Canada House, Sheffield

Bentley and carvings by Thomas Earp while the board room contains a decorative ceiling by Hugh Stannus.

Local businessman Les Vickers paid £110,000 for the building in 1978 with a scheme to turn it into a hotel and conference centre, however these plan fell through and in the early 1980s the building’s lower floor was converted into “Turn Ups” nightclub and “Bloomers” pub.

In 1990 Canadian Business Parks of Bedfordshire acquired the building with plans to restore it, but this never happened as the company hit financial problems.

The building continued to deteriorate throughout the early 1990s and in 1996 Sheffield City Council served a legal notice on the owners to effect repairs.

The main door is round arched with steps and is flanked by two figures of Atlas on pedestals supporting a segmental Pediment.