Nagel   10 #25 Posted August 30, 2015 The most beautiful for me is, without a doubt, the mosque at Heeley Bottom. And before anyone asks or comments, no I don't worship at that or any other mosque as I'm Catholic.  I don't like it since it looks like it was done on the cheap.  I like the interior of the Catholic cathedral. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
ghost rider   10 #26 Posted August 30, 2015 This is my favourite local building which is just around the corner from where I live.I have been inside this building quite a few times over the years.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wortley_Hall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Guest sibon   #27 Posted August 30, 2015 I don't like it since it looks like it was done on the cheap. I like the interior of the Catholic cathedral.  I was going to put St Marie's on my list. Come to think of it, all of Norfolk St is lovely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
muddywolf   10 #28 Posted August 30, 2015 Bishops House https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Bishops_House_2011.jpg NGH clock tower http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/08/15/3081506_aeb62393.jpg Sheffield town hall http://leopoldhotel.co.uk/_asset/Sheffield_City_Hall.jpg/Sheffield_City_Hall.jpg Midland station https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Sheffield_Station_from_Sheaf_Square.jpg Hillsborough barracks http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4452014249_d1e201b4eb.jpg Beauchief Abbey http://farm9.static.flickr.com/8459/7977430531_1bd71be7f3.jpg King Edwards https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/King_Edward_VII_School_copy.jpg Whitley Hall http://www.barnabyaldrick.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Whitley-Hall-Wedding-Photography-003.jpg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Fogey   10 #29 Posted August 31, 2015 I strongly suspect this post is a wind-up. Either that or you've not taken your medication today.  like I have said before, there are too many poorly educated idiots round here who think buildings are only beautiful if they're made from carved stone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
greeni   10 #30 Posted September 1, 2015 Globe Works on Penistone Road, Butcher Works on Arundel Street, Eye Witness Works on Milton Street…these are great buildings and unique to Sheffield. I also like the Arts Tower. And, not a building as such but the grand stone houses climbing up and down the hills in areas like Brincliffe, Nether Edge, Broomhill are lovely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
taxman   12 #31 Posted September 1, 2015 Globe Works on Penistone Road, Butcher Works on Arundel Street, Eye Witness Works on Milton Street…these are great buildings and unique to Sheffield. I also like the Arts Tower. And, not a building as such but the grand stone houses climbing up and down the hills in areas like Brincliffe, Nether Edge, Broomhill are lovely.  I like the Arts Tower as well. Poorly designed (ever tried walking between it and the library when it's windy?) but iconic and dramatic...and it has a paternoster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
greeni   10 #32 Posted September 1, 2015 ha, yes that is true, i was once blown off my bike there! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
AndrewC Â Â 310 #33 Posted September 1, 2015 The wind tunnel effect is a problem, but it's a beautiful building viewed from a distance, especially since it got it's external overhaul and especially if viewing the slimmer side, from the Lower Don Valley. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Guest   #34 Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) ...By the way, OP, are you still deciding which ten you would choose? ... Stuff, plus the bank holiday long weekend, intervened before I had a chance to have much of a think about my list.  In no particular order:  Central library The Lyceum The City Hall The Town Hall Cutlers' Hall The glasshouses in the Botanical Gardens Weston Park Museum and Mappin Art Gallery Fitzalan Square post office building These buildings This building  ETA: And the Mappin Building should be on that list too. Edited September 2, 2015 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
blowfealt   10 #35 Posted September 2, 2015 The most beautiful for me is, without a doubt, the mosque at Heeley Bottom. And before anyone asks or comments, no I don't worship at that or any other mosque as I'm Catholic.  I agree - totally, hagardriley . No matter what religion, craftsmanship/Artistic ability should be universally appreciated.  Look closely at the work that has gone into the mosque - the columns are particularly impressive, the way the bricks have been laid to spiral upwards is reminiscent of Victorian architecture - a skill I thought had been lost forever.  The whole thing has been carefully designed and built to complement its surroundings and immediate community - something that cannot be said for most of the monstrosities that have sprung forth from the city of late. How so many of them have gained local authority approval beggars belief, it really does. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
andingmen   12 #36 Posted September 4, 2015 I have found it really interesting comparing this thread with the thread about the ugliest building in Sheffield:- http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1420608  and the thread in the History/Expats section about now-demolished buildings that you'd like to see rebuilt:- http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1421345  It just goes to prove the old saying about "beauty is in the eye....etc"  I can't help wondering though that some of the ugliest building people have quoted might not, in later years, be looked back on with rather more affection than is now the case. I'm thinking, for example, of the Grosvenor Hotel which I think is a classic example of sixties architecture and even the "Eggbox" which, has to be admitted was a unique and striking design. Each to their own, I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...