View from the Moor

See the hills from the Moor Work continues apace on redevelopment of the Moor, and now that the buildings at the bottom have been almost cleared on the east side, you get a clear view of St Mary’s church and the hills behind: Photos like this must be reminiscent of how the Moor looked after [...]

Should part of London Road become Chinatown?

Would Sheffield’s Chinatown bring benefits to the city or create an ethnic ghetto? Over the last few years there have been various reports regarding a proposal to officially designate an area of the city as Chinatown, although to date nothing concrete has been formally decided. It is thought that any such development would be based [...]

The Moor, Sheffield

The long-overdue and continued redevelopment of one of Sheffield’s pedestrianised shopping streets As a child and teenager embarking on a shopping trip in town I would always get off the bus outside Sharps fruit shop, walk past Dempsey’s and the Moorfoot government building before turning right up the Moor. Despite rebranding attempts over the years, [...]

Victoria quays and the Sheffield city centre masterplan

An updated version of the masterplan details plans for how one redeveloped but undervalued corner of the city may finally be properly integrated with Sheffield city centre The other day I downloaded a copy of the Sheffield city centre masterplan executive summary (1.5Mb, PDF) – the full 122-page, 3.2Mb PDF is also available if you [...]

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