Sheffield History Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Percy Rutherford shoe shop and walking boots shop 117-119 Infirmary Road Apparently there was a guy who worked there who had a hook instead of a hand Am guessing it was before Kelvin Flats Does anyone have any idea of what was on this land pre-kelvin flats? would be great to see some photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unitedite Returns Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Looks like you had to buy your laces separately though! But at least the segs are included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boginspro Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 11 hours ago, Sheffield History said: Does anyone have any idea of what was on this land pre-kelvin flats? EDITED after being corrected by madannie77 below. Just an old picture to show the area in earlier days, a bit further up opposite West Don Street. --- (c) http://picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s07999&pos=93&action=zoom&id=11150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 119 Infirmary Road was on the corner with Portland Street, pretty much where the bus layby is in the image in the first post. From Map 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boginspro Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 1 hour ago, madannie77 said: 119 Infirmary Road was on the corner with Portland Street, pretty much where the bus layby is in the image in the first post. Thanks, madannie77 for correcting me, I have edited my post so there is no false information. I had forgotten the Kelvin Grove address and was looking at 219 instead of 119. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughW Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 This is the 1855 ordnance survey (surveyed in 1850-1). The short straight lane in the centre, to the right of the word 'Wells' is approximately on the line of Portland Street: (source: National Library of Scotland) This is an 1863 map from the PictureSheffield site - an updating of the OS map - showing that Portland Street and the frontage along Infirmary Road to either side had been built: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobH Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Percy Rutherford was my Grandfather, sorry to say he did not have a hook instead of a hand. The boots where sold with one pair of laces and he used to fit the plates and segs as required. I still have his cobbles last and some plates and segs some where. The shop at 117-119 Infirmary road was for men shoes and he did have another shop at 132 Infirmary Road which catered for ladies and children shoes that his wife used to run with help from his two daughters one being my mother. From what I can recall there was a butchers at either 134 or 136 Infirmary Road and a Fishing Tackle come racing pigeon come general hardware store at 130 Infirmary Road, there was also a bakers on the corner of Infirmary Road at 126 which baked there own bread and cakes. Blanchards Department stores was located in 114 -126 Infirmary road and Darby's garage and auto-work shop was located at 204 on the corner of Infirmary Road and Gilpin street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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