When HHB learned just before Christmas of the decision to demolish the historic Market Tavern, we immediately appealed to Sheffield City Council to look for another way. We managed to persuade them to halt works whilst outside help was found.
Save the Market Tavern
News (just before Christmas) of the imminent demolition of Castlegate’s Market Tavern was met with great sadness. Sheffield Council’s Building Control team had deemed the building unsafe and said it must come down. Sad resignation has now been replaced by
Remains of Sheffield’s first workhouse and only cotton mill – Cotton Street and 24 Alma Street 22/01020/FUL
The world is finally catching on to what we all knew.. Time Out Magazine recently voted Sheffield the second best destination for a weekend break in Europe. That should be no great surprise; Sheffield is Britain’s greenest city, with all
Cambridge Street western side historic summary
Cambridge Street western side historic summary By J.Robin Hughes Street history, name and numbering In the early 18th century Coalpit Lane was the main southern exit from Sheffield, although it only gave access to the appallingly bad route over the
A LITTLE BIT OF GEORGIAN SHEFFIELD
Sheffield has one or two little pockets of early buildings which have somehow escaped the bulldozers and one is on a street which few people venture down due to our convoluted traffic systems. I refer to Bank Street which was
SETTING A STABLE ENVIRONMENT
A previous Blog told the story of a large horse hospital in the centre of town at Lady’s Bridge but a little-known smaller site sits less than a mile away. You probably drive past it everyone day at the bottom
THE SHEFFIELD CONSERVATION DEPT NEEDS YOU !
If you care about Sheffield’s Heritage please sign this petition https://www.change.org/p/julie-dore-leader-of-sheffield-city-council-sheffield-city-council-don-t-sack-our-conservation-officers Hallamshire Historic Buildings has very grave concerns about Sheffield City Council’s proposal to dismantle the Planning Dept’s conservation team, a move which would see the two remaining Conservation Officers
CEMETERY’S DOUBLE WHAMMY
Grade II* Sheffield General Cemetery is one of our greatest yet underrated assets and in spite of a recent £3m restoration grant, which was way overdue, it is now under threat from two most unwelcome development proposals. Adjacent to the
HORSES, ELEPHANTS and MUSHY PEAS
No one would have thought that a building in Sheffield could have such a chequered history as the above title infers, but we can assure you that there is one. Castle House has stood at the side of Lady’s Bridge
Why has Sheffield Council cancelled the Castlegate Conservation Area consultation?
Hallamshire Historic Buildings is gravely concerned at the abrupt cancellation of the public consultation on the proposed Castlegate Conservation Area. Until very recently, Council officers and some Councillors were looking forward enthusiastically to finally getting this process off the ground.