Photogenic City

[peterw]

Despite all my many afflictions I dropped off at Sheffield yesterday afternoon, and I’ve just arrived home in Manchester with a collection of 908 shots of Sheffield, in daylight and in dark, and I’ve reached the conclusion that when it comes to photography Sheffield is a very photogenic city — especially around the Peace Garden at night. It’s also a very modern city, and although some Forumers don’t like certain parts of it I have to say that through the eys of an amateur photographer some modern buildings are architecturally beautiful.

 

I also took one picture on Norfolk Street for sentimental reasons. It’s now a herbalist shop, but in my day it was a shop where children could get paint boxes for school. What I cannot remember is its name. Was it Windsor and Newton, or Newtson and Windsor. Does anyone know?

 

I also took a shot of Glossop Road Baths for the same sentimental reason.

[Tony]

It was Hibberts. Newton & Windsor make artist supplies - sold by Hibberts.

[peterw]

Thanks Tony — from another source I’ve discovered that the shop actually displayed Newton & Windsor. Never knew it as Hibberts, but I’m going back now to before the second world war.

[rubydazzler]

We used to call it The Art Shop in the 50s but AFAIK even then it was really called Hibberts.

 

When they left there I think the owner opened a new Hibberts in Bakewell or Baslow, not sure if it's still here.

[peterw]

thanks rubydazzler. I’ll gooole it and find out.