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Great photo!  Is it Weston Street Local ...  something, on the banner?  

Can anyone make out the street sign far right?

I can see serious SH detective work coming on!

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Looks like a pub on a corner, possibly starting with "F", followed by what could be an "A"?

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Not entirely sure, but this has the feeling of Townhead Street .... perfectly willing to be wrong, just a thought/starter for ten.

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Fair Trades
Fair Trades Hotel
Fairway Inn
Falcon
Falcon Inn
Falcon/Hawk
Falstaff Hotel
Far Lees
Faras
Farfield/Owl/Muff Inn
Farmyard Vaults
Farrier's Arms
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Florist maybe ? 119 Broad Lane - don't want to distract from other ideas. Townhead/Broad was just a thought.

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I know the answer and everything I've guessed at so far is completely wrong. I'll shut up and let other people try to untangle the problem.

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I know the answer and everything I've guessed at so far is completely wrong. I'll shut up and let other people try to untangle the problem.

That's good news, well done!

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When I click on the ebay link the photo is reversed or mirrored.

Which way round should it be?

Am I being daft?

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Me too, took about an hour searching Picture Sheffield though!!!

 

***SPOILER ALERT***

Here's the link if you're interested

 

Link won't work for some reason, sorry!!!!

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Me too, took about an hour searching Picture Sheffield though!!!

 

***SPOILER ALERT***

Here's the link if you're interested

 

Link won't work for some reason, sorry!!!!

That's it, 1861 then, brilliant!

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Looks like a pub on a corner, possibly starting with "F", followed by what could be an "A"?

Well I got one bit right :-)

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Just to nudge this along a bit; five House Points if you can name the Licensed Victualler mentioned above the Family Gr.... sign. (It's a Beerhouse, not a public house).

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1861! What a great photo. Wow.

I think that is a little too early because early photographic plates exposure took a long time. If it was 1861 I would expect the people to be blurred as they walked along.

Here is a digitised glass slide  of Fitzalan Square taken by  my Grandfather around the turn of the century. His plate camera had the option of uncovering the lens for a timed period or of fixing a rather slow shutter to the end of the lens.

Fitzalan sq.jpg

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As for the year, any idea? I was miles out!

Weston Street Chapel was opened on September 6th 1861 by Lord Teynham.  As September is after Whitsuntide, the date of 1861 is wrong.  Wrong by how much is another question.

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In 1891 my Great great grandfather George Watkinson was Chapel Keeper (ie caretaker) at Weston Street Chapel. He lived at 87 Mitchell Street.

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Just to nudge this along a bit; five House Points if you can name the Licensed Victualler mentioned above the Family Gr.... sign. (It's a Beerhouse, not a public house).

1860 George Nicholson 39 Mitchell Street (crosses Brightmore Street)

or

1864 Ashton J , 23 Brightmore Street

 

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Reply to Steve HB:

Yes, I think procession is coming down Mitchell Street. I'm pretty sure the first name of the Licensed Victualler on the sign is 'George', which leads me to plump for

1880 George Nicholson 39 Mitchell Street?

 

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