Help Me With The Name Of An Old Shop Please!

[TheCrofts]

New to this forum and getting on in years so please forgive any irritating or repetitive/not-that-again type of content in my post.  I have been driving myself nuts over the last few days trying to remember the name of a shop in 1950s-1960s Fargate. I’ve searched old photos online with no success. It was a shop that sold very fancy and unusual cakes - I think it was run by East European people and maybe had an East European name. They sold cheesecake before anybody had heard of it. I think it was next to Davy’s old shop because I remember the wonderful smell of freshly ground coffee when I was standing outside this mystery shop. I would be very grateful if anyone could put me out of my misery and tell me its name!

[St Petre]

29 minutes ago, TheCrofts said:

New to this forum and getting on in years so please forgive any irritating or repetitive/not-that-again type of content in my post.  I have been driving myself nuts over the last few days trying to remember the name of a shop in 1950s-1960s Fargate. I’ve searched old photos online with no success. It was a shop that sold very fancy and unusual cakes - I think it was run by East European people and maybe had an East European name. They sold cheesecake before anybody had heard of it. I think it was next to Davy’s old shop because I remember the wonderful smell of freshly ground coffee when I was standing outside this mystery shop. I would be very grateful if anyone could put me out of my misery and tell me its name!

Perhaps 'Picture Sheffield' photos of Fargate from that era may  help?

[KP Nuts 2]

34 minutes ago, TheCrofts said:

New to this forum and getting on in years so please forgive any irritating or repetitive/not-that-again type of content in my post.  I have been driving myself nuts over the last few days trying to remember the name of a shop in 1950s-1960s Fargate. I’ve searched old photos online with no success. It was a shop that sold very fancy and unusual cakes - I think it was run by East European people and maybe had an East European name. They sold cheesecake before anybody had heard of it. I think it was next to Davy’s old shop because I remember the wonderful smell of freshly ground coffee when I was standing outside this mystery shop. I would be very grateful if anyone could put me out of my misery and tell me its name!

Apologies if you've already tried the Sheffield History site but here's a link anyway, it does have a section on Sheffield Shops as well. Good luck.

https://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/

[TheCrofts]

Thanks both. I’ll give them a go!

[nikki-red]

Not sure if it’s relevant but on Picture Sheffield the shops listed near to Davys around that time were Victoria Cafe and Mason Sonia?

[nikki-red]

Not sure if it’s relevant but on Picture Sheffield the shops listed near to Davys around that time were Victoria Cafe and Mason Sonia?

 

(It looks like Mason Sonia was a costumiers)

[TheCrofts]

Yes, I seem to remember the ladies costumier. All a bit much for an 8 year old girl!

 

 I’m waiting for my membership of Sheffield History to be approved so that I can ask them on their forum too.

[Meltman]

Try visiting Sheffield library, have a look in Kelly's trade directory for the years in question and see what shops/,trades were on Fargate. 

[TheCrofts]

Thank you for those suggestions.  Much appreciated.

[retep]

2 hours ago, TheCrofts said:

Thanks both. I’ll give them a go!

This one,

 

https://nationalworld.newsprints.co.uk/39663593-winchester-house-fargate-sheffield-with-the-paige-fashion-store-and-lovells-confectioners-june-1960/