hillsbro Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 ...There also looked like there was a line through Broomhill to Nethergreen. Do you happen to have opening dates for that too?This would be the 'Fulwood via Broomhill' route, for which opening dates for the various sections are given as: ..25 March 1901.....Winter Street to Manchester Road ..1 August 1901......Manchester Road to Ranmoor P.O. ..12 October 1901...Ranmoor P.O. to Storth Lane ..12 July 1923...... ..Storth Lane to Canterbury Avenue Ranmoor Post Office was just past Ranmoor Church. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bus man Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 A little dig in the library yesterday revealed that the last bit of the tram line up to Nethergreen, was opened on Oct 14 1901. As yet, no comfirmation of a connection between the tram company and the toilet. Unless iam going mad& getting my dates mixed up by 1901 the trams were no longer company owned they were run by the council Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 The Sheffield Tramway Company's lease on the routes ended on 10 July 1896 when the Corporation took over, having received parliamentary powers to operate the tramways and to use electric power. The Tramway Company's manager, Henry A. Mallyion (1852-1927) became the Corporation's first General Manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grace h Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 So the 'Corporation' was part of the council? That may make finding information a little easier...or maybe not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 So the 'Corporation' was part of the council? It was the old name for the council. Corporations generally became known as councils as a result of the Local Government Act of 1972. Here is Wikipedia's article on Sheffield tramways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisy2 Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Good luck with your project Grace, I live across the road so have watched the construction with interest. Will there be an opportunity to see the inside of your workshop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grace h Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 Hi Daisy2, You can just come on in and say hi...but I'm also hoping to be part of the Open Studio program next year. I'm wanting to put a display in the window as soon as possible because everyone is so interested in what it might be. My favourite overheard suggestion was that maybe the scaffolding was permanant and it was going to be a Modern Art Pole Dancing establishment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julado Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Several of the old public toilets appear to be being turned into sandwich shops. The one at Crosspool and the one opposite the Hallamshire Hosp. come to mind I don't care how well they've been scrubbed, I just don't fancy their sarnies. :-p The one opposite the Hallamshire was a nice little "cottage".....as was many of the now disused public toilets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL ELLIS Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Large-scale OS maps have the tramlines marked on so you can see where they end. I discovered this recently looking up Page Hall on the 1905 map. Trams ran along Firth Park Road to just beyond the junction with Bolsover Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL ELLIS Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Does anyone have any information on when and why the Public Toilet was built in Nether Green. It is between the Rising Sun Pub and Nether Green School. I have checked the original school architect's drawings but there is no sign of it. However, a passer-by mentioned that is was originally built for the tram drivers... Could anyone confirm this and if this is the case, any tips on how to I find original drawings? It might explain why the original was only a single cubicle and urinal area (open air). The ladies facility was very clumsy, later modification. I found an interesting picture whilst searching for something else. I'm not very good at pasting in addresses but here goes: http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/picturesheffield.pl?_cgifunction=form&_layout=picturesheffield&keyval=sheff.refno=y01533 Alternatively go to the Sheffield Library Services: Picture y01533 It shows an outdoor science lesson in the grounds of Nethergreen School. Clearly in the background is the back of the urinal building in question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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