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Queen's Hotel, Sheffield, May 2017
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<blockquote data-quote="HughieD" data-source="post: 342305" data-attributes="member: 25516"><p><strong><u>1. The History</u></strong></p><p>Opened in 1791 as Queens Inn, it was extensively rebuilt in its current present form in 1928. The pub was famously run by Veron Hookway in the 1970s who had an gammy leg. It closed as a Wards house around April 1997 ending it's life as a gay bar where apparently anything goes partying went on before the law was changed. At time of closing its trade was petering due the works in the area closing down and very few people living in the area. Now boarded up and for sale, the pub has been left to rot.</p><p></p><p>The Queens Hotel had six guest rooms on the upper floors as well a large Function Room on the first floor. There were two ground floor bars. There was no internal access to each room so customer who wished to enter the other room had to go outside and go thought the other door. </p><p></p><p><strong><u>2. The Explore</u></strong></p><p>Photographed this building a number of times from the outside. There was a way in but far too energetic for the likes of me. Earlier in the week a friend tipped me off that the door was wide open so at the first opportunity down I popped for a mooch. It truth the place is stripped and going down hill but, all the same, worth a look still. As I was leaving a group of seven young lads piled in to look round. No gear or equipment between them bar their mobile phones!</p><p></p><p><strong><u>3. The Photos</u></strong></p><p>Externally this place is a bit of a gem;</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/TgpK2w" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]221278[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/TgpK2w" target="_blank">img0157</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/Umjfjk" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]221279[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/Umjfjk" target="_blank">img0138</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/Tjgacp" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]221280[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/Tjgacp" target="_blank">img0139</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/UmiG2z" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]221281[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/UmiG2z" target="_blank">img0160</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>The dated drain pipe:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/TgqnnY" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]221282[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/TgqnnY" target="_blank">img0161</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Only one light left!</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/Tjgso8" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]221283[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/Tjgso8" target="_blank">img0140</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Nice mosaic door step:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/UudWCq" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]221284[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/UudWCq" target="_blank">img0155</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Estate agent’s letter dated 1984:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/UxRBnD" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]221285[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/UxRBnD" target="_blank">img0154</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Gas bill from 1992:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/TXQsbo" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]221286[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/TXQsbo" target="_blank">img0153</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Downstairs bar area:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/UiGTtW" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]221287[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/UiGTtW" target="_blank">img0151</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/TgtiFJ" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]221288[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/TgtiFJ" target="_blank">img0145</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/TXSt6q" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]221289[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/TXSt6q" target="_blank">img0144</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/Tjk398" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]221290[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/Tjk398" target="_blank">img0142</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Obligatory ripping out of fireplace on 1st floor:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/TjhUAr" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]221291[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/TjhUAr" target="_blank">img0149</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Large function room on first floor:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/UmmCkv" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]221292[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/UmmCkv" target="_blank">img0147</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Function room bar:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/UmmY5k" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]221293[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/UmmY5k" target="_blank">img0146</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/" target="_blank">HughieDW</a>, on Flickr</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HughieD, post: 342305, member: 25516"] [B][U]1. The History[/U][/B] Opened in 1791 as Queens Inn, it was extensively rebuilt in its current present form in 1928. The pub was famously run by Veron Hookway in the 1970s who had an gammy leg. It closed as a Wards house around April 1997 ending it's life as a gay bar where apparently anything goes partying went on before the law was changed. At time of closing its trade was petering due the works in the area closing down and very few people living in the area. Now boarded up and for sale, the pub has been left to rot. The Queens Hotel had six guest rooms on the upper floors as well a large Function Room on the first floor. There were two ground floor bars. There was no internal access to each room so customer who wished to enter the other room had to go outside and go thought the other door. [B][U]2. The Explore[/U][/B] Photographed this building a number of times from the outside. There was a way in but far too energetic for the likes of me. Earlier in the week a friend tipped me off that the door was wide open so at the first opportunity down I popped for a mooch. It truth the place is stripped and going down hill but, all the same, worth a look still. As I was leaving a group of seven young lads piled in to look round. No gear or equipment between them bar their mobile phones! [B][U]3. The Photos[/U][/B] Externally this place is a bit of a gem; [url=https://flic.kr/p/TgpK2w][ATTACH=full]221278[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/TgpK2w]img0157[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/Umjfjk][ATTACH=full]221279[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/Umjfjk]img0138[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/Tjgacp][ATTACH=full]221280[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/Tjgacp]img0139[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/UmiG2z][ATTACH=full]221281[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/UmiG2z]img0160[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr The dated drain pipe: [url=https://flic.kr/p/TgqnnY][ATTACH=full]221282[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/TgqnnY]img0161[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr Only one light left! [url=https://flic.kr/p/Tjgso8][ATTACH=full]221283[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/Tjgso8]img0140[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr Nice mosaic door step: [url=https://flic.kr/p/UudWCq][ATTACH=full]221284[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/UudWCq]img0155[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr Estate agent’s letter dated 1984: [url=https://flic.kr/p/UxRBnD][ATTACH=full]221285[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/UxRBnD]img0154[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr Gas bill from 1992: [url=https://flic.kr/p/TXQsbo][ATTACH=full]221286[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/TXQsbo]img0153[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr Downstairs bar area: [url=https://flic.kr/p/UiGTtW][ATTACH=full]221287[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/UiGTtW]img0151[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/TgtiFJ][ATTACH=full]221288[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/TgtiFJ]img0145[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/TXSt6q][ATTACH=full]221289[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/TXSt6q]img0144[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/Tjk398][ATTACH=full]221290[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/Tjk398]img0142[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr Obligatory ripping out of fireplace on 1st floor: [url=https://flic.kr/p/TjhUAr][ATTACH=full]221291[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/TjhUAr]img0149[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr Large function room on first floor: [url=https://flic.kr/p/UmmCkv][ATTACH=full]221292[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/UmmCkv]img0147[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr Function room bar: [url=https://flic.kr/p/UmmY5k][ATTACH=full]221293[/ATTACH][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/UmmY5k]img0146[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92108785@N07/]HughieDW[/url], on Flickr [/QUOTE]
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