crookesey 586 #85 Posted December 1, 2021 On 04/11/2021 at 11:27, hauxwell said: Atkinsons Department Store On The Moor I’m sure it’s still family owned. I love to browse round the old shop. it’s an achievement when you look at how other department stores have closed over the years. It can proudly sing Elton John’s song “I’m Still Standing”. I’m pleased that this Sheffield family owned store has taken advantage of the nationals that have run for the hills, may it survive and prosper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
pitsmoorboy 17 #86 Posted December 20, 2021 A useless City Council. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mister M 1,575 #87 Posted December 20, 2021 51 minutes ago, pitsmoorboy said: A useless City Council. I'm sure that there are useless councils all over the UK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
crookesey 586 #88 Posted December 21, 2021 Off topic however, if Sheffield had two Premier League football clubs with both doing well, I reckon that it could be the catalyst for the City of Sheffield to move up a division or two. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hackey lad 3,825 #89 Posted December 21, 2021 Me 😀 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
echo beach 519 #90 Posted December 21, 2021 On 26/10/2021 at 20:40, hackey lad said: I would love to see this . Do you know if a member of the public could walk in for a look ? Turn the clock back 55 years and you could walk in off the street and ride the Paternoster lift as many times as you wanted. However, it's not like that today, Took one of my granddaughters to see it last year and, no doubt for security's sake you need permission to enter the building. How times have changed! At least we could go into the Western Park Museum complete with its stuffed polar bear and sumo wrestlers. Ah, the childhood memories. echo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
AY1975 11 #91 Posted January 14, 2022 On 26/10/2021 at 20:23, S1 1DJ said: I understand the other was at Leicester University, which has been replaced with a standard lift. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-42339097 If so, it's now unique to the UK! With the one at Leicester University having gone I thought that meant Sheffield was the last remaining UK university with a paternoster, but apparently the Albert Sloman Library at the University of Essex in Colchester also still has one. I believe that it was out of action for refurbishment for a while but has recently reopened. The library web page even tells you what hours the paternoster is in operation today: https://library.essex.ac.uk/home So I think that means Essex and Sheffield are the only two remaining UK universities with working paternosters. Several others that were built in the 1950s and 60s had them when built, but they gradually fell out of favour from the 1970s and 80s onwards because of concerns about their safety and their unsuitability for disabled people or for carrying anything heavy or bulky. There is a separate thread on the Sheffield University Arts Tower paternoster at Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Annie Bynnol 596 #92 Posted January 25, 2022 May well be others, but I have not seen a bus stop like the one at Heavygate Avenue/Bole Hill Road(ID: 37021930). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jomie 30 #93 Posted January 27, 2022 Radio 4 Extra - Sheffield - City of Snowless Skiers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
AY1975 11 #94 Posted February 3, 2022 The 1pm siren in the city centre - not sure if any other UK towns or cities have a time signal (other than a striking clock) apart from the one o' clock gun in Edinburgh. There is a separate thread on this at Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Tipstaff 155 #95 Posted March 26, 2022 A bear pit ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jim Hardie 496 #96 Posted March 26, 2022 9 hours ago, Tipstaff said: A bear pit ? There’s one in Leeds on Cardigan Road. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...