An American visits Sheffield

[@JamesAlex88]

Fun fact about Sheffield, all of the steel that was used to make the Brooklyn Bridge in NYC was imported from Sheffield.

[@stevedickson5853]

Its why it still stands, Sheffield steel the best.

[@darkwaxer]

Seems to be a bit of a myth. Some of the steel was used from Sheffield but most of it came from Pittsburgh.

[@tonyharding6870]

And was used to build the Chrysler building in New York. Henry Bessemer was the first to manufacture bulk steel in Sheffield. The steel was then shipped and used overseas. Steel workers from Sheffield were also 'exported' from their hometown, to help develop the production of steel throughout Europe and the USA.

[@WilsonsWanderings]

Was it not Rovverham? Or was it a combination of the two?

[@jade728]

Rotherham 🥳🥳🥳

[@rrichard0234]

1:00 people also call it Meadowhell because of how busy it can get, so it can "feel like hell" shopping there

[@brucemanly]

Most people I know that call it that is because they worked there.

[@T13GUY]

Can confirm meadowhell is real

[@jo-anne8111]

We Call it madhall😂

[@giygasattack]

It's a rare treat when someone not from around here knows about my humble home city.

[@grahamstubbs4962]

Not so humble. That's the home of steel.

[@alicegale7174]

Ive lived in Sheffield for 10 years nearly and only 2 mins into the video I learned that tamper was Sheffield run and that building I've walked past a million times is the last place to handmade scissors- I thought it was derelict 🙃

[@michaelhawkins7389]

​@@alicegale7174 sheffield is run down

[@noniousxltruffles7454]

NOTHING humble about my home city!!

[@caveworld7849]

I get excited when foreigners come to the north at all

[@mambocollective]

Came to Sheffield in 1979 for Uni and never left. Can't imagine living anywhere else in the UK. He definitly undersold Sheffield. The new developments in the City centre are starting to look great. There's a lot more going on the the city than was shown here. The fact that he missed howe green Sheffield is and disdn't visit any of the many parks was a big oversight.

[@leohickey4953]

I moved there in '79 too, but didn't stay quite as long as you. First conversation with a bus driver, outside the station, went a bit like this... Me: University please. Driver: To. Me: The university. Driver: To. Me (confused): Erm, the university. Driver: Yeah, to. There were a couple more repeats before I twigged he wasn't saying "to", he was saying "two". The fare was two pence. No doubt you recall the brown and cream buses and the tickets that were a photocopy of the coins you posted through the machine. 😄

[@becky0710]

The most authentic northern moment is when they thank the bus driver and he waves at them 😄 I love Sheffield.

[@Arrrghjay84]

Genuinely one of the reasons I chose Sheffield for Uni was because when I went for my interview and got lost the bus driver and people on the tram were so friendly & helpful. Love the place ❤

[@gazwj]

Sheffield… for scissoring. Well thats the new city tagline 🤣

[@AlBarzUK]

It’s queer what you find out.

[@antonycharnock2993]

Sheffield: Scissor City. The new song by Pulp.

[@Blind-Ghost-1980]

Bottom of the moor later on 😂

[@AlecBrady]

Hebden Bridge might want to challenge that.

[@comfycosyclo]

I recommend treehouse board game cafe if you’re ever in Sheffield again! It was created from the owners own collection and love of games and is a really cosy fun spot!

[@SendaiWolf206]

100% agree with this - epic collection of games for all sizes of groups and abilities and a wonderful food and drink menu, too

[@colinmiddleton8127]

Yes, we were impressed by treehouse too.

[@GaGaObession]

STOPP!!!!! IM FROM SHEFFIELD?! I never knew you were here! When worlds collide I’m just shocked someone on KZbin is talking about Sheffield for once 😅🥳

[@antonycharnock2993]

Loads of videos of people visiting Sheffield on KZbin if you look.

[@weejackrussell]

But what he was saying was patronising and derisory, we want positive press not this.

[@leohickey4953]

I've just finished reading _The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn_ and was highly amused by some con artist characters in that claiming to have travelled to the USA from Sheffield. The joke was that they had clearly never been to England and I assume Mark Twain just picked the name off his cutlery. It's a funny book (but brace yourself for an average of about six n-words per page, given that it is set in pre-Civil War times).

[@UndergroundExplorerUK]

As a Spaniard who has been 20years in the Uk , I am proud to call Sheffield my home ❤, so much to do and see here !, and so green , in fact I believe it’s the greenest City in the Europe 🌲

[@antonycharnock2993]

I went on holiday to the Basque country 5 years ago and stayed in a B&B not far from Bilbao. It was run by an English & Basque couple who had lived in Sheffield. The lady Sally was originally from Liverpool & an Everton fan whilst Rober her husband was an engineer who had helped to build the Supertram. They had a Derbyshire range in their kitchen and she brought out a really old bottle of Hendersons Relish. It was a weird experience feeling so at home.

[@Chemicol3]

It certainly used to be the greenest in Europe, but over the last 15 years and a lot of drama, many of the cities trees have been cut down.

[@FeeshUnofficial]

Although I've not been to Sheffield myself, I have seen quite a lot of it through friends who lived there, and I don't think it's nearly as green as Prague

[@atalanta9353]

I’m British and I have NEVER heard anyone say that Sheffield is in the Midlands. It’s just not.

[@TheLynneee]

I worked for a well known hotel group. Sheffield was always in the northern section. I was appalled when in one brochure they moved it to the Midlands section and complained bitterly (I wasn't working in Sheffield at the time, just a proud Sheffielder). I was very happy when I saw they moved it back up north in the next brochure hure 😂

[@torspedia]

Yep, it's the first major city of the north!

[@dominicskelton3031]

@@torspedia exactly - it's the north's southern extremity....

[@thephoenix3155]

It’s on the border with Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire which are both part of the East Midlands.

[@torspedia]

@@thephoenix3155 it maybe 'on the border', as you put it, but it's not part of that area!

[@JanetChamberlain-m9p]

How to fall out with a Sheffielder - tell them it's in the Midlands. It's most definitely a Northern city!!! (Btw, that church you were in, is the Catherdral).

[@chetmanley1885]

Also, tell them Hendos is just Worcestershire sauce

[@EileenMaher-x2i]

He missed the beautiful Catholic Cathedral opposite the Crucible .....which he missed also!!

[@SquareoftheyearFM]

Did Uni in Sheffield 20 years ago, still miss it. We still talk about moving to the Hope Valley when the kids leave home

[@carolbrookes5748]

I got a pair of Ernest Wright scissors for my 21st birthday; I am now in my 60's and they are still as good as new - may seem like a strange present but I wouldn't be without them

[@iwanstruggles5465]

As a lifelong Sheffield United season ticket holder, nothing this week could bring me greater joy than Evan Edinger coming to my home town and declaring to 50k+ people that, as we all know, “Sheffield Is Red”

[@Jason_L10]

Thats because he went to the wrong half 😂

[@dominicskelton3031]

I moved to Sheffield 25 years ago for a job, and when the job eventually disappeared, moving didn't even cross my mind. Wonderful city - has the amenities you'd expect of a big city, but somehow feels so much friendlier and more laid back than other cities of its size. Very pleasing to see you around so many of my usual stamping grounds.

[@Anne-MarieVirgo]

There is so much more to see in Sheffield and enjoy. A walk through Endcliffe Park through to Forge Dam - coffee shops bookending start and finish. Whilst doing the walk especially if you walk there at the weekend - the water mill with cultery making wheel open for free to the public is lovely to see. Nearby also is the Botanical gardens with large glasshouse with amazing plants to look at. But a real must is to see Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet which is the oldest surviving hamlet in the UK, again free to look around - but you can make a donation if you want. Regarding Kelham Island museum visit - if you look on the website you can plan a visit when the engine and "Big Hammer" is in use. A sight to behold and a mighty loud sound. Of course you missed out on a visit to Our Cow Molly ice cream farm visit. There is so much more to Sheffield.

[@AvrahamYairStern]

I'm a simple man. I see a video of an outsider visiting my city. I watch it. I get excited all throughout imagining what it must be like seeing these places for the first time

[@JackMellor498]

Sheffield is indisputably northern, hard industrial history, steel industry, glottal stops, the whole works.

[@Mr-pn2eh]

And a famous rock band

[@Efusco97]

I agree! Anywhere below Sheffield if south hahaha

[@zak3744]

Sheffield reminds me most of Nottingham and Derby, and they're definitely Midlands though! (If I had to draw a map, I'd say the edges of the Midlands would be Sheffield at the top and Coventry at the bottom)

[@janolaful]

It's in Yorkshire

[@JackMellor498]

@@Mr-pn2eh and numerous electronic acts too. Pop acts The Human League, Heaven 17, ABC, the more industrial Cabaret Voltaire and Clock DVA, the new wave of the Thompson Twins all have roots in Sheffield. The indie label Warp Records (famous as the home for Aphex Twin, Autechre, Boards of Canada, Squarepusher, Brian Eno) was also founded in the city.

[@GhostlyGreenJacket-lp5jw]

Sheffield is one of the greenest city's with lots of fantastic parks and walks. Highly recommend walking from Endcliffe Park to Forge Dam, a very scenic walk with some lovely places to stop and look at

[@mattpotter8725]

Yeh, I think he should have done this too rather than going out to Castleton, as nice as it is out there. There are so many parks within the city limits yet so we saw of the city was run down parts of the city and the former industrial Kelham Island. Should have had some chips 'n' gravy as well!!!

[@antonycharnock2993]

That's my favourite walk. All the way up to Porter Clough and Ringinglow.

[@Imreallyboredsick]

In terms of the number of trees it's considered one of the greenest cities in Europe or that's what I was taught at school.

[@noniousxltruffles7454]

Even when the eastern side was the area of heavy industry Sheffield was the cleanest, greenest (as in having parks) industrial city in Europe.

[@leohickey4953]

@@antonycharnock2993 I was at a birthday do at the Norfolk Arms, Ringinglow, earlier this month. Lovely views.

[@JazHaz]

The Crucible Theatre. Home to the World Snooker Championship since 1977.

[@BogusDudeGW]

Sheffield and Leeds were huge manufacturing hubs during the war so were key targets. The North was always the industrial powerhouse of the UK including coal mines and coke works. You could say Sheffield was our Dresden.

[@sglenny001]

Coventry was our dresden tbh

[@hulabiker21]

@@sglenny001nope…Clydebank.

[@DropDedPrincess]

Ayyy! Sheffield lass here! Love to see our city being talked about!

[@LittleEmm1979]

Omg. My home city. So thrilled to see this and that you're telling others about our city. And hendos!

[@GaGaObession]

Me too!! Can’t believe it

[@joshbrailsford]

With Cambridge Street Collective, even if the cuisine offered by the vendors is not British, the vendors themselves are obviously still Sheffield residents, so it's supporting local businesses. Also, I think you included a shot of the Sheffield Uni arts tower, but didn't comment on its lift/elevator! It's a continuously moving one that you hop on and off of.

[@leohickey4953]

Ah yes, the paternoster. The guided tour in Freshers' Week had to involve the hilarious "handstand on the way down" gag to prove that the cars tipped upside down at the top and bottom of their journey. I spent many years in the top handful of floors there.

[@wincepie2830]

I love the paternoster!

[@Haldamir319]

A great little video of the city. Did you know it has the highest rate of students staying in the city once they graduate in the UK?

[@chrisbradley1192]

I'm from Leeds and can say quite definitively that Sheffield fishcakes are the best. There used to be (1980s) a chippy on Bolsover Street (if I remember rightly) that made them to perfection.

[@briancooper562]

The steam engine does work but obviously not all the time. Steaming times are posted. This one ran a steel plate rolling mill for ship, armour, construction plates. The company (Davy Brothers)who built it and others (one sold to Russia others for ships) was the founder of the company I worked for foe 43 years. Another of the features of this engine is its very fast reversal required for the rolling of steel plate.

[@brigidsingleton1596]

I once had a friend from Sheffield... She was a lovely lady but sadly she suffered a brain haemorrhage in the '90's and we sadly lost her over the course of a weekend. I know only a little about Sheffield so am more than happy to see you making a video about it and bringing it to the attention of your followers, Evan. Thankyou.

[@weejackrussell]

It paints a very distorted picture of the city please look at other videos about it.

[@antonycharnock2993]

I live 6 miles from Sheffield in a village on the Northern outskirts(not too far from where the Arctic Monkeys are from) The main reason Sheffield doesn't get a mention in most travel guides is because of its Northern dirty industrial reputation. It also wasn't a commercial city like your Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds. Its always been very in looking and never really brags about itself, but its definitely one of the friendliest cities and has a village vibe in many of the suburbs. I think its doing a brilliant job of reinventing its as a food destination. By the way you should have had Hendersons on your fish cake butty. I'm glad you're a fan. You can actually visit the village of Bradfield which is in Sheffield but also in the Peak District but I spent a lot of school trips in Castleton and have actually been into the Devils Arse (or Peak Cavern) the largest cave entrance in the UK. Glad you enjoyed your visit.

[@Mr-pn2eh]

I farted

[@the0thersyde725]

"village vibe in many of the suburbs". I love this aspect about Sheffield and it probably because most of the suburb areas actually were individual villages that just slowly got swallowed by the city. My Grandad grew up around crookes and apperently when he was a kid people would still talk about going into Sheffield when talking about going to what we think of as the city centre.

[@LukeDempsey-l3j]

Chap, Ecco, High Green and Greno weren't even in Sheffield til 1974. We had our own council and were nowt whatsoever to do with Sheff - it was way better than it is now. Sheffield Council absolutely destroyed Chap within two years of taking over and it's never recovered.

[@antonycharnock2993]

@@LukeDempsey-l3j I'm from Thorpe Hesley which was half Sheffield(under Eccy parish council) and Rotherham until the border was moved to the M1. The border ran right at the back of my estate. I remember Newton Chambers being a thing in Chapeltown. My mum mentioned Chapeltown illuminations and going to Ecclesfield park. My auntie used to work at the Izal factory.

[@frankbrodie5168]

The Blue John Cavern is also near to the Devil's Arse cave. The guided tours in both are very much worth it. We used to drive out there from Doncaster to give the kids a bit of a change the odd summer weekend. Back when they were young about 15 years ago maybe.

[@LecheVitrineUK]

Omg Sheffield born and bred, still in Sheffield, we have a lot to offer and we are next to the peak district!

[@stephenhodgson3506]

Interesting you should mention Pittsburgh; Andrew Carnegie when on a visit to Scotland (his home country) decided to pay a visit to Sheffield where he saw them using the Bessemer method to make steel. Up to that point he had only made iron albeit he had made a huge fortune and was considering retiring. After seeing the process it revitalised him and on his return to the US decided he would begin making steel using the Bessemer method and he made an even larger fortune in the process.

[@stacker63]

"I'm just here to get some water!"- Evan has truly become a certified Londoner! LMAO (coming from a Londoner myself)

[@theduke493]

Sheffield made the steel you guys built your Golden Gate Bridge. Sheffield is the greenest city in uk as it’s in the door step of the Peak District, 3 largest in Europe counting trees to humans ratio

[@CommonSenseBodybuilding]

I have never been so pleasantly surprised as I was when I discovered the food in Sheffield, somehow you can rock up to a random cafe and an egg can blow your mind.

[@jeffkunce8501]

Sheffield and no mention of snooker?

[@BenBebbington]

Only had 20 mins

[@Blind-Ghost-1980]

Or football. 2 quite big teams in the championship. The oldest team, Sheffield FC, and the oldest ground, Sandygate, Hallam FC.

[@auldfouter8661]

Some of the most deadly bombing raids were on Glasgow - the Clydebank Blitz was horrendous. Even Belfast got bombed.

[@antonycharnock2993]

Sheffield blitz was pretty bad. Look up the Marples hotel. Bodies are still buried down there. The thing is they hit the city centre and not the steelworks.

[@auldfouter8661]

@@antonycharnock2993 900 died in Belfast on 15th April 1941 , the greatest loss of life to bombing outside of London. Over two nights in March 1941 , 1200 people died in Clydebank.

[@ciaraellis222]

I live in Sheffield and have been watching your vids for ages - great lil surprise! It's a great place to live. I'm originally from London, but I'd never think about moving back down there again.

[@gillianmeehan3206]

I love your travel videos and they really don't get to be appreciated more widely. I can see why you set up the Travel channel but I'd love to see vids such as this on the main channel. The main channel is so diverse that a walk around Sheffield is no more unusual than an ice cream tasting session. It all adds to the mix and that's why I keep coming back.

[@paulhardy4820]

Moved to Sheffield 40 years ago from my hometown in Shrewsbury and I love the place, very underrated City doesn’t get the credit it deserves.

[@JamesScholesUK]

Starting off at Tamper is a _great_ introduction to Sheffield

[@mariamcr3035]

Thanks for coming to my city. I love it. I also love Hendo’s, so much so, that our dog is called Hendo. They run the engine at certain times and it is spectacular to see and hear it go.

[@weejackrussell]

But he didn't say very positive things about it.

[@The1trueDave]

15:04 they do actually run this engine quite regularly but you'd have to know when the open days were. It used to power a rolling mill and a huge billet of white-hot steel would be propelled back and forth through the rollers getting a little closer to its final shape each time. In order to do this it has to reverse its direction within 2 seconds - seeing a 20-foot flywheel doing this is something else!

[@chrisogrady28]

Woo, glad you enjoyed it here, I live in Kelham so the opening shots were quite the nice surprise! Sheffield is absolutely my favouritr city in England, I moved here for uni 12 years ago and never looked back. The accessibility to nature is unparalleled and it's not just another random town, Sheffield is the 4th/5th (depending how you measure it) most populous city in England and yet 1/3 of the city area is national park

[@Debbie-op5hk]

Yep it’s the 4/5th largest city but we’ve always referred to it as the worlds largest village 🤣 it doesn’t get the attention of places always in the news like Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol, Leeds etc.

[@jarkosaurus]

I’ve only just seen this but I’m so excited that you came to Sheffield! I’m glad you had a nice time in our lovely city. 😊

[@BowtiesAreC00l]

That Hendersons building is simply on the site of the original. It finished it's rebuild about a year ago (I work at the Uni just down the road from there). It's owned by the University, but I don't think they know what they actually want to do with it yet.

[@sharonwyatt298]

It should be left as a monument a listed building for all Hendersons lovers 😊

[@wincepie2830]

They’re turning it into a pub. I agree with you though I think they should’ve left it

[@ahayward38]

So weird seeing you walking around Sheffield. Recognised so many areas where you were filming, but also, despite living here for 33 years, seeing bits which I didn't know anything about.

[@Rachel_M_]

You should watch the old series "Telly Savalas visits (city name)" Yep. Kojak did a load of travel guides for the UK in the 70's including Sheffield and Birmingham.....

[@dirtywaterpj_dj]

The first thing that comes to my mind, after steel, is quality breweries. Good real ale. But I’ve never been there and should really rectify that.

[@zxmunro9015]

I'm Aberdonian (Scotland) but my mum is from Sheffield. Used to holiday there every year and love the city and people!

[@srobo1311]

Should have gone to Berès too! 😄

[@benbrist]

Not sure if I was too hungover to enjoy it but wasn't that keen personally. Stuffing too much apple/fruit taste and having crackling inside a bun doesn't work for me. Seems to do well though.

[@srobo1311]

@@benbrist noo! 🤣 the fact you called it a bun too is disturbing for my little sheffield heart 😅😅

[@benbrist]

@@srobo1311 My mate recommended me it as being an equivalent shop to a wee local one on Grimsby's 'Top Town' market (the only reason worth going there, we both used to go to there at lunch during college). Sorry, Sheff, I'll take Grimsby's one any day - cheaper too!

[@wessexdruid7598]

3:17 - Somme Barracks - where, as a uni student, I'd get a cheap lunch every day (and smell the sauce brewing at the old Hendo's factory). Spent the odd few sleepless nights there too, running comms for uni events. I have five years of very happy memories in Sheffield & the Peak District (even my finals, taken in the Cutler's Hall). One of my first introductions to the area was visiting Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, one of the first places around Sheffield involved in making steel (it dates back to the 13th century), now a working museum. Back then (late 70s), it was crewed by men in their 60s and 70s who could hammer out and grind beautiful handmade scissors, pen knives, and table cutlery in a matter of seconds - decades of craftsmanship distilled. They must all be very long gone - here's hoping they still have some folk with the same skills. There's a reason an entire Empire regarded 'Made in Sheffield' as a mark of the very best quality.

[@vickywitton1008]

I have to say the Sheffield fishcake looks nicer than the soggy efforts in my local area!

[@BenBebbington]

Reyt fishcake that

[@LittleOwlLoves]

Lovely to see Sheffield put on the map ❤

[@rachaelchappell317]

I'm from over the border in Derbyshire. Chesterfield is only 10 miles south, but we are definitely in the north Midlands. Once you cross the border into Derbyshire it's not a breadcake it's a cob. It's also how to start an argument with British people. I live in Sheffield now, it's great to see an outsiders view of the place. I live not far from Kelham Island. It's true the majority of the shops have moved down to the Moor, which is a pain since I work at the opposite end of the city.

[@CircleThinker]

I'm from Notts but live in Sheff - I refuse to let 'cob' go. I will ask for a sausage cob and if they don't understand I say sandwich the next time! Actually found a sandwich shop in Sheff called 'Cob shop' the other day - made me really happy 😅

[@melc900]

Team cob for life

[@finnwoodward27]

15:00 On some days they turn the steam engine on! Its really cool when they do and very loud haha.

[@01jvb]

What a shame, Evan. You've obviously spent too long in London when you're taken aback by Northern friendliness !

[@NataliePine]

I left Sheffield over 20 years ago and I miss it loads. I feel like I could still get anywhere in the city without a map - assuming they haven't changed the road layout *too* much!

[@frankbrodie5168]

The name bread cake is more Sheffield + Rotherham I have found in my extensive travels throughout the whole of South Yorkshire. Here in Doncaster it's more often bread bun. Not sure about Barnsley. Because whilst I've visited everywhere in Barnsley I've never lived there. (unlike Rotherham where I lived until 2003. Then Doncaster since then when I met my now ex-wife. And been an Owls supporter/fan since 1976 so I know Sheffield extremely well also.)

[@johnsausby2987]

In Barnsley it's called a teacake, and at the chippy you ask for scraps not bits

[@nigeljohnson6069]

I was brought up in Doncaster, and it was always a breadcake.

[@jaredwhite4934]

I grew up in Sheffield. It's sad to see some of the big shops on the high street closed down (although not just a Sheffield problem, as Evan said). When I was a kid in the 90s that John Lewis was called Cole Brothers. Anyone else remember that?

[@Blind-Ghost-1980]

Hendoooo's This video is so lovely. I've lived in Sheffield for just over a decade. It's wonderful here. Put the vinegar on the bread cake next time 😊

[@ianhalsall-fox]

Without opening up the whole bread debate, in my part of East Lancashire they are called teacakes. (the ones with fruit are called fruit teacakes incidentally)

[@dominicskelton3031]

Madness. There are already two different things called teacakes without calling a bread roll one as well....

[@LukeDempsey-l3j]

It's easy - a breadcake is a breadcake; a teacake is a breadcake with currants, etc, in it; a cob is a crusty breadcake.

[@dominicskelton3031]

@@LukeDempsey-l3j unless the teacake is a Tunnocks, obviously.... 😂

[@MeganGrace130513]

It's the same in/around Huddersfield 😂 - to me, it's the only way that makes sense.

[@antonycharnock2993]

They become teacakes just a few miles up the road in Barnsley. But there's actually a rock formation just to the west of Sheffield in the Peak District called the Cakes of Bread.

[@ofeliaquaade]

Love when you talk to the locals in your travel vlogs always fun😌

[@richardgagg8588]

I was born in Sheffield and lived my first 29 years there. I have fond memories of my home town. I moved to the US in the early 80's - near Philadelphia and I grew to love Taylor Pork Roll (another of your videos) Since then I have moved to Pittsburgh, which has many similarities to Sheffield. If you haven't done so already may I suggest you visit York for a couple of days - very interesting and historic. City walls, National Railway museum, The shambles, York Minster Cathedral The Yarvik centre with Viking remains - all quite unique. Keep up your good work.

[@Mike-James]

Meadow Hall destroyed Rotherham too. Being a rotherham guy in his 70s I have seen this area, sadly fall into disrepair.

[@mattpotter8725]

You mean Meadowhall? And Rotherham, which has basically been left to rot like many northern towns, was a dump before Meadowhall even opened. I'm sure it hasn't helped but then again as I said before it needed investment to reinvent itself. Now we have Amazon and every high street business is finding it tough.

[@Pixiedust8399]

It was the internet that took out Rotherham, Meadow Hall is also on the decline because Amazon is outcompeting everybody

[@orionzspark]

I lived in Sheffield as a student for two years and rarely saw Brenda's open whenever I had a craving for fish and chips, you got lucky

[@weejackrussell]

I live in Sheffield and rarely buy fish and chips there's so much better on offer than that! I keep fish and chips as a seaside meal mainly.

[@SirHargreeves]

@@weejackrussellYou eat that foreign stuff. We’ll stick to fish and chips 👍

[@benjones1917]

Ernest Wright scissors are fantastic and ultra high quality, definitely worth getting if you're into needle craft or anything that needs good scissors and its always good to support artisan makers. You walked past Rare and Racy at around the 19 min point, this used to be an amazing shop for books records and art, but that whole row of shops was closed down as they were going to 'redevelop' it about 15 years ago, but it never happened. Such a loss. The massive John Lewis on Barkers pool closed recently, in fact the city centre is a shadow of what it was 20 years ago 😢

[@antonycharnock2993]

Unbelievable the amount of hoo haa about John Lewis closing down after they did the dirty on the city council. The old Cole Brothers was a big part of Sheffield. I used to love the rare trips to Sheffield back in the 80s with my parents. It was a fair old trek from where we lived on the Northern edge of the city. Getting off at Castle Market, walking through the hole in road then down to the Moor and going in Redgates. My Mum even relates a story of catching the tram all the way from Rotherham up to Crookes for a TV back in the late 50's in the snow and even shopping in Attercliffe.

[@BenBebbington]

Shame they didn't go in Atkinsons. Always second fiddle to Coles, but still going.

[@ozelhassan8576]

Fun fact Sheffield Steel is actually the best steel you can get.

[@tick999]

Better than Japanese steel?

[@TheFingerman37]

@@tick999 Yes, it was even better than German steel. Unfortunately not so much the case as a lot of the bigger steel mills have closed. There are a lot of world renowned smaller workshops and mills which really do produce world class steel.

[@The1trueDave]

True if only because when Britain's steel industry stopped being competitive with other international rivals it was forced to specialise instead of trying to compete in volume production. So if you see a steel-framed building going up or a supertanker being built, it's probably not Sheffield steel. If you see a surgical instrument, milling tool or aerospace component, there's a good chance it might be...

[@antonycharnock2993]

@@The1trueDave Airbus landing gears are made from Liberty steel. My brother works there. He's worked in the steel industry for 25 years since starting as an electrical apprentice at Avesta then moving to Tata/Liberty. He worked on the high purity vacuum furnaces at Stocksbridge. Amazing how they work. I've had the tour of Stocksbridge works.

[@mike7002]

@@tick999 Both steels are of a very, very high quality. I worked for a power company and we looked at building a new nuclear power station. We specced either Japanese or Sheffield steel as they were comparable. Chinese steel is..um, rather less good. In the end we pulled out the project because of the insane price of electricity from nuclear, but we'd have likely used Sheffield steel.

[@sharonrichardson8434]

There's so much history in Sheffield so such a shame that none of it was talked about. Also lots being developed - definitely looking better

[@loismae3792]

I met you when you did that meet and greet in Sheffield all those years ago!! Glad to see you enjoy my home city 😁

[@Darkondrago666]

Thank you for visiting and dedicating a video to our little city!

[@MikeRees]

Just moved to Sheffield a couple of months ago, this was actually really helpful to me! I've been struggling with adjusting from Leicester 😅

[@Imreallyboredsick]

He kinda underselled it. Failed to mention the many green spaces and other places of historical interest. Apparently Sheffield is one of the greenest cities in Europe. Hope you enjoy it there anyway.

[@janebaker966]

I like Sheffield. It's got a lively vibe like Bristol

[@EuroDC1990]

I've lived in South Yorkshire all my life and despite it's issues I do love Sheffield. It's a very homely city. It misses out on a lot of investment because of Manchester and Leeds being so close by and really does need a bit of a helping hand - we need to stop investing more and more in cities that are already thriving and give others a fair chance. Sheffield is however a very friendly city, is very central within the UK, feels a lot more personable and human in scale than the likes of Manchester with its concrete jungles. Sheffield has a lot of potential, it just needs a little more investment to really bring that potential to reality.

[@elliesvidscool]

ah i love this! i’ve recently moved from a tiny midlands town up to sheffield, and seeing you explore all the places i have is so interesting

[@please-wake-up-now]

Sheffield sounds like a cool place to visit! Love how you capture the vibes of each city. Also, I can't believe you just popped in for some water 😂. Always a good adventure with you! 🌍✨

[@confudler]

Another fun Sheffield thing, we love a pun name on a shop 8:39

[@LukeDempsey-l3j]

'E. Sockett - Electricians' at Fir Vale for 30 years!

[@GFSTaylor]

Wok This Way or New Cod On The Block if you fancy some takeaway.

[@Debbie-op5hk]

British Hairways - hairdressers at millhouses

[@ZoeBateman]

man this video makes me miss sheffield, was a student there for a few years. in this vid I even saw a place near where I got hit by a car one time (9:15)

[@NorthernGuyRob]

Been living in Sheffield for 18 years, really livable city, everything you need (except department stores). Kind of goes under the radar though, as not the biggest of traditional tourist pulls.

[@lindseymcateer7925]

The food tour in Kelham island is really good. They also teach you the history and a lot of the houses there are very eco friendly

[@andrewmcewan8081]

sheffield has a world famous indoor climbing wall ,and also a stone wall climbers used to practice before indoor walls were introduced.

[@justenejorger1840]

As a Canadian living in Sheffield, it has become one of my favourite places. And sincerely enjoy the friendliness and open spaces compared to when I lived in London

[@UnwittingSweater]

Trying so hard to move back to Sheffield ❤

[@chriswade7470]

Sheffield for years was referred to as a dirty picture in a golden frame. ( Sheffield born and bred here though no longer live there) The City Centre as you rightly say was killed off by Meadowhell! We used to have a toy shop called Redgates which could rival Hamleys ( who opened a branch at the bottom of The Moor and which failed dismally)

[@Debbie-op5hk]

God Redgates was genuinely the love of my life as a kid. Such happy memories of growing up in Sheffield. Sadly not such a thriving exciting city anymore 😢

[@Debbie-op5hk]

… by the way, does anyone know if The Allied Carpet sale ever ended? 🤣🤣🤣

[@sharonwyatt298]

Yes Redgates was magice at Christmas going down those rickety stairs to the basement level not mush health and safety in the early 60's 😅

[@chrisaskin6144]

The reason for the less than busy city centre is fairly straightforward, shops close down/go out of business, eventually are knocked down and replaced with living accommodation - either for private purchase or for university students. The city council does little in the way of encouraging people in cars to visit the centre, closing down roads, denying vehicle access, instigating one way systems which are likely to have altered again the next time you visit, making it impossible to think on the spot how you can get to whichever part of the city centre you want to be. Then they decommission and redevelop car parks (for yet more living accommodation) whilst at the same time increasing the cost of parking. It's little wonder people flock to Meadowhall where all the shops are grouped together under one (dry) roof and with free parking too.

[@JamesAlex88]

For me, I’m proud to come from Sheffield but there’s very little incentive to actually go into the city centre these days, I can’t even justify getting a day ticket for public transportation half the time, because I know I’ll go back home shortly afterwards. It seems like the only time anything new opens up, it’s just another bar and restaurant selling overpriced food. I personally don’t drive but it’s shocking to me at how anti-car the city is becoming, to the point where the Green Party wanted to have only buses going down Ecclesall Road between certain times, which would have effected the businesses on that road from receiving deliveries etc. It still baffles me to this day why the city council thought it would be a great idea to have those godawful shipping containers at the top of Fargate. Let’s not forget the almost pointless cycle lanes that keep popping up that hardly get used, in a city that’s notoriously hilly. I tend to go abroad a lot, so one of the few things I appreciate about Sheffield is that it’s located nearish to several airports, that don’t take too long to get to on the train.

[@frankbrodie5168]

@@JamesAlex88 Sheffield was always mentally anti-car in my experience. I was a postman/driver throughout the 1980's and 1990's for all of South Yorkshire and even up to Humberside. And the only place any of our drivers hated delivering was Sheffield City Centre.

[@craftyyounglady]

SCRAPS!! I feel 10 years old again!

[@antonycharnock2993]

Loaded with salt and vinegar!

[@Debbie-op5hk]

But worth it for scraps… and like Antony says, loaded with s&v nom nom yum 😋

[@sharonwyatt298]

We always has to ask for scraps loved them and if anyone can remember Jim's chippy on Cambridge Road, Heeley. It was the best 👌

[@captainhindsight6994]

the steel that the stanley cup is made from is from sheffield. holpe you enjoyed my hometown!

[@adamwragg4606]

Stumbled upon this channel today, I will definitely be subscribing now, that was really good and Sheffield, where all my family are from 😊

[@michellecanty2200]

I have a pair of Ernest Wright tailor shears. They are FANTASTIC! 😊

[@staceynoir1988]

Omg my hometown! Yes we love Sheffield! Thank you for showing off our lovely city x

[@SendaiWolf206]

So weird to see this suggested after I had been out and about doing my Saturday shopping! I agree that Cambridge Street Collective isn't the best of Sheffield food; there are so many places to recommend - Best Boy Bagel, Lovely Rita's Bakehouse, Frazer's Coffee Roasters, Bullion Chocolate, Our Cow Molly. The Video Game Museum is also located in Sheffield. And it's sad that none of the shops selling local crafts got a visit either - maybe you could visit again?

[@martinlongden7392]

I left Sheffield in1963 at 4 years old. I have always been proud of my connection to Sheffield. Been back a few times. Attended the United/Wednesday Boxing day 1979 3rd Division match. Visiting with my brother June 2025.

[@AndrewopolisEternal]

I really enjoy these type of videos.

[@mrmessy7334]

I've seen that big engine in action and I could believe it being the most powerful surviving in Britain. Kind of terrifying, the sheer weight of steel flying around at breakneck speeds yet able to change diretion of rotation in an instant.

[@noniousxltruffles7454]

The triple expansion engine - 5 made in Sheffield, 2 went to Russia, 2 were at River Don Works the other's fate is unknown.

[@SendaiWolf206]

I thought I remembered seeing it in action. I'm pretty sure they run it during the Real Ale and Cider Festival, which is held at the museum

[@kathrynabbott5032]

Tom Wrigglesworth is from Sheffield and he has mentioned Henderson’s Relish on his radio programme (Tom Wriggleworth’s Hang Ups) - I found Henderson’s in Home Bargains so had to buy some but I’ve not tried it yet.

[@delboy7039]

The Ernest Wright scissors 'factory' was at some-point in the recent past, had a great KickStarter for an old fashion set of their 'stock' They ran into a little trouble, but eventually came through. The best pait I've ever bought...!!

[@RollerbazAndCoasterDad]

I've just stopped doing a Sunday job and then this drops on Saturday and I didn't spot it was travel channel and, well, I got a sort of temporal vertigo.

[@lyricbot8513]

Having an anxiety attack and COVID in Sheffield? We have a lot in common. Hope you enjoyed our city. Appreciated that you walked into a cafe I'd never heard of before because there really are so many of them in Sheffield.

[@Anne-MarieVirgo]

Sheffield holds a world record for the longest lasting rainbow too!!

[@glo0115]

At my Grans funeral a few months ago, the celebrant tried really hard to keep a straight face as he read out. "One of Mary's fondest memories as a child was sitting on the Beacon Hill and watching the German Bombers fly over to bomb Sheffield, it was alright it's only Sheffield" The Beacon Hill being in North Notts not too far away

[@antonycharnock2993]

Gringley On The Hill? The place that sounds like a kids TV show.

[@janelockwood347]

I’m from a pit village 12 miles from Sheffield. It will always be ‘my city’ . I worked there in the 1970’s when it was booming - ‘city on the move’ ….

[@85stace85]

I live 12 miles from sheff too, not from Chesterfield are ya? 😂

[@frankbrodie5168]

@@85stace85 I'm not sure I'd call Chesterfield a pit village. 12 miles from Sheffield covers most of South Yorkshire + a fair bit of Nottinghamshire ex pit communities I'd say. For instance Conisbrough in Doncaster is exactly 12 miles from Sheffield city centre.

[@85stace85]

@@frankbrodie5168 haha I know, I know 😂 though there were at least 5 coal mines in chesterfield, I live where one used to be.

[@colinmiddleton8127]

God, I remember that film from school!

[@sglenny001]

​@frankbrodie5168 I love Doncaster aswell that's what I regard as home but Sheffield the city