The Pukka Pies-sponsored England Band outside New Cod On The Block at Commonside, Sheffield.The Pukka Pies-sponsored England Band outside New Cod On The Block at Commonside, Sheffield.
The Pukka Pies-sponsored England Band outside New Cod On The Block at Commonside, Sheffield.

New Cod on the Block - are these the 10 funniest street and shop names in Sheffield?

So many streets and businesses have completely unexceptional names – but every so often a sign catches the eye that is bound to raise a smile or trigger a double-take.
By Richard Blackledge
Published 14th Aug 2020, 07:00 GMT
Updated 16th Nov 2021, 09:16 GMT

Here are 10 of the funniest roads and shops in Sheffield.

To read more on a similar topic, we have also explored the rich and detailed history of the city's street names – click here.

Letsby Avenue is the home of South Yorkshire Police's Operations Complex in Tinsley, and got its name in 2000 as the result of a property developer's joke - a play on the phrase 'lets be 'avin' you' that's indelibly linked with beat bobbies. The council sent the police force a consultation form and senior officers gave the nod.

1. Letsby Avenue

Letsby Avenue is the home of South Yorkshire Police's Operations Complex in Tinsley, and got its name in 2000 as the result of a property developer's joke - a play on the phrase 'lets be 'avin' you' that's indelibly linked with beat bobbies. The council sent the police force a consultation form and senior officers gave the nod. Photo: Google

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Wok This Way, a Chinese takeaway on Howard Road in Walkley that is part of a Yorkshire-wide chain, immediately brings to mind the hit rap-rock song Walk This Way by Aerosmith and Run-D.M.C. There is another Sheffield takeaway called Wok This Way in Ranmoor.

2. Wok This Way

Wok This Way, a Chinese takeaway on Howard Road in Walkley that is part of a Yorkshire-wide chain, immediately brings to mind the hit rap-rock song Walk This Way by Aerosmith and Run-D.M.C. There is another Sheffield takeaway called Wok This Way in Ranmoor. Photo: Google

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There used to be a pub called the Plumpers Inn near this spot in Tinsley.

3. Plumper's Road

There used to be a pub called the Plumpers Inn near this spot in Tinsley. Photo: Google

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The queasy name of this street - between Ranmoor and Sandygate - is derived from the area called Carre Sick, meaning a marshy area with a stream running through it, sick being the old word for a stream or ditch.

4. Carsick Hill Road

The queasy name of this street - between Ranmoor and Sandygate - is derived from the area called Carre Sick, meaning a marshy area with a stream running through it, sick being the old word for a stream or ditch. Photo: Google

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