Think Sheffield, Think... What??

[sassie 10]

I've returned from a 3 day break with 4 friends. One from Leeds, 2 from Newcastle and 1 from Cumbria.

 

In between boozing (and other "girl stuff"!) we (drunkenly) spoke about what our towns/cities were famous/known for.

 

I came up with steel (obviously), brewery's (obviously!), hendersons relish (I 'spash' it on EVERYTHING!) and 'The Full Monty' (very poor, I know ... !!).

 

I will add here that my association's were way more impressive than theirs!

[marmite 10]

what about steel industry?

erm..i guess full monty kinda covers that..

i just had one more but match of the day put me off

oh yeah..bombings etc in WW2

 

..you said steel didnt you...

[dirtybristow 10]

Sheffield was one the UK's most industrial inland cities surrounded by some of the UK's most outstanding natural beauty and has been described as "A dirty picture in a golden frame" but I can't remeber by whom.

 

University of Sheffield is a Russell Group university (one of only 12 in the UK) and until UMIST & VUM amalgamated last year Sheffield Hallam was the uni with the most students in the UK.

 

Best hospital in the UK (Sheffield Teaching Hospitals).

 

Arctic Monkeys (current, but brilliant) & a few other succesful bands.

 

David Blunkett. Fascist pig, but well-known none-the-less.

 

The most courteous drivers I've come across out of the 5 cities I've lived in.

 

I'm sure there's more

[meersbrook 10]

 

I can think of one glaring omission..!

[Internetowl 10]

You're right - there's a lot of **** around the place

[TheRedWizard 10]

"Sheffield was one the UK's most industrial inland cities surrounded by some of the UK's most outstanding natural beauty and has been described as "A dirty picture in a golden frame" but I can't remeber by whom."

 

J.B.Priestley I think....... around 1930 sometime.

[Don_Kiddick 11]

The Human League

[Greybeard 10]

Originally posted by sassie

 

I came up with steel (obviously), brewery's (obviously!), hendersons relish (I 'spash' it on EVERYTHING!) and 'The Full Monty' (very poor, I know ... !!).

 

 

But you forgot cutlery and edge tools. These were what Sheffield was originally famous for

[Guest sheffieldten]

Originally posted by dirtybristow

The most courteous drivers I've come across out of the 5 cities I've lived in.

Now that worries me slightly.

[d71146 10]

Originally posted by sheffieldten

Now that worries me slightly.

 

Worries me too.

[roughy101 10]

micheal paling

sean bean

bomber graham

johny nelson

nassem:gag:

sebastian coe

[Don_Kiddick 11]

Originally posted by roughy101

micheal paling

 

I think Michael might take a fence to that typo!