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Fitzgerald Road, SHEFFIELD, S10 1GX

Typically, the roads run steeply out of Crookes. This one drops down to Commonside and the route from Intake to Walkley, a former tramway.

The church stands on the site of the former Sheffield Corporation Tram Depot http://www.chrishobbs.com/pickmererd.htm The six–road depot serviced a part of the fleet of about 400 vehicles. It lasted until the whole tramway service was withdrawn on 8th October 1960.

The road opposite was a tramway and half way down the road was the Crookes, Sheffield Corporation Tram Depot, one of eight, which was opened in 1919. The depot was responsible for servicing a part of the fleet of about 400 vehicles. The road is now a cul-de-sac. The road to the right is School Road, which leads to Commonside.

The road opposite was a tramway and half way down the road was the Crookes, Sheffield Corporation Tram Depot, one of eight, which was opened in 1919. The depot was responsible for servicing a part of the fleet of about 400 vehicles. The road is now a cul-de-sac. The road to the right is School Road, which leads to Commonside.

The doorway and step height has been raised. Probably makes it easier to load and offload bags of plaster.

To the right, is Willson & Dowling Decorative Plasterers Ltd. This works has seen other trades including garage, upholstery and joinery.

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Until 8th October 1960, this road was a tram route and had a tram depot on it. Now the road is a cul-de-sac and no longer has access onto the main road at this point. To the right is the local post office. Ahead, undergoing renovation, is the former Crookes Endowed School.

This road, heading left off the main road, drops down to Commonside and the route from Intake to Walkley. The sign on the corner shops reads, R Hayman, Traditional Family Butcher. Back in the '60s it belonged to F Burrows & Sons. The yellow vehicle is a roadsweeper and draincleaner run by Colas the highway maintenance organisation.

This Post Office saw the era of the tramway system, which ran either side of the building and in fact around the whole block. The front entrance doorway was originally below the green post office sign. Next door, in the '60s, was G Ainsbury, Hardware Dealer. Where the bush is, at the top of the road, was and still is, a Doctor's Surgery. Pickmere Road, which runs to the right of the Post Office, had a tram depot which opened in 1919 and closed on 5th May 1957.