Mystery Hotel 1912 ????????

[dave the tyke]

Here's the bit I was looking at Sue

[Paul E]

This building is bigger than it appears on the photo.  I think it extends quite a bit off to the right.  So there may well be more letters after the G/C and R...

Also, I think the shop is slightly around the corner.

[Dalum]

Dave,

The object hardly reaches, if at all, the window glass below. The whole of the left hand pane is visible. Your sketch of the 'shield' seems to come too low?!

The oblect looks three dimensional to me   (But then, I have a headache from staring at it   )

Hugh

[Dalum]

I was also thinking that to get such a wide view the photographer must be some distance away... so that the street must be very wide, or it's an open space/square ?!

Hugh

[dave the tyke]

Hugh, yes I drew an oversize line round the shield so as not to cover the edges and doing it three dimensionally was more than I could manage.

Paul E I think you may have set the shop back much further than it should be. (if at all ) Look at the horizontal lines above the shop, there is no mis-match at the vertical line that is at the corner of the shop. There would be if the shop was set back to any extent.

[Paul E]

Hi Dave

Yes, probably a bit too much, but I do think there's a set-back - the continuation of the line could maybe be accounted for by the angle of the photograph?

cheers

Paul

[mich b]

From the last photo I can make out the "Shield" hanging from the wrought iron pole. Just a thought but could it be a very dirty sign. Remember how polluted Sheffield was then with the steel industry pumping filth into the air. Nothing lived in the rivers at that time (unless it fell in).

I've also been looking at pic's on the hedgerow site and noted the King and Queens visit in 1905.
http://www.hedgerow.co.uk/images.php?class=nostalgic&cat=spc&pictureRef=spc273 This link shows a street with flags and bunting and gives an idea of how they'd be dressed in July (must've been a bit cold).

Michelle

[heywood]

having followed instructions how to enlarge - I think it is definitely 'R' and 'G' - if that helps anyone at all!

[bearkat]

can you enlarge the street name? LOL