Carbrook, South Yorkshire
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Carbrook is an industrial area of Sheffield
, South Yorkshire
, England
to the north-east of Brightside
. The suburb is named for the Carr Brook, which ran through the area until the late eighteenth century.
Carbrook borders the former industrial village of Tinsley and has preserved a few older buildings such as the Sheffield Bus Museum
, historic Carbrook Hall
public house, the stone-built Carbrook School and steelworks Tinsley Wire. In 1868, the Brightside and Carbrook Co-operative Society was founded in the suburb, an important step in the development of the co-operative society in the region, later becoming the Sheffield Co-operative Society
.
From the mid 1990s to date, Carbrook has been continually redeveloped with a number of well-known companies attracted to the convenient location within a mile of the M1 motorway at junction 34. These include Abbey National, Freemans Plc and many retail outlets to include prestige marques such as BMW and Lexus. It is also the name of the local tram
stop and contains Meadowhall Retail Park, an out of town retail park not to be confused with Meadowhall Shopping Centre
which lies further north.
The main through route 'Attercliffe Road / Sheffield Road' is almost unrecognisable from its pre 1980s design where it offered a mix of old steelworks houses and the last remaining small independent retailers trading from quaint but aged terrace house sized shop fronts. One such shop was known as 'Ronnies barbers', a long established traditional barber who worked well into his 80th year!
Carbrook now boasts a 20-screen cinema, retail park, Sheffield Arena and the Don valley Stadium, a major music venue and sports facility.
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
to the north-east of Brightside
Brightside, South Yorkshire
Brightside is an industrial area of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England lying on a hill north of Attercliffe and the River Don.Brightside was recorded in the fifteenth century as "Brekesherth", when it was home to some mills...
. The suburb is named for the Carr Brook, which ran through the area until the late eighteenth century.
Carbrook borders the former industrial village of Tinsley and has preserved a few older buildings such as the Sheffield Bus Museum
Sheffield Bus Museum
The South Yorkshire Transport Museum, formerly the Sheffield Bus Museum, is a museum which documents the history of bus transport in South Yorkshire. The museum is located in the village of Aldwarke, part of Rotherham...
, historic Carbrook Hall
Carbrook Hall
Carbrook Hall is a historic house in Sheffield, England. Located at in the Attercliffe district of the city, the original building was owned by the Blunt family from 1176. This was rebuilt in 1462, and was bought by Thomas Bright in the late 16th century...
public house, the stone-built Carbrook School and steelworks Tinsley Wire. In 1868, the Brightside and Carbrook Co-operative Society was founded in the suburb, an important step in the development of the co-operative society in the region, later becoming the Sheffield Co-operative Society
Sheffield Co-operative Society
The Sheffield Co-operative Society was a local consumer co-operative trading in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.The Society was founded as the Brightside and Carbrook Co-operative and opened its first shop in 1868, in the Carbrook suburb of Sheffield.-Castle House:The Co-op opened shops around...
.
From the mid 1990s to date, Carbrook has been continually redeveloped with a number of well-known companies attracted to the convenient location within a mile of the M1 motorway at junction 34. These include Abbey National, Freemans Plc and many retail outlets to include prestige marques such as BMW and Lexus. It is also the name of the local tram
Sheffield Supertram
The Supertram, officially called the Stagecoach Supertram, is a light rail tram system in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England...
stop and contains Meadowhall Retail Park, an out of town retail park not to be confused with Meadowhall Shopping Centre
Meadowhall
Meadowhall is an indoor shopping centre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It lies three miles north east of Sheffield city centre and four miles from Rotherham town centre....
which lies further north.
The main through route 'Attercliffe Road / Sheffield Road' is almost unrecognisable from its pre 1980s design where it offered a mix of old steelworks houses and the last remaining small independent retailers trading from quaint but aged terrace house sized shop fronts. One such shop was known as 'Ronnies barbers', a long established traditional barber who worked well into his 80th year!
Carbrook now boasts a 20-screen cinema, retail park, Sheffield Arena and the Don valley Stadium, a major music venue and sports facility.