William John Hale was an architect based in Sheffield, England, who produced the city's most striking early 20th-century architecture. He practised between 1896 and 1929 and designed several schools and churches in Sheffield, using the Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau styles as a basis.
Bole Hill School.
St Luke's Wesleyan Church. Now converted into apartments and called Hale Court.
Wesley Hall at Crookes.
Crookes Congregational Church.
Crosspool is a suburb of the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, located 2.5 miles (4 km) west of the city centre. The suburb falls within the Crookes ward of the City of Sheffield. It is a middle class residential area in an elevated position above the Porter and Rivelin valleys and stands at around 660 feet (200 m) above sea level. Crosspool is situated on the A57 road and is the last suburb on that road before the city boundary and open countryside is reached. In 2011 Crosspool had a population of 6,703.
The oldest building in Crosspool. Situated at the junction of Sandygate Road and Ringstead Crescent, it was formerly a line of cottages and dates from the 1600s.
The shops at the junction of Sandygate Road and Manchester Road are regarded as the centre of Crosspool.
The Crosspool Tavern, a pub on Manchester Road since 1824, the original building was replaced by this structure in 1930.
St. Columba church, Manchester Road dates from 1956.
