Rob40 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 The Hostel, Water Lane, Sheffield. Does anyone know anything about: The Hostel, Water Lane, Sheffield. 1) Where was it? 2) What was it used for? 3) When did it Open, Close or get demolished? 4) Are there any known photographs of it? Please help if you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Census returns from 1851 to 1901 indicate that there was a "lodging house" at 35 Water Lane. The 1905 directory shows "Mrs Emma Reins, lodging house keeper" at 33 & 35 Water Lane, with "Henry Carr, lodging house keeper" at No 37. The 1925 directory shows "The Hostel, exors. of A. Truelove, proprietors" next to Gilmour's brewery in Water Lane. It had evidently closed by 1941, when the 1942 directory was compiled. This web page states that "Arthur Truelove was a Councillor and later Alderman of Sheffield who built two hostels which gave clean and cheap accommodation for men working in the town". The other hostel was the one on West Bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob40 Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 Thanks for the information it is much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Thanks for the information it is much appreciated. If you p.m. me Ill send you a bit of info that may help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob40 Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 If you p.m. me Ill send you a bit of info that may help you. I don't have enough points to pm you with yet but I would be interested to learn more about the Hostel depending on what you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazjea Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 The Hostel, Water Lane, Sheffield. Does anyone know anything about: The Hostel, Water Lane, Sheffield. 1) Where was it? 2) What was it used for? 3) When did it Open, Close or get demolished? 4) Are there any known photographs of it? Please help if you can. Is this the same as West Bar hostel, which is near to what was Water Lane if so there is already a discussion forum about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Is this the same as West Bar hostel...No, but the Water Lane and West Bar hostels were both run by the same trust, using money left by the Sheffield businessman and publlic figure Arthur Truelove (see Hillsbro's post #2). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob40 Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share Posted February 14, 2013 A lot of people seem to think that this is a photograph of Water Lane and it is suggested that it used to run down towards Snigg Hill Police Station and that the top part where the Ladies are standing is directly under the current Steel workers Mural that now dominates in the City Centre? bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/...of...sheffield/.../044_v00955.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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