Sheffield: Guide and History

Sheffield is one of Britain's great cities. From a hill overlooking the city, narrator, Geoff Druett, looks at the early history of the city. We then move down to Kelham Island and the canal basin, before visting the Cathedral and Town Hall areas. We pass through the Peace Gardens, along the Winter Garden to the city's Cultural Quarter: Tudor Square. We end with views of the Botanical Gardens and the view from Stanage Edge (the Peak District) where you can see Sheffield sat in a bowl, surrounded by seven hills.

[@richadambudgen7520]

I love Sheffield. I moved there as a care free 22 year old and had 13 fantastic years there. I left 10 years ago but miss the place !

[@MegakillerFortnight]

Still benefits seeker?

[@seanhomar5945]

Sheffield has one accolade still, it is the Greenest city in Europe with 4.5 million trees in its city border, with 13 large city parks and 20 District parks. A great city with friendly people we just deserve a better council who for years have contributed towards many of our older buildings disappearing from the city landscape.

[@MakeAllThingsBeautiful]

how many trees did the council destroy in the end? alot of effort has been made and the city has some beautiful features, however, it collectively leans towards looking very ugly partly because architects are intent on pretending grotesque, ugly, brutal, souless and cold designs are somehow 'pretty', it's a global trend.

[@clarebutler990]

I think it's been overtaken by Milton Keynes.

[@craiglogistics2092]

I'm looking forward to moving to Sheffield and I can't wait to start exploring the city 😀

[@artvampire5421]

Long live Sheffield my home.

[@nicolaeerik-liviu3640]

I m romanian end I live in this beautiful city ,end I want to rest of my life to live here ❤❤ # Sheffield #Uk

[@doyoumind9356]

I grew up in Sheffield. Mostly I miss the parks .. e.g. Graves Park which is wonderful

[@Strimbles]

Moved to Sheffield from NYC via California... & i love it!!!!

[@modmutha8608]

I suppose you would love that fact that it’s like a village not a city

[@bluehorizon9435]

What this documentary, interesting as it is, doesn't mention is how warm and sociable Sheffield people are. I visited this week and when I lost my way some Sheffield locals kindly put me right. Also in queues the people were courteous and helpful.

[@wessonb5947]

Blue Horizon queues ?????

[@modmutha8608]

Aww cheers! We do try xx

[@gaynordurdy7689]

Love Sheffield xx

[@MrDavidsur]

nice to see, stayed in Sheffield a couple of months many years ago. Lovely place.

[@bigmouthstrikesagain4056]

Yes

[@gama3302]

I think sheffield city council destroyed more great and grand buildings than the Germany's did .

[@sextoncardew903]

They certainly destroyed the best tram transportation system in the world.

[@modmutha8608]

Scc is on a mission to destroy everything that is Sheffielders hold dear. look at the city centre , and what it’s become and u could weep

[@bigmouthstrikesagain4056]

Its a shame that the uk cpuncils dontnask people if they want building's to stay up before knocking them down... they don't care about the communities

[@zachariahemanuel4017]

instablaster

[@vinayakjadhav4598]

I am Indian..I stayed and studied in sheffield. Its one of the most beautiful city ...But after pARIS....I LIKE ITS SIMPLICITY

[@AniketKulkarni]

i might be moving there, any chance we could connect?

[@bevanjhoy1375]

we ought to utilise our millponds and get some water wheels turning plugged into the grid. one thing we have lots of is watter draining off them moors. it makes sense. why not? i know it would take a big outlay for slow return but it aint about to stop raining. make it happen.

[@johnstevenson1709]

Who are you talking to?

[@scottbramhall153]

@@johnstevenson1709 🤣🤣

[@archie44325]

Oh yes

[@gobshite2653]

6:24 Snooker loopy nuts are we.

[@rnevoid1802]

ive been there

[@vinylkats6281]

Good video

[@user-ck8qj2gw8s]

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[@gazriley624]

no it's not

[@jonathanedwards4882]

The greatest city in the world

[@aavadore]

bit of a stretch

[@gazriley624]

NOT

[@huzi37709]

Have you ever left Yorkshire? Heck, even in Yorkshire we have one of the most beautiful cities in Europe: York!!.

[@modmutha8608]

I mean, I’m a Sheffield lass and I defend it’s honour but let’s not be delusional

[@williamdewarrenne5848]

Who's given him those trousers

[@nickprice3605]

"A European feel"??!! Eastern European maybe 😃

[@MrRik2]

😂

[@modmutha8608]

Brilliant

[@brubeck1]

nice

[@richardburns5925]

Get shut of em!

[@timeyre-swain9484]

Very good but could have concentrated more on such as Ponds Forge and Meadowhall.

[@simonabbott725]

Meadowhell

[@timeyre-swain9484]

@@simonabbott725 agreed

[@fareedtv8525]

Visit to Meersbrook Park ( Sheffield, England ) Video + HD Pics kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaSonommjqxrrdU

[@darrenwindle3592]

Destroyed by benefits migration

[@nicolaeerik-liviu3640]

Mostly it African ... end arab .....

[@duckweedy]

Not entirely accurate. There is only one hill in Sheffield Wincobank, all the others are ridges. Canal was founded in 1819 and enlarged much later to be shipping canal so dates given not correct. Botanical gardens were opened in 1836.

[@user-st1gi1vk3n]

Well I say if Sheffield is the 4th biggest city in England I bloody well might eat my hat.

[@wessonb5947]

Nicholas Mannering it used to be and this is clearly old

[@RonaldRaygun53]

London, Birmingham, Manchester then Sheffield...

[@ryanhufton4715]

Get munching

[@highplainsdrifter2447]

@@RonaldRaygun53 In order it is actually Birmingham first, Leeds second, Glasgow third and Sheffield fourth. Officially London comes way down the list as The City of London and Westminster are the only authorities in the Greater London area to hold city status. Now in reality, it is ludicrous to suggest that any of the above cities are bigger than the capital. Historically UK city boundaries are very arbitrary and differ from region to region. Therefore, trying to measure cities in this way is a pointless exercise. For instance, cities in the old West Riding of Yorkshire are notorious for exaggerating their size and population. Sheffield includes much of the Peak District within its city limits. Worse still are Leeds and Bradford. Leeds includes places miles away such as Wetherby and Otley within its city limits. Bradford includes the towns of Keighley, Ilkley and Silsden. All of which are a considerable distance from Bradford and separated by miles of green belt. Don't get me started on Wakefield! Contrary to this is Manchester, whose city boundary only includes a fraction of it's contiguous urban area. Similarly Liverpool and Glasgow's boundaries are drawn very tight. Put it this way, if I was unfamiliar with this country and was randomly dumped in Sheffield city centre and told I was in the 4th largest city in the UK, then I'd be left feeling very underwhelmed and disappointed. To conclude, in real terms Sheffield is probably only about 8th largest in the UK behind London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Liverpool, Leeds and Bristol.

[@highplainsdrifter2447]

@King Kong I did Google it thanks. I went on Google Earth and saw a medium sized blob called Sheffield pretending to be bigger than a much larger blob called Glasgow and an even larger blob called Manchester. In all seriousness, UK city boundaries are very arbitrary by nature and differ from region to region and are thus a pointless guide to determine a city's 'real' size and population.

[@rgsnr8702]

it i a short tour now ,most of the heritage is flattened by the labour council to foist their particular brand of modernisation, all we got is a hodgepodge of arty building with no identity ,Sheffield castle ruins are a prime example have been buried under concrete buildings twice now and very likely will again now, ,whereas other cities open up ancient ruins to attract tourists ,the like the airport built with a too shorter runway now all gone, billions of pounds of taxpayers money wasted ,the moor has had more face lifts than a movie star all failed , the list is endless ,they should do a video on that to record in history

[@wayneslater1543]

I think it's weird when people go on history tours like this....

[@gazriley624]

4th largest? he's been misinformed

[@RonaldRaygun53]

4th largest in England...

[@highplainsdrifter2447]

I have to laugh whenever I see or read these guides of Sheffield. They always seem to start off with . . . 'Sheffield, England's 4th largest city' or the 'UK's 5th largest city. This may well be the case ''statistically'' but in reality it certainly is not. UK city boundaries are very arbitrary and differ from region to region. Let's be honest, cities in the old West Riding of Yorkshire are notorious for exaggerating their size/population. Sheffield's city boundary includes nearly half of the Peak District. Leeds and Bradford are even worse. Leeds includes towns miles away such as Wetherby and Otley within its city limits. Bradford includes places like Keighley, Ilkley and Silsden. All of which are a considerable distance from Bradford and separated by miles of green belt! It really is a joke. Conversely, Manchester's boundary only includes a fraction of it's contiguous urban area. Similarly Liverpool's and Glasgow's boundaries are drawn very tight. Put it this way, if I was unfamiliar with this country and was randomly dumped in Sheffield city centre and told I was in England's 4th largest city, then I would be left feeling very underwhelmed and disappointed. To conclude Sheffield in 'real terms' is probably about 7th largest in England and 8th in the UK behind London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Liverpool, Leeds and Bristol. Sorry for the rant, I just find such statements very misleading.

[@PabloGarcia-hc8xq]

It may include part of peak district but this area is very sparsely populated. Beautiful villages such as High and Low Bradfield are included as you say but with only 17000 people living there. Sheffield's city population is bigger than both Manchester, Liverpool and Bristol. Salford is a city in it's own right and Manchester itself has a lower population than Sheffield. Of course it has enveloped many surrounding towns over the years, hence Greater Manchester which has a much bigger population. It's rather like Sheffield metropolitan area including Rotherham, Barnsley, Dearne Valley, Doncaster...basically the whole of South Yorkshire. Saying all that... I'm amazed Leeds hasn't decided Bradford is part of that city!

[@highplainsdrifter2447]

That's semantics. As alluded to in my previous post, official city boundaries are arbitrary and essentially meaningless. Key difference, the Manchester metropolitan area is monocentric and contiguous whereas the Sheffield / South Yorkshire conurbation is polycentric and fragmented. Apples and oranges really.

[@goodbyebablyon87]

Jesus Christ they are the most ill fitting trousers I've ever seen...

[@bobcoggin4618]

Brill 👍🏻

[@ayaad7246]

fortnite?

[@bababooey7576]

It means 'two weeks'

[@wayneslater1543]

Why hasn't a Yorkshireman been chosen to present this show? This man is a south easterner,his accent betrays him...

[@wayneslater1543]

Sheffield can improve itself by getting rid of pointless statues,all of them,and that idolatry of having stars in front of the town hall....

[@gazriley624]

this bloke is disillusioned

[@SecondHandZak]

Adam is a coward