Comments on: Creative uses of spaces in Sheffield city centre

By: Made in Sheffield shop « Sheffield blog

Made in Sheffield shop « Sheffield blog — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:57:17 +0000

[...] already seen some other ideas for ways to make use of these spaces in Sheffield and some bars and shops are even reopening in the empty [...]

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:02:47 +0000

check this out, over Hunters Bar way, quite interesting..

http://www.vimeo.com/3444777

By: Badger

Badger — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:48:27 +0000

Red square. Great idea. The idea that it’s temporary and could Hereford be moved to another site gives it real chameleon like qualities. Hope they keep it well left of centre, subversive and skewed in it’s philosophy. The location itself is perfect. Off the beaten track. You gotta look for it. No high street frontage. Nice touch. Hope even once it’s done you still might not be quite sure if you’ve found the right place. No massive banners saying “WELCOME TO RED SQUARE”. Please. Good luck. Just what Sheff needs right now I reckon. A city of small makers. Now they’ll have a forum for their skills and wares! Bring on Red Square!!

By: Web Design Company

Web Design Company — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:16:30 +0000

I have always walked past the old arcade on Cambridge Street and thought it should be re-developed into small offices and art-spaces. Its a real shame because developers cant or wont see the value in that, I fear it will be knocked down soon.and cambridge street will become a generic high street like any other in the UK,
Hopefully the credit crunch has saved it?

By: mh.london

mh.london — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:17:48 +0000

Sheffield is a really great city, but, in my mind, I want it to improve – to become truly innovative and ‘strong’. Sheffield has ‘heart’, it always has; it used to have the prosperity of steel, now there is a city divide, and some wastelands to the east – Sheffield needs a new ‘thing’ – not steel, but something that will give it International respect, new prosperity and ‘strength’.

I think the RED-SQUARE proposal is a very good idea – I see it as a good step in a good direction.

[Point taken from the above comments that we must not destroy all the beautiful old buildings. There are some that should go and this should be done carefully.]

By: projectsheffield

projectsheffield — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:24:17 +0000

As the long reply has been removed here is a link http://projectsheffield.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/from-1989-to-sevenstone/ it needs to be said the land where this plan is proposed is where there was art studios we was given 48 hours notice to move out, are we heading towords what is happening in Bradford http://projectsheffield.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/rooftop-protest-against-bradford-odeon-demolition/

By: Sova

Sova — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:03:16 +0000

I like the idea of the Red square, as it plays off Division Street, helping to extend and diversify growth in what is already an excellent part of the city. Apart from that, the best action that anybody in Sheffield can do is campaign to encourage Hammerson’s to give up the plans for Sevenstone. They’re unlikely to go ahead with the scheme for a while, but will continue to hold the area empty. If they dropped out though, a new plan more sympathetic to the urban fabric and the to city center as a whole could take its place.

By: Benjamin Johnson

Benjamin Johnson — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:45:34 +0000

I personally think that there are some great ideas aforementioned. However I would like to state my concerns that there are some lovely architectural buildings of the Victorian period amongst the empty ones and I wouldn’t like to see them demolished.

Sheffield suffered enough from the blitzing of WW2 which has resulted in some atrocious buildings rising from the ashes over the last 3 decades! We need to retain our architectural heritage as much as possible.