Corner Building, Whitehouse Lane and Burgoyne Road, Sheffield

Image: © Terry Robinson Taken: 2 Sep 2012

Looks like part of the building was originally the traditional 'corner shop' … long closed methinks. The Crown Brewery was to the right of the building … also long gone … see … Image Update in February 2021 I have been contacted by Darren Fidler, who has kindly supplied the following information, and agreed for it to be included. Thanks Darren My mum and dad moved in to the Corner House 1975 and still live there now. The house next door is a separate property. It was originally all one property, and was the premises of Windleys Funeral Services From what I can gather my Mum’s house was the part where you booked your funeral, picked your coffin etc, When we moved in, the doors were still on the corner, and on the side on the floor were trapdoors like pubs have, the room as you went in was ceiling to floor wood panelling which was all ripped out and the trapdoors concreted over and the doors filled in, there are still stone stairs in the basement leading to nothing, and up until about twenty years ago the front room and the bedrooms had the original leaded light windows. The house next door is where I think the funeral directors lived and across the road, on the opposite corner, was the Chapel of Rest house with the stable block at the side. These were pulled down in the eighties with the entire street, due to subsidence, which is a shame because you could still see the faded funeral directors painted sign above the windows. Further update in December 2021 I have been contacted by David Carnell, with the following information. My parents ( Sam Carnell ) owned the corner shop opposite for many years ( grocer, tobacconist ) which has long since been pulled down. They opened the business just after the war ended and sold it to a Mr George Scholfield in 1960. George is my uncle and still lives in Fulwood. The off-licence referred to as a general store still stands, I believe, on the 3rd corner of this junction. The owner of the funeral business was Reg Windley, who was also my uncle. The house served as a funeral parlour and domestic dwelling. I lived at my parents shop from 1952-1962, and have fond memories of playing in that area.

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