George Cunningham: Streets of Broomhall ~ Part 2

Clarence Street

Researched and written by Gemma Clarke

The next section shows Clarence Street which was a street that George used a lot and has mentioned in a lot of different stories.

The first painting from By George! shows how the street sloped up and then the Picture Sheffield picture below that shows evidence of the way that the street sloped up and down. The picture below that is the W.E. Franklin shop which is on the corner of Clarence Street and is shown as a close up taken from another of George’s paintings.

George explains that, ‘Clarence Street seemed long, dark and narrow with black wet shiny cobbles, but it was home.’

P. 10, Chapter 1, By George! (courtesy of Paul Hibbert-Greaves/Hibbert Brothers).

The fourth picture below shows Clarence Street with the Primitive Methodist chapel in the background on Hodgson Street, also showing the Lincoln City Arms. Then a Picture Sheffield picture below shows the Lincoln City Arms on Clarence Street.

Clarence Lane was another street that George used to explore and a Picture Sheffield photograph shows Oxford House one of the public houses talked about through some of George’s stories.

 

George’s Streets of Broomhall ~ Part 3

The Man and His Art ~ Introduction

Clarence Street taken from "By George! My childhood in Sheffield." Page 90. 1987
Photo: Paul Hibbert-Greaves
Clarence Street. 1967
Photo: SALS PSu06624
Illustration of W.E. Franklin Store on the corner of Clarence Street and Ecclesall Road taken from "By George! My childhood in Sheffield." Page 107. 1987
Photo: Paul Hibbert-Greaves
Clarence Street illustration taken from "By George! My childhood in Sheffield." Page 61. 1987
Photo: Paul Hibbert-Greaves
Lincoln City Arms Hotel, Clarence Street. Unknown year
Photo: SALS PSs06906
Moore Street, Clarence Lane, right, No 131/133, Oxford House pub. 1965
Photo: SALS PSs18098
This page was added by Gemma Clarke on 26/03/2015.

Comments about this page

  • My father was born at 109 Clarence Street which I believe was once the Clarence hotel would love to find out more info

    By Bryan (13/03/2016)
  • Brilliant…loved looking at these and reading all about them. Back in 1893 my husbands relatives married in St.Silas Church Alfred Hague and Annie France…so doubly interested.

    By Joan Hague (28/10/2015)

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