Mystery Hotel 1912 ????????

[Paul E]

Just found this...

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~engsheffield/oldadverts/wickermap.htm

[Paul E]

I've just found a map of Sheffield on the web from c1890's

I don't know the area, but my guess is that if this IS a railway hotel, it will be located somewhere in the area I've marked.

It certainly isn't the Royal Victoria adjacent to the Victoria Station, - but the older stations might be  a good bet.

cheers

Paul

[heywood]

How good are you at working out these clues! Well done.

I just think that it is C B - the lower part looks too curved to be an R but I know little about signs!

best wishes
heywood

[bearkat]

Has anyone trawled through the Pictures of Sheffielf site?

http://www.picturesheffield.co.uk/database_search.php

[heywood]

and the crown and the letters do look as though they are added - for a celebration perhaps

[mich b]

I'm fairly convinced its "G R" for George Rex (like ER for Elizabeth Regina). 

I've been looking at the style of architecture and it seems very similar to the Great Western style.  The "Hotel" carved into the stone above the door and the size of the building also points towards it being attached to a Railway station. That would also explain what looks like a shop at the far left corner.

I've looked at some of those pictures on the Sheffield site especially the "George" ones. There's one with a carriage in front of a building, but I can't enlarge the picture (don't know how).

Michelle 

[Paul E]

Can you post the link. Michelle?

[knightstemplar]

Yes definately G R.  You lot have been busy.

Michb-Why would it point towards a railway hotel?  Didnt hotel just mean hotel? Could you post where you are looking sounds interesting. Also would like to know which George pub you are looking at. I have looked at that many pictures on picturesheffield I must have seen it at some time.  Did you know that if you look on the local studies computer with one of the assistants there are more pictures than on the public one.

But I wouldnt show local studies the photo I think they are fed up with it now.
Sue

[dave the tyke]

Hi I've been away for a while and there seems to be several more pages to this thread since I last looked.
Since my last visit there have been some very interesting observations.
Can anyone do anything with the road sign I find it very unusual for the sign to be in 2 parts, very practical but is that a common feature of any town ?
I still insist that the crown is a 'queens' but it may have been readily available for the celebrations, GR certainly indicates George., I can also see some lights festooned around the windows.
Before the onset of digital photography, whenever I took my camera anywhere I had the film developed when I got back home so although Sheffield seems to be favourite don't get stuck there.
The sign above the door - could that be a dragon on there ?
The window below the sign - I don't see a flag just a man wearing a top hat sat side on and looking out and curtains, then again my eyesight is atrocious these days.
The shop on the corner - all the items in the window look to be white or very light coloured ? any ideas on what they might be ?

Dave