Schumac Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Does anyone know what the building above Heron foods on Haymarket used to be, I can't dig up any info on it. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boginspro Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 It is a relatively new building because before the war on that site was Davy's Mikado cafe and a tailors shop. After the war it was still a Day's cafe, here it is in 1952 (c)Picture Sheffield ------------------ http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s16953&pos=179&action=zoom&id=19635 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old rider Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 15 hours ago, boginspro said: It is a relatively new building because before the war on that site was Davy's Mikado cafe and a tailors shop. After the war it was still a Day's cafe, here it is in 1952 (c)Picture Sheffield ------------------ http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s16953&pos=179&action=zoom&id=19635 Look a bit closer and you will find the circular decorations between the first and second floor windows are the same in both pictures. Therefore the building is the same it is just the canopy over the old Davies café that has been removed in the first picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest InSheffield Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Pevsner says that it was built in the 1930s for Arthur Davys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boginspro Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 On 21/03/2016 at 2:35 PM, Old rider said: Look a bit closer and you will find the circular decorations between the first and second floor windows are the same in both pictures. Therefore the building is the same it is just the canopy over the old Davies café that has been removed in the first picture. Yes that's because the picture I put up is the same building, as I said, after the war in 1952 and the new building, Here is the pre war old Davy's Mikado Cafe and the tailors shop that I mentioned which is clearly not the same building---------- (c)Picture Sheffield -----http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s16967&pos=6&action=zoom&id=19649 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysander Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 The Davy's building I well remember is the one with the small tower...it certainly looks a typical 1930's vintage building. I don't recall the Mikado Café and would suggest the block was demolished and replaced in the 1930's. The mock-Tudor building to its right appears in all the shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boginspro Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 6 hours ago, lysander said: The Davy's building I well remember is the one with the small tower...it certainly looks a typical 1930's vintage building. I don't recall the Mikado Café and would suggest the block was demolished and replaced in the 1930's. The mock-Tudor building to its right appears in all the shots. I think that you are correct lysander, the old building was there in 1932 but it was the new building by 1937, and it narrowly missed being hit in the blitz. I have not as yet come across the exact date of the pre-war rebuild. I know that the Davy's Cafe in the new building was often referred to as the Mikado but don't know whether that was it's official name or just old memories. Davy's used animal head decorations on their buildings I think but can't remember the detailed decorations on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schumac Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 Thanks for the replies very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysander Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I believe the animals were pigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schumac Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 Still on Haymarket what was this building ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boginspro Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 39 minutes ago, Schumac said: Still on Haymarket what was this building ? Also Davy's - Arthur Davy and Sons Ltd., Provision Merchants at one time. (c) Picture Sheffield http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s00010&pos=71&action=zoom&id=4029 and http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;v03395&pos=32&action=zoom&id=44649 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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