stevo Posted November 13, 2004 Author Share Posted November 13, 2004 Supergary, can you elaborate a little? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depoix Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 tommy wards was ,nt at tinsley.it was in between wicker arches and norfolk bridge.what is now known as the 12 oclock corner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigkev Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 just some feed back on the tommy wards,yes tommy wards was at the wicker but what about tommy wards scrap yard that is where the other meadowhall retail park now stands because you had to walk up lock house lane pass the tinsley hotel to the canal and the footbridge that went over the railway lines you could see right into tommy wards scrap yard from there also I think it was edgar allans rolling mills that was in front of tommy wards and at the other side of it was the gec works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 Moss and Gambles at the bottom of Foxhill Road had windows like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speeder Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 I would say it is more than likely Thos Firths, as Wards had TWW on their wagons, Firths was on the site of Meadowhall and was flattened for the greater god of all women(shopping) in about 88/89 ish, try Firth Rixson Forgings, I believe this is the same company and they may have some old photos, I have some old maps(V large scale) and shall dig them out and have a look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevo Posted November 24, 2004 Author Share Posted November 24, 2004 Yes Speeder. My hunch is Thomas Firth's also. I've visited the picture Sheffield archive, but i just cannot find an external photo of Firth's that shows those distinctive windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawsonj5 Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 may be meadowhall steel works, who built railway engines in the late 1860's this is located on the left side just before the north bound M1 junction from meadowhall north see my website, http://www.photodays.co.uk for more pictures, these are not fully titled but gives details of the derilict steel works, which is now in the process of being demolished. hope this helps john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbuck Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 My Son is wizard with image enhancment or what ever it,s called and he's going to give the photo the works and find out what it says on that board...I'll let you know the results of the test later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 is that the largest foto u have? and can u enhance it anymore?? if you scanned it could u try and flatten it out and make it as large as poss?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevo Posted December 9, 2004 Author Share Posted December 9, 2004 No, I have a larger resolution scan which I will e mail to anyone on request, who will supply their e mail address, which I will keep confidential. I do not have the original, as it does not belong to me. If you want the full scan e mail your request entitled 'Mystery steelworks photo' to stephen.eblet@virgin.net The photo is in fact a double exposure. The steelworks image is the more prominent image, but there is a small group portrait at 90 degrees to the main image and underlying it. Apparently this may be result of the cost of the glass plates used to make the images, being expensive and therefore they were untilised more than once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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