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Fantastic photograph of Fitzalan Square in Sheffield city centre


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Looking for a date clue though the motor vehicles don't help much.  What does seem unusual are the small figures on the front of the Standard Tram, new around 1930, as the much larger colourful style was the norm on this batch.  Appears to be No 63 which was involved in an accident with Brush car No 430 in April 1933 near Firth Park. If that had been the damaged end it could have been repaired closer to the time that  the mainly cream livery started to appear (1935), hence the small style. There are a few photos taken in 1938 on picturesheffield from different angles which seem to compare with this lightly trafficked scene. 

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The old C and A as well as the Burtons store were both casualties of the 1940 Blitz...Note the two postman walking toward the General Post Office. and the substantial tram stop built on similar lines to the one outside  the Peace Gardens. Fitzalan Square looked a much more impressive site than it does today...even with its 4 soon to be removed trees.

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If this 1938 is accurate then the original photo must have been taken later as the shop units below C&A Modes have been completed and can be identified by name on their shop fronts. Here shop-fitting needs to be completed so maybe it is 1939 for the original photo, any later would have meant wartime white painted buffer beams on the trams. How fast did shop fitters work before WW2 ? :unsure:

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