Tag: Sheffield buildings
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Power For The People.
On the roundabout at the bottom of Ecclesall Road in Sheffield is this large concrete block. It’s a perfect example of 1960’s brutalism but what is it actually for? This is the Moore Street Energy Substation. What is a substation? Well the actual definition of a substation from The National Grid webpage says: Transmission substations…
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A Rare (and Racy) Thing.
In 1969 a shop opened on Devonshire Street in Sheffield that offered second hand books, records and art. Over the years it became a well loved shop and a place for like minded people to hang out. People would come to buy, sell and exchange their stuff for all over Sheffield and sometimes even further.…
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Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield.
Before Christmas I went to see a comedy play at the Lyceum Theatre in Sheffield and was amazed by how beautiful it was inside and out. I’ve seen it so many times while walking past but never really stopped to admire it until I’d seen the inside. On this site in Sheffield there has been…
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New Tivoli Cinema, Sheffield.
Just across the Peace Gardens from the Town Hall in Sheffield is this building that I’ve been meaning to find out more about for ages. I’ve walked past here many times each time making a mental note to find out more. This time I did. The building always seemed a odd fit for a Browns…
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Hunting History But Not Finding Much. Volume 1. The Pagoda Bank.
Sometimes, just sometimes, I find a place that looks interesting and might possibly have a great history. So I take photos, prepare a page on WordPress then get to work trying to find out the history of the building. I took some photos of this building back in November and could find very little about…
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The Crucible Fountain. Sheffield.
At the bottom end of the Moor in Sheffield lies this sad looking forgotten sculpture. It’s given name is The Crucible (or Crucible Fountain), though most people refer to it as The Moorfoot Sculpture. It was commissioned by the Property Services Agency, Department of the Environment, and was erected in front of the Manpower Services…
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Lansdowne Picture Palace, Sheffield
Just at the top end of London Road in Sheffield is a Budgens supermarket with a rather elaborate frontage. Over the years it’s been many different things. From a cinema to a convenience shop, here is the history of that elaborate building. Originally the building was a cinema with seating for around 1,250 which was…
The History Hunter 