I'm Mark (33/m/uk) and this is just a bunch of stuff.
Sheffield from Above (via !!steffstef)
During first year at Sheffield University, a friend and I got up to the 18th floor of the Arts Tower, where this photo was taken from, at around 8pm. She had a philosophy class on the 12th floor and was dropping off an assignment and we decided to see how high we could get. This photo reminds me of that.
I bought this used postcard of Sheffield from ebay around two years ago and just found it again this afternoon, when I was having a clearout.
It’s a photo of some Sheffield University buildings, taken in the late 60s, and it shows two roads that I walked along most days for three years in the late 90s and early 00s. The tall building is the Arts Tower, and is one of the defining buildings of the city.
When I bought it, I didn’t realised that it was used, so it was a nice surprise when I got it. It’s postmarked 7 May, 1970 and the message on the back reads:
Dear A. Edie & U. Arthur
Am having a nice time here with the hot weather. I’ve been to Bakewell, Buxton and along the Derbyshire Moors. Lovely countryside. Yesterday I went to town round the big stores. A. Rosie & U. Arthur are both keeping very well. Hope you are both well.
Love from Gillian.
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