Mystery Hotel 1912 ????????

[joanne56]

I noticed, the Marples Hotel bombing link also shows an "Ada Buxton" listed amongst the dead.

Spooky!

Joanne

[knightstemplar]

Woh....... Havnt been on for a few days. You have been busy.

Right for starters nice sharp image.  Two possables for the lamp, Railway Hotel or wait for it , try this one Galway Hotel.  One of you said the sign looked like Gas way Place.

What do you think???

Sue

[J.J.]

eeek, I almost flipped when i found this one...as I'd tried to memorize the
bay windows either side of the door and the rounded top on the centre window...but it's only 2 stories

This is what i am wondering, though, if it has been remodelled such as this one has, with new window glass, paint on the brick...will we recognize it?
 

[knightstemplar]

JJ looking at your earlier post about the Manchester Railway hotel on Nursery St the date of it being washed away would have been too early see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgehouses_railway_station
Sheffield flood was 1864, unless the photo was earlier.
http://mick-armitage.staff.shef.ac.uk/sheffield/photogal/picaftr1.html

Re building has got to be considered though.
Sue

[J.J.]

yes, I'd seen the date, I just hadn't found a photo, ( It was the Railway hotel part that interested me) but then when I finally did I realized I'd already looked at it in another life J.J.


Maybe I'm being bad, folks...
but peek into this posting if you have time......
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,222810.0.html
( don't post an opinion, anywhere, though, whatever you do!)

[knightstemplar]

Dear JJ

I wanted to put my point forward but been there before and deleted.  I once put forward my opinion on 'the Great War Forum' about Harry Farr being shot at dawn and it lasted about half an hour before it was deleted.  Therefore I dont go back there very often.

I see your point.  Museums should not put forward an opinion just information.  Just as we are moderated so should they be.

Sue

[mich b]

There's so much to read on this link now that I may be repeating a suggestion that someone's already out forward, so I'll apologise in advance in case I'm repeating a posting. I have been keeping up with this thread to a degree, so here goes.

I've spoken to a friend of my dad's who knows Sheffield well, but more importantly he's a Railway Historian. This is his suggestion for what its worth:

The first Station in Sheffield was at Bridgehouses.  The main street adjoining the Station was The Wicker.  This building could be in that street.

Hope it helps in some way.

Michelle 

[J.J.]

Found these as all closed stations in Sheffield ...not sure if they were all small town ones absorbed by the city...
 Attercliffe -Attercliffe Road - Beauchief - Beighton -Bridgehouses-Brightside-Broughton Lane - Chapeltown - Chapeltown Central- Deepcar - Ecclesfield -Ecclesfield West -Grange Lane-Grimesthorpe Bridge - Heeley - Millhouses - Meadowhall - Wincobank (and Meadow Hall) - Neepsend -Oughtibridge - Tinsley - Tinsley West -Victoria - Wadsley Bridge - Wicker

[drodgers34]

Dear JJ

I wanted to put my point forward but been there before and deleted.  I once put forward my opinion on 'the Great War Forum' about Harry Farr being shot at dawn and it lasted about half an hour before it was deleted.  Therefore I dont go back there very often.

I see your point.  Museums should not put forward an opinion just information.  Just as we are moderated so should they be.

Sue

For all the snobbery of 'real historians' over family historians (at least we read about it), the family kind seem to be a lot more open minded without political points to prove.

Now on topic the photos I found about the wicker showed a thriving community of its own, Google earth today shows a roadway and a hardware barn...