Visited with jazzywheelz and tablets and then revisited with jazzywheelz. Shots from both visits in no particular order.
Ah, Grosvenor... (In)famous Sheffield Landmark... derp icon...
History isn't worth much, basically it was a run-down hotel that managed to stay open far longer than it should have; at some point South Yorkshire's finest used it to train their dogs; and theres a good chance it'll be demo'd in the future if plans to redevelop that part of town actually go ahead.
I'm trying to resist writing that over-used line, "we'd had our eye on it for ages" etc, but it's true. As with many other places, we'd sniffed around a fair few times and came up empty handed.
I missed out on the first couple of excursions here but tagged along one evening with jw and t who'd already been in I beleive. And with access as "interesting" as it was, who could resist a return visit?
Let's begin in the lobby:
Spot the derpwagons...
...and what better way to relax after a hard night's derping, than an oversized deckchair?
More on Flickr. Ta.
