According to heritage campaigner, Robin Hughes, Pinstone Street represents Sheffield's transition from a town with ambition, to a city with prospects."In 1875, the council got parliamentary powers to remodel the town centre, moving the heart o

(5.) The Great Sheffield Flood

Sep 11th, 2020 24m 28s

“It was a devastating night,” says Sheffield historian Ron Clayton.“Foaming water pounded down Loxley Valley like a train, and everything in its path went down.“People caught in the middle of it thought the world was ending.”The Great Sheffi

(4.) The Sheffield Blitz

Sep 4th, 2020 29m 2s

“On two terrible nights in December 1940, Germany rained bombs down on Sheffield,” says Neil Anderson, author of ‘Sheffield’s Date with Hitler.’“Hundreds were killed, thousands injured, and ten per cent of the city left homeless.“Until ten ye

(3.) Mary Queen of Scots

Aug 28th, 2020 36m 20s

For 14 years, Mary Queen of Scots was held prisoner in Sheffield.“They thought they could lock her away and she’d be forgotten about, but Mary never stopped being a thorn in Queen Elizabeth’s side,” says Sheffield historian David Templeman.“S

(2.) Sheffield Cathedral

Aug 21st, 2020 14m 20s

According to Canon Keith Farrow, walking into the main room of Sheffield Cathedral is an experience every Sheffielder should have.The proud seat of the Bishop of Sheffield, it is the oldest building of continuous use in the city, where prayer

(1.) Women of Steel

Aug 7th, 2020 31m 37s

“We waited such a long time for that thank you.”Kathleen Roberts made the 2009 phone call, to The Star offices, that launched a campaign for long-awaited recognition for the women of Sheffield, who stepped up during the war effort.Along with

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