SteveHB 66 Posted August 27, 2015 Laying tram tracks in Sheffield, any ideas on where abouts?http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/pt7966-Laying-Tram-Tracks-in-Sheffield-Yorkshire-photograph-6x4-/391237926272?hash=item5b1798fd80 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Calvin72 26 Posted August 29, 2015 Nixon's pawnbrokers in the background, appears to be at No.28 - someone will nail this! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madannie77 107 Posted August 29, 2015 Chesterfield, looking along Knifesmithgate from Cavendish Streethttp://www.picturethepast.org.uk/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;DCCC001814&pos=2&action=zoom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteveHB 66 Posted August 29, 2015 Chesterfield, looking along Knifesmithgate from Cavendish Streethttp://www.picturethepast.org.uk/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;DCCC001814&pos=2&action=zoom Good Un MA, had an inkling it was not taken in Sheffield, but did not know where. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteveHB 66 Posted August 30, 2015 I have sent the ebay seller a message explaining the error. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athy 17 Posted September 12, 2015 The photo is full of interest. It could date from the early 1880s when the tramway was first opened, or from 1904 when it was extended and electrified. Perhaps someone with more knowledge of the clothing styles of those eras could suggest which date is correct - I would go for the latter.It's notable that every boy and man in the photo is wearing a hat of some kind; I also note that the chap in the white coat, presumably a shop assistant, looks as if he could be Indian - if so he must surely have been one of the first in the area. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athy 17 Posted September 15, 2015 Hmm, it looks as if, now that it's been revealed as a photo of Chesterfield and not Sheffield, it's attracting no further interest. As I was born in Chesterfield but brought up in Sheffield I have a foot in both camps! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madannie77 107 Posted May 21, 2016 On 12/09/2015 at 09:43, Athy said: The photo is full of interest. It could date from the early 1880s when the tramway was first opened, or from 1904 when it was extended and electrified. Perhaps someone with more knowledge of the clothing styles of those eras could suggest which date is correct - I would go for the latter. It's notable that every boy and man in the photo is wearing a hat of some kind; I also note that the chap in the white coat, presumably a shop assistant, looks as if he could be Indian - if so he must surely have been one of the first in the area. The horse tramway in Chesterfield ran from Low Pavement to Brampton. It was only when the line was electrified that it was extended through the town centre to Whittington, so this picture must date from 1904. The picture appears in Tramtracks and Trolleybooms by Barry M Marsden (ISBN 0 9512793 3 5) where it is also described as looking down Knifesmithgate during the construction of the Whittington line. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
