Mystery Hotel 1912 ????????

[dennford]

Denn, is that photo of the coat of arms you have overlain on the original  an enhancement of the original, or is it an altered Sheffield Coat of Arms from another source (for comparison's sake)? 


Nina

It was a coat of arms from another sourse that I adjusted both colour and perspective to get as close as possible to the pic'

here 'tis
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Sheffield


                                                        Denn

[knightstemplar]

Here is the coat of arms from the Buxton family, scroll down to the diamond shape,

http://www.tibenham.fsnet.co.uk/church.htm

Sue

[dennford]

Looking at that last pic' I reckon we can leave out the Royal Vic' Sheffield. Mind you that doesn't rule out Sheffield as a location - there ar elots of fine buildings in Sheffield that would be similar to this one: Mind you, that could be said of many cities. Maybe we should be looking at what other info' is available other than the pic'

                                                         Denn

[liverpool annie]

I was looking at this last night ....

http://www.francisfrith.com/search/england/yorkshire/sheffield/photos/sheffield_photos.htm

Looks like High Street 1900 to me ........   or at least very similar .... different angle of course !   

 

[Dalum]

That's the Pawson & Brailsford Building on the left, which is still standing. Here's another view: http://www.picturesheffield.com/jpgh/s04520.jpg.  Too many floors for our mystery building I think, and the gables aren't Dutch enough 

Hugh

[knightstemplar]

We found that the scrolls over the doors were the same as the buliding on the corner of Leopold st just off Fargate. Great site though Annie use it all the time.  But it hasnt got that building in it.

That was designed by John Dodsley Webster see below
http://www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk/default.asp?document=3.V.2
there are some Fargate building to his name as well.

Sue

[Dalum]

To the eye of faith...could the 3 'blobs' at the top of the crest be the tops of three feathers ?! The Sheffield pub books say there were 15 'Prince of Wales' pubs in Sheffield at one time.

Hugh

[knightstemplar]

Thanks Dalum this is one of my favourites in Sheffield.  Same styling.   I think we are looking for yellow sandstone just as a guess.  What do you think?

Sue

[Dalum]

I have been assuming it is red brick, similar to these (amongst those I posted in the SF thread):

Prudential Building, Pinstone Street
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/9564/prudentialbuildingpinstonestreetgw4.jpg
Pinstone Street
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/4866/pinstonestreetlh3.jpg

Hugh