hello Patrick doesn't answer the question, but there is the firm from an earlier period (note the spelling of Paramore): White's 1919-20 Directory Ellis, Son & Paramore, surgical instrument manufacturers; works, 69 & 71 Spring street & 162 Devonshire street Neither address is at all close to the Hallamshire, but of course they could have moved. Hugh in Sheffield ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Linsley" <cyberbia@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-SHEFFIELD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 10:56 PM Subject: [SHEFF] Ellis, Son & Paramour, Glossop Road, Sheffield. > Hi everyone > > Back in 1980 I knew someone who used to work at a firm called Ellis, Son & > Paramour. They used to deal in medical equipment and supplies. > > I think they used to be in Glossop Road - somewhere near the Hallamshire > Hospital in Broomhill. > > I know the firm no longer exists and hasn't done so for a good number of > years. Can anyone fill me in with the exact address and when the firm > closed or what happened to it? > > Regards > > Patrick > Bournemouth