Look on my works ye mighty...

Many a 19th Century Sheffield industrialist (and church figure) thought that working-class life could be improved by reducing working men's  alcohol consumption, facilitated by a bit of benevolent patronage. And that's how the Highfield Cocoa and Coffee House came into being in 1877, funded by Frederick Mappin.  Opening for long hours, it offered a reading room and billiards tables, as well as cheap food (and the opportunity to bring in and eat your own food, if preferred).  The main shows a now very rundown side doorway; the front of the building, with its arched windows and (added in the 1960s) frieze panels is an extra.  The building is Grade II listed, for what that's worth.
To quote the Hallamshire Historic Buildings website:
"Mappin was a true ‘founding father’ of Sheffield. Born 1840, he worked at his father’s factory from the age of 13, running the company by the age of 20 and becoming the youngest Master Cutler.  His rise paralleled Sheffield’s: he became Mayor, MP, was knighted in 1886, was founder of Sheffield University... Mappin was a stubborn, driven businessman but he was also a compassionate character, donating large portions of his fortune to the city in various ways."
The Cocoa and Coffee House flourished until 1905, when it became a confectioner's business; later it was a shopfitters'.
Sadly, however, the current owners would now like to pull down the building and replace it with some very bland and boxy offices and flats. More info on all this here:
https://www.hhbs.org.uk/2022/12/16/save-mappins-coffee-house/

Sheffield has a very patchy record when it comes to safeguarding and showcasing its architecture and history. Much was destroyed in WW2; more was bulldozed during planning and 'modernisation' initiatives in the 1960s. Of course, not every interesting old building can or should be preserved. But this one does seem to offer a particularly interesting blend of social history and architectural interest. Many people are objecting to the proposals, but - on past experience - that won't afford much protection.  As with the cutlery works building that I blipped recently, the only compromise within reach may be to preserve the front of the building, though in this case the developers don't even want to do that.