What is this building? 1897 WRY Mr Brearley's Garden Party

[Claire64]

It would be interesting to see the back view of this photo, because this doesn't look like the house in the photo. There is a square bay on the one in the photo.

It would indeed but I can't find one! However the house in question still stands, so I've put it on our local FB forum to see if anyone knows.  I've found a few photos, one of them, frustratingly, cuts off at the vital point.
Also, the ivy on the windows looks well established. Not a new house.  Though according to the 1901 census, David Brearly lived very close to this new house.

[Humdinger]

Further info of it has it as in Manchester Road, Stocksbridge

http://www.stocksbridgehs.co.uk/collection/_/photographs/stocksbridge-area-2/congrectional-church/sacc022_1113/

I think it looks like a conservatory or the like.

Gadget

If you click on the link that Gadget posted and then click on the picture to enlarge there is writing on the photo that says "1894 Mr Beazleys Garden Party Queen Victoria's Jubilee". The Brearley may be a typo and that may be why he can't be found on the census records. Just a thought. 

Patti

[Claire64]

Yes, we discussed this, but there were no Beazleys in the area. I finally heard back from the Stocksbridge History Society and they have no idea why its labelled as Brearley on their site, and they have no further information. Come to a dead end with this 

[IgorStrav]

Yes, we discussed this, but there were no Beazleys in the area. I finally heard back from the Stocksbridge History Society and they have no idea why its labelled as Brearley on their site, and they have no further information. Come to a dead end with this 

Still a great picture, Claire, and may give some people design ideas for their projected conservatory........

[Rushkinov]

David Brearley was the Chairman of Stocksbridge Town Council.  It may be the rear of the Town Hall which he built.  He also built the row of houses next to the Water Company House and lived in one of them at 124 Manchester Road.  His father John Brearley built the Congregational Chapel.

[Claire64]

David Brearley was the Chairman of Stocksbridge Town Council.  It may be the rear of the Town Hall which he built.  He also built the row of houses next to the Water Company House and lived in one of them at 124 Manchester Road.  His father John Brearley built the Congregational Chapel.

I think I discounted him in the end - someone on our local Forum pointed out the date the house was built (Water House) and the maturity of the ivy on this photo.  Coincidentally, I was looking at this again the other day having seen a reference to a Mr Beesly (Beezley was written on the photo) in Stocksbridge, but he left for Sheffield much, much earlier than this.

I never did find anything more out.