vox Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Got it now - Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 A new one to have a go at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 A new one to have a go at. Looking down Furnival Street, not too far down from the photo I posted in the Gents Outfitters thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Looking down Furnival Street, not very far from the photo I posted in the Gents Outfitters thread Crikey that was quick MA ! Yes the firm on the R/H side is Kerry's Ltd., Motor Accessories, seen on the left hand side of the road here picturesheffield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Crikey that was quick MA ! Yes the firm on the R/H side is Kerry's Ltd., Motor Accessories, seen on the left hand side of the road here picturesheffield Possibly because I have just spent some time looking at Furnival Street photos Another view of Kerry's on Picture Sheffield, albeit in the background, but looking the same way as your tram photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Here's one which I haven't been able to locate exactly, partly due to the lack of background. Perhaps a Kelly's directory (or something similar) might be of use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted November 18, 2010 Author Share Posted November 18, 2010 Here's one which I haven't been able to locate exactly, partly due to the lack of background. Perhaps a Kelly's directory (or something similar) might be of use. If thats a shoe shop, there was a Walkers Shoe shop at 675 Attercliffe Rd, does that help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted November 18, 2010 Author Share Posted November 18, 2010 If thats a shoe shop, there was a Walkers Shoe shop at 675 Attercliffe Rd, does that help 675 would be where the trees are Courtesy of Google SV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 If thats a shoe shop, there was a Walkers Shoe shop at 675 Attercliffe Rd, does that help That helps a lot, because it locates the photo more or less where i thought it was. If it is Walkers, 675 Attercliffe Road, the shot is looking down Attercliffe Road from somewhere adjacent to Brinsworth Street, the tram heading towards Beauchief ( as is visible on the destination blind). Thanks for the quick reply Is there a Map Fairy nearby to illustrate this? Map 66 is the one required. EDIT: A google streetview has appeared as I type Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted November 18, 2010 Author Share Posted November 18, 2010 That helps a lot, because it locates the photo more or less where i thought it was. If it is Walkers, 675 Attercliffe Road, the shot is looking down Attercliffe Road from somewhere adjacent to Brinsworth Street, the tram heading towards Beauchief ( as is visible on the destination blind). Thanks for the quick reply Is there a Map Fairy nearby to illustrate this? Map 66 is the one required. EDIT: A google streetview has appeared as I type Are map fairies like link fairies Link to Map 66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Are map fairies like link fairies Link to Map 66 Fantastic service as ever. I did have a Map Fairy kit of some sort, but the arrow wasn't quite right It tended to blot out most of the map It looks to me that the best map fairies are like link fairies but with delicate arrows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted November 18, 2010 Author Share Posted November 18, 2010 Fantastic service as ever. I did have a Map Fairy kit of some sort, but the arrow wasn't quite right It tended to blot out most of the map It looks to me that the best map fairies are like link fairies but with delicate arrows. Richard's description of a Link Farie (his spelling) Link Fairie A person (or persons), of undetermined gender, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 We do not appear to have had this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 We do not appear to have had this one. I think this is Intake terminus (the 1902-1935 version) at the junction of what was Main Road (now Mansfield Road) and Woodhouse Road. We are looking up Main Road towards Manor Top, with Woodhouse Road on the right, the photographer standing about level with the Methodist Church & Ball Inn. Google Streetview from about the same place. I have given up trying to embed this :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I think this is Intake terminus (the 1902-1935 version) at the junction of what was Main Road (now Mansfield Road) and Woodhouse Road. We are looking up Main Road towards Manor Top, with Woodhouse Road on the right, the photographer standing about level with the Methodist Church & Ball Inn. I think that, not only are you right, but you are correct, spot on and exact as well. The buildings on the right match perfectly. I'll get myself up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest transit Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I think that, not only are you right, but you are correct, spot on and exact as well. The buildings on the right match perfectly. I'll get myself up there. ...yes thats the location ! The first two buildings on the left also match with the stepped gable end , and even the roof windows match , though the third building behind the telegraph pole is demolished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 ...yes thats the location ! The first two buildings on the left also match with the stepped gable end , and even the roof windows match , though the third building behind the telegraph pole is demolished. And what wonderful poles they are. I note that the single storey building on the right appears to be a barber's (Shave Sir). Has anyone got any info about barbers on Main Road/Mansfield Road. I reckon it is no 31 (from a perusal of map 127) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 And what wonderful poles they are. I note that the single storey building on the right appears to be a barber's (Shave Sir). Has anyone got any info about barbers on Main Road/Mansfield Road. I reckon it is no 31 (from a perusal of map 127) 1925.. Main Road, Intake. ----------------- Woohouse Road ----------------- Bates Edwin, grocer. 29 Jeffery William, collier. 31 Hardy John Hy. fried fish dealr. 33 Lound Joseph Henry, hair drssr. 35 Darwent Mrs. Elizabeth, draper. 37 Linacre Wm. Thos. news agent. 39 Fleetwood Mrs. Hessie, fruiterer. 41 Jackson Albert, shopkeeper. 41 Post, M.O., T. & T. E.D. Office; Albert Jackson, sub postmaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 And what wonderful poles they are. As a chemist you will appreciate this one madannie. When we used to assemble our own apparatus from scratch we often had to bore holes through corks to fit glass tubing through. This was done using a "cork borer" which consisted of a hollow tube of the correct diameter for the hole. One end of the tube was honed to a fine cutting edge while the other had a 2 armed handle to allow to be pushed and turned into the cork to cut the hole. Now glass tubing came in about 8 or 10 different external diameters so you needed a set 8 or 10 of these cork borers to cover all eventualities. Being different diameter tubes they nicely slotted into each other for storage, and with the 2 arm handles lined up they looked remarkably like that telegraph pole in the picture. So much so that many old chemists refer to "Cork Borers" as "Telegraph Poles" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I think that, not only are you right, but you are correct, spot on and exact as well. The buildings on the right match perfectly. I'll get myself up there. Yes vox, I live near there and it still looks noticably like that today. If you are going up there I will let you do the "then and now" photographic comparison shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 What are the wire frames around the base of the tram power line poles for, what purpose did they serve ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 As a chemist you will appreciate this one madannie. When we used to assemble our own apparatus from scratch we often had to bore holes through corks to fit glass tubing through. This was done using a "cork borer" which consisted of a hollow tube of the correct diameter for the hole. One end of the tube was honed to a fine cutting edge while the other had a 2 armed handle to allow to be pushed and turned into the cork to cut the hole. Now glass tubing came in about 8 or 10 different external diameters so you needed a set 8 or 10 of these cork borers to cover all eventualities. Being different diameter tubes they nicely slotted into each other for storage, and with the 2 arm handles lined up they looked remarkably like that telegraph pole in the picture. So much so that many old chemists refer to "Cork Borers" as "Telegraph Poles" I don't recall hearing them called Telegraph Poles, but I can fully understand why they would be. Cork borers........that takes me back. They were fine until used on rubber bungs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 What are the wire frames around the base of the tram power line poles for, what purpose did they serve ? I have no idea about these frames, having never seen them in any other photograph. They remind me of the wire netting around trees to prevent livestock damaging the bark. Perhaps it is to prevent horses eating the traction poles. Or perhaps not.... I shall keep searching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside Echo Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 I have no idea about these frames, having never seen them in any other photograph. They remind me of the wire netting around trees to prevent livestock damaging the bark. Perhaps it is to prevent horses eating the traction poles. Or perhaps not.... I shall keep searching. They were placed there after the poles had been freshly painted to protect passers- by. W/E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 They were placed there after the poles had been freshly painted to protect passers- by. W/E. That sounds entirely logical, and certainly more sensible than my last reply . It would also explain why I have never seen them before - how often were photographs taken just after the poles had been painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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