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Chesterwood Drive, SHEFFIELD, S10 5DU

This view is from the Top Road ... as I recall it, this was the main entrance but it all looks a bit narrow to me now! The building extension in the centre was the Main Reception area, the road to the right leads to a car park, the road to the left leads down to the bottom of the site and Fulwood Road. See also ... Image Image Image Update in September 2017 Demolition of the former hotel has begun ... for details, see ... Image

This fine house is a close neighbour of the former Hallam Tower Hotel ... the entrance to the Hotel, from the Top Road (Manchester Road) is visible in the background - now fenced off. Update in September 2017 Demolition of the former hotel has begun ... for details see Image

This view of the former hotel gives an indication as to why it was controversial when it was built ... it certainly dominates these houses ... can you imagine it all lit up? Image Image Update in September 2017 Demolition on the former Hotel has begun ... see Image ... and continues ... see ... Image

For more information ... see Image For the original view from this location, in November 2008 ... see Image For a more recent view, when demolition has started ... see Image

Once the jewel in South Yorkshire’s hospitality crown, the Hallam Tower Hotel has stood derelict since 2004, an abandoned modernist icon. Situated in City’s affluent western suburbs, the unmistakable form of the Hallam Tower has dominated the skyline since 1965. Once crowned by a dazzling neon sign, years of emptiness and neglect have rendered the abandoned hotel a decaying hulk, its once-elegant interior practically destroyed by vandals and water damage.

Known in the 1970's as the Hallam Towers Hotel (Hallam being an old term for the Sheffield area) ... this high rise hotel was later known as the Post House. Being a high rise, it was controversial when it was built in this 'traditional suburb' of Sheffield, and still is today ... as it is closed and awaiting a decision on its future. I enjoyed staying here on many occasions whilst working for Bassett's (of Liquorice Allsorts fame) and also attended many meetings and interviews. I only have good memories of the place, and the view from most of the bedrooms was fantastic. I also recall many of the top Snooker players staying here during the World Championships at The Crucible. Image Image Image The alternative THF Hotel in Sheffield, was the City Centre Grosvenor House Hotel ... see ... Image Update in September 2017 Demolition of the former hotel has begun ... for details, see Image ... and continues ... see Image

Former Hallam Tower Hotel approximatly one year before it was demolished

The controversial Hallam Tower Hotel, opened in 1965. Despite its early success, it closed in 2004, and has been deteriorating since then whilst plans of all types were proposed and never concluded. Finally, in September 2017, demolition has begun, but, sadly and despite security and safety warnings, not before a 19 year old student, exploring the ruined hotel, fell to his death. I'm sure the residents of Chesterwood Drive will not miss this monstrous building ... but will be wary of what will finally replace it. Compare this view with the picture taken in November 2008 Image And in October 2017 Image

Hallam Towers is a private apartment block in Broomhill, Sheffield - still under completion. It stands on the former site of the Hallam Tower Hotel which was demolished in the autumn of 2017. The new apartment block is seen here, with the benefit of a zoom lens, from Banner Cross in Sheffield's southwestern suburbs.

See also ... Image Update in September 2017 Demolition of the former hotel has begun ... see ... Image