sando Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 You're as close as a near person sando. It's actually Graham Rd. Belgrave is a bit further up. Funnily enough I'd just been working on Belgrave when I drove down the hill to this spot. Here's another showing the original cast iron railings. Obviously too low for modern safty regs. Now obstructed by more recent railings. At least they left the old ones there. It’s a long time since I have crossed this bridge, but as a child we used to hang a rope from the cast iron railings, shin down it to save walking round, then use it as a rope swing in the middle of the road that is STorth lane. Also as you go across the bridge uphill, just over the bridge on the right there were the gardens of a house that was on Carsick hill, in the gardens was a 6 hole golf course and a lake, the fun we had secretly playing golf, building rafts and fishing in these ponds, often being chased away by the gardener Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 It’s a long time since I have crossed this bridge, but as a child we used to hang a rope from the cast iron railings, shin down it to save walking round, then use it as a rope swing in the middle of the road that is STorth lane. Also as you go across the bridge uphill, just over the bridge on the right there were the gardens of a house that was on Carsick hill, in the gardens was a 6 hole golf course and a lake, the fun we had secretly playing golf, building rafts and fishing in these ponds, often being chased away by the gardener I'm going to be back on Belgrave sometime next week. I'll stop off at the bridge and see if there's any way to have a look at what (if anything) is left of that garden. I'll also have a look at the bridge from Carsik hill. EDIT I've just been on google maps. I'm a bit out. The road with the bridge is actually Stumperlow Crescent Road. (it blends into Graham Road a bit further down hill) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughW Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 The "top" side says Nether Hallamshire The "bottom" side says Sheffield Township. There's something on the top as well but it's difficult to read at 20MPH I can't see myself parking up and walking down there. It's another one of these. My memory (quite likely faulty) is that this particular stone on Western Bank marked the point where three townships met. I don't think Upper Hallam would be one of them. More likely Sheffield, Nether Hallam and Ecclesall Bierlow...but that doesn't match the clues. The markers are on the OS (Godfrey) maps, as 'BP' but it's difficult to tell which 'dot' goes with the label, as the boundaries they mark are also dots. There is one marked just up Winter Street from Western Bank, so now in the Arts Tower car park. With the widening of Western Bank, this could be quite close to the current location. This PictureSheffield image is labelled 'Winter Street Boundary Stone'. If this is the same one my memory is clearly wrong about the three townships. Hugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 It's another one of these. My memory (quite likely faulty) is that this particular stone on Western Bank marked the point where three townships met. I don't think Upper Hallam would be one of them. More likely Sheffield, Nether Hallam and Ecclesall Bierlow...but that doesn't match the clues. The markers are on the OS (Godfrey) maps, as 'BP' but it's difficult to tell which 'dot' goes with the label, as the boundaries they mark are also dots. There is one marked just up Winter Street from Western Bank, so now in the Arts Tower car park. With the widening of Western Bank, this could be quite close to the current location. This PictureSheffield image is labelled 'Winter Street Boundary Stone'. If this is the same one my memory is clearly wrong about the three townships. Hugh Your photo on the other thread clearly shows the words Boundary Post on top. As the two look exactly the same I presume that's what's written on the top of the Western Bank one as well. Three Townships? As it's a 3 sided marker I suppose it's just possible that it has something on the back as well. Now obscured by the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Where can you see this Sickle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Where can you see this Sickle? No idea, looks like a handy weapon though. The sickle industry was big business at on time, so is somewhere relevant to the industry (probably a daft question) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 No idea, looks like a handy weapon though. The sickle industry was big business at on time, so is somewhere relevant to the industry (probably a daft question) Norton somewhere ... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Norton somewhere ... ? There were certainly a lot of Sickle business's around Norton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 No idea, looks like a handy weapon though. The sickle industry was big business at on time, so is somewhere relevant to the industry (probably a daft question) This building has nothing to do with todays industry and I should know what stood there in the past, but I don't. Norton somewhere ... ? No, It's more central Sheffield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 This building has nothing to do with todays industry and I should know what stood there in the past, but I don't. No, It's more central Sheffield. Looks like a new build, anything to do with one of our new hotels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Looks like a new build, anything to do with one of our new hotels? That narrows it down a lot, I wonder haw many there are to choose from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 That narrows it down a lot, I wonder haw many there are to choose from? Given they are displaying a sickle not cutlery I must be south side of central sheffield. No idea really :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted August 7, 2009 Author Share Posted August 7, 2009 Given they are displaying a sickle not cutlery I must be south side of central sheffield. No idea really Or is it to do with Communism and the former Soviet Union? Remember we are twinned with a steel making town in Russia, - Donetsk Just a suggestion, like Stuart no idea really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 If it's over the entrance to an office block where workers pass every day on their way in and out. Will they get Sickle The Sight Of It? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted August 7, 2009 Author Share Posted August 7, 2009 If it's over the entrance to an office block where workers pass every day on their way in and out. Will they get Sickle The Sight Of It? What would Health and safety say about a sickle suspended over a doorway ready to fall and hit someone like the sword of Democles? Sounds like an accident waiting to happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 If it's over the entrance to an office block where workers pass every day on their way in and out. Will they get Sickle The Sight Of It? Why don't you hurry up and and get your bags packed, It'l give us all a break. Perhaps that's the reason why someone did this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Why don't you hurry up and and get your bags packed, It'l give us all a break. Perhaps that's the reason why someone did this. But where's the office block Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 But where's the office block This is the rear of the hotel, it may help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sando Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Where can you see this Sickle? It is either St Mary's Gate or St Mary's Road, not sure where on changes into the other, on a new build block on the left as head towards Granville Rd. I sit outside here daily in traffic on my way to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted August 7, 2009 Author Share Posted August 7, 2009 It is either St Mary's Gate or St Mary's Road, not sure where on changes into the other, on a new build block on the left as head towards Granville Rd. I sit outside here daily in traffic on my way to work. This location would explain why SteveHB "should know what was on this site before" as he used to live in this area many years ago. So its back to Stuart0742 to solve this one who also has extensive knowledge of this area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 This is the rear of the hotel, it may help. Novotel, Dixon Lane. Now I've not even seen the front of the said building so it is a stab in the dark and probably useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Is it the building which used to be Premier Body Builders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Is it the building which used to be Premier Body Builders? Its a big one Courtesy of Google Street View Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 I don't know if these faces have appeared before on here On which building are these 3 faces found. They appear side by side on this building Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Its a big one Courtesy of Google Street View Junction St Mary's Rd and Shoreham St Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo's 1 & 2 join together, looking up St Mary's Rd where Steve's mystery location is. Photo 3 is the other side of St Mary's Rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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