Formally object to the planning application Just to draw your attention this campaign to try and save the Portland works building on Randall street from the threat of being developed into flats. Located in Sharrow, the grade II listed building is currently home to metalworkers, cabinet-makers, musicians, artists, sole traders and others. The case for [...]
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Save Portland works, Sheffield
Posted by Sheffield blog on 27 November, 2009
http://sheffieldblog.com/2009/11/27/save-portland-works-sheffield/
Creative uses of spaces in Sheffield city centre
Filling the Sevenstone void With the Sevenstone retail quarter on hold for at least the next 2-3 years, there are empty buildings and patches of land in town earmarked for development but currently not being used to their potential. The latest scheme to try and address this is the proposed Red square retail area which [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 2 November, 2009
http://sheffieldblog.com/2009/11/02/creative-uses-of-spaces-in-sheffield-city-centre/
How to fill your lunch break in Sheffield
Lyrical streets or a lunchtime pint A few weeks ago a Guardian journalist got in touch and asked whether I would contribute to a feature about what someone should do with an hour to fill over lunchtime in different cities around Britain. They were after ideas for what to do in the centre of Sheffield, [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 1 July, 2009
http://sheffieldblog.com/2009/07/01/how-to-fill-your-lunch-break-in-sheffield/
Architectural tour of Sheffield
‘Sheffield just doesn’t seem to know how good it actually is’ People reading this blog who aren’t on Twitter may have missed the link posted at the end of last week to a great article on the Building Design website. The author, Owen Hatherly, took a walk around the city for the magazine’s Urban trawl [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 20 May, 2009
http://sheffieldblog.com/2009/05/20/architectural-tour-of-sheffield/
Snooker in Sheffield
Why the tournament needs to stay in the city As the annual snooker world championship in Sheffield continues, speculation rumbles on over whether the event will remain here after the 2010 tournament. Sir Rodney Walker, the head of snooker’s governing body, was quoted earlier this month saying that he is hopeful discussions with the council [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 27 April, 2009
http://sheffieldblog.com/2009/04/27/snooker-in-sheffield/
Roxy nightclub, Sheffield in the 1980s
Videos from inside the Arundel Gate venue in the 1980s When walking past the live music venue yesterday I noticed that the O2 academy livery is going up on the outside of the building. O2 will be sponsoring the venue for the next five years, so it is likely that the name will now stay [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 10 April, 2009
http://sheffieldblog.com/2009/04/10/roxy-nightclub-sheffield-in-the-1980s/
Sheffield city on the move film
Promoting 1970s Sheffield The full version of City on the move, the film that appeared at the start of the Full monty, is now available to watch online. It has been split into four parts, each of which is worth watching if you have time. It still feels like a spoof, with the quaint commentary [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 3 March, 2009
http://sheffieldblog.com/2009/03/03/sheffield-city-on-the-move-film/
The oldest domestic building in Sheffield
The Old Queen’s Head, Pond Hill I was walking through town yesterday and passed this pub, The Old Queen’s Head. I don’t think I’ve ever seen it before but according to Wikipedia it is the oldest domestic building in the city and is named after the decapitated Mary Queen of Scots. On the outside of [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 5 February, 2009
http://sheffieldblog.com/2009/02/05/the-oldest-domestic-building-in-sheffield/
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