Guest Gramps Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Picking up on Dunsbyowl's other thread on Sheffield scenes by Sheffield artists, - this is one of my favourites. The painting, by R.R. Pickford dates from around 1879, is of a house where another famous Sheffield artist lived for a while. Where is/was it and who was the artist who lived there ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl1867 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Picking up on Dunsbyowl's other thread on Sheffield scenes by Sheffield artists, - this is one of my favourites. The painting, by R.R. Pickford dates from around 1879, is of a house where another famous Sheffield artist lived for a while. Where is/was it and who was the artist who lived there ? Hi Gramps Is it in Highfield? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gramps Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Indeed it is - Highfield Cottage in fact which was for a while the home of Geoffrey Sykes. The wagon in the distance has just turned out of Sharrow lane onto London road heading towards town. Above the roof of the cottage can be seen the gables and chimneys of Highfield House and behind the cottage is another row of cottages known as the 'Iron Railings'. It was all lost to road widening not long after this picture was painted, although it is said the iron railings were moved to the raised footway under Heeley railway bridge. Perhaps they still survive ? A slightly different view - www.picturesheffield.com s05716 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl1867 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Indeed it is - Highfield Cottage in fact which was for a while the home of Geoffrey Sykes. The wagon in the distance has just turned out of Sharrow lane onto London road heading towards town. Above the roof of the cottage can be seen the gables and chimneys of Highfield House and behind the cottage is another row of cottages known as the 'Iron Railings'. It was all lost to road widening not long after this picture was painted, although it is said the iron railings were moved to the raised footway under Heeley railway bridge. Perhaps they still survive ? A slightly different view - http://www.picturesheffield.co.uk/cgi-bin/...jpgh/s05716.jpg And does or did Highfield Library now stand/stood on the site Gramps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gramps Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 More or less, but in the middle of London road ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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