Pictures show Sheffield's historic Farfield Inn has deteriorated in a few short years

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These pictures of a 268-year-old Sheffield pub show just how much the Georgian building had deteriorated in a few short years.

The Farfield Inn on Neepsend Lane, Neepsend was built in 1753 as a residence for an officer of the nearby Hillsborough Barracks and was then called Farfield House.

The building was converted into a pub in the late 19th century and survived the Great Sheffield Flood of 1864 but was hit badly by the floods of June 2007.

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A Google Maps image of the Farfield Inn, Neepsend in June 2008A Google Maps image of the Farfield Inn, Neepsend in June 2008
A Google Maps image of the Farfield Inn, Neepsend in June 2008

It had fallen into a state of repair in recent years but a planning application submitted to the city council which was rejected this March spoke of refurbishing the ground floor as a pub, reinstating six flats on the first and second floors and creating a two-storey building with workshops.

ABA Architecture and Interiors aimed to repair and restore the remaining original features. At present no appeal has been lodged against the plan’s refusal.

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