RLongden Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paul Worrall Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 2 hours ago, madannie77 said: Hi, When I was a young Sheffield teacher in the mid-70's we had an Environmental Education Advisor called Mr R Rodges - Bob. Bob was years a head of the times. He used to say, 'If you want to get an idea of what a building was, look up to at least the first floor'. We once went on an environment field study around the City centre looking up at the shops and other buildings. I learned such a lot from that walk and still think about what Bob said. Shops come and go, but the upper fabric of buildings changes very little! Wazzie Worrall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tozzin Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 14 hours ago, Sheffield History said: The blank space in the stone just behind the lamp-post Head is where the name Post Office was removed when the General post office was up and running. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 I really got into the habit of looking up when I joined Sheffield History and began hunting for datestones on buildings! And then along came Calvin72 with the drainspotting and I started looking down at the ground as well. Now I sometimes don't know where to look on my infrequent visits to Sheffield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 This appears to be a useful bit of kit 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeadFarmer Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 If you look up when stood looking at the Wh Smiths building on Fargate, there are stone carvings of farm animal heads. I seem to recall the building was originally built for, or by a butcher? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 9 hours ago, LeadFarmer said: If you look up when stood looking at the Wh Smiths building on Fargate, there are stone carvings of farm animal heads. I seem to recall the building was originally built for, or by a butcher? Davy’s, 38 - 40 Fargate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffield History Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 Have been sent this message Quote Don't miss the Pawson and Brailsford 'P&B', carved into the stonework between the ground and first floors of what is currently Lloyds Bank on the corner of High Street and East Parade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin72 Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 On 12/06/2020 at 21:53, LeadFarmer said: If you look up when stood looking at the Wh Smiths building on Fargate, there are stone carvings of farm animal heads. I seem to recall the building was originally built for, or by a butcher? Then and now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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