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Here is another one from a postcard, dated 1908. Big curve in the tram tracks to Church Street.

At a recent visit to The National Motorcycle Museum, a great way to loose a day in a fog of nostalgia bye the way. My eye was taken by a handsome red machine, it was a "Dunelt Vulture". A motorcycle with Sheffield connections, the imformation panel mentioned other Sheffield makes. Here's what ive managed to cobble together so far, its a bit sparse in places, but hopefully we can gather more imformation over time. I will try and add pictures too eventually. Dunelt: An off shoot of Dunford and Elliot steel makers, first built in 1919 in Birmingham their first model was a 500cc super charged two stroke single. After hitting financial problems, production moved up to Sheffield (I cant find any mention of where) and production ceased in 1935. Although they did flirt with 3 wheelers and outboard motors for a while afterwards. Probably their greatest day came in 1924 when a Dunelt machine became the first motorcycle to make a desert crossing from Cairo to Siwa. The picture below is a 1931 ( so could be Sheffield made) Dunelt Vulture. Speed King JAP: I can find hardly anything about this make, only that production was from between 1913-15 and were avaliable via mail order from a certain JG Graves. Sheffield Minor: Despite The National Motorcycle Museum having one of these on display, I cant find anything else about them, other than another connection to JG Graves. The Museums example fitted with a villiers engine possibly 1913-16 Wilkin: Kelham Island have an imcomplete 1922 model on display (see below), again imformation is sparse but their workshops were on Onslow Road. Sheffield-Henderson: Motorcycle and sidecar makers 1919-23, made at the Aero Works Fitzwilliam Street. An advert from "The Motorcycle" June 1922, boasts of Sheffield Hendersons record breaking. MR WD Marchant riding the firms 2.5hp ohv model claimed the 5+10 mile speed records in the 250cc class on the 15th of May. The advert proclaims the Sheffield Henderson as the sensation of the 1922 season! And the perfect mount for the sportsman! Plus it was guaranteed to exceed 70mph. All this could have been yours for £110 including a free high compression aluminium piston and race cam, plus quick delivery. The picture below shows Earnest Searle at the 1922 TT on a Sheffield Henderson, he failed to finish in both the junior and senior races. http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/pi...ff.refno=u00286 The Neracar is the most successful of Sheffields Motorcycles (So successful Ive seen 3 this year!). Made at the Fitzwilliam works Tinsley, Picture Sheffield has many photo's on its website, and Kelham Island has 2 on display. So thats all Ive got at the moment, lets see if we can add some more. And when I get organised I will add some pics too.

Around here I'm guessing

I think you are looking to the wrong side of Burton Road there. I think the site of the Malton Hotel looks like this now: 1893 map https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=19&lat=53.39215&lon=-1.47562&layers=168&right=BingHyb Side by side from NLS https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=19&lat=53.39215&lon=-1.47562&layers=168&right=BingHyb

Built by Dr Helen Wilson J.P. as a "Neighbourhood Guild Settlement" to put the poor working class in touch with culture. It typically featured operettas and fund raising bazaars. It was renamed the Helen Wilson Settlement in 1942, as Dr Wilson had been heavily involved with it for 36 years. South Yorkshire Printers occupied it in 1991.

In 1893 the pub was the headquarters of Nottingham boxer Loll Hunt (21 years, 5 foot 6, 8 stone 9 pounds). His manager was Frank Howson a well known local publican, so possibly the Garden Gate was in Frank's hands at that point. On 13th March at the Edmund Road Drill Hall, Hunt beat William Clarke of Sheffield to the £25 prize after 20 rounds with 4 oz. gloves under Queensberry Rules. Charles Ashley had the beer house at 24/26 Harvest Lane in 1901 - complete with 8 boarders, he died in March 1911. By 1914 it was on the Compensation List ready for closure. The owners' solicitor pleaded that "if it was only to retain an old and pleasing title, the Garden Gate, Harvest lane, should remain". The owners were Messrs. A.H. Smith and the landlady Mrs Malvina Ashley. The owners rejected a compensation offer of £400 (though had accepted by December) but Mrs Ashley had immediately accepted £110.

I think it might be due to the church (now Cathedral) grounds extending further out than they do now, which made Church Street narrower than High Street. Hence the tracks had to curve somewhat to attain the centre of the road. 1903 map from NLS: https://maps.nls.uk/view/125651209#zoom=5&lat=3862&lon=2921&layers=BT EDIT: This 1890 map (before the tramway was built) shows the extent of the church grounds in that year very clearly. https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/435500/387500/13/100453

Whites 1911 directory has: 24 & 26 Harvest Lane: Ashley Charles, beerhouse (the Old Harrow is listed as 34 Harvest Lane ) There are a few mentions on here: But I can't find it in the A-Z index

Here`s a photo of the Saw Mill Tavern on the corner of Matilda street and Sidney Street by way of interest the traffic lights outside the pub were the first to be used in Sheffield. The other pub is the Rutland, it has three street signs on it, Brown Street, Furnival Street and Arundel Lane.

Agreed! That so-called "artist" Banksy winds me up - the media now portrays graffiti as art. Italy have it worse than us, with world renowned architecture covered in it - when we went to Venice the Rialto Bridge was covered along with nearly everything else. I struggle to afford an aerosol can of paint to touch up car bodywork, I can't believe vandals pay full retail price for their cans, they must be shoplifted?

I would bet that everyone on here would agree with you, to me it;s as bad as chucking a brick through a window, it's a crime and should be dealt with as such.