Articles About Sheffield

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Introduction to Sheffield

A brief introduction to the city of Sheffield, covering its beginnings, its proud place as the world's steel powerhouse in the industrial revoultion, and the city as we know it today.



Leisure and Attractions in Sheffield

Sheffield has a great selection of leisure facilities, local attractions, museums, galleries, historic buildings and parks and open spaces. The nearby Peak District National Park offers a direct contrast to the charm of the city with breathtaking countryside.



Sport in Sheffield

Sheffield's status of National City of Sport is well founded. Sheffield FC, an amateur club founded in 1857, is the world's oldest football club whilst nearby neighbours, Hallam FC, have the world's oldest ground, Sandygate. Plus, the first ever floodlit soccer match was played at Bramall Lane, home of Sheffield United, in 1878.



Education in Sheffield

Sheffield has a long and esteemed history of education. Records show that boys were being taught by the monks of Beauchief Abbey as long ago as 1490. The University of Sheffield was established in 1905 and today has one of the largest student populations in the country. Although Sheffield Hallam University was only accorded university status in 1992, the Technology and Art Colleges on which it was founded date back to 1843.



Sheffield Steel

Sheffield has an international reputation for metallurgy and steel production and associated innovations. These include Sheffield plate and the crucible technique.



Transport in Sheffield

Sheffield is on the Trans-Pennine Trail, a National Cycle Network route running from Southport in the north-west to Hornsea in the East Riding, with a developing Strategic Cycle Network within the city. The Peak District National Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty and is popular with both on and off-road cyclists. Being so close to Sheffield, part of the park lies within the city boundary, with green routes into the park more or less from the city centre.



History of Sheffield

Sheffield has a long and rich history spanning from the late Upper Palaeolithic period or earlier, through its great rise during the Industrial Revolution, to its present day status as one of the UK's most important and green cities.



Sheffield's Economy

While iron and steel have long been the main industries of Sheffield, coal and other mining has also been significant, particularly in the outlying areas. In fact limestone from nearby quarries was used to build the Palace of Westminster in London.



Entertainment in Sheffield

Sheffield has two large theatres - the Lyceum Theatre and the Crucible Theatre - which, together with the smaller Studio Theatre, make up the largest theatre complex outside London.



Peak District National Park

The Peak District National Park, whose dramatic scenery attracts around 22 million visitors per year, is directly to the west of Sheffield. The national park is the fourth largest in England and Wales and has an area of 555 square miles.



Sheffield's Local Music Scene

Sheffield has been the home of numerous eminent bands and musicians with artists such as Pulp, The Human League, Def Leppard, Joe Cocker, Richard Hawley, Longpigs, Milburn and Moloko, along with many other popular and alternative musicians.



Geography of Sheffield

Sheffield is a geographically diverse city, and is one of the eight largest regional English cities that make up the English Core Cities Group.



Sheffield Castle

The remains of Sheffield Castle, at the confluence of the rivers Don and Sheaf, mark the site where the earliest settlement at Sheffield was founded sometime in the second half of the 1st millennium AD.



Famous Quotes Relating to Sheffield



Sheffield's Environment



Sheffield's Climate