Mystery Hotel 1912 ????????

[knightstemplar]

My father suggested that the shop might be a jewellers with the light patches being ring trays.

Sue

[mich b]

Hi Paul

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

Re- Railway connection - I was just refering to the style of architure. Red brick (a guess) arched windows, lots of small panes in the top part, bigger panes in the bottom and the Size (quite a big Hotel for outside of London). It just looks sort of "stationy"

On the link to the Sheff. Pics. I clicked on "G" and went through the pics to do with George. Also looked at "S" Station, "R" Railway and "V" Victoria. I checked out all the pictures connected to the things that rang bells with me.

Isn't it great that this Pic can generate so much interest?

What about emailing a link to the Sheffield Pub group. I've got to dash now as I'm off out. Back sooooooon.

Michelle 

[Dalum]

the thing hanging from the bracket...

To me it is roughly circular but with the top 'gathered in' like a purse, bag or sack.

Hugh

[knightstemplar]

What I have found is it is a spiky crown with a cresent on its back underneath.

[dave the tyke]

It seems that some of you may be having difficulties with viewing this photo. Use the enhanced picture on p 2 right click and save to desktop. Open with Windows Picture and Fax viewer or similar software then it is easy to enlarge any area.
The item hanging under the crown is a shield. It hangs from a pole supported by an ornate wrought iron bracket.
Immediately under it is a window. In the top left there is a shade like the one in the window to its left and higher. In the lower half of the same window and the lower half of the window on the right are curtains similar to the ones in the window to the right of the door. Also in that window there looks to me to be a man wearing a waistcoat over a white shirt and a top hat.
Above the window above him there is a large curved object that may be a blemish on the photo, it obscures part of the top right window.
The light coloured object on the shield looks rather like a 'G' on its back and is reminiscent of dragons drawn that way.

hope that helps
Dave

[Paul E]

Well, I've just searched all 1400+ images tagged as 'Hotel' on the Sheffield Pic site - nothing that remotely resembles our mystery hotel.  But hey - I think I'm more intimately acquainted with old Sheffield than someone who lived there 50 years! 

[knightstemplar]

Well done Paul E,  I thought I was the only one who had matchsticks holding my eyes open.

dave the tyke - please show me the proof of the shield as I can see the wall and plaque clearly behind it, doesnt the shape you mention belong to the wall plaque.

Sue

[liverpool annie]

Here's a menu .... that may be of interest !! note the dates !! 

http://www.hedgerow.co.uk/images.php?class=nostalgic&cat=spc&pictureRef=spc223

Annie 

[hepburn]

On the Sheffield forum it mentioned Thomas Buxton having some connection with the hotel,it also mentioned two addresses Carver street and Paradise road (I think)could any of these be checked on the 1901 census,Just in case there is something to go on....