The St Vincent’s Quarter is fast becoming another Kelham and is currently one vast building site especially in the Hollis Croft area which we featured in the ‘Improvements at St. Vincents’ Blog. Recent details in the press tell us that
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The St Vincent’s Quarter is fast becoming another Kelham and is currently one vast building site especially in the Hollis Croft area which we featured in the ‘Improvements at St. Vincents’ Blog. Recent details in the press tell us that
Students are getting fussier and fussier nowadays and somewhere just to lay their heads down is no longer good enough for them. A prime example of this faddiness can be found in the ‘once upon a time’ student area of
At long last some money is going to be thrown at one of Sheffield’s hidden gems – and not before time. We refer to Sheffield General Cemetery which, according to Pevsner, is possibly the best of its date outside London.
Everyone if familiar with the Bennett Cottage saga which looks set to run and run, and just when you thought things couldn’t get worse another similar application for just down the road has been slapped in. The design is not
The 88 referred to in the title is 88 Green Lane and better known as Wharncliffe Works. Built c1861 for Steel & Garland, manufacturers of stoves, grates and fenders. At some stage it is believed that Bowie knives were once
In the 2014 edition of The Cruck we ran an article entitled Faulty Towers Scheme and rather than going over old ground it is re-printed at the end of this current article, so it might be an idea to read
The magnificent Green Lane Works down at Kelham Island is being currently restored and the star of the site is the Grade II* listed entrance arch and prominent clock tower. These were added to the complex in 1860 although Hoole
Endcliffe Conservation Area, which was created in 1976, contains some ‘mighty fine’ houses, as our American cousins would say. It’s characterised by ‘large dwellings set in extensive grounds with wide frontages’. The downside of these extensive grounds is that it
Little Mester’s workshops are unique and therefore a very precious commodity in Sheffield so it is hardly surprising that they’ve often got Grade II listed status. One such example is on a street in the City Centre which you’d have
Sheffield Cultural Industries Quarter is going from strength to strength and at this rate it will be catching up with Kelham Island as one of the trendiest spots in town. The area between Sidney Street and Matilda Street is now