The council ,goverment needs to get a grip on building on brown field sites, Promote building trade schemes for apprentices in all trades from leaving school.!More cameras.Trendy appartments,gardens on roofs ,bus shelters up the side of buildings.yuppy craft beer bars ,trees planted,fountains to give a friendly welcoming air.!
I was born in Sheffield in 1946, the first City in Europe to go smokeless, I now live in SE Asia but will never forget what a wonderful childhood I had there. Sorry to say I would not want to live there now
An interesting, enjoyable film. Thanks. But why does background music so often have to be louder than the narrator these days? It's really annoying! Also, I was surprised to hear you say that Sheffield, "did not have the Corn Exchange of Leeds". We definitely had a Corn Exchange, built some time in the 1830s. It was somewhere around where Park Square is now.
I was born in 1962 in the Hillsborough Area of Sheffield and it's great to remember the history years gone by and at the moment it is not like it Used to be Now but I came back to Sheffield during Christmas and at the moment I am Disgusted with the Town Hall who has Ruined my Home Town City Life 😢
I love Sheffield, i live on the very edge of Sheffield on the South side that borders derbyshire. I can be in a urban council estate one minute but then half hours walking i can be in the countryside that is filled with rivers, hiking trails, reservoir and quaint villages like Matlock
The plague of 1665/66 was nowhere as virulent as earlier outbreaks. Eyam wasn't unique in the level of mortality caused by the plague - around 260 victims of a population of around 800. The fact that Eyam sealed itself off after the outbreak would have had no effect on the level of mortality nation-wide, as the disease was already flourishing in London and elsewhere. The mortality rate in London was around 25%. Eyam derived its fame through its decision to isolate itself....and its popularisation in literature, both factual and fiction.
Can you make your content inclusive by formatting the auto captioning into closed captioning please? it is extremely hard to watch it relying only on the auto captioning sadly (I'm Profoundly Deaf)
It is a little gem, in which so much work and original research has been invested, and is worthy of attention by the major TV channels. They don't know what they're missing and a national - no global - audience deserves to hear this important and intriguing story, so brilliantly told and co-presented.
Many thanks for posting such an interesting and heartwarming presentation. Being born and bred in Sheffield, some seventy years ago, I agree wholeheartedly with the comment made by the Health Department as, in my case as a true "dee dah", it sums up the spirit and determination of the Sheffield people. I still have immense pride in our wonderful City and all it's achievements both past and present, also looking forward to Sheffield's ongoing and exciting new phase of regeneration.
That's true, but Sheffield's Corn Exchange wasn't quite on the same scale / levels of grandeur as its counterpart in Leeds and the building proved sadly to be only too short lived and never achieved the same iconic status
Thoroughly enjoyed the video and it summed up my birth city perfectly. The insular approach was felt when I was a teenager in the 60's in Darnall. I tried to explain this to my friend from Liverpool how a city's development has an impact on the attitudes and approach to life of those who are born and grow up in the northern cities. I'll show him this video. Once again, thank you
I was born in Sheffield in 1935, but left with my parents for overseas in 1952. I loved Sheffield and still think of it every day. I still keep in touch with my relatives.
I’m Australian and was working with an Englishman, we were getting a site ready for a small weir to be built. When the materials arrived it was sheets of steel with made in Sheffield stamped on them. I thought to myself I’ll see if I can get a bite out of him. I commented what would they know about making steel in Sheffield! Boy did I get a bite out of him, haha nearly bit my head off.
The other unique feature of Sheffield is how long it takes you to traverse it. I can get from Greenhill, a village on the Southern edge of Sheffield to Worral, a beautiful village to the North of Sheffield in half an hour. What other major city in Europe can offer you that? 🤩😯💗
Sheffield has a lot of potential but there is a lot to be done to make it more attractive to investors, the railways need to be brought up to date with electrification for a start
My favorite legend was first told this when I was in scouts and read about it many times even visited the old cottage. I wish to write a horror novel based on this as I think it will make a good story to keep these legends alive!
We were very grateful for the owners of the Old Bulls Head for allowing us access and helping to transport us back in time - it was fascinating to see how so many of the old pub features remain and offer a glimpse how it would have been at the time it was serving ale whilst also hosting coroner's inquests!
Absolutely love these episodes, I’ve recently been tracking my family on ancestry as we have lived out here in what seems like forever, our own grandfather is abit of a mystery and has connections to the duke at chatsworth 🤯 I love learning the history of the places I’ve grown up in! Xx
Thank you for your kind words. Really pleased to hear you've enjoyed our episodes. Sounds like there's some intriguing stories to explore in your own family history connected with the area!
Thank you for this very interesting, but very sad documentary. The Peak District is a very beautiful area, however life must have been very tough for common labourers back in the 1800's
