retep Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 I think the reference to glass plates will be for negatives which were on flat glass plates as opposed to the later celluloid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Alex Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Love that old stuff.1 looks like a view down Fargate, is that the Sheff Star building right in the distance or a stain? 2 looks like a shot from Pinstone st towards Surrey st and Fargate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxon51 Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Originally posted by segasonic To me, the first one looks like The Moor (or perhaps Fargate), the second the Town Hall and Yorkshire Penny Bank (as Cynthia said) and the third Campo Lane. Could very well be wrong though, as I wasn't around in those days. Don't know about the first one. but in the second one the building to the right appears to have a rounded corner with a door in it and not in keeping with the corner of the town hall. In the background of the third one there appears to be very steep/high hills in the background and I can't think of any similar such scene in Sheffield.....not within the City Centre anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourfive Posted December 23, 2005 Author Share Posted December 23, 2005 Originally posted by retep No 1 could be be South St -- picture sheffield s00160 look where the building lines are on the left hand buildings. I think you are right retep, after looking at picture number s00160 on the picture sheffield site picture number 1 is South Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Originally posted by fourfive Can you identify these three old photo's. They are all on glass plates and are from around the 1900's? They are supposed to have been taken in the sheffield area, but i dont recognise anything. In the centre of photo 3 the sign says "Symons hair cutting and shaving rooms". The first photo looks like The Moor (South st as was) The second photo looks like the junction of West St/ Leopold St The third Photo looks like a view up Angel St. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 The first one is definitely the Moor(South St). If you enlarge the picture there are 2 towers in the background which from the shape, position and size are the Town Hall and St. Paul's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
segasonic Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Originally posted by saxon51 Don't know about the first one. but in the second one the building to the right appears to have a rounded corner with a door in it and not in keeping with the corner of the town hall. I think that the perspective is misleading, and the Town Hall is actually behind the rounded building, which if I'm right is now the building housing the GAP shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 I agree with saxon about the third one, they do look like hills in the background, and I can't think of anywhere in Sheffield so close to such high hills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retep Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 rooftops too sharp for hills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Originally posted by retep rooftops too sharp for hills The right hand one possibly, but the left hand one looks to have a gentle curve like a hilltop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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