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Investigations Taking Place at Sheffield’s Mysterious Catacombs

Sheffield General Cemetery’s old catacombs are to be investigated after receiving National Lottery conservation and repair funding. Sheffield General Cemetery Catacombs 19th century catacombs...

James Hargreaves30 September 2020

Building work begins to secure structure of Leah's Yard

Sheffield Lifestyle

Essential Works Started To Secure Structure of Leah’s Yard

Work has started today to secure the structure of the historic Leah’s Yard on Cambridge Street. Leah’s Yard Structure to be Secured Long-planned essential...

James Hargreaves22 September 2020

Sheffield Lifestyle

Plans Reveal Bold New Look for Barkers Pool ‘Gaumont’ Building

Sheffield City Council have today submitted plans for the large block on the corner of Barkers Pool and Burgess Street in the City Centre....

James Hargreaves18 September 2020

Leah's Yard Heart of the City II Proposal Drawings

Sheffield Arts & Culture

Leah’s Yard: Social Enterprise Plans Submitted for Historic Site

Three Sheffield Social Enterprise organisations have teamed up to create plans to bring Cambridge Street’s historic Leah’s Yard back into use. Leah’s Yard to...

James Hargreaves16 September 2020

Sheffield Lifestyle

Explore Sheffield Castle, Old Town Hall and more with Virtual Castlegate Festival

One of Sheffield’s newest festivals — the Castlegate Festival — returns with a difference this September. Castlegate Festival Goes Online This September’s Castlegate Festival...

James Hargreaves15 September 2020

Hillsborough Park, looking over the fishing lake and tennis courts towards the A61

Sheffield History

Hillsborough Park and Library: A History

The current-day Hillsborough Library sits proudly within parkland in the north-Sheffield suburb. But the Grade II listed mansion-like building seems a little grandiose for...

James Hargreaves29 June 2020

Secret Tunnels under Sheffield Train Station, leading to The Megatron river culvert system

Sheffield Videos

Sheffield’s Secret Tunnels, Hidden Rivers and ‘The Megatron’!

If you’ve ever stood on the platforms of Sheffield train station, you probably didn’t realise that the river Sheaf is flowing just meters beneath...

James Hargreaves10 June 2020

Sheffield History

Harringtons: Remembering The Castle Market Clothes Store

Back in the days when Castle Market was one of Sheffield’s bustling retail areas, there was only one clothes shop worth going to —...

James Hargreaves1 June 2020

Sheffield Videos

Did Tony Foulds Lie About Mi Amigo?

Recent accounts of Mi Amigo experiences are being questioned by locals and historians. But has Tony Foulds lied? Here, The Sheffield Guide takes a...

James Hargreaves31 May 2020

Sheffield History

Hole in the Road: A Beloved Lost Landmark

A comprehensive history of the infamous Hole in the Road; A lost icon of 1960s subterranean urban planning. Branches of underpasses, converging into a...

James Hargreaves30 May 2020