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Ladys Bridge, SHEFFIELD, S3 8GA

Looking downstream along the River Don towards Lady’s Bridge, the earliest crossing point in Sheffield which dates from the 1540s.

And Wicker Weir. For a view FROM the bridge, please seeImage For more information on the bridge, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Don,_South_Yorkshire#"Lady's_Bridge"

Looking upstream along the Don. See also Image

Lady's Bridge, Sheffield with the Royal Exchange Buildings on the left. These were built in 1899/1900 for Henry Bryas, an animal breeder and vet. They included twenty flats, surgery, shops, a dogs home and accommodation for sick horses. This Grade II listed building has elevations of glazed brickwork incorporating ashlar dressings. The building was refurbished around 1996.

The grander of a pair flanking the road and distinctively clad in light- and dark-brown glazed bricks (Image]). Its roofscape is enlivened by an impressive array of crowstepped gables, finials and chimneystacks. By Flockton, Gibbs & Flockton, 1899-1900, for John Henry Bryars, an animal breeder and vet. Grade II listed. Originally encompassing flats, shops, surgery, dogs' home, and accommodation for sick horses, now just flats and shops but probably not housing any veterinary surgeons.

The building (Image]) is clad in glazed bricks in a variety of shades of brown. The wrought-iron overthrow stands over the entrance to Castle House beyond (Image]).

Seen from Castlegate, across the River Don, this complex is faced almost entirely with glazed bricks in various shades of brown.

A measure of the environmental improvements here is the return of wildlife to the River Don.

Castle House as seen from Lady's Bridge that crosses the River Don, with the 16-storey "Quarter" tower block behind it. Castle House was built in 1900 using a Flemish architectural style with these striking glazed bricks. The property was built for Mr John Henry Bryars, a vet and successful animal breeder who had the responsibility of caring for the Midland Railway Company's dray horses. The horses were stabled on four floors of the building facing the river, each floor being served by ramps. In 1928 the premises were taken over by the William Batchelor who used them as his first canning factory. A carpet retail sales outlet has used some of the premises for a considerable number of years. A public footpath can be seen leading alongside of the building in the direction of Block Street Bridge.