Sheffield History Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 ATHOL HOTEL - Sheffield City Centre We've all seen the Athol Hotel from Cole Brothers side right? That colourful charasmatic building that is so well known and loved and one of Sheffield's little hidden gems? Well did you know the Athol Hotel entrance was once around the back of there on Pinstone Street? Not sure when it closed but did anyone ever remember it or even venture inside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organgrinder Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 I used to go in there in the late 50's early 60's - my grandmother worked there at one point. The Athol tried to be more up-market than most pubs and the most notable and unusual thing was that they had a very good pianist playing a grand piano and he was immaculately attired with dress shirt, dickie bow etc. and when he took a break, he walked around the patrons and offered them all a pinch of snuff out of his snuff box. When I declined, he told me to try dipping my next cigarette in it before I lit up and yeah, it was quite nice. Don't know when it closed down - at a guess I would say in the 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejayone Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Some of the original features are still there. Does that shop premises still go through to that 'back' entrance behind John Lewis?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeadFarmer Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Todays view.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeadFarmer Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Ive always liked the Salvation Army building just further down the road. Is this whole area to be pulled down for redevelopment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tozzin Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 The Athol was one of two city centre pubs which had revolving doors and I'm sure that the Athol also had a grand piano inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukelele lady Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 15 hours ago, LeadFarmer said: Ive always liked the Salvation Army building just further down the road. Is this whole area to be pulled down for redevelopment? I believe there was talk about this block being demolished but as I walked past yesterday I noticed the shop next to the Salvation Army building which consists of all the corner bit and part along Pinstone Street had all been recently renovated and opened up as a new shop. I think it was a Co-op bank, I don't think they would have invested in it if it had been ready to be demolished, maybe the council has had a change of mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tozzin Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 1 hour ago, ukelele lady said: I believe there was talk about this block being demolished but as I walked past yesterday I noticed the shop next to the Salvation Army building which consists of all the corner bit and part along Pinstone Street had all been recently renovated and opened up as a new shop. I think it was a Co-op bank, I don't think they would have invested in it if it had been ready to be demolished, maybe the council has had a change of mind. Same place, different time. The smoking chimneys are the Yorkshireman Public House. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffield History Posted September 15, 2017 Author Share Posted September 15, 2017 Wow - huge difference there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tozzin Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 The sign indicates land for sale, this land was bought by the Salvation Army and the result was the Citadel we see today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boginspro Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Great photo' tozzin Hepworths suits seem a bit expensive, do you know the year of that photo' ? I remember Hepworths from the 60s, presumably the same who are now NEXT plc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 13 hours ago, tozzin said: The sign indicates land for sale, this land was bought by the Salvation Army and the result was the Citadel we see today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tozzin Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 21 hours ago, tozzin said: Same place, different time. The smoking chimneys are the Yorkshireman Public House. Further to the date when this picture was taken, the sign on the back wall of the Yorkshireman just under the eaves does give the landlords name, he was Abraham Davy, not Abram as stated in the A to Z list of pubs, Abraham was there from 1890 to 1893. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RichK Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 If (like me) you're confused how the "front" and "back" of these buildings related to each other, I thought I'd get a screenshot from google maps for posterity - next time they refresh the images it will be all gone. Front and back...connected together with a very thin middle section... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antony Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 On 14/09/2017 at 22:30, LeadFarmer said: Todays view.. Walked past this the other day, This is how it looks now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antony Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 This is what it looks like now..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tozzin Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Utter vandalism. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisewood-Owl Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 11 hours ago, tozzin said: Utter vandalism. It was a dead end of town that’s been rejuvenated. Worse buildings have been demolished then the Athol Hotel, they’ve kept the best bits and are mixing it with new. Now if we were posting back in the early 60’s and you were on about the demolition of buildings bang across the road at the the junction of Charles St and Pinstone St I’d wholeheartedly agree.......utter utter vandalism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tozzin Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 8 hours ago, Wisewood-Owl said: It was a dead end of town that’s been rejuvenated. Worse buildings have been demolished then the Athol Hotel, they’ve kept the best bits and are mixing it with new. Now if we were posting back in the early 60’s and you were on about the demolition of buildings bang across the road at the the junction of Charles St and Pinstone St I’d wholeheartedly agree.......utter utter vandalism It was never a dead end of town, just what best bits have been retained? a perfectly c18century building was demolished on Norfolk Row a few years ago, it’s neighbours were of the same age so why was one singled out. I dread to see the end product of Cambridge Street, they’ve already destroyed its character in the sixties and the buildings that were erected in the place of the demolished ones have in turn since been demolished, a very short life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamal Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 On 23/08/2020 at 10:46, tozzin said: Utter vandalism. Absolutely agree. Its like spraying graffiti on a beautiful piece of art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponytail Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 Rear entrance to Sexy Rexy nightclub (latterly the Athol Hotel), No.19 Charles Street. https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?action=printdetails&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;t09610&prevUrl= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysanderix Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 The only place I can ever remember my Dad blaming the bad beer for his state when he came home rather the worse for wear! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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