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Commonside, SHEFFIELD, S10 1GB

Showing position of Postbox No. S10 96. See Image] for postbox.

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Commonside may have gained its title from the habit of herders ‘resting’ their animals on common land in this area whilst in the process of moving them from Stannington and Walkley to the former cattle market near Sheffield's former Victoria Station. (See: https://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/topic/16673-baaa/). Although city bound buses join Barber Road ahead - on the horizon - Commonside bears to the right at the same point, passing the side of a jeweller's shop that has blue shutters (a former bank) and it continues uphill towards Crookes and Broomhill.

As with many of the public toilets in Sheffield, these were built by Sheffield Corporation Tramways primarily to serve the tram drivers at tram termini. Consequently, they were male toilets. The council later built female toilets next door in the concrete structure just visible. The Commonside toilets are interesting in that they are built into the base of a hillside. They are essentially underground, and were constructed with bridge-building techniques. In the picture is a student filmcrew who were making a documentary about public toilets in Sheffield.

A stone's throw from the junction of Commonside and Barber Road, Walkley Lodge, and its newer and much larger wing - Moorend Place - now provide private residential accommodation for older disabled people.

Looking across Barber Road with Commonside heading away on the right. The jewellers at the top on the corner was formerly a bank.

Is there a hillier city than Sheffield in Great Britain? I doubt it. These stone fronted terraces (circa 1900) are indicative of some of the city's hilly terrain.

Running repairs on Commonside! Externally the road is being resurfaced whilst internally the long-term management of the pub is in a state of flux. “The Closed Shop” - a gastropub - reopened in May 2017, after a period of being closed. This reopening proved possible because sufficient funding has been provided by the community, on a short-term tenancy basis, while a long-term lease is being negotiated with a Sheffield-based brewery. The premises began commercial life as a combined greengrocer’s and off-licence in the 1800s, before becoming a public house in the early 1900s. Commonside may have gained its title from the habit of herders ‘resting’ their animals on common land in this area whilst in the process of moving them from Stannington, Walkley and Crookes to the cattle market near the former Victoria Station in the city centre. (See: https://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/topic/16673-baaa/)