When “all you can eat” Chinese buffets were all the rage, one of the first ones in Sheffield was in the old Gas Offices on Commercial Street. The building was renamed Canada House – a name which never really suited
BARGAIN TAKEAWAY FOR £1.5m
REPRIEVE FOR UNIVERSITY ARMS (aka CLUB 197)
Fantastic news that the University Arms pub on Western Bank has been declared an Asset of Community Value which gives it a reprieve (possibly temporary) from demolition. This pub, and the delightful Victorian backwater to the rear, were all set
THE GRANDEUR OF GRANITE
Sheffield has several modern listed buildings and one of them was so very nearly lost in 2011 when the Council in their wisdom frantically tried to get it de-listed. When Grade II listed Castle House on Angel Street was built
TOWER SPOILS TOWER
It’s difficult to believe that the Council have nodded through a scheme which will have an adverse effect on one of Sheffield’s most important buildings. Love it or loathe it, the University Arts Tower is listed Grade II* and has
COUNTY COURT CONVERSION
Prior to 1996 when the new Law Courts opened, if you found yourself hauled before the County Court you would have made your way to Bank Street. Here, at No. 56 you would have walked under a very impressive Coat
OBVIOUS USE FOR SCHOOL
Grade II listed Pye Bank School has been a prominent part of Sheffield’s skyline since it was first opened in 1875. Designed by Innocent and Brown in a Gothic Revival style it really is an eye-catcher and probably best viewed
Sheffield Retail Quarter (Part 1)
With the Grosvenor House Hotel gone and building underway, Sheffield’s New Retail Quarter is finally happening. The original ‘Sevenstone’ scheme ground to a halt when the developer Hammersons (who had also bought up all the property) lost interest in the
NO RIVERSIDE VIEWS HERE
It looks like there are to be even more flats at the bottom end of Ecclesall Road, just when we thought they couldn’t possibly cram anymore in. This time it’s on part of the Waitrose car-park in the recycling area
BRIGHT FUTURE AT BRIGHTHOLMLEE
One of Sheffield’s earliest and little known buildings may be found on Brighthomlee Lane on the outskirts of north Sheffield. Old Hall Farm dates back to 1484 and the reason for this accuracy is that the timbers have been tested
A REAL DIAMOND GEEZER
At long last something is happening with Sheffield’s Webb Patent Sewer Gas lamps. It’s not an ideal outcome but it’s the best we’re going to get. Amey are to restore 23 of them (makes a change from sawing things down)