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This old manorial village 5 miles north of Sheffield was part of the industrial revolution: it established small craft workshops making nails and parts for the burgeoning factories in Sheffield

The Sheffield branch of Thomas Cook & Son is dwarfed by its neighbour,Woodhouses.

Sheffield Polytechnic was formed in 1969 with the amalgamation of the Sheffield Colleges of Technology and Art; the new institution was housed in purpose-built facilities on land between Howard Street

As nearby Sheffield expanded, so did towns like Oughtibridge in the Don Valley.

The Sheffield branch of Thomas Cook & Son is dwarfed by its neighbour, Woodhouses.

The Sheffield & South Yorkshire was established in 1895, and was created from a grouping of several much older waterways, including the Stainforth & Keady and the Sheffield canals.

The Sheffield & South Yorkshire was established in 1895, and was created from a grouping of several much older waterways, including the Stainforth & Keady and the Sheffield canals.

But the most impressive Victorian building in Sheffield was the new town hall on the corner of Surrey Street and Pinstone Street, where an area of old housing had been demolished to make way for

In 1928 the Electra was one of the first cinemas in Sheffield to show part silent, part sound films.

In 1928 the Electra was one of the first cinemas in Sheffield to show part silent, part sound films.Also in the picture is one of the first Atlantean double deckers to be bought by Sheffield Transport

THE TITLE of this chapter was the tribute paid to Sheffield by Charles Burlington in 'The Modern Universal British Traveller' in 1779.

In January 1898 the Privy Council gave its approval for Sheffield to have its own Bishopric.

coming mainly from the European Union and central government; Weston Park Museum and the Mappin Art Gallery are undergoing a Heritage Lottery facelift of nearly £20- million, the entry into Sheffield

Sheffield in the Victorian period also saw a very large expansion of its housing stock not only to house the rapidly growing number of workers in the light and heavy steel industries but also to

Sheffield Polytechnic was formed in 1969 with the amalgamation of the Sheffield Colleges of Technology and Art; the new institution was housed in purpose-built facilities on land between Howard

At around 7.00pm on the evening of 12 December 1940 Sheffield's air raid sirens sounded out their warning over the city.

This park was laid out for the benefit of working people to give them a break from the dust and grime of industrial Sheffield.

Sheffield's unique woodland resource - the city is the best-wooded city in the country with about 80 ancient woods within its boundaries - also received an important shot in the arm in 1999 when

St George's was one of three churches built in Sheffield between 1825 and 1830 that were originally district chapels belonging to the parish church of St Paul's.

In January 1898 the Privy Council gave its approval for Sheffield to have its own Bishopric.

At around 7.00pm on the evening of 12 December 1940 Sheffield's air raid sirens sounded out their warning over the city.

Almost every decade saw the construction of a new city landmark: the Methodists' Victoria Hall in Norfolk Street in 1908, Sheffield Newspapers' Kemsley House in High Street in 1916, the City

population growth and relentless outward expansion, the countryside, in the form of ancient woodlands, riverside walks and moorland, was still within relatively easy reach of most late Victorian Sheffielders

Almost every decade saw the construction of a new city landmark: the Methodists' Victoria Hall in Norfolk Street in 1908, Sheffield Newspapers' Kemsley House in High Street in 1916, the City