Sheffield History 475 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Sheffield Wednesday's open top bus drive through Sheffield having returned to the city in 1966 having lost to Everton in the cup final at Wembley. What street is this? At first I thought High Street but can't be that.. Link to post Share on other sites
Oldbloke 25 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Fargate? Link to post Share on other sites
Sheffield History 475 Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 The white building on the left is throwing me off scent Link to post Share on other sites
Oldbloke 25 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Well they drove from the Midland station to the town hall. Link to post Share on other sites
madannie77 187 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Norfolk Street. Little Mermaid cafe on the right hand side, was certainly on Norfolk Street 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Oldbloke 25 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 The white building would be the old Brook Shaw's garage 1 Link to post Share on other sites
madannie77 187 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 This one shows the buildings on the right hand side of the road very clearly, looking in the same direction as the original image: 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Sheffield History 475 Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 You guys nailed it! record time too! Nice one - I was really struggling with this one.. Link to post Share on other sites
Sheffield History 475 Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 Today is the first time I've ever seen The Mappin Buildings on Norfolk Street, so fascinated to find out more. Here is a queue for the housing department stretching right down Norfolk Street past Brook Shaw garage in 1965. I wonder what caused such a queue in 1965? Link to post Share on other sites
tozzin 152 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Sheffield History said: Sheffield Wednesday's open top bus drive through Sheffield having returned to the city in 1966 having lost to Everton in the cup final at Wembley. What street is this? At first I thought High Street but can't be that.. The white building on the left is Brook Shaws and the building behind it is the Phoenix public house. So Norfolk Street / Union Street it is. Link to post Share on other sites
Sheffield History 475 Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 1 minute ago, tozzin said: The white building on the left is Brook Shaws and the building behind it is the Phoenix public house. So Norfolk Street / Union Street it is. Now I've got to go hunting for the Phoenix pub! Link to post Share on other sites
tozzin 152 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Sheffield History said: Now I've got to go hunting for the Phoenix pub! Hunt no more. Link to post Share on other sites
Sheffield History 475 Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 Looks like the Phoenix Hotel might actually have been a hotel and not just a pub? Link to post Share on other sites
tozzin 152 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 12 minutes ago, Sheffield History said: Looks like the Phoenix Hotel might actually have been a hotel and not just a pub? Whether it was a hotel it would still be called a pub, it was the watering hole of the artists appearing at the Empire. The Wyvern Hotel on Leighton Road never had any guests in its lifetime, you only had the name “ Hotel” if you could provide room for the traveller. Link to post Share on other sites
SteveHB 208 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 The picture on the corner of the Phoenix Hotel was a mosaic, it always fascinated me as a young un (born 1954), when I walked past that pub. Link to post Share on other sites
Sheffield History 475 Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 Awesome stuff thank you as always! Have started a new thread in the pubs section as it didn't have it's own topic yet Link to post Share on other sites
Sheffield History 475 Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 Just now, SteveHB said: The picture on the corner of the Phoenix Hotel was a mosaic, it always fascinated me as a young un (born 1954), when I walked past that pub. Sheffield seemed to have many mosaics back the day made out of what seemed to be tile? I too remember them fondly. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
lysandernovo 46 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Oh such happy ,civilised, time when we had pubs ,in abundance, licensing hours and shops weren't full of booze! Ford claimed they had a spare for every type they had built. My Dad had a 1933 Ford 8. It needed a part ( a dynamo I think) He went to this Brooke Shaws... who, in the event, hadnt got the part so they spent some time doing a quick repair so we could get home...all FOC...as I said happy, civilised times!🧐 Link to post Share on other sites
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