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RichardB

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Map request, Cheyney Square, Sheffield, circa 1858 or thereabouts please.

Who was Cheyney ?

and why is there a man apparently having a wee into the gutter of the building on the right ?

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Next to Pinstone Street.

What year on that please Steve ? Is Cabbage Alley shown on the wider view ?

(and Thank you).

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Named after Edward Cheney, who bought up surplus land there after St Paul's was built. The Cheneys were a prominent Sheffield family, and Edward's grandson Dr Hugh Cheney was one of the first surgeons at the Royal Infirmary.

Dunno who the bloke is, but have you seen thesize of those setts?!

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Map request, Cheyney Square, Sheffield, circa 1858 or thereabouts please.

Who was Cheyney ?

and why is there a man apparently having a wee into the gutter of the building on the right ?

According to picturesheffield the paintig by Sykes is not of Cheney Square,

it is looking from the south,

with Pinstone Street on the L/H side & Norfolk Street on the right of the painting.

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According to picturesheffield the paintig by Sykes is not of Cheney Square,

it is looking from the south,

with Pinstone Street on the L/H side & Norfolk Street on the right of the painting.

Great stuff Steve, I had my suspicions about this picture.

Are you going to update the BBC site ? I'll update it, if you wish - then I can hurl more mild-mannered abuse at them !- or shall we see what else we can find first ?

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Great stuff Steve, I had my suspicions about this picture.

Are you going to update the BBC site ? I'll update it, if you wish - then I can hurl more mild-mannered abuse at them !- or shall we see what else we can find first ?

You inform them please, I would say that they have got their tags mixed up.

This one looks like it could be Cheney Square ..www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings

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According to picturesheffield the paintig by Sykes is not of Cheney Square,

it is looking from the south,

with Pinstone Street on the L/H side & Norfolk Street on the right of the painting.

I'm not overly confident with the "1870's" date from PictureSheffield; I've already updated the BBC with :

Godfrey Sykes, Engraver and artist, 30 Westfield Terrace (1852)

- I think the 1858 date may be closer to the mark. Not finding Hubbard as mentioned on your PictureSheffield link Steve.

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According to picturesheffield the paintig by Sykes is not of Cheney Square,

it is looking from the south,

with Pinstone Street on the L/H side & Norfolk Street on the right of the painting.

Any chance of a portion of map looking up from Pinstone/Norfolk Street and covering St Paul's please Steve ?

Thank you.

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Any chance of a portion of map looking up from Pinstone/Norfolk Street and covering St Paul's please Steve ?

Thank you.

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