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Sheffield 264 sits at one of the town stops at Beamish . This one had eluded me in sun since its restoration.
Sheffield City Centre. The new faculty for Sheffield Hallam University nears completion near Sheaf Square. Designed by BDP Arup, the new blocks are due to open in 2025.
City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, North East England - Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street / Sheaf Square
December 2024
Big Wheel on The Moor in Sheffield for the Christmas period. Slowly spinning hence the motion blur. The Christmas Market, Alpine Bars have also returned with the Christmas tree and illuminations.
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its southern suburbs were transferred from Derbyshire to the city council. It is the largest settlement in South Yorkshire.
The city is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines and the valleys of the River Don with its four tributaries: the Loxley, the Porter Brook, the Rivelin and the Sheaf. Sixty-one per cent of Sheffield's entire area is green space and a third of the city lies within the Peak District national park. There are more than 250 parks, woodlands and gardens in the city, which is estimated to contain around 4.5 million trees. The city is 29 miles (47 km) south of Leeds, 32 miles (51 km) east of Manchester, and 33 miles (53 km) north of Nottingham.
Sheffield played a crucial role in the Industrial Revolution, with many significant inventions and technologies having developed in the city. In the 19th century, the city saw a huge expansion of its traditional cutlery trade, when stainless steel and crucible steel were developed locally, fuelling an almost tenfold increase in the population. Sheffield received its municipal charter in 1843, becoming the City of Sheffield in 1893. International competition in iron and steel caused a decline in these industries in the 1970s and 1980s, coinciding with the collapse of coal mining in the area. The Yorkshire ridings became counties in their own right in 1889, the West Riding of Yorkshire county was disbanded in 1974. The city then became part of the county of South Yorkshire; this has been made up of separately-governed unitary authorities since 1986. The 21st century has seen extensive redevelopment in Sheffield, consistent with other British cities. Sheffield's gross value added (GVA) has increased by 60% since 1997, standing at £11.3 billion in 2015. The economy has experienced steady growth, averaging around 5% annually, which is greater than that of the broader region of Yorkshire and the Humber.
Sheffield had a population of 556,500 at the 2021 census, making it the second largest city in the Yorkshire and the Humber region. The Sheffield Built-up Area, of which the Sheffield sub-division is the largest part, had a population of 685,369 also including the town of Rotherham. The district borough, governed from the city, had a population of 556,521 at the mid-2019 estimate, making it the 4th most populous district in England. It is one of eleven British cities that make up the Core Cities Group. In 2011, the unparished area had a population of 490,070.
The city has a long sporting heritage and is home both to the world's oldest football club, Sheffield F.C., and the world's oldest football ground, Sandygate. Matches between the two professional clubs, Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday, are known as the Steel City derby. The city is also home to the World Snooker Championship and the Sheffield Steelers, the UK's first professional ice hockey team.
Sheffield - Lyceum Theatre at night.
Detail:- Stained Glass Panels
Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
Grade: II*
List Entry Number: 1270876
SHEFFIELD
SK3587SE TUDOR SQUARE 784-1/25/718 Lyceum Theatre 15/11/72 (Formerly Listed as: TUDOR STREET Lyceum Theatre (including No 9))
II*
Theatre (No.9 no longer exists). 1897. Restored 1988-90. By WGR Sprague. Brick with stucco front and painted ashlar dressings. Roof not visible. EXTERIOR: rusticated ground floor, quoins, intermediate cornices, eaves cornices, open balustrade with dies and ball finials. 3 storeys plus attics; 6 bays. Round corner entrance tower, topped with dome and figure on ball finial, has intermediate cornices and 3 round-headed windows and above, 3 round windows, divided by pilasters. Attic storey has 6 deeply recessed plain sashes. Ground floor has 3 flat-headed double doors flanked by pilasters, with overlights and segmental pediments. First floor, divided by fluted pilasters, has 6 cross casements with moulded panels above them with semicircular or triangular pediments. Second floor, divided by terms, has six 2-light casements with cornices. Attic storey has 6 round-headed openings with keystones and elaborate scrollwork, each with a 2-light casement. Ground floor has 3 moulded round-arched entrances flanked by pilasters, with keystones and fanlights. Between them, moulded round-headed niches. Plainer rear elevation, 3 storeys, has irregular fenestration, and 2 round-arched doorways, one of them with curved steps. INTERIOR: auditorium has elaborate plasterwork decoration. Square headed proscenium with crest above, coved panelled ceiling with central boss. 3 side bays divided by double columns on the first floor and panelled pilasters above and below. Adjoining the stage, panelled strips with figures in niches on the first floor. Openings with shaped heads, those to the first floor with tympanums. Ornamented boxes, that to the first floor bow fronted. 2 curved galleries with elaborate ornament. A notable example of a theatre of the period, with a largely unaltered interior. (Publicity handout produced in connection with restoration appeal).
Listing NGR: SK3557487201
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1270876
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Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
History
There has been a theatre on the site since 1879 when the Grand Varieties Theatre was built. Made of wood and originally intended to be used as a circus, the theatre was managed by the parents of the music hall comedian Dan Leno in 1883, who regularly performed there in the early stages of his career. Leno's lease came to an end in 1884 and the theatre burnt down in 1893. This was replaced by City Theatre but this was demolished six years later to make way for what is now the Lyceum.
Built to a traditional proscenium arch design, the Lyceum is the only surviving theatre outside London designed by the theatre architect W.G.R. Sprague and the last example of an Edwardian auditorium in Sheffield. The statue on top of the Lyceum Theatre is Mercury, son of Zeus and Maia.
By the late 1950s, the Lyceum was experiencing financial difficulties and by 1966 bingo callers were keeping the rumoured threat of demolition at bay. The theatre closed in 1969 and, despite being granted Grade II listed status in 1972, planning permission was sought for its demolition in 1975. The building was saved in part due to campaigning by the Hallamshire Historic Buildings Society.
Over the years the building changed ownership many times, being used variously as a bingo hall and a rock concert venue. By the 1980s, the interior was in a state of disrepair. The theatre was bought by two Sheffield businessmen in 1985, with financial support from Sheffield City Council, and it was reclassified to Grade II* listed status. Between 1988 and 1990 the Lyceum was completely restored at a cost of £12 million.
The theatre reopened in 1990 and now serves as a venue for touring West End productions, as well as locally produced shows. It is part of the Sheffield Theatres complex with the neighbouring Crucible Theatre and the Crucible Studio.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyceum_Theatre_(Sheffield)
See also:-
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Sheffield Park Garden is an informal landscape garden five miles east of Haywards Heath, in East Sussex, England. It was originally laid out in the 18th century by Capability Brown, and further developed in the early 20th century by its then owner, Arthur Gilstrap Soames. It is now owned by the National Trust. Wikipedia
Architect: James Wyatt
History
The gardens originally formed part of the estate of the adjacent Sheffield Park House, a gothic country house, which is still in private ownership. It was also firstly owned by the West Family and later by the Soames family until in 1925 the estate was sold by Arthur Granville Soames, who had inherited it from his childless uncle, Arthur Gilstrap Soames.
Sheffield Park as an estate is mentioned in the Domesday Book. In August 1538, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, entertained Henry VIII here. By 1700, the Deer Park had been partially formalised by Lord De La Warr who planted avenues of trees radiating from the house and cleared areas to establish lawns. In the late 1700s, James Wyatt remodelled the house in the fashionable Gothic style and Capability Brown was commissioned to landscape the garden. The original four lakes form the centrepiece. Humphry Repton followed Brown in 1789–1790. In 1769, the estate was sold to John Holroyd, created Baron Sheffield in 1781. It is particularly noted for its plantings of trees selected for autumn colour, including many Black Tupelos.
By 1885, an arboretum was being established, consisting of both exotic and native trees. After Arthur Gilstrap Soames purchased the estate in 1910, he continued large-scale planting. During World War II the house and garden became the headquarters for a Canadian armoured division, and Nissen huts were sited in the garden and woods. The estate was split up and sold in lots in 1953. The National Trust purchased approximately 40 ha in 1954, now up to 80 ha with subsequent additions. It is home to the National Collection of Ghent azaleas.
In 1876 the third Earl of Sheffield laid out a cricket pitch. It was used on 12 May 1884 for the first cricket match between England and Australia.[1] The Australian team won by an innings and 6 runs
Sheffield: The city is in the valleys of the River Don and its four tributaries, the Loxley, the Porter Brook, the Rivelin and the Sheaf. 61% of Sheffield's entire area is green space, and a third of the city lies within the Peak District national park. There are more than 250 parks, woodlands and gardens in the city, and an estimated 2 million trees, giving Sheffield the highest ratio of trees to people of any city in Europe. The city has a long sporting heritage, and is home to the world's oldest football club.
Missed the sunset but got the afterglow..!!
Out and about in my ambulance, trying to leave people at home as the A/E dept is rammed and queues are long!!
(only keeping folks at home if it's safe to do so!!) 👍😷
We work for Yorkshire Ambulance Service in and around the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire.
It’s a great job and I feel very honoured to be able to help people at their point of need.
Check out the website for all sorts of info re YAS and the work we do.
www.yas.nhs.uk/our-services/emergency-ambulance-service-999/
Here in Sheffield for a long weekend and Snooker at the Crucible. Sheffield Botanical Gardens our first stop
SOUTH YORKSHIRE PTE
Seen outside the Cathedral, 1684 (CWG684V), is a Leyland Atlantean AN68A/1R, with Alexander body, new in August, 1979.
It is on its way to Middlewood. Today you would catch a tram to Middlewood, from the same spot, but the tram goes in the opposite direction.
3.11.2022.
The impressive Cornish Place reflected in the River Don.
The building was developed during the 1830's by James Dixon & Son - a Britannia Steel, Sheffield Plate and Cutlery Manufacturer.
Ball Street bridge can be seen crossing the river.
The building is now mainly in residential use.