Heart of the City
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The Heart of the City is a major re-development site in Sheffield, England, and one of the 12 official quarters of Sheffield City Centre. As its name suggests the Heart of the City is located in the heart of Sheffield City Centre
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Heart of the City was mainly developed by Sheffield One
. The scheme has created many new public spaces, buildings, and skyscrapers.
Heart of the City
For other uses, see Heart of the City.The Heart of the City is a major re-development site in Sheffield, England, and one of the 12 official quarters of Sheffield City Centre. As its name suggests the Heart of the City is located in the heart of Sheffield City Centre.Heart of the City was mainly...
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53.3801°N 1.4701°W
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...
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Heart of the City was mainly developed by Sheffield One
Sheffield One
Sheffield One is an urban redevelopment company created in 2000 to regenerate Sheffield city centre. In April 2007, it was merged into Creative Sheffield, a newly created city economic development company.-Projects:*Castlegate Quarter*Cathedral Quarter...
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Structures part of the scheme
- Peace GardensPeace GardensThe Peace Gardens are an inner city square in Sheffield, England. It was created as part of the Heart of the City project by Sheffield City Council....
- Sheffield Town HallSheffield Town HallSheffield Town Hall is a building in the City of Sheffield, England. The building is used by Sheffield City Council, and also contains a publicly displayed collection of silverware. The current building, Sheffield's fourth town hall, is located on Pinstone Street. It was designed by the...
- Tudor SquareTudor SquareTudor Square is a city square in the city of Sheffield, England. The square is home to the largest concentration of theatres in the UK outside London and has thus become known as Sheffield’s ‘Theatre Land’...
- St Paul's PlaceSt Paul's PlaceSt Paul's Place is part of the Heart of the City project in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It encompasses the new office blocks surrounding the Peace Gardens, the car park and is linked to the St. Pauls Tower...
- Millennium SquareMillennium Square (Sheffield)Millennium Square is a modern city square in Sheffield, England. It was created as part of the Heart of the City project that began in 1998 and has become a central feature in Sheffield’s redeveloped city centre...
- Sheffield Winter GardensSheffield Winter GardensSheffield Winter Garden in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire is one of the largest temperate glasshouses to be built in the UK during the last hundred years, and the largest urban glasshouse anywhere in Europe. It is home to more than 2,000 plants from all around the world...
- Millennium GalleriesMillennium GalleriesThe Millennium Galleries is an art gallery in the City of Sheffield, England. Opened in April 2001 as part of Sheffield's Heart of the City project, it is located in the city centre close to the city library, Sheffield Hallam University, and the city's theatre district...
- St. Pauls TowerSt. Pauls TowerSt Paul's Tower and St Paul's View, is a major development completed in April 2011 situated in the city centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England....
- Sheffield City HallSheffield City HallSheffield City Hall is a Grade II* listed building in Sheffield, England, containing several venues, ranging from the Oval Concert Hall which seats over 2,000 people to a ballroom featuring a sprung dance floor...
- Barker's PoolBarker's PoolBarker's Pool is a public plaza and street in the centre of the City of Sheffield, England. The focus of Barker's Pool is the Grade II listed First World War memorial that was unveiled on 28 October 1925...
- Crucible TheatreCrucible TheatreThe Crucible Theatre is a theatre built in 1971 and located in the city centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. As well as theatrical performances, it is home to the most important event in professional snooker, the World Snooker Championship....
- Sheffield City Library
- Lyceum TheatreLyceum Theatre (Sheffield)-History:Built in 1897 following a traditional proscenium arch design, the Lyceum is the only surviving theatre outside of London designed by the famous theatre architect W.G.R. Sprague and the last example of an Edwardian auditorium in Sheffield...
- Sheffield railway station
- Sheaf SquareSheaf SquareSheaf 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...
- Velocity TowerVelocity TowerVelocity Tower is a development project currently under construction next to the Inner Ring Road in Sheffield City Centre, South Yorkshire, England, overlooking Ecclesall Road...
- Arundel Gate