This work by sculptor Alex Chinneck was installed for one week in Tinsley on Sheffield Road as a taster for his proposals of more permanent work alongside the Sheffield Canal. Local residents and school children were invited to see the sculpture and to meet the artist.
More images of this sculpture in monochrome over on Postcard Cafe HERE
See more wonderful work from Alex on his website HERE
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Click HERE to view images of Grosvenor House Hotel before demolition.
Photographs taken between 3-25 February 2017
Opened in 1966 the Grosvenor House Hotel was a familiar landmark on the Sheffield city skyline. Demolition began in 2016 and the hotel, car park and shops that were on the same site finally became dust in 2017.
Click HERE to view a set of images taken in 2016 of the car park located beneath the main hotel building.
Watch the wonderful 1966 Movietone News film footage of the hotel below
Lady’s Bridge is the oldest bridge to cross the River Don in Sheffield. It is also the name of the album released by Richard Hawley in 2007.
Read about the Bridge HERE
Listen HERE to the album track Tonight The Streets Are Ours.
Bonus song fact: Tonight The Streets Are Ours featured in the opening scenes of Banksy’s film Exit Through The Gift Shop.
This photograph was taken on Saturday 1st July 2017. Sadly on that day after 48 years of trading the shop closed their doors for the last time.
Inside Rare & Racy Vol I HERE
Inside Rare & Racy Vol II HERE
Inside Rare & Racy Vol III HERE
Inside Rare & Racy Vol IV HERE
Inside Rare & Racy Vol V HERE
Inside Rare & Racy Vol VI HERE
Inside Rare & Racy Vol VII HERE
Rare & Racy shop front HERE
The Rare & Racy website is HERE
482 London Road, Sheffield, S2 4HP
This photograph was taken on rainy day in January this year. The paved area in the foreground was actually steaming from the heat of the underground District Energy Network which runs beneath many parts of Sheffield. Even though the ground was wet it felt warm to touch. I’m guessing the insulation to the distribution pipes is not as good as it once might have been!
Last week on what may well be his last visit to Rare & Racy Phlegm erased his previous painting on the shop front and replaced it with a skull and crossbones. Yesterday, sadly after 48 years of trading Rare & Racy closed it’s doors for the last time
The erased artwork can be seen HERE and on the previous blog post on this site HERE
1969 – 2017
Today is the day when after 48 years of trading Rare & Racy will finally close it’s doors for good. If you read this early today then do drop by to wish them well. The reasons for closure are well documented and for many it is a very sad day. Rare & Racy has been one of the rare and precious jewels in Sheffield’s cultural crown. A place for books, music and and artworks by local artists it is a place held dear by many and will be greatly missed.
Follow the links below to Postcard Cafe see more photographs inside Rare & Racy
Inside Rare & Racy Vol I HERE
Inside Rare & Racy Vol II HERE
Inside Rare & Racy Vol III HERE
Inside Rare & Racy Vol IV HERE
Inside Rare & Racy Vol V HERE
Inside Rare & Racy Vol VI HERE
Rare & Racy shop front HERE
The Rare & Racy website is HERE
More photos of Rare & Racy on Postcard Cafe HERE
This may well be the last ‘Geo’ photograph in the series. However, never say never…
