grinder Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I have a just been looking at a postcard picture/ painting. of the Town Hall, looks to be around 1900. The corner building at the end of Surry street which is now the Yorkshire Bank has in large letters the word Hotel written on it... Anyone know which hotel this was ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 That would be the Albany Hotel: http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/picturesheffield.pl?_cgifunction=form&_layout=picturesheffield&keyval=sheff.refno=s00353 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinder Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 Cheers Stix.. Must have been a pretty big hotel in it's time. In the picture/ painting I have there is no Yorkshire Bank under it or Tram lines just a big statue at the cross roads, looks like the one in fitzalan Square...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotPhil Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 That would be the Albany Hotel: http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/picturesheffield.pl?_cgifunction=form&_layout=picturesheffield&keyval=sheff.refno=s00353 Cool picture. Good to know there was a time when you could get up Fargate with no charity collectors/special events/market surveys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Cool picture. Good to know there was a time when you could get up Fargate with no charity collectors/special events/market surveys There are more trams than people on Fargate in that picture..doesnt look particularly thriving. Had also forgotten how awful the buildings looked when blackened by smoke / soot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Cheers Stix.. Must have been a pretty big hotel in it's time. In the picture/ painting I have there is no Yorkshire Bank under it or Tram lines just a big statue at the cross roads, looks like the one in fitzalan Square...... are you able to share this photo with us? statues are occasionally moved, so it would be interesting to know if it is the same one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Star Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 There's loads of old pics on the site Strix linked Very informative:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatross Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 It could be the one of Queen Victoria which I belive was moved to Encliffe park. The one in Fitzalan Square was Prince Albert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aries22 Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Don't know if it was a hotel or not, but the top floor was a restaurant called Tuckwood's. When l was about 9 remember going their to watch the Queen arriving at the Town Hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiffRaff Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 That would be the Albany Hotel: http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/picturesheffield.pl?_cgifunction=form&_layout=picturesheffield&keyval=sheff.refno=s00353 Wonder where it was taken from? High up, whichever building it was..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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