Former Common Lodging House, West Bar, Sheffield
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Former Common Lodging House, West Bar, Sheffield
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 13 Jun 2012
An original building, outside the main flow of Edwardian architecture. Its rather forbidding air presumably reflects its function of providing rooms for the poor and the-then prevalent attitudes to such provision, and those making use of it. That said, the accommodation provided here was of a better standard than usual, and residents had access to public rooms and social facilities. Striking use of red and yellow brick. By John Reginald Truelove, 1912. Now flats and known as Mayfair Court.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.38605
Longitude
-1.470733