeterR - hadn't seen that photograph of the Royal Hospital - it's lovely to see the old place. Thank you for posting the link.

 

The Royal Hospital was in the shape of letter 'E', the back of it being the corridors and the three lines coming from that were the wards. The middle one ended up protruding out, longer than the others when the Miner's Welfare Block was added.

 

As for the Tinsley Cooling Towers, I too was very sad to see them go and still miss them when I use the M1.

[1789a 10]

I totally agree. Also the Gaumont - the 'Regent' one, not the ugly Odeon they built in its place.

 

I can still remember the very particular smell of the hotdogs cooking in the foyer in the sixties. Wonder if they could re-create that?

[rapido 10]

The Brushes ( old red caps and later, part of Firth Park school. Also Norwood Hall.

[SaveMyCity 10]

The original Pomona pub on Eccleshall Road. Also The Minerva pub, in town. I don't think we've got any pubs left that took their names from Roman godesses!

[PeterR 10]

PeterR - hadn't seen that photograph of the Royal Hospital - it's lovely to see the old place. Thank you for posting the link.

 

The Royal Hospital was in the shape of letter 'E', the back of it being the corridors and the three lines coming from that were the wards. The middle one ended up protruding out, longer than the others when the Miner's Welfare Block was added.

 

As for the Tinsley Cooling Towers, I too was very sad to see them go and still miss them when I use the M1.

 

You're welcome Jomie. Have you seen these from the Westfield Terrace side?

 

http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?action=zoomWindow&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s07361&prevUrl=

 

http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?action=zoomWindow&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;w00080&prevUrl=

 

http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?action=zoomWindow&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;w00082&prevUrl=

 

I find your description of the layout of the buildings interesting. Have you any particular connection with the hospital?

 

I also miss those landmarks, the Tinsley cooling towers, which were part of the Blackburn Meadows Power Station. I believe they were constructed in the 1930s. :-

 

http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?action=zoomWindow&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s22733&prevUrl=

 

http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?action=zoomWindow&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;t02727&prevUrl=

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinsley_Viaduct

Edited September 12, 2015 by PeterR

[grinder 10]

What did they call that Bus/Tram shelter that was in front of the peace gardens ?

Edited September 13, 2015 by grinder

[dafodil 10]

I would bring back the Castle Market along with its smashing individual cafe areas .

This combined with all the little nooks and crannies around every corner made it the best Market hall in South Yorkshire.

[PeterR 10]

What did they call that Bus/Tram shelter that was in front of the peace gardens ?

 

I can't remember it being given a specific name, but click on this link to see it :-

 

http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?action=zoomWindow&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s19202&prevUrl=

[Lushcannon 10]

Agree with most of these.Scandalous seeing so much fine architecture lost forever.

Would add Victoria Station.

Also Kings Head -Crosspool

Gatefield Club

Brincliffe Oaks.

[cookingfat50 10]

I would build a new castle market on the same site as the old one and at the side a new rag and tag like the old one. here in chesterfield, it as covered stalls and as trestles with boards there is little or no vandalism and that would be great for sheffeld to have somewhere were people can walk freely round I am from a generation that loved open markets and we should go back to the castle market ethos but with much cheaper rents. and kept in good repair not like the old one were no money was ever spent on it give sheffeld a much needed CPR and revive it to what it was it could have a castellated building in keeping with old medivil sheffeld sorry about how I spelt Sheffield that's how it's pronounced in Rotherham or was in my nan's day which I still use steve x

[soft ayperth 11]

I would build a new castle market on the same site as the old one and at the side a new rag and tag like the old one. here in chesterfield, it as covered stalls and as trestles with boards there is little or no vandalism and that would be great for sheffeld to have somewhere were people can walk freely round I am from a generation that loved open markets and we should go back to the castle market ethos but with much cheaper rents. and kept in good repair not like the old one were no money was ever spent on it give sheffeld a much needed CPR and revive it to what it was it could have a castellated building in keeping with old medivil sheffeld sorry about how I spelt Sheffield that's how it's pronounced in Rotherham or was in my nan's day which I still use steve x

 

I'd bring back the old rag & tag open air market in its original site at bottom of Dixon Lane and bordering what used to be Sheaf St and Commercial St. Might be hard to do now with that monstrosity of a roundabout there and those supertrams occupying most of Commercial St. Well, they could do away with that roundabout for me.

[PeterR 10]

I'd bring back the old rag & tag open air market in its original site at bottom of Dixon Lane and bordering what used to be Sheaf St and Commercial St. Might be hard to do now with that monstrosity of a roundabout there and those supertrams occupying most of Commercial St. Well, they could do away with that roundabout for me.

 

Ahh...this is better eh?

Click on here :-

 

http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?action=zoomWindow&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s01966&prevUrl=

 

http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?action=zoomWindow&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s01958&prevUrl=

 

http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?action=zoomWindow&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;arc01653&prevUrl=

 

http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?action=zoomWindow&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;v00314&prevUrl=

 

http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?action=zoomWindow&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;t03149&prevUrl=

Edited September 16, 2015 by PeterR