Stuart0742 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 The attached map is a 1903 OS Map overlaid with the equivalent 1950 section. The road layout was drastically changed after 1914 when Castlegate was built and the Alexandra Theatre was demolished Much of the city end of Furnival Road was lost including the Victoria Hotel & Alexandra Hotel See these 2 Picturesheffield links s16200 s13587 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 Link to the Alexandra Theatre Topic http://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/i...post&p=5929 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 The attached map is a 1903 OS Map overlaid with the equivalent 1950 section. The road layout was drastically changed after 1914 when Castlegate was built and the Alexandra Theatre was demolished Much of the city end of Furnival Road was lost including the Victoria Hotel & Alexandra Hotel See these 2 Picturesheffield links Link 1 Link 2 Magnificent, the future of SheffieldHistory staring me in the face; I can appreciate the effort and the result, I just can't get my head around the method. Don't have the time/money/wife's say so to find out ... but is any other site capable of producing work of such quality ? Many more arrows to add in the months to come, I hope. and many more such maps - quality work Stuart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Falls2 Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 The attached map is a 1903 OS Map overlaid with the equivalent 1950 section. The road layout was drastically changed after 1914 when Castlegate was built and the Alexandra Theatre was demolished Much of the city end of Furnival Road was lost including the Victoria Hotel & Alexandra Hotel See these 2 Picturesheffield links Link 1 Link 2 Hi, A lot of good details on the overlay. A couple of quick observations which you may have already made: 1 -The building identified as the SYPTE offices was in an earlier life the offices of Sheffield Corporation Transport. But the SCT hadn't been there all that long. The original occupants(and possible the owners) was W,H.Smith. It was their distribution centre for magazines. Before moving to Exchange Street, the SCT office used to be the old waterworks building at the bottom of Division Street. 2 - Looking at the map, a building is shown between the arrows identifying the Alexandra Hotel and the Smithfield Hotel: alongside the Don but end-on to Blonk Street. This was the Sheffield Testing Company and they were at this location until the late 50's/early 60's. Then they moved to a new building on Nursery Street. Does anybody know if they are still in business ? Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl1867 Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Hi, A lot of good details on the overlay. A couple of quick observations which you may have already made: 1 -The building identified as the SYPTE offices was in an earlier life the offices of Sheffield Corporation Transport. But the SCT hadn't been there all that long. The original occupants(and possible the owners) was W,H.Smith. It was their distribution centre for magazines. Before moving to Exchange Street, the SCT office used to be the old waterworks building at the bottom of Division Street. 2 - Looking at the map, a building is shown between the arrows identifying the Alexandra Hotel and the Smithfield Hotel: alongside the Don but end-on to Blonk Street. This was the Sheffield Testing Company and they were at this location until the late 50's/early 60's. Then they moved to a new building on Nursery Street. Does anybody know if they are still in business ? Regards Falls This could be them? http://www.sheffieldtesting.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl1867 Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Falls This could be them? http://www.sheffieldtesting.com/ And a photo from Picture Sheffield picturesheffield; s07498 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 2 - Looking at the map, a building is shown between the arrows identifying the Alexandra Hotel and the Smithfield Hotel: alongside the Don but end-on to Blonk Street. This was the Sheffield Testing Company and they were at this location until the late 50's/early 60's. Then they moved to a new building on Nursery Street. Does anybody know if they are still in business ? Regards Looks like they are still going Sheffield Testing Laboratories Ltd. (STL) 56 Nursery Street. www.sheffieldtesting.com 'The company began trading in 1880 and has been incorporated under the companies act since 1903.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Falls2 Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Looks like they are still going Sheffield Testing Laboratories Ltd. (STL) 56 Nursery Street. www.sheffieldtesting.com 'The company began trading in 1880 and has been incorporated under the companies act since 1903.' Hello, Thanks for all your help: Good to see they are still around. The last company I worked for in Shefield used them exclusives for testing. Some of our requirements were way outside the realm of regular materials testing but they always seemed to have a piece of equipment that would do the job. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 Thought it time to bring this topic to the top, somebody might have further information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Thought it time to bring this topic to the top, somebody might have further information Another photo showng the Alexandra Theatre and the two pubs And two pubs on the same sites (1850's) but with different names. The New Bull & Oak and the New Market Inn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MrSheffield Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Does anybody actually know when the former SYPTE offices were actually first built? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbloke Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Or where "Don House" Blonk Street was (1907 reference)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Or where "Don House" Blonk Street was (1907 reference)? Not found anything on Don House, and it is not for want of trying, anything to do with vets and J H Bryers ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 I've been Eberri... Ebirlert ... Ebberto ... looking for other stuff ... Not found anything on Don House, and it is not for want of trying, anything to do with vets and J H Bryers ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbloke Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Not found anything on Don House, and it is not for want of trying, anything to do with vets and J H Bryers ? It came up in a burial record Daniel Simpson who is listed s having died at Don House Blonk Street. In the 1901 census he is listed as a carter for an iron works (probably Samuel Osborn's) and lived at 110 Wicker. I wondered if it had something to do with the old Samuel Osborn Stables on Blonk Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I've been Eberri... Ebirlert ... Ebberto ... looking for other stuff ... When you should be looking into horses heads picturesheffield t02389 I think our member Oldbloke may have already come across these, John Henry Bryars. 1901 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbloke Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 That's brilliant Steve, thanks. It makes sense that horses would be involved as Daniel (my great-great-grandfather's brother) came from Lincolnshire and looked after horses all his life. I now have another new direction to head off in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 That's brilliant Steve, thanks. It makes sense that horses would be involved as Daniel (my great-great-grandfather's brother) came from Lincolnshire and looked after horses all his life. I now have another new direction to head off in. Could that be a Daniel Simpson, horse keeper at 112 Wicker, listed in the 1901 White's directory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbloke Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 It definitely looks like it. I never could find 110 Wicker on any maps, only in the Census. I've not seen the 1901 White's until now. In the census he's listed as steelworks carting foreman. His neighbours are the same too. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 It definitely looks like it. I never could find 110 Wicker on any maps, only in the Census. I've not seen the 1901 White's until now. In the census he's listed as steelworks carting foreman. His neighbours are the same too. Thanks again. View it and other directories online historicaldirectories.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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