Hallamshire House PH - Local Heritage List Platform

Location/Address

49 Commonside, Sheffield, S10 1GF

Type

Building

Roofed and walled permanent structures.

Description

Known locally as ‘The Tardis,’ this pub has a relatively narrow frontage for the depth of the building. It is partially opened out but retains the original layout, including both a lobby bar area and oak panelled snooker room. The snug (front left) has semi-ornate bench seating and a mid-wars replacement cast iron fireplace. There are also stained and leaded Wards windows. The pub was bought by S.H.Ward on 14th December 1915 for £4,050 from the estate of Henry Broadhead, deceased. At the time it was advertised as having: Smoke-room, Parlour, Bar, Kitchen, Billiard-room, Taproom (containing a second billiard table), Lavatory and large Club Room. It is now operated by Thornbridge Brewery. 1949 plans show the last major changes to the ground floor layout. The rear of the current front right lounge is created by conversion of a kitchen. The Ladies' are also created at the rear of this. The current snooker room is a tap room with the rear left bar, a Billiards Room (Hadfield, Cawkwell & Davidson, Chartered Architects for S.H.Ward & Co.Ltd. ). 1977 saw service to the front left Parlour changing from a hatch to a new section of bar matching that existing. 1981 saw similar changes: a widening of the existing opening and provision of “a new bar counter between the existing Service Bar and the new Lounge No.2 (formally the billiards room)” (Hadfield Cawkwell Davidson & Partners for S.H.Ward & Co.Ltd). 1992 plans show a full-size snooker table in the rear right room (Jackson Wellings Design for Vaux Inns). Reference: Sheffield Archives: MC/DC/154 Notes, used with permission: (Pickersgill,D. (2021) Sheffield's Real Heritage Pubs. CAMRA. Sheffield)

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Asset type

Building

Age

A pub originally from the Victorian era.

Rarity

There are no major changes to the internal layout since 1949. This is relatively rare for a public house.

Architectural and Artistic Interest

Internally, there is copious panelling and a number of S.H.Wards windows. The latter were once plentiful, they are now becoming more difficult to locate.

Historic Interest

An example of a pub from the Victorian era that is still in use in the 21st Century.

Archaeological Interest

There are no major changes to the internal layout since 1949: over seventy years ago, meaning many details survive.

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Hallamshire House, front snug showing S.H.Ward window.

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Hallamshire House, snooker room

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The Hallamshire House

Date Listed

18 Sep 2023

Last Updated

10 Jun 2023

Find Out More

Find out more about this Asset in South Yorkshire Local Heritage List:
https://local-heritage-list.org.uk/south-yorkshire/asset/9173