Other Places to Visit in Sheffield
For a city of such size and stature Sheffield really has few places worth visiting. Here are some of them.
Beauchief Abbey
Address:- Beauchief Abbey, Beauchief Abbey Lane, Sheffield, S8 7BD. Website beauchiefabbey.org.uk.
Manor Lodge
Address:- Manor Lane, Manor, Sheffield. Manor Lodge is all that the remains of Sheffield Manor where Mary Queen of Scots spent part of her captivity under the guardianship of the Earl of Shrewsbury. It was built as a hunting lodge in Sheffield Deer Park and in the 16th Century was massively extended to form a handsome residence for the Lords of the Manor as a welcome change from Sheffield Castle. There is a small museum in the Turret.
Manor Lodge featured on the BBC's Restoration a few years ago, and although it did not win, I understand that funds have been forthcoming to conserve and improve the little that remains.
Sheffield Castle
Sheffield Castle was once an important and mighty edifice built near the confluence of the Rivers Sheaf and Don. It was owned by the Talbot family (Earls of Shrewsbury) in the 16th Century and was, at times, home to Mary, Queen of Scots during her captivity. Because of its strategic importance and presumably because it was held for the King during the Civil War it was slighted (destroyed) on the orders of Parliament in the 1640s. All that remains now are the foundations in the cellars of Castle Market. They are occasionally open for viewing. Contact Sheffield Tourist Office.
Sheffield Cathedral
Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul.
Sheffield Galleries and Museums
Graves Art Gallery – Millennium Galleries – Mappin Art Gallery City Museum – Bishops' House
Visit the website at www.sheffieldgalleries.org.uk.
Visit the website at www.sheffieldgalleries.org.uk.
Sheffield Industrial Museums
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet – Kelham Island – Shepherd Wheel
Visit the website at www.simt.co.uk.
Visit the website at www.simt.co.uk.
Sheffield Winter Gardens
Central Sheffield near the Peace Gardens. The only person I know who visited here was totally underwhelmed.
The Old Queen's Head
Almost swamped by the bus station is the public house now called the Old Queen's Head. It is a Medieval half-timbered building dating from the Fifteenth Century and is probably the oldest domestic building still surviving in Sheffield. This isn't difficult 'cause there aren't many old buildings left in Sheffield. It was known in the 1770s as the 'Hawle in the Ponds' and used as a lodge for the fishing and fowling along the River Sheaf and the necklace of ponds that once existed in the surrounding watermeadows.
Traditional Heritage Museum
Independently run and with no public funding the Traditional Heritage Museum tries to reflect aspect of Sheffield's life and history. Website www.friendsoftheTHM.co.uk.