Guest Jeremy Posted April 1, 2007 WEST BAR - Sheffield City Centre According to Martin Olive's 'Central Sheffield', West Bar is the former location of Sheffield's only known town gate. It was used to stop the animals grazing on the Shalesmoor from wandering into the town. Here's a few photos that I took in the area in 2002(?). I've not been there recently, but I think that many of the buildings shown are now gone. Jeremy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheffield History 431 Posted April 1, 2007 NICE ONE !!! I've been looking for that photo of ZAKI's for the last 4 weeks !! ha ha !! Brilliant - thanks for posting it - I've seen it loads of times before but can't remember where it would have been ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheffield History 431 Posted April 1, 2007 One the one looking up the hill towards the roundabout - didn't that blue place on the left used to be a sauna/massage parlour ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jeremy Posted April 1, 2007 I used to have those photos on my old Sheffield history website. So that's probably where you've seen them before. Jeremy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheffield History 431 Posted April 1, 2007 yeah probably Zaki's has a soft spot in my heart for being the place where I experienced one of the worst curries of all time Didn't stop me going though lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jeremy Posted April 1, 2007 Browsing Google Maps, it looks like the first photo would look similar if taken today. The self-storage building in the background used to be the Don Cinema. As for the other photos, it looks like they have been replaced by a car park. Jeremy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrinderBloke 0 Posted April 1, 2007 One the one looking up the hill towards the roundabout - didn't that blue place on the left used to be a sauna/massage parlour ? Don't know if it was the blue building but a "sauna" operated from one of those buildings when I worked not far from there, back in the 1980s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mickjj 7 Posted April 1, 2007 Anyone else remember when the Don Cinema building was the home of "Bradford Woollen" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrinderBloke 0 Posted April 1, 2007 Anyone else remember when the Don Cinema building was the home of "Bradford Woollen" I remember Bradford Wollens, seem to recall they moved buildings in the 1970s? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phil06 0 Posted April 1, 2007 Don't know if it was the blue building but a "sauna" operated from one of those buildings when I worked not far from there, back in the 1980s. the sauna what was on there was ceasars but before the scandal starts i used to do my work experience at SYMAPS (SOUTH YORKSHIRE METROPOLITAN AMBULANCE REPAIR WORKSHOP)just down the road on opposite side,also i remember on the same road there was the star paper vehicle garage,ascar tyres + exhausts,a car rental place but the one that always interested me was a place at top of road called i think milans or milanos what i never saw open ever in 3years and sure i remember walking to a chippy near top on left hand side Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichardB 20 Posted April 1, 2007 Number one shows the Moseley pub on the left, number two shows the Shalimar Curry House and electronics shop next to it, as I remember it from the 1970's. TY Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oldbloke 24 Posted March 27 Was it Zaki's or the shop next door that used to be the Galaxy swap shop? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheffield History 431 Posted March 27 Zaki's was the (awful) Indian Restaurant Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheffield History 431 Posted March 27 Zaki Indian Restaurant Galaxie Sales second hand shop Toby Cars Taxis office above it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oldbloke 24 Posted March 27 21 minutes ago, Sheffield History said: Zaki Indian Restaurant Galaxie Sales second hand shop Toby Cars Taxis office above it I found my own answer. 😄 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gamal 54 Posted May 10 On 27/03/2020 at 16:24, Sheffield History said: Zaki's was the (awful) Indian Restaurant I heard bad things about Zaki's. I loved going to Galaxies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gamal 54 Posted May 15 57 minutes ago, Sheffield History said: Good little walk that, brought back some good memories. A walk down Bank Street would be nice. Some great old buildings there. Great channel, keep it up. Similar to Gimbal Walk but that's more walks abroad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheffield History 431 Posted May 15 49 minutes ago, Gamal said: Good little walk that, brought back some good memories. A walk down Bank Street would be nice. Some great old buildings there. Great channel, keep it up. Similar to Gimbal Walk but that's more walks abroad. Thank you very much! (I've split them up so Gimbal Walk is purely for abroad or UK, and Sheffield Videos is purely for Sheffield walks/drives/interviews etc) I've got a Bank Street walk coming up, and a Campo Lane and Paradise Square one coming real soon too! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheffield History 431 Posted June 6 West Bar in the 1960's was a very different place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tozzin 130 Posted June 14 It’s a shame that this plaque shown on the very first photo has now been painted over, quite a mistake I think. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheffield History 431 Posted June 15 Agreed - strange and disappointing decision Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichardS 14 Posted June 16 On 27/03/2020 at 16:25, Sheffield History said: Zaki Indian Restaurant Galaxie Sales second hand shop Toby Cars Taxis office above it Didn't it become the Shalimar?? I recall going in for my first ever restaurant curry after a night in Cairo's, would have been early nineties. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
