Guest The Crab Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I was in Fulwood village the other day & got to pondering the history of the area of shops in the above area. The southern parade seems to be fairly modern (50s, 60s?) and has a modern block of flats behind them. What was here before the shops were built? Looking at the Co-op building the brick-work of the rear portion seems significantly older than the front bit. Anyone know the history of this building? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike142sl Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I'm pretty sure there was nothing but field there before the shops. The houses to the west of Brookhouse Hill and Crimicar lane were built circa 1931 so I suspect the shops were built at a similar time. There are plenty of photo's that show that area prior to any building, and of course the old maps. Incidentally, Brookhouse hill goes all the way to the bottom og the hill where it meets Whiteley Lane - Google maps seems to think Crimicar lane goes all the way down to Forge Dam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike142sl Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Edit; Just had a look at the Old Maps and the Co Op building appears on the 1952 map replacing what might have been a house at the bottom of Crimicar Lane. The single storey shop units next to it are there in 1935 with the middle unit identified at the Post Office. There are a couple of buildings on the South side but these are replaced with the existing building/s on the 1952 map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike142sl Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Typing too fast - the shops on the South side don't appear until the 1977 map, missing the 1967 map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 The Co-op (2 Brooklands Avenue) is listed in 1942, SH link to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Typing too fast - the shops on the South side don't appear until the 1977 map, missing the 1967 map. That is strange Mike, the directory shows shops on both sides of Brooklands Av. Brooklands Avenue (1965) 1 Owen Geo. (Fulwood) Ltd. chemists. 3 Ryan J. & R. W. & Son, hardware dlrs. 5 Ferguson Miss Florence, ladies's hairdressr. 7 Dains Jnr. S. newsagent. 13 Fullwood Wine Store, retail wine & spirit mers. 15 Wood Ernest. 17 Barley Marian. ...... Brooklands Crescent ...... 2 Shefield & Ecclesall Co-opperative Society Ltd. Electricity Sub-Station. 4 Perkins E Ltd. butchers. 6 Fullwood Sub Post & M.O. office. 6 Thorpe Mrs. S. grocer. 8 Redford Mrs. A. fruitr. Jervis Jnr. Jas. motor engnr. (Brooklands garage) ...... Brooklands Crescent ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Thomas Arthur Hoyland, Dentist, 2 Brookland Avenue, Crimicar Lane, Fulwood (White's 1919) - just for information. I was in Fulwood village the other day & got to pondering the history of the area of shops in the above area. The southern parade seems to be fairly modern (50s, 60s?) and has a modern block of flats behind them. What was here before the shops were built? Looking at the Co-op building the brick-work of the rear portion seems significantly older than the front bit. Anyone know the history of this building? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike142sl Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 That is strange Mike, the directory shows shops on both sides of Brooklands Av.The current parade that is, there are a couple of buildings shown on earlier maps. Montage of 'Old Maps' attached.Fulwood montage.bmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilldweller Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 If you look at the parade of shops on the south side of Brooklands Avenue you can clearly see that the parade of six shops were not built as a single entity. The two shops in the centre are of much older construction with bay windows to the upper floor. They could well be the buildings shown on the 1930's map. They certainly look as if they date from that era. The new shops were built to the same building line, two of them on each end of the original shops. HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike142sl Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 If you look at the parade of shops on the south side of Brooklands Avenue you can clearly see that the parade of six shops were not built as a single entity. The two shops in the centre are of much older construction with bay windows to the upper floor. They could well be the buildings shown on the 1930's map. They certainly look as if they date from that era. The new shops were built to the same building line, two of them on each end of the original shops. HD Never noticed that? The ridge tiles are different in that section as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Crab Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Thank you for all the replies. The Post Office is shown as one of the north parade on quite modern maps - strange as it must have moved many years ago. I hadn't noticed the two styles of the south parade buildings, must have a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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