01-03-2019, 08:25 PM
Ian,
More peaceful by far, and much cleaner! As a small boy I used to suffer bronchitis every year in polluted Sheffield in the 1950s, resulting in my being off school with no inclination to do anything other than to gaze at passing traffic. After moving further away from the City centre my chest problem ceased.
The buildings in the photo, like all the other buildings in Sheffield at that time, are all black. I used to think that was their natural colour until the start of a clean up operation about 1957. The Town Hall, about half a mile from the Austin 7 in the photo, was one of the first buildings to be cleaned, it turned out to be a stunning Victorian building in honey coloured sandstone. Thankfully Sheffield is a relatively clean city now.
I'll see you in the beautiful Vale of Usk in May Ian.
Mick
More peaceful by far, and much cleaner! As a small boy I used to suffer bronchitis every year in polluted Sheffield in the 1950s, resulting in my being off school with no inclination to do anything other than to gaze at passing traffic. After moving further away from the City centre my chest problem ceased.
The buildings in the photo, like all the other buildings in Sheffield at that time, are all black. I used to think that was their natural colour until the start of a clean up operation about 1957. The Town Hall, about half a mile from the Austin 7 in the photo, was one of the first buildings to be cleaned, it turned out to be a stunning Victorian building in honey coloured sandstone. Thankfully Sheffield is a relatively clean city now.
I'll see you in the beautiful Vale of Usk in May Ian.
Mick