elene Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Hello all Does anyone know where the Silver Grid Cafe used to be? My great grandfather, John Cousins, used to attend meetings of a temperance society there. He lived in and around the centre of town and also had links to Burngreave and Attercliffe so I think the cafe would be relatively close to the town centre. Thank you in anticipation Elene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Silver Grid Restaurant, 3 & 5 Bank Street, (Sheffield Cafe Co. Limited). 1901 & 1905 directories ----------------------------------- Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. cocoa & coffee house proprietors, Johnson Lane; C. J. Whitehead, general manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Looks like No's 3 - 5 later became Jay's Furnishing Stores. picturesheffield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Hello all Does anyone know where the Silver Grid Cafe used to be? My great grandfather, John Cousins, used to attend meetings of a temperance society there. He lived in and around the centre of town and also had links to Burngreave and Attercliffe so I think the cafe would be relatively close to the town centre. Thank you in anticipation Elene J A Cousins? S&R Ind: Friday, January 10, 1890 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Fire S&R Ind: January 11 1890. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Circa 1890. Link to Flash Earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Sheffield Temperance Association meeting, March 23 1893, J A Cousins elected as a committee member. Sheffield Temperance 1893.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elene Posted March 3, 2014 Author Share Posted March 3, 2014 Thank you so much SteveHB. I have trawled through the British Newspaper Archive many a time since I found mention of the Silver Grid in relation to my G Grandfather and found nothing to tell me where it was so this is wonderful! He was indeed J A Cousins, 'phrenologist' who used to give talks and exhibitions about the subject all round Sheffield and even called himself 'Professor' Cousins. In real life he was a sewing machine maker/repairer with a stall in the Norfolk Market Hall behind which he gave personal phrenological readings to people. I have found him quite a character since starting to research the family - he seems to have mixed with a wide variety of people particularly via chapel, the Liberal party, Temperance Society, other phrenologists etc. I wish I could have met him. Thanks once again. Elene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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