What message do you think people think of Sheffield arriving here for the first time??
What I'm thinking is I'm only quite young and haven't seen Sheffield change much in a good few years but according to local sheffield books Sheffield has changed tremendeously in a few decades. Back in the 60's Sheffield seemed so much nicer, with good shops, and good transport system ( I'm referring to trams) going everywhere around the city!
It does seem that Sheffield has tried hard, but to no avail. How many buildings have been built and knocked down within a few years time??
With all the building boom at the moment will Sheffield finally have decent architecture and will they stay up for a good few years? I'm thinking of all the work currently going on in the market area, this area will supposedly be "trendy" in a few years, well forgive me if you live there but I still can't see that area ever becoming trendy!
Or will it be another 70's repeat and by 2030 everything will be knocked down again?? Lets hope not.

The first time I came to Sheffield I drove in down the parkway and liked how the city just appeared out of the blue when going round the left hand bend just past Parkway Central.

I was here for an open day at Hallam and was pleased that the train station was so close to the uni.

When I finally started walking round, exploring the place, I liked the appearance and feel of Arundel Gate. I also, believe it or not, liked the Moor as it had better shops than the town centre in Corby did.

I also liked the Ecclesall Road area, where I was visiting a friend and decided pretty much there and then that Sheffield was the place for me.

The only area I saw that I didn't like was Flat St/Fitzalan Square, which is where I ended up living in my first year!!

Having been here for just over a year now, its obvious that there are some really run down bits, but at the same time, there are some really nice areas as well, such as Fargate and the Peace Gardens.

A lot of things are changing daily in the city centre and I can't wait til the works at the train station are done. I'll probably be gone by then though (2006).

A lot of things are changing daily in the city centre and I can't wait til the works at the train station are done. I'll probably be gone by then though (2006). [/B]

Hey if you like Sheffield so much, why don't you stay?? With what you're currently studying at hallam you could work for the council. Lets face it, we need fresh new faces in there!!:hihi:

A few years ago I was involved with welcoming first year students to the city polytechnic as it was then. It was sometimes an eye opening experience to see Sheffield through the eyes of these newcomers, we take it so much for granted a lot of the time but we live in one of the greenest [tree wise] cities in the country and on our doorstep we have the Peak District.
I do sometimes wish though that people were included rather more in the plans for the city centre a good example being the new Winter Gardens, I remember seeing the artistic impressions and the plans but only after work had started so whatever our opinion the plans had already gone through.
Winter Garden...nice building but would of been better to have airlock doors at each end surely.

ive lived here 55 years,its changed from good to bad to worse.take your eyes of the pavement and ignore the dog mess,rubbish,take away leftovers etc and look up at the top of the buildings,high street,west street you can see what the victorians wanted sheffield to look like. Copper domes on west street buildings,statues,carved arches, its still there if you look up, what we end up with now is some glass monster that wont last 25 years unlike some of the present buildings that have been around for well over a century,any one know the name of the statue on the town hall, when was the STONE HOUSE built and why? how did barkers pool get its name ?..which pub in hillsbrough has a plaque marking the height of the sheffield flood,sheff has changed a lot but it doesent seem to fit in with our history

The statue on top of the town Hall is "Vulcan", metalworker of the gods.

(there is also a statue of Vulcan near the castle square tram stop, on the old Hornes building. It looks like a hanged man... used to scare me S***less when I was a child)

the stone house has a date over its door of (IIRCC) 1785.

Barkers Pool had a sort of reservoir/ dam of water that, in the very olden (Lol) days, had a sluice that opened, and washed all the way down the hill to the Sheaf, cleaning the debris as it went.

Owned by the Barker family? + a pool of water? = Barkers Pool

PT

My first view of sheffield was coming out of the front of midland station. gah! :gag:

I nearly jumped on the first train outta there, but it was cancelled, so I stayed a while ;) Thank god something is finally being done about sheaf sq.

The last ten years have seen alot of changes in the city centre with the peace gardens, demolishing the eggbox, building the winter gardens, re-doing all the streets etc. I really like how sheffield is changing - nothing happens overnight, but I think the last 8 years or so have all been little steps in the right direction. I hope we can keep it up.


edd

Originally posted by Plain Talker
The statue on top of the town Hall is "Vulcan", metalworker of the gods.

(there is also a statue of Vulcan near the castle square tram stop, on the old Hornes building. It looks like a hanged man... used to scare me S***less when I was a child)

the stone house has a date over its door of (IIRCC) 1785.

Barkers Pool had a sort of reservoir/ dam of water that, in the very olden (Lol) days, had a sluice that opened, and washed all the way down the hill to the Sheaf, cleaning the debris as it went.

Owned by the Barker family? + a pool of water? = Barkers Pool

PT well done, at least some one has put a little effort in to our history..ok heres another one.where could you get a drink of water in a cup attached by a chain to the wall outside a promenent building in sheffield,still there i think but not working now ( no internet searching )

Originally posted by depoix
well done, at least some one has put a little effort in to our history..ok heres another one.where could you get a drink of water in a cup attached by a chain to the wall outside a promenent building in sheffield,still there i think but not working now ( no internet searching )

That was on the corner of Castle Street and Waingate, on the courthouse wall. (the c1855 Town Hall, before the 1897 Town hall on Pinstone St)

Even thirty-five-odd years on I remember asking my mother, to have a drink from the water feature, as I was thirsty, and my mum couldn't let me have the drink, as the water fountain thing had been used as a urinal.

(the dirty so-and-so's!)

the cast iron moulding that was the water fountain is still there, but it is in a very sorry condition, these days.

(There you go.. no search done, purely my own knowledge!)

PT

Originally posted by Plain Talker
That was on the corner of Castle Street and Waingate, on the courthouse wall. (the c1855 Town Hall, before the 1897 Town hall on Pinstone St)

Even thirty-five-odd years on I remember asking my mother, to have a drink from the water feature, as I was thirsty, and my mum couldn't let me have the drink, as the water fountain thing had been used as a urinal.

(the dirty so-and-so's!)

the cast iron moulding that was the water fountain is still there, but it is in a very sorry condition, these days.

(There you go.. no search done, purely my own knowledge!)

PT ONE HUNDRED PERCENT SHEFFIELDER, if we ever meet up ill buy you a pint or two, great stuff,regards.alan

LOL...

ty Depoix!

I might just take you up on that offer!

PT

First time I visited Sheffield I thought everything was so big and spread out! its inland...nowhere near the coast :( I really liked the Peace Gardens and still very fond of it :)

I always wondered Sheffield being the 5th biggest city in UK...1...why there isnt a 24hr cafe or a cafe that opens early morning for early workers/ workers that just finished night shift or clubbers?? 2...on a sunday why the heck there isnt alot of to do ?? pubs and clubs closing early..

(bet someone will post something to do with licensing(sp?) laws..)

I was born and bred in sheffield.
Compared to Leeds,Sheffield has always taken its time to regenerate.
The City is the friendliest and it has a good level of control , I feel compared to the other cities.
Although there is crime, I am sure, in the city, I dont very often see it.

With my job( an employment worker supporting people with disabilities and mental health problems to find employmemt), I often have to travel train people who live in the north of the city, where all the big housing estates are ,but even then I have not witnessed crime there.
the main issues on the estates seem to be drugs and unemployment.which is something our organisation is working on to reduce
The best thing about Sheffield is that it is surronded by countryside and that it is a multicultural society with good integration in schools.

Anyone who's lived anywhere all their lives or 50-odd years is bound to say it's not as nice as it used to be; that's just part of getting old. And when people come on this forum and talk about rude bus drivers and stuff, well, again, that's the same everywhere, and we all know it.

It all depends what you want from the place you live in, doesn't it. If your life is meaningless without shopping then you probably *are* better off in Leeds. Me, I like to be able to wander around a city centre and go in pubs without being hassled by townies for having hair longer than two centimetres, so I'm better off in Sheffield.

The other thing I like is we've got the cultural choices you get in bigger cities without the alienation and selfishness. People queue properly for buses *and* you can see good films and theatre. My neighbours talk to me *and* there are decent indie nights. There aren't many places you can say that about.

It's easy to take this place for granted if you've not lived somewhere worse.