Cultural Industries Quarter
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The Cultural Industries Quarter is a district in the city centre
of Sheffield
, England
, and one of the eleven Quarters designated in the 1994 City Centre Strategy. It is roughly triangular in shape, and is bound by Howard Street
, Sheaf Square
and Suffolk Road
to the north-east, St Mary's Road
to the south and Eyre Street and Arundel Gate to the north-west, with Granville Square in the south-east. The name given reflects the intention to create a cluster of music, film and science based businesses in the area. Businesses based in the area include:-
Sheffield City Centre
Sheffield City Centre—often just referred to as town—is a district of the City of Sheffield, and part of the Sheffield Central ward. It includes the area that is within a radius of roughly of Sheffield Cathedral, and is encircled by the Inner Ring Road—a circular route started in the late 1960s...
of Sheffield
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...
, 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...
, and one of the eleven Quarters designated in the 1994 City Centre Strategy. It is roughly triangular in shape, and is bound by Howard Street
Howard Street
Howard Street may refer to:*Howard Street , a major street in Downtown Baltimore, Maryland**Howard Street Tunnel fire, a disaster that struck the freight railroad tunnel under Baltimore's Howard Street in 2001...
, Sheaf Square
Sheaf Square
Sheaf Square is a municipal square lying immediately east of the city centre of Sheffield, England. The sides of the square are lined with major buildings: Sheffield railway station, the Showroom Cinema, Sheffield Science Park, the early nineteenth century Howard Hotel, in addition to the site of...
and Suffolk Road
Sheffield Inner Ring Road
Sheffield Inner Ring Road is a dual-carriageway circling central Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Built from the 1960s onwards the Ring Road connects to the Sheffield Parkway, which itself connects with the M1 motorway...
to the north-east, St Mary's Road
Sheffield Inner Ring Road
Sheffield Inner Ring Road is a dual-carriageway circling central Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Built from the 1960s onwards the Ring Road connects to the Sheffield Parkway, which itself connects with the M1 motorway...
to the south and Eyre Street and Arundel Gate to the north-west, with Granville Square in the south-east. The name given reflects the intention to create a cluster of music, film and science based businesses in the area. Businesses based in the area include:-
- Showroom CinemaShowroom CinemaThe Showroom Cinema is an independent arthouse cinema in Sheffield, England. It is housed in a 1936 art deco building which was formerly the Kennings car dealership...
- Red Tape Music Studios
- LeadmillLeadmillThe Leadmill is a live music venue and nightclub on Leadmill Road, Sheffield, England lying on the south-east edge of the city centre. It opened in 1980, in what despite its name was a former flour mill...
nightclub and venue - Sheffield Hallam UniversitySheffield Hallam UniversitySheffield Hallam University is a higher education institution in South Yorkshire, England, based on two sites in Sheffield. City Campus is located in the city centre, close to Sheffield railway station, and Collegiate Crescent Campus is about two miles away, adjacent to Ecclesall Road in...
Students' UnionStudents' unionA students' union, student government, student senate, students' association, guild of students or government of student body is a student organization present in many colleges and universities, and has started appearing in some high schools...
(former National Centre for Popular MusicNational Centre for Popular MusicThe National Centre for Popular Music was a museum in Sheffield, England for contemporary music and culture, a £15 million project largely funded with contributions from the National Lottery, which opened on 1 March 1999, and closed in June 2000....
) - Sheffield Institute of Art GallerySheffield Institute of Art GallerySheffield Institute of Arts Gallery is a university art gallery in Sheffield, England. Part of Sheffield Hallam University the gallery is based in the Furnival Building in Sheffield's Cultural Industries Quarter...
- Sheffield Live
- Site GallerySite GalleryThe Site Gallery is an art gallery in Sheffield, England. It specialises in multimedia based art.The gallery is based at Brown Street in Sheffield's Cultural Industries Quarter. It is an international centre for contemporary art, and maintains an extensive programme of exhibitions, regularly...
- art gallery - Spearmint RhinoSpearmint RhinoSpearmint Rhino is a chain of strip clubs that operates venues throughout the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Central Europe, Russia and Australia. The club opened in 1989 as a supplement to the existing Peppermint Elephant Restaurant. This first Spearmint Rhino was located in Upland,...
Significant buildings
- The Butcher's Wheel
- Stirling works
- 92 & 92a Arundel Street
- 113 Arundel Street
- Sylvester Works
- Venture Works
- Truro Works
- Columbia Place