Apart from being famous for it's steel, does any one remember the a Sheffiedl architect firm was chosen to design th bridge in the movie Bridge Over The River Kwai in 1957, it was Husbands & Company on West street, i remember they had a minature of the bridge in their lobby, big thing for a small Sheffield company to be chosen.

Sean Bean... Yum.

After all my years in Sheffield, I've still yet to see him.

He drinks in The Pebley just outside Killamarsh.

The Full Monty of course it was definitly put on the map for that :clap:

just shows you that British films get famous for actually being good rather than big budget special effects!

Originally posted by alex3horse
[B]The Full Monty of course it was definitly put on the map for that :clap:

Great film:D
But what sort of image of Sheffield did it send out to the world?
:(

Sheffield's famous for Charley Peace, the all-round and enterprising Victorian burglar and cracksman...

Ebenezer Elliott, whose statue is in Weston Park--the agitator (in rhyme!) against the infamous Corn Laws that led to deprivation for many working class people...

Samuel Holberry, the Chartist who tried (albeit in a rather revolutionary way) to help working class people to get proper representation in Parliament at a time when their voice was hardly considered important. He is buried in the General Cemetery in Sharrow and there is now recognition of him on a plaque in the Peace Gardens...

I know these are 19th-century examples but I'm only scratching the surface here and there is so much more that could be said.

def leopard
henderson relesh

Originally posted by Pete1024
def leopard
henderson relesh

Def Leppard I'll agree with (although they are well past their peak now).

But I must disagree about Henderson's Relish.

Wonderful though it is, Hendos is virtually impossible to get outside Sheffield and the surrounding towns. If it was available worldwide (eg Lea and Perrins Worcester Sauce) then Sheffield really would be on the map!

Yes I know you can get it mail-order, but that's too much faffing about (not to mention expensive).

Without doubt Sheffield is most famous around the world for its steel and cutlery. Wherever I go in the world, as soon as I say I'm from Sheffield, the response is "cutlery!" (I don't have the heart to tell them that it's all made in China these days).

The second most famous thing from Sheffield is Joe Cocker

Originally posted by mojoworking
The second most famous thing from Sheffield is Joe Cocker

I would say Marti Caine was more famous the Joe Cocker, she had her own TV show.

Unfortunatly it is normally bad things that get you on the map.
So it would have to be the Hillsborough Disaster.

Originally posted by nick2
I would say Marti Caine was more famous the Joe Cocker, she had her own TV show.

You jest of course sir? Marti may have had her own (long forgotten) TV show, but she was little more than a chicken-in-a-basket cabaret singer. Total record sales? Not many.

Joe on the other hand is a world famous rock star of 40 years standing. His CDs are on sale in every record store in the world.

What about liquorice, is that how you spell it? allsorts & jelly babies.

Originally posted by Tim42
What about liquorice, is that how you spell it? allsorts & jelly babies.

Bassets yeah, and i think it's spelt: Likorish :hihi:

Originally posted by mojoworking
You jest of course sir? Marti may have had her own (long forgotten) TV show, but she was little more than a chicken-in-a-basket cabaret singer. Total record sales? Not many.

Joe on the other hand is a world famous rock star of 40 years standing. His CDs are on sale in every record store in the world.

Oh, sorry, I didn't realise the question was "most famous old rock singer", I thought it was open to any type of entertainer.

Originally posted by mojoworking
Joe Cocker is a world famous rock star of 40 years standing. His CDs are on sale in every record store in the world.
And didn't he famously sing at woodstock,

and who here has never heard of his version of "A little Help From My Friends".

Hendersons Relish!!!!!1

Originally posted by muddycoffee
And didn't he famously sing at woodstock,

and who here has never heard of his version of "A little Help From My Friends".

I think more people could name a Jarvis Cocker hit than a Joe Cocker one, in fact I think people would me more likely to recognise Jarvis Cocker than Joe Cocker, but then thats what being "famous" means.

Harry Brearley should be one of the most famous Sheffielders ever
Where would we be without Stainless Steel.

World student games.

Worlds oldest football club.

Gatecrasher.

Originally posted by Unisol
Gatecrasher.

amen.

Silver plating along side our steel.
Barry Hines - Threads written in and set in Sheffield.
The first and best kept (!) example of 50's or 60's streets in the sky architecture, commonly known as the grade 2 (?) listed Park Hill (Dump) Flats.
Our history with Mary Queen Of Scots who was imprisoned for 3 years or so in Sheffield Castle.
John Ruskin.
Bizarre one - The Lyceum is the only example of a certain type of theatre - Google it if you want to know more.
Our history with snooker and The Crucible.
One of, if not the, biggest shopping centre in Europe, yes tragically, Meadowhell strikes again.
There was also a Hollywood B movie star who's name I don't remember. His face appears in the circular windows of the building just after the Hillsborough Walled Gardens.

Quote: Sheffield is famous because of steel and Deaf Leopard and film star Geoff Coburn from the Look Who's Talking trilogy and Baby Boom.

Originally posted by alchresearch
He drinks in The Pebley just outside Killamarsh.

I'm there!!! :love:

Originally posted by nick2
Oh, sorry, I didn't realise the question was "most famous old rock singer", I thought it was open to any type of entertainer.

This is a wind-up, right?

In terms of world-wide fame Joe Cocker is without doubt the most famous* musical entertainer ever to come out of Sheffield.

It's got nothing to do with age, although logically, the longer an artist is recording, the more their fame tends to grow.

*Def Leppard have undoubtedly sold more records than Joe, but they are probably not as well known (or as well-respected) across all age groups

Sheffield is famous for its forum.

PS. Where's the brown-nose smilie when you need it? ;)

Sean Bean, Sheffield Steel, The SuperGun, The Hillsborough Disaster, Neil Kinnock's cringably embarassing General Election "Victory" party he held at the Arena the night they lost in 1992 lol. Oh and Sheffield United! :thumbsup:

Originally posted by mojoworking
This is a wind-up, right?

In terms of world-wide fame Joe Cocker is without doubt the most famous* musical entertainer ever to come out of Sheffield.


No it's not a wind-up.

I don't believe that Joe Cocker is more famous than Def Leopard, The Human League or Pulp. You might be a big fan (I'm suspecting that you run his fan club) but I bet that if you asked 200 people at random on Fargate today to name one of his records only a handfull could, and this in his home town.

And as for being respected across all age groups, I think you would be hard-pressed to find anyone under 35 who even knows who he is.

Michael Palin- for Monty Python and his round the world travels.

sheffield is also famous for holding the world snooker championship at the crucible.and i attend to go this yr like i do any other yr.

Originally posted by t020
Sheffield is famous for its forum.

PS. Where's the brown-nose smilie when you need it? ;)



YOU! Brown nose, that'll be the day !

Originally posted by alchresearch
He drinks in The Pebley just outside Killamarsh.

Also The Sportsman on Denby Street on match days as he is ''a hundred per cent blade.''

The engineer responsible for designing the Forth bridge was from Sheffield.

Originally posted by poppins
Apart from being famous for it's steel, does any one remember the a Sheffiedl architect firm was chosen to design th bridge in the movie Bridge Over The River Kwai in 1957, it was Husbands & Company on West street, i remember they had a minature of the bridge in their lobby, big thing for a small Sheffield company to be chosen.

The bridge for the film was actually built in Sri Lanka, I do vaguely know the guy who was working on the construction.

What else is it famous for?

Greenest City

7 Hiils - Rome copied us BTW

:D

wot about def leopard

Just thought, Peter Stringfellow (oh thinking about it maybe not)

Originally posted by poppins
Apart from being famous for it's steel, does any one remember the a Sheffiedl architect firm was chosen to design th bridge in the movie Bridge Over The River Kwai in 1957, it was Husbands & Company on West street, i remember they had a minature of the bridge in their lobby, big thing for a small Sheffield company to be chosen.

This company still exists in sheffield, it was brought out by the Mott MacDonald Group www.mottmac.com but still continues to export some great work from sheffield.

Potholes & The worst transport system in the UK

Sheffield University which is 100 years old this year!

It must be older than that.

Originally posted by nick2
It must be older than that.


Nope its celebrating its centenary this year (see their website www.shef.ac.uk)

But the buildings look much more than 100 years old.

The funny thing is that Hallam Uni has been a teaching establishment for over 160 years :lol:

Students :P

Them bloody students! They're everywhere! :lol:

And no, I am not a student basher, the above comments are strictly tongue in cheek so yeh.

Sheffield is famous for busses that keep going (or try to) no matter how deep the snow is.
Simon B

Has anyone mentioned Human League?