Sheffield History Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 SHEFFIELD CAFE'S OF THE PAST Here's a large and growing list of cafe's you could have found in Sheffield in the past - please add to this by posting a reply with the name of the cafe and a few memories ! The Minerva, Flat Street Joe's Cafe - next to Jessops Hospital, at the top of Regents Street (with a painting on the wall titled WHO SAID PIE) Granelli's Balcony Bar - in the Sheaf Market Kath's Cath on Infirmary Road (opposite Kelvin Flats) It was run by a fiery irishman and is now a snowboarding shop ? David Layne's New Squirrel cafe on Middlewood Road opposite the library in Hillsborough park Davy's Cafe on Fargate The Rendezvous at Sheffield Lane Top The British Cafe on Pond Street The Disc Jockey on London Road - Owned by Harry Hart at some stage. He had been [or later became ?] the landlord of the Red Lion at the back of the City Hall. He later got the Sidewalk on Chapel Walk The Rendezvous on London Road The New Orleans, practically next door to Heeley library The Pink Flamingo on Abbeydale Rd The 6 5 7 on Queens Rd The Retreat on Ecclesall Rd Thorpes cafe on Fargate The Attic At HartsHead near the Star and Telegraph (In 1969/1970 Joe Scarborough held a permanent exhibition there. Original artworks for a tenner) It was in the alley that still runs between High Street to where the Dove and Rainbow pub is now. It was on the left as you walked away from High Street and had a very narrow doorway and people from the nearby offices used to come for their sandwiches for dinner. If you were lucky enough, you could get a seat at one of the few tables in there or if you were even luckier, you could get a stool and sit at the bar along the back wall. Marsden's milk bars - one on Pinstone Street opposite the Peace Gardens and another in Change Alley The Sidewalk Cafe - Chapel Walk The Marina cafe on Meadow Street The Golden Egg at the top of Fargate (where Dixon's is now) The Mustard Seed, near the Army & Navy Stores on St.Paul's Parade The Shack next to glossop road baths Cherry Pie on Chesterfield Road, Woodseats GeeGee's at Norfolk bridge The 'Copper Kettle' on Fargate The 'Piccolo' on Cambridge Street Thorpes Cafe in Fargate (almost opposite to Coles Corner) The Jester Cafe on chesterfield road Frank Hallats "Cosy Cafe" in the Wicker alongside the Wicker Cinema (big teapot in the window) Raffertys Four Restaurants on Arundel Gate Berts cafe on Cambridge Street EL Mambo at the bottom of Cambridge Arcade virtually next to the stage door of the Empire Theatre on Union St Malinki's cafe on Bellhouse road, Firth park - run and owned by Marti caine and her husband Mitchells - at the top of Leppings Lane - previously a sweet shop run by the same family. The car wheel shop next door used to be a small coffee bar with the latest juke box (around 1958) Pauls Pantry on a road off Holme Lane near the Middlewood Rd traffic lights. The road that goes up to Walkley. Near a bridge over the river (1961) The South Snack Cafe Crookesmoor Road run by a beirut man called Salah The Wimpey at the top of the moor Woolworths in Haymarket had a cafe/restaurant where you had to walk all around the cafe area with a tray on a rail The Tangerine cafe at Catchbar Lane, circa mid 1970's Joe's Cafe and Chippy on Northfield Road Crookes (Joe cocker used to go in at nights, also his band the avengers ? Tony Christie used to pop in regulaly for fish and chips.) - Now an indian Tony's cafe on Firvale The Rickshaw cafe just off West Street Pudding Parlour on Cambridge Street (late 70's) - Its now Pepe's Davies Cafe on Waingate in the 1960's The Gambit restaurant that was near the top of Commercial St, almost opposite the Kings Head pub (It was downstairs to the entrance) The Peacock in the Wicker The British Restaurant in Pond Street The transport cafe on Middlewood road opposite S.W.F.C training ground and Gilders (formerly Waldod motors) The Centre Spot - on Snig Hill Coffee 'n' Cream, Hillsborough Corner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickjj Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 SHEFFIELD CAFE'S OF THE PAST Joe's Cafe - next to Jessops Hospital, at the top of Regents Street (with a painting on the wall titled WHO SAID PIE) Worked at Jessops for a while and Joes was the place for breakfast. I always remember his wife was always setting fire to the frying pan but she would just throw a couple more peices of bacon on to dampen the flames. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickjj Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Add to the list The Centre Spot - on Snig Hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffield History Posted February 18, 2007 Author Share Posted February 18, 2007 Worked at Jessops for a while and Joes was the place for breakfast. I always remember his wife was always setting fire to the frying pan but she would just throw a couple more peices of bacon on to dampen the flames. :: That's crazy !!! I bet it was hilarious ! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejayone Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Coffee 'n' Cream, Hillsborough Corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest codeyes Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Mussoms Arab Cafe across from Tramways next to a sweet shop ( at the time)...Bikers Cafe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest codeyes Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 The Penguin was in the same block of shops etc where Johnny Quinns was.......used to go in there after playing snooker over the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejayone Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 'Sharons' - down by the markets, Richard Hawley used to go there, apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsavo Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 The Green Rom at the Gaumont, Barkers Pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 This isn't seeing much action, bringing it back up top. Anyone any to add ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 The Six Five Special Pinstone Street in the 60s Downstairs from the everyday cafe Swinging off the bulkhead into the cafe for a great entrance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neddy Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Coronation Cafe Infirmary Road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgmetcalf Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 My mum used to work at The 'Piccolo' on Cambridge Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 the greasy spoon cafe "Smileys" on King St and one of my fav is sitting upstairs and looking through the window at the markets across the road on waingate..which was hagenbacks (i think I have spelt it right?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 What did you call the one upstairs in the sheaf market..the one with the plastic parasols? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest transit Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 What did you call the one upstairs in the sheaf market..the one with the plastic parasols? Granellis Balcony Bar - their shop was underneath on the "standard" floor . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Granellis Balcony Bar - their shop was underneath on the "standard" floor . Thats it! I remember we used to flick baked beans from our plate over the top of the balcony wall and take guesses which person it would hit below.. :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl1867 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Don't know if qualifies as a cafe but late 1970s and early 1980 the cafe in Rackhams (or was it called something else then?) was considered pretty cool - I don't know why. Spent hours in there overlooking the hole in the road. Couldn't have bought much but was never asked to leave even when it was busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Rackhams is now TJ Hughes and yes the cafe/(restuarant? If you go upmarket only) is still there Good breakfast deals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest craig3636 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 am i going blind or has nobody mentioned the world famous butlers transport cafe on brook hill? (now butlers balti house) who could forget the huge cow pie in the window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest craig3636 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 also the montessa cafe on infirmiry rd near st philips jnc. also used to go to roscoes chippy (next to roscoe bingo)on the bottom of hoyle st at netherthorpe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deeno Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 no no no its got be pats cafe on Attercliffe Common. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mikebeech Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Does anybody remember the Heaven and Hell coffee bar on West street around 1957? mbeech@paradise.net.nz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Kelly's 1893 Cafe listing (Surname order) Charley Henry Ball Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. 26 South Street, Moor John Henry Banks Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. Wentworth Cafe, 12 Pinstone Street M Bark Manageress, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. 6 Market Street Walter Bland Proprietor St Philip's Road Cafe 49 Upper St Philip's Road William Brown Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. 266 Moorfields Miss Florence Cooke Manageress, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. Albany temperance hotel, Fargate Miss F M Cooke Manageress, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. The Albany Hotel, Fargate William Ellis Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. 360 Savile Street Alfred Furniss Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. Wostenholm Hall, Queen Street Henry Hill Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. 23 Exchange Street Arthur Jones Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. 417 Attercliffe Road Jacob Maltby Manager Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. 765 Attercliffe Road Joseph Maltby Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. 765 Attercliffe Road William Henry Middleton Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. 3 Broad Street, Park Samuel Middleton Branch Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. London Road George Murfitt Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. 30 & 32 High Street C Robertshaw Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. 33 Arundel Street Frederick Robinson Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. 15 Eyre Street Frederick Robinson Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. 17 Howard Street Thomas Robson Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. 3 & 5 Mowbray Street Charles Simpson Secretary, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. Great Northern Chambers, Fargate Joseph Smith Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. 153 Porter Street Henry Smith Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. 29 Haymarket Henry Smith Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. 34 Castle Street Joseph Smith Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. 54 Sylvester Street Henry Smith Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. 59 West Bar Henry Smith Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. The Lawson Cocoa House, 59 West Bar Henry Warrington Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. 105 Devonshire Street Charles J Whitehead Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. 1 Bank Street Charles Joshua Whitehead General Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. Johnson Lane, Wicker John Wright Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. 55 & 57 Wicker (A first name for M Bark and C Robertshaw would be nice !) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 White's 1911 Cafe Listing Arthur Davy Propietors & Sons Limited (Victoria Café) 40 a Fargate Misses Moore & Stewart Cafe 31 Chapel Walk Miss Mary Ellen Moore (& Stewart) Cafe proprietor h. 91 Rock Street Frederick William Robinson Cafe manager 73 Broomspring Lane William Stephenson Exchange restaurant & cafe 20 Castle Street; h. 10 Victoria Road William Summers Cafe 161 Neill Road Charles Joshua Whitehead Manager, Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd. h. 10 Favell Road, Brookhill Can't help feeling there should be a lot more entries than this ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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