During a renovation of Ottos restaurant on Sharrow Vale Road Sheffield S11 8ZP an old Nurserymen and Growers "ghost sign ' was revealed . as the owner of an organic greengrocers a couple of doors down with a specialist interest in seeds and growing I would be fascinated to find out more about who these growers were and when they were trading . If any one has any more info that would be just great ! thank you in advance .

Hi Moya,

My 4x great-grandfather James Bell was a gardener and nurseryman in Sharrow Vale, until his death in 1853.
He grew strawberries.
He lived at a house called Stoker Cottage but I don’t know exactly whereabouts that was in Sharrow Vale.

Heths

PS - have also seen it spelled Stalker Cottage.

Hi

Stalker Cottage is visible on a map extract from the National Library of Scotland site; link below. However the link may only work for a limited time.

https://gofile.io/d/GqdeQY

Kind regards

Leipzig

Found it ! Thank you so much Leipzig!

Heths

Could this be it?, from our Directories over to the left:
Bray, Brooke (, Nurseryman, Seedsman, Florist, Landscape Gardener & Horticultural Sundriesman, Coal, Coke, Sand & Limestone Merchant).
Address: 344 to 350 Sharrow Vale Road, in 1905.
Recorded in: Whites Directory for Sheffield & Rotherham.


BRAY BROOKE & SONS LTD, ~ (~, Expert landscape gardeners & sports ground specialists, nurserymen, seedsmen, bulb importers, florists, floral decorators, fruiterers, horticultural sundriesmen, coal, coke, sand & limestone merchants; rustic & horticutural biulders, joiners, wheelwrights & general contractors.).
Address: 344-352 Sharrow Vale Road; (City Branches) 82 Pinstone Street; 189 The Moor; (Nurseries) Greystones Road; (Floral, Fruit & Vegetable Dept) 77 Junction Road & 681 Ecclesall Road., ~ in 1925.
Recorded in: Sheffield & Rotherham Kelly?s Directory.
Dave

or possibly this?
VALLE, Ann (Mrs, Nursery).
Address: 212 Sharrow Vale Road, ~ in 1925.
Recorded in: Sheffield & Rotherham Kelly?s Directory.

Valle, William (, nurseryman).
Address: 212 Sharrow Vale Road, in 1911.
Recorded in: Whites Directory of Sheffield & Rotherham - 1911.
Dave

Brooke Bray was still at 350 Sharrow Vale Lane on 1939 Register. He died in 1941 age 84.
NOTE THAT Otto'srestaurant is at number 350.
Dave