Mystery Hotel 1912 ????????

[mich b]

The mystery hotel is obviously not the Manchester Midland Railyway Hotel, but there are similarities in style I think.
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[Ninatoo]

Everyone go back to Prue's post on page 9 where she has a detail of the sign/banner thingy hanging off the wrought iron, with a picture of what looks like a horn, a tail, a seahorse, a shell, etc.  Above it, can anyone else faintly see the word Sea? Or is it Lea?  I made the picture lighter on my own pc and it makes the word easier to see...but it is way too teeny for here.

Nina

[dave the tyke]

Morning you sleepless people,
My eyes were getting too blurred last night. From Prue's picture p9 and your observations Nina.
I think I made out a very feint 4 letter word above the white bit and a 3 letter one below, this would be more in step with balancing out the 'picture' I thought maybe a letter 'C' or 'G' at the beginning of the first word and perhaps 'T' or 'J' at the beginning of the lower one ??
but make your own minds up or I'll be putting words that aren't there into the frame.

Dave

[PrueM]

Hmmm...
I can't see any words at all on the hanging thing.   

[Ninatoo]

I am now pretty sure the top word says Tea, so the bottom one may say house or something, but I can't see a bottom word.

I will post my meagrely small picture to try to show you the word Tea, Prue:



Even if I have obstructed it you may be able to now find it on the original.  All I did was lighten the picture and maybe played around with the sharpener.

Nina

[PrueM]

Ah, yep - I see it now.     Does seem to say "Tea" doesn't it 

How inconsiderate of the Hotelier not to put the name of his Hotel above the door with the sign "HOTEL"! 

Prue

[knightstemplar]

Mich b I found the Town Hall very unhelpful everytime Iwent, sorry Town Hall but you are, You would be better going to local studies or the business section upstairs at the library.  Or drop me a PM and I will see what I can find for you.

Everyone else keep up the good work.  Dont just look at Sheffield, just because it says Sheffield on the other side of the card doesnt mean it it is Sheffield.

Sue

[Paul E]

Do we know anything about the Station Hotel identified by Michelle - ie when it was built? 

[knightstemplar]

Paul E

1903 see
http://www.e-travelguide.info/midland/
Sue