Sweet factory on shrewsbury hill

[blueshaz]

Hi Bushbaby3

 

The sweet factory on Shrewsbury Road at the top of Turners Hill (the steep cobbled hill shown on "neoteric's" posting) was named Dixons. Theres a front facing photo of the building on the Sheffield Genealogy & Family History website (plus other related photos). Click on the "Photographic" link then on "Sheffield Street Related".

 

 

wag50

 

Hi I can't find the web site you refer to could you put a web address on please

[sigma]

Re: The sweet factory at 19 Shrewsbury Road, Sheffield.

 

This was owned by Samuel H. Walker, my wife's grandfather. When S.H. Walker passed away, it was passed to his son and daughter, Harold Walker and Gladys Kay (nee Walker). The factory was worked by Harold Walker and Gladys' husband George Frederick Kay. Gladys sold the sweets on a stall, in the old Norfolk Market Hall. The factory was closed in the early 1980s, by compulsary purchase order, by Sheffield Council.

[Littlepink]

It's fantastic to learn about the history of such a special place to me . heaven knows why the council felt the need to close such a lovely little building !! It would be interesting to know what it's used for now as someone has obviously renovated it . i haven't driven past for a while but presume it is used for something now ? i always dreamed of buying it and making my own sweets there ...how simple life seemed then

[Littlepink]

Lilly pink Your'e probably right. Maybe I did have my eyes closed , but then I am talking about 69 years ago A bit before your time I think ?

 

yes milted before my time . i'm 42 now

[bullerboY]

Battys sweet factory was down Bridge st,love st I think.

[rubydazzler]

I didn't know that place was the sweet factory people are always talking about . I took some pix of it when it was empty as part of my portfolio when I was doing a photography course, but I always knew it as the Chapel.

 

I too have always thought what a lovely little house it'd make. Shame it seems it's zoned for office use only.

[Plain Talker]

I didn't know that place was the sweet factory people are always talking about . I took some pix of it when it was empty as part of my portfolio when I was doing a photography course, but I always knew it as the Chapel.

 

I too have always thought what a lovely little house it'd make. Shame it seems it's zoned for office use only.

 

I'd soooo love to live in that property... as I said earlier in the thread, I have such fond memories of buying boiled-sweet fishies from there on my way to my grandma's place, on Park Hill.

[Plain Talker]

Re: The sweet factory at 19 Shrewsbury Road, Sheffield.

 

This was owned by Samuel H. Walker, my wife's grandfather. When S.H. Walker passed away, it was passed to his son and daughter, Harold Walker and Gladys Kay (nee Walker). The factory was worked by Harold Walker and Gladys' husband George Frederick Kay. Gladys sold the sweets on a stall, in the old Norfolk Market Hall. The factory was closed in the early 1980s, by compulsary purchase order, by Sheffield Council.

 

I do remember it being open until around 1979/80, which was when we moved house, and, about the same time, my Gran moved house, which meant we no longer took the route that passed the factory.

 

The other week I bought myself a "quarter" of the boiled sweet fishies, from the sweet stall in the Castle Market, and ate a couple of them. Ah, what memories it brought back!

[john65]

It's up for sale if you want to buy it

[crookesey]

I'd soooo love to live in that property... as I said earlier in the thread, I have such fond memories of buying boiled-sweet fishies from there on my way to my grandma's place, on Park Hill.

 

Oh I can just see you coming down the hill in your chair, run for your lives.