sheffield hatter
13-06-2013, 20:20
I was walking through Walkley in Sheffield today and saw that some peeling paint on the wall of a house had revealed a previously hidden sign saying "Wards Fine Malt Ales". (See photos attached.) I've not been able to find any information to confirm that this was a pub. There's no mention on the Sheffield History Forum's index of pubs (http://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/8132-index-of-sheffield-pubs/?&p=58853#entry58853), which is pretty comprehensive, I've found.
There's a website concerning the history of a family who once lived here (386 South Road), and this has photos from 1903 (http://www.chrishobbs.com/sanby1891.htm) and 2002 (http://www.chrishobbs.com/southroad.htm). The first shows the corner of the house but before the Wards advert was added. It doesn't seem to be a pub, though; more like a shop, but the photo is hard to interpret. The second shows just the front elevation.
Looking at streetview (https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=386+south+road+walkley&hl=en&ll=53.394713,-1.502326&spn=0.000232,0.000431&sll=47.73855,12.508828&sspn=34.38792,56.513672&t=h&hnear=386+S+Rd,+Sheffield+S6+3TF,+United+Kingdom&z=21&layer=c&cbll=53.394685,-1.502402&panoid=eyR1nabyKLgfiXMf0gAwJQ&cbp=12,0.36,,0,0.84), there's clearly a trap door for lowering barrels into the cellar (seen behind the white van). Interestingly, the pub is on the corner of Palm Street, which has a pub called the Palm Tree (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/43298/) half way down - most pubs in residential areas are on the street corner, as I pointed out in my review. Obviously I've fallen in love with my theory...
Any ideas?
There's a website concerning the history of a family who once lived here (386 South Road), and this has photos from 1903 (http://www.chrishobbs.com/sanby1891.htm) and 2002 (http://www.chrishobbs.com/southroad.htm). The first shows the corner of the house but before the Wards advert was added. It doesn't seem to be a pub, though; more like a shop, but the photo is hard to interpret. The second shows just the front elevation.
Looking at streetview (https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=386+south+road+walkley&hl=en&ll=53.394713,-1.502326&spn=0.000232,0.000431&sll=47.73855,12.508828&sspn=34.38792,56.513672&t=h&hnear=386+S+Rd,+Sheffield+S6+3TF,+United+Kingdom&z=21&layer=c&cbll=53.394685,-1.502402&panoid=eyR1nabyKLgfiXMf0gAwJQ&cbp=12,0.36,,0,0.84), there's clearly a trap door for lowering barrels into the cellar (seen behind the white van). Interestingly, the pub is on the corner of Palm Street, which has a pub called the Palm Tree (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/43298/) half way down - most pubs in residential areas are on the street corner, as I pointed out in my review. Obviously I've fallen in love with my theory...
Any ideas?