dafodil   10 #73 Posted September 16, 2015 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. Seconded a whole area ruined by the so called planners. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
stpetre   12 #74 Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) The Mojo Club (Pitsmoor Road), but then the bands would have to come back and we'd all have to be eighteen again!!  ---------- Post added 17-09-2015 at 01:30 ----------  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?  Not if you knew what hotdogs were made from !  ---------- Post added 17-09-2015 at 01:35 ----------  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.  I agree with the cooling towers, but were they actually in Tinsley? as they were part of Blackburn Meadows Power Station. And Blackburn is in...well.... I don't mean Lancashire. Edited September 17, 2015 by stpetre Add Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
1789a   10 #75 Posted September 17, 2015 Not if you knew what hotdogs were made from !  ---------- Post added 17-09-2015 at 01:35 ----------    Just the smell!  I never actually ate one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Voldy   10 #76 Posted September 17, 2015 To answer St Petre's query about the Cooling Towers location, yes they were in the Tinsley ward of Sheffield as the County Borough boundary encompassed the sewage works and the CEGB plant.  You will not find them on the 1/1250 Ordnance Survey plan of 1954 as at that time they were omitted being a security area (power station).I know because I was the Field Surveyor who worked on that particular plan and was hugely disappointed not to find them on the published sheet! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
stpetre   12 #77 Posted September 17, 2015 To answer St Petre's query about the Cooling Towers location, yes they were in the Tinsley ward of Sheffield as the County Borough boundary encompassed the sewage works and the CEGB plant. You will not find them on the 1/1250 Ordnance Survey plan of 1954 as at that time they were omitted being a security area (power station).I know because I was the Field Surveyor who worked on that particular plan and was hugely disappointed not to find them on the published sheet!  Thank you Voldy, for your answer and the reason about the Ordnance map. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
darylslinn   10 #78 Posted September 18, 2015 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.  Great shout ! Add to those, what's already been mentioned in the line of the old theatres through the city too and the Rex Cinema at Intake as well for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
stpetre   12 #79 Posted September 18, 2015 Thank you Voldy, for your answer and the reason about the Ordnance map.  Also Voldy, that would explain why Neepsend Power Station or Royal Naval Ordnance (Cardiff Street) among other things are not on the maps. Thanks again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
crookedspire   10 #80 Posted September 19, 2015 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.  Perhaps I'm been daft here, but I miss the old Castle Market got to know many traders in their many of which didn't move to the Moor Market. Yes the new market is nice and perhaps better but is not the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
GVOWL Â Â 10 #81 Posted September 19, 2015 Trophy room at bramall lane (if there ever was one) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Voldy   10 #82 Posted September 19, 2015 Many years ago I saw one of the old steam locomotive's ''Sheffield United''' nameplates on the Boardroom wall at Bramall Lane if you count this as a trophy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
stpetre   12 #83 Posted September 19, 2015 Many years ago I saw one of the old steam locomotive's ''Sheffield United''' nameplates on the Boardroom wall at Bramall Lane if you count this as a trophy!  Perhaps for (the then) British Railways it was ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
TORONTONY Â Â 10 #84 Posted September 20, 2015 (edited) Trophy room at bramall lane (if there ever was one) Â , You have now mentioned the pavilion and the mythical trophy room .You should start a new thread, i.e. Which current building would you like to see demolished? I have a good idea what would be your first choice LOL Edited September 20, 2015 by TORONTONY Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...