Darnall double-header, Sheffield, November 2017

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Two buildings in the Darnall area of Sheffield just down the road from each-other. Both sealed tight but with nice externals so popping them together to make a report.

1. The Ball public house
The Ball (formerly Ball Inn) is on the corner of Darnall Road and Basford Street. Above the central second floor window are the words "Rebuilt 1904. Ball Inn". In its Victorian halcyon days the John Smith brewery was renowned for its ales, but later it became just another big brewery brand. It's been closed for some years now and is unlikely to re-open as a pub. That's a real shame as it has one of the nicest facades of any pub I've seen. It's apparently haunted by a thin, grey ghost said to be a former member of staff who committed suicide at the inn when she discovered she was with child. It was Grade II listed on 12th December 1995.

Sealed round the back:

38083367882_5bf1aa41bb_b.jpgIMG3655 by HughieDW, on Flickr

It's got some lovely window details round the side:

37405580254_0586f30c14_b.jpgIMG3656 by HughieDW, on Flickr

But the best thing about this former John Smith's pub...

38083360032_37e73e2ec7_b.jpgIMG3657 by HughieDW, on Flickr

....is the frontage:

38083342962_173f0d6913_b.jpgIMG3663 by HughieDW, on Flickr

24262623598_d7838aca06_b.jpgIMG3662 by HughieDW, on Flickr

38083349052_ec1638b952_b.jpgIMG3660 by HughieDW, on Flickr


38083353052_cd3d46a8b5_b.jpgIMG3659 by HughieDW, on Flickr

24262622898_4e84787e11_b.jpgIMG3664 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Doorway stone-work:

37405573484_da9714e26a_b.jpgIMG3658 by HughieDW, on Flickr

2. Salvation Army Hall
Literally just down the road and across from the Ball pub is this former Salvation Army Corps Hall. Built in 1931, it features two main halls and ancillary accommodation. It sold at auction in May 2015 for £206,000, well above its guide price of £175,000 (see HERE)

Frontage:

37405556294_c1480c3aa5_b.jpgIMG3669 by HughieDW, on Flickr

38060546456_73c42660c2_b.jpgIMG3675 by HughieDW, on Flickr

38114620751_c0f99ce03c_b.jpgIMG3672 by HughieDW, on Flickr

38060547086_0163349c84_b.jpgIMG3674 by HughieDW, on Flickr

37405544624_d8421f0484_b.jpgIMG3678 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Side view:

38060550476_f594d90a19_b.jpgIMG3673 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Pillar details:

38060558016_271b0a3398_b.jpgIMG3668 by HughieDW, on Flickr

38060553636_7b5238e32f_b.jpgIMG3671 by HughieDW, on Flickr

37405546344_630d15f33c_b.jpgIMG3677 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Next door there's the empty former Darnall fire-station which looked interesting but this was also a no-go:

37405541584_f8ae3c7728_b.jpgIMG3679 by HughieDW, on Flickr
 
That's a shame you couldn't get in to any of these buildings. The pub building is absolutely beautiful, part of historical Sheffield.
 
That's a shame you couldn't get in to any of these buildings. The pub building is absolutely beautiful, part of historical Sheffield.

Innit? Used to drink in here occasionally circa 1989-90 when we were recording over the road at Darnall Music Factory with my old band.
 
I’d like to see inside the Salvation Army Place, definitely. And is that a man with a chainsaw outside the fire station?! Is that what it takes to keep you away?!
 
Got captured nosing about a Sally Army hall, one of my nicer.fails, the lady even gave me a cup of tea
Beautiful Boozer, well shot, Thanks
 

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