With appropriate investment these blocks can be a real asset and something Sheffield can be proud of. A beautiful B&B is an ideal place to spend a night in the big city. Construction started in 1957 and when the flats were completed in 1961 they were hailed as the most ambitious inner city development of their time. JOIN for free NOW, Chat about:Beer of the Week (w/e 30th April 2023) with london calling Easily visible despite the weather are the AEUW building, the dome of the Town Hall, the (I lived on Dacre row, right above the "Target" pub on the Manor Oaks Road end. I dont have any info on the pubs: Target, Samuel Plimsoll. Kevan Smith I was actually born and brought up on Bard Street Flats but a lot my friends who I played with as a youngster well into my early teens lived on Park Hill. We take a look back at five decades of their history. In the late 18th century, the Duke of Norfolk set about his ambitious plan to develop this neighbourhood, alongside Alsop Fields, into a fashionable residential district. Marketed by Red Door Lets, Leeds. Bonkers Insurance Situation. "And it's actually cheaper to keep Park Hill and refurbish it than if we built it new, by a good margin. At 18 storeys, the flats were to be the highest in the country outside London. Sign up for a new account in our community. She was sitting on the balcony rail, sunbathing, and fell asleep. None of them were accessed above ground level, although they were at different levels, relative to the building, according to the gradient of the hill. 'This is the worst place in the world' - by Dan Hayes A regime determined to incinerate the goodness of the city, and people who live by the rules. At that time the Wards had a daughter (possibly 2). After studying his A levels Bill was determined to work within a creative industry and decided to enrol on a furniture design course at Nottinghams Trent Polytechnic. Due to me moving to live abroad in 1975, I cant give exact dates of this next bit. I had nothing against Ron or Cath, because they did afterall allow me to drink in their pub at the ripe old age of 15. All these years later, conversion of the upper floors have been completed and work on the new student accommodation is under way and due to be finished in spring 2022. maggie clewes I was born at 179 long henry row, in may 1961, a month later the flats were officially opened by Hugh Gaitskill on the 18th june, though i was too young to remember i did have my photograph taken with him , my mum and a couple of neighbours are also in the photo, i spent many happy times as well as some sad times on the flats, my grandparents, aunties, uncles, 1st cousins and even 2nd aunties and cousins also lived on the flats, i know it's a clique but there was a real community spirit but only those that lived on there in the 60's/70's can really appreciate that. Luckily she is still in the area. By 1993, most of the flats had been demolished with the rubble reputedly used to fill in Sheffields Hole in the Road underpass. 2 more sisters joined us in the mid sixties. She just wants to wash her face and put on a new frock, and she'll be out there!". I can't find any reference to it using my - admittedly rubbish - Googling skills. 'The Scottish Queen' springs to mind, though that could be anothe He is wearing Joe Bloggs jeans with transfers on them, she is in baggy denim and an argyle sweater. But they were proud of their community and didnt want to move.