felinegirl Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 does anyone know what the lovely white 1960s/70s building on fulwood road is called and what it was? it looks like it could have been a hotel or perhaps related to the university. its empty now i think. just saw it on a walk and am intrigued!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockyblade Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 U probably mean The Post House hotel.Built around 1964.It was originally The Hallam Towers.It was closed about 3 years ago supposedly as it was unsafe and was to make way for - yet more - flats but has lain empty since.Every xmas there were 3 flashing xmas trees up the front which could be seen for miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_fcs Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 my friend david campin worked there as a porter and had to see to status quo when they played the city hall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAIRBOY Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 If it was built in 1964, that would make sense prior to the World Cup in 1966 when many teams stayed there. The Australian cricket team used to stay there. One reason it was popular was that teams could go down to Endcliffe Park for a work out. I think when it closed, it had become a Holiday Inn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ousetunes Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Yes, its being built for the World Cup of 1966 makes sense. As my brother says (Rockyblade) it opened as the Hallam Tower Hotel (part of Trust House Forte I believe) and later became known as The Hallam Tower Post House Hotel (the signs on top of the hotel were in red and white whereas as plain old Hallam Tower the signs were in white letters). As Chairboys says, it finally became part of Holiday Inn prior to its closure. As a landmark it has quite sentimental value and I would be quite angry to see it go (alas, that day will no doubt come once it's left long enough to become an eyesore so the developers can claim their new apartments and 'luxury' houses will improve the area). As a child we used to call it Nanan and Grandad's Building as we used to pass it to get to my grandparents' every weekend. I recall the AA, RAC and English Tourist Board (?) signs, lit up, on the wall at the Fulwood Road entrance. Its restaurant became popular getting quite a good reputation and it later had a decent Health Suite of which my late, dear father was a member. This is how I remember it, but I may, of course, be wrong. As I have stated before, I would dearly love to see some old photos and brochures of the place from the 1960s and 1970s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felinegirl Posted January 18, 2006 Author Share Posted January 18, 2006 i'm quite surprised its not listed as it is quite a landmark. I've often noticed it from across psalter lane way, but hadn't seen it up close til last sunday. its just perfect as architecture of that era goes, the way its front is on stilts so it reaches out from the hillside is fascinating. it would be a shame to let it go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetdexter Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 I worked on the 'Hallam Towers 'during its construction. I think it was the first high end hotel to be built since before the war Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAIRBOY Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 SWFC used to hold its AGM's in one of the nice suites in the Hallam Tower, offering a free bar for half an hour at the conclusion of the meeting. How times change! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docmel Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Originally posted by Ousetunes I recall the AA, RAC and English Tourist Board (?) signs, lit up, on the wall at the Fulwood Road entrance. Its restaurant became popular getting quite a good reputation and it later had a decent Health Suite of which my late, dear father was a member. Ousetunes you are right about the restaurant, we had a number of family 'do's' there (21st's, anniversaries etc) and I remember people remarking how good the food and service was. If I remember at the time there used to be a restaurant review in The Star on a saturday nights - the guy who wrote them went there and raved about it - thats why we went in the first place. Had a good bar as well. My sister used to live at the top of Abbey Lane (Woodseats end) and her back garden looked out over to Ranmoor - it was always impressive to see the "Christmas Tree" on the side of the hotel light up - I am sure it did it in stages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeG Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 I was having a drink in the Hallam Towers in August, 1971. Familiar sounds came from the other end of the bar. The inimitable Eddie Waring and Stuart Hall doing one of his laughs. They were in town for Its a Knockout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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