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    1. West Bar 'Doss House'
    2. David Yates
    3. Hi everyone, The latest Pevsner guide to Sheffield describes the above building as follows:- "On the N side of West Bar, the former Common Lodging House(Now Mayfair Court), 1912, by John Reginald Truelove, whose father Alderman Truelove paid for the building. It provided hostel accommodation superior to the often insanitary lodgings of private landlords, together with public rooms and social facilities. One of the most interesting buildings of its period in the city. Tall and thin with a strikingly broad cornice, central balcony and accomplished detailing with rusticated brick quoins and contrasting red and yellow brick. The public rooms on the lower floors were lit by broad segmental-arched windows. Slit like openings to the four floors of bedrooms above which were divided by a corridor into two rows of cubicles." Hope this helps, Dave Yates -- Whatever you Wanadoo: http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/time/ This email has been checked for most known viruses - find out more at: http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/help/id/7098.htm

    02/26/2005 03:51:28