Sheffield City Centre
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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 1.2 mi) from Sheffield Cathedral, and is neatly encircled by the Inner Ring Road—a circular route started in the late 1960s but only just completed. As well as the cathedral, notable buildings in the city centre include the Grade I listed Town Hall, the City Hall, and the Winter Gardens. Several areas of the city centre have been designated as quarters. Of these, the Devonshire Quarter and Cultural Industries Quarter are the best known. It is home to the city's major business, transport, leisure and cultural attractions. The City centre is currently under going massive re-generation with every section of the City centre set to be re-developed. Plans and projects include the development of new squares and public spaces, new residential and office buildings including St. Pauls Tower and Velocity (Sheffield), better transport and shopping facilities and new cultural attractions such as museums and art galleries.
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[edit] Quarters
As part of the regeneration plans some parts of the city centre have been designated as quarters. These are:
- New Retail Quarter—the area surrounding Barker's Pool
- Cathedral Quarter—the area around Sheffield Cathedral
- Devonshire Quarter
- Cultural Industries Quarter—The first such quarter to be named; includes the Leadmill and Red Tape Studios
- Heart of the City
- West End - containing the university and Hospital's West Campus
- St. Vincent's Quarter
Other areas in the city centre include:
- Castle Square
- Fargate
- Fitzalan Square
- High Street
- The Moor
- Victoria Quays and Riverside
- Sheffield Station Gateway - the area and new public square around the Station
[edit] Leisure and Business
- Fargate- Major pedestrianized shopping street.
- The Moor- Long pedestrianized shopping street. Home to many department stores.
- New Retail Quarter- New retail quarter set to be completed in 2010 with over 250 shops.
Sheffield's key business districts are scattered around the city centre but the vast majority of business are located in the West Bar district. Other districts include Castlegate, Victoria Quays and the Moorfoot, home to departments of the DWP, DfES, Home Office and the Inland Revenue.
Companies with a significant presence in Sheffield City centre include;
- HSBC
- Nabbaro Nathanson
- Home Office
- ZOO Digital Group
- PlusNet
- British Telecom
- Telewest Broadband
- Capita
- Jennic
- Parexel
- Dixons
see also List of companies in Sheffield
[edit] Attractions
Some of the major attractions located in Sheffield City centre include:
- Sheffield Winter Gardens
- Sheffield Town Hall
- Sheffield City Hall
- Millennium Galleries
- Sheffield Central Library
- Lyceum Theatre
- Crucible Theatre
- Sheffield Peace Gardens
- Sheffield Hallam University
- St. Pauls Tower
- Victoria Quays
- Sheffield Cathedral
[edit] See also
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