Paolo Coopio Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Who remembers the old Heeley station? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponytail Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Original Heeley Station, taken shortly before the line was officially opened. v01357 Artists Impression of London Road, Heeley, entrance to Heeley Station, right, junction with Well Road, left, premises include No. 41 Thomas Pagdin, pork butcher, No 43 Thomas Ball, florist and fruiterer, No.45 Emma Lee, draper, No. 47 Henry Smith, boot maker. 1884. s17638 J. Fletcher (Artist) Fieldhead House, Fieldhead Road. 1873. y00585 This is a copy from two Carte-de-Visite size photographs by Inskip of Glossop Road on albuminised paper. The buildings and grounds were in existance about 1873, between the junction of Abbeydale Road and London Road, and extended to Heeley Station, as the people in the house were able to watch the building of the railway. It was occupied by George Wilson of Cammells Ltd. The sister of the lady who lived there, married the engineer in charge of building Heeley Station. It was also occupied by Richard Solly, Ironmaster, who was a Unitarian and a descendant of Thomas Hollis, founder of Hollis Hospital. Richard Solly was a member of the Town Council Nov.1st 1849 to Sept 10th 1855. Dickens visited Fieldhead House in 1858, as described in his Life.This house has now been pulled down, and the site and grounds are covered with houses. Fieldhead House, Fieldhead Road. s05460 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponytail Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Heeley Station, before 1902s14710 Heeley Station signal box https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;t14316&pos=6&action=zoom&id=151920 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponytail Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Heeley Bridge, London Road from Well Road with the site of Heeley Cinema in the foreground. 4th December 1982. t04553 London Road Railway Bridge from the entrance to Heeley Station looking towards Heeley Electric Palace. 20th June 1929.u04643 Photographer: City Engineers, Bridges Department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Coopio Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 Great old photos there. Love the painting with the wall on the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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