SteveHB Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Perhaps Pevsner's right then (it usually is) and this building was replaced in 1906 by the present one? When in doubt, it is worth checking out; ' Forum member jimbob55 has taken a couple of photographs, a stone clearly dated 1905. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Possibly a chemists befote The Boots branding ? Eardley & Furnival very nearby ... just a thought. Picture Sheffield has an image of Boots, 252 West Street, dated 1900 (i.e. that decade). Although the image does not show a great deal other than the shop front It does not look like the current building to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukelele lady Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 252 - 254 West Street. 1901 - Boots Cash Chemists (Eastern) Limited, druggists. 1925 - Boots Cash Chemists (Eastern) Limited. It seems Boots have been there a lot longer than I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 The former Boots building in Nottingham, is very similar in apperance to our West Street branch, and it has a clock .. link to flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukelele lady Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 The former Boots building in Nottingham, is very similar in apperance to our West Street branch, and it has a clock .. link to flickr Thanks Steve , I was convinced there was or should be a clock there. I wonder if there are any old pictures of the Sheffield Branch with clock anywhere around. Maybe Boots themselves would have one. It's remarkable how alike the two buildings are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Another dodgy clock for your perusal. Looks like the time is half past nine, but the photo was actually taken at 1.45pm today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Another dodgy clock for your perusal. Looks like the time is half past nine, but the photo was actually taken at 1.45pm today. Dodgy because the numbers 4,5,7 and 8 appear not to exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Looks like the time is half past nine, but the photo was actually taken at 1.45pm today. If this is a Sheffield clock I take it that you must be visiting "home" for Christmas and the New Year. Enjoy your visit and a Happy New Year madannie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 If this is a Sheffield clock I take it that you must be visiting "home" for Christmas and the New Year. Enjoy your visit and a Happy New Year madannie. "Home" for the New Year this time, Dave. Yes, it is a Sheffield clock, if something with four numbers missing and displaying the wrong time can be described as a clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 And another. Missing numbers as well as being the wrong time. About 1 1/2 hours slow when I took this but it could have stopped altogether. Very prominent (if you're at the right end of town obviously) but quite high up. Edit: Just looked on streetview and it shows a different time so it probably hasn't stopped altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukelele lady Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 And another. Missing numbers as well as being the wrong time. About 1 1/2 hours slow when I took this but it could have stopped altogether. Very prominent (if you're at the right end of town obviously) but quite high up. Edit: Just looked on streetview and it shows a different time so it probably hasn't stopped altogether. I'll have a wild guess to get the ball rolling or clock ticking. Shoreham Street? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 And another. Missing numbers as well as being the wrong time. About 1 1/2 hours slow when I took this but it could have stopped altogether. Very prominent (if you're at the right end of town obviously) but quite high up. Edit: Just looked on streetview and it shows a different time so it probably hasn't stopped altogether. A dodgy dial 3, 7 and 8 are clearly missing. I suspect the 12 is also misssing as itherwise that would be an over large gap between the 11 and the position of the hand which could be covering the 12 marker. No idea where it is though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Not Shoreham Street UkeLass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukelele lady Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Here's another mystery clock, it seem like we have quite a few unidentified ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Further to . It's on a large complex of flats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukelele lady Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Further to . It's on a large complex of flats. That's what we need, a few clues. Could it be Bradfield Road Flats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Looks like Regents Court or have I already said that ? And another. Missing numbers as well as being the wrong time. About 1 1/2 hours slow when I took this but it could have stopped altogether. Very prominent (if you're at the right end of town obviously) but quite high up. Edit: Just looked on streetview and it shows a different time so it probably hasn't stopped altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Looks like Regents Court or have I already said that ? And another. Missing numbers as well as being the wrong time. About 1 1/2 hours slow when I took this but it could have stopped altogether. Very prominent (if you're at the right end of town obviously) but quite high up. Edit: Just looked on streetview and it shows a different time so it probably hasn't stopped altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Correct Regents Court, Bradfield Road. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukelele lady Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 So this one will be made easy, it's not far away from Regents Court, Bradfield Road. Funny, no one seems to call them by their proper name, it always seems to get called Bradfield Road flats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 So this one will be made easy, it's not far away from Regents Court, Bradfield Road. Funny, no one seems to call them by their proper name, it always seems to get called Bradfield Road flats. Got it, knew I had seen that emblem/trade mark before ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayleaf Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 UKL's been swanning around Owlerton then I see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 UKL's been swanning around Owlerton then I see! What's a "Blade" doing in an Owls area ? he he Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukelele lady Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 What's a "Blade" doing in an Owls area ? Sounds like you've got it too vox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside Echo Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Sounds like you've got it too vox. Its a great pity that the clock owners business philosophy of the 1930s did not rub off on British Industry at the same time. Perhaps if it had we may still have been world leaders in manufacturing etc. W/E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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