While cataloguing the records of South Yorkshire
County Council, the Archivists came across a box of photographs taken by the
Estates Surveyor in the 1970s and 1980s.
These largely document the deterioration of buildings which were
destined for demolition. Among the
photographs are views of the Wicker, Victorian terraced houses on St Mary’s
Road, St Mary's Wesleyan Reform Chapel and the Tramcar Inn formerly at 851 Attercliffe
Road.The images of the Tramcar Inn are particularly notable, not least for the striking period décor!
Once we have scanned these photographs they will be uploaded to Picture Sheffield.
For more information on old pubs, the
Registers of Beerhouse Keepers and Licenced Victuallers (1870 – 1935) which are
kept at Sheffield Archives offer a rich source of information about owners and
licensees (and any convictions such as allowing drunkenness or gambling on the
premises). An index of the beerhouses in
Sheffield is available to search on our website: https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/libraries/archives-and-local-studies/collections/sheffield-magistrates-court-records.html
Pictured:
Tramcar Inn, c.1970s (Sheffield Archives: SYCC/CB/11)
