Cavendish Building, West Street, Sheffield

This spectacular building is on the bus route I travel on to visit my mum at St. Luke's Hospice.

The Cavendish Building on West Street, with it's imposing terra-cotta fa-ade, was built in 3 stages (1907, 1910 & 1919) and is an example of an early motor'sales and repair shop purpose-built for the Sheffield Motor Company Ltd with showrooms at street level and billiard saloons on the upper levels.

Further history: http://www.hrionline.ac.uk/mobile-tours/sheffield-music-map/tour/location.php?app_id=1&tour_id=1&marker=82&n=1

The building is now a series of small shop many of them aimed at the needs of students at the nearby university.

Thank you to those who have enquired about mum's health. She is very comfortable at the hospice but gradually getting weaker and sleeping most of the time. The staff are wonderful and look after dad and the family as well as mum.

Katharine

[bkb in the city]

What a great looking building

[Ivan]

Lovely building, nice POV. Best wishes.

[Lynne Hart]

Wonderful looking building, well captured.

[Margaret Obey]

Great architectural shot. Glad mum's being looked after well.

[gloria jones]

Nice pov... like all the windows, textures.

[Pyrrhula]

Great capture of this interesting facade of the shops. thankd for the interesting info and the link.
Still thinking and little praying for you Mum. Hope she will recover complete soon.

[Molly]

A fine terrace! especially with the ornamental bits at the top.

[Tony]

Spectacular building and perfectly lit. Fav capture

[Debbie Arcaro]

Very good job of capturing nice leading lines! Lovely shot. fav

[Graham Thresher]

Great capture. Fav

[Fisher Family]

@bkbinthecity Thank you. Sheffield has many fine buildings. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@ivan Thank you. It is one of many fine buildings in the centre of Sheffield. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@lhart Thank you. Sheffield has a number of fine buildings. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@ceilidh Thank you. I am slowly working my way through the many fine buildings in Sheffield. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@seattlite Thank you. I was amazed it was a car show room until I realised only the very wealthy would have a car when the building was erected. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@pyrrhula Thank you for your comment and prayers, both are appreciated. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@dolphin Thank you. The three different date plaques intrigued me. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@tonydebont Thank you. The rain set in soon after but I was blessed by the sun in this shot. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@hshdebbie Thank you. One of many fine buildings in that area. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@thresheg Thank you. Its one of many fine buildings in that area. Katharine

[Julia]

Nice building. Great shot.

[bruni]

Impressive looking building.

[Fisher Family]

@juliac Thank you. It is a wonderful looking building and well looked after. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@bruni Thank you. I still find it amazing that it was originally a car showroom. Katharine