Sainsbury's Local, London Road, Sheffield
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Sainsbury's Local, London Road, Sheffield
Image: © Peter Barr Taken: 1 Feb 2010
The black and white pagoda-like facade is all that remains of the Locarno, scene of many a waltz, foxtrot, jitterbug, jive, rock 'n roll, pop,and whatever else musical came along until it finally closed and looked most forlorn for many years. The front was, thankfully, saved, and merged into a new building, behind which now is a block of flats/ apartments. Another view is at Image] and while the reconstruction was going on, at Image]
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Image Location
Latitude
53.371516
Longitude
-1.476925