Have We Lost Sheffield? 

My home city. My beloved Sheffield. The place where I had some of the best times in my life. The wild stories my mum told me of Mojos, The Fiesta & Josephine's & where I spent my childhood in the working mens clubs of the of the 70's & 80's & where I clubbed throughout the brilliant nightlife of the 90's..The Leadmill, The Drop City Hall, Cairo Jax, Niche & where I spent all my Saturdays walking round all of the vintage clothes shops, record shops, Castle Market & The Forum. Sheffield has a very special place in my heart. So I'm probably going to watch this & cry. If anyone has a time machine, I'd like to go back to Sheffield in about 1991 thanks........

My mum got me a really nice Richardsons chef's knives set (made in Sheffield) a couple of years ago when I moved house. We're belgian, but my mum said "it's made in Sheffield so it's good quality!". So the reputation lives on :)

I moved to Sheffield 6 years ago from USA & I love it! I've been to many cities in UK but for me Sheffield is the best. South of city center you didn't go, but it's full of artists, cool shops, and beautiful green neighborhoods great for alternative minded people. Friendly and lovely place on the edge of the peak district.

Oh man, nostalgia central. Best years of my life spent in Sheffield 😢

As a semi-retired furnace engineer and metallurgist, I really enjoyed and appreciated your video. Well done🇬🇧 I have fond memories of Sheffield and of the skill and friendliness of the people.

My dad told me that the tougher it gets the more bookies open up and that was decades ago. Great vids, very interesting.

The actual head Cutler. That’s so cool.

I love this video. I spent 4 years at uni here and I never knew any of this. Keep doing what you're doing, the UK needs its history preserved and people will look back on this in 20 years and be grateful. Thank you.

Raconteur, teller of tales, spinner of yarns. A lovely story again Mr Turnip, with a nice poetic ending 🤟

My dad’s family were from Sheffield, my grandad was police superintendent, we have our own carving knives made by our Relatives-T Makin, lovely bit of history, and some incredible stories about the steel and coal industry, horrific injuries and death. Lovely, friendly, hard, stoic, historical city. I’m going over with my sister soon to recce and say goodbye after my dad’s death in 2022.

What an absolutely wonderful video. All your videos are so well-made, insightful and absorbing, and this one is an absolute gem. I've lived in Sheffield for 26 years, and you've given it a fresh perspective; thank you so much! 😊

Sheffielder in exile here (Hong Kong for 22 years) Really moved to see Sheffield in your video.

25:38 What you stumbled upon there is a cementation furnace! The very last one in the UK! Only 3 left in the entirety of Europe I believe

I was born in Sheffield 58 years ago and have witnessed many changes over the years. I would say most are for the better. While Sheffield is well known for its steel it is less well known for the major disasters it has endured. On December 12-15th my father was in the city center when the Luftwaffe tried to halt the steel making process. They mistakenly dropped their bombs along the Moore, a busy shopping area within the city center, killing around 650 and injuring a further 1,500. If you look at the building you will see a mixture of old beautiful buildings mixed with those built in the 50's, these newer building show the path of the bombers. In total six George medals were awarded to Sheffielders for their actions in the aftermath of the two day bombing raids. After the war prefabricated houses were quickly built to house those whose homes were lost during the war. However in 1962 many of these homes were destroyed in the Great Sheffield Gale. Winds of around 100mph hit Sheffield causing the government declaring a state of emergency since approximately two-thirds (150,000) of the cities housing was destroyed. During the incident 4 people died and 400 injured. Elsewhere in the UK the storm claimed a further 5 people were killed. Long before the war Sheffield was devastated by a major flood caused by the total collapse of the newly Dale Dyke Dam. Around 700 million gallons of water poured through the Loxley valley, Malin bridge and Hillsborough. 240 people lost their lives that night many of which died in their beds.

Now I want to go and watch again (after 20+ years) The Full Monty. Specially that opening sequence. I can hear in my head that voice saying -A city...on the move!-. Great video. Big fan of this channel. Cheers!

Thought I'd stop by as a local lad to drop some insider information to explain a lot of whats been shown on this fantastic video, I know I'm a bit late but hope some of you see this! So Sheffield is essentially in a massive transition period, us as the gritty northerners we are tend to drag our heels a bit when it comes to redevelopment and we found ourselves a decade behind Leeds and Manchester, this is all in the process of changing. Let me take you back a decade. The first long shopping street he walked down, Fargate, was the bustling hub of the town centre, every shop filled with a big named brand with the offshot streets (like the one he said he liked that led to the theaters) being the home to fantastic local independent businesses to give the best of both worlds. On the other side of town (bare in mind sheffield City centre is tiny in comparison to most) about a 10 minute walk away is The Moor which at the time was the rough end, a lot of crime, a lot of rough characters hanging around. To curb this the local council did a massive redevelopment of The Moor and suddenly most of the name brands moved to there, H&M, Primark, a huge cinema complex with restaurants. Even the city centre market moved there. As such the local council successfully transformed it into the new centre of Sheffield City life but as a result they removed their focus from Fargate which then fell into compete disrepair, massive spice epidemics fuelled by widespread homelessness meant that Fargate became a pretty awful place to be but the issue is that the city centre was developed in the mindset that Fargate was the central hub with the trams running up to it, the cathedral, even the cutlers Hall he showed is just round the corner so Sheffield became quite disjointed, to get to any of the major shops you now had to walk. This meant that most people elected to do their shopping online or if they were going to shop in person would usually, quite begrudgingly, go to the ever busy Meadowhall. The last part of the video takes place in Kehlam Island, my personal favourite place in Sheffield, this area is everywhere from the road he commented was hard to cross all the way round and through the Alfred becket building. Kelham is a strange mix of vibrant modern living, a huge multicultural safe space and the capital of northern vibrancy alongside the old disused factories, shadows of the former steel industry infrastructure (like the kiln) The perks of this was that most of these disused buildings were bought up, partitioned and transformed into rentable spaces, very cheap rentable spaces, as such this became, in my opinion, England's Primary location for upcoming bands and musicians, this is seen through Sheffields ongoing monopoly over the worlds music scene, artists such as Def Leppard, Pulp, The human league, Arctic monkeys, Bring me the horizon, While she sleeps and more currently bands such as Malevolence have all practiced in these sort of places, you can't walk around Kelham without the amazing sound of hundreds of new bands, dreaming big, writing what could be the music of the new generation. A decade ago Kelham was the red light district and certain disused parts still are but that's the true testament to how an area can change in a small space of time. So what now? As you saw in the video there are huge redevelopments, a whole are called "the heart of the city 2" has opened which us a 400 million pound development, this includes Europe's largest purpose built food hall, cambridge street collective (where I currently work) along with amazing recreational areas, new leasure sites. a new flagship raddison blu hotel (which was one of the first big developments on this video) and this is the start of Sheffield catching up but in true northern style. In 5 years time everything seen on this video will be redeveloped, bringing Sheffieldd up to to the same standard as Leeds and Manchester but with a huge focus on preserving a lot of what has always made Sheffield amazing, lots of opportunity for independent businesses, independent musicians, independent artists, alongside the return of massive high street brands. Come drop by some time, watch a local gig, drink some local ale, chat to us all cause we're a nice bunch and soak up Europe's greenest city in true gritty style. It's grim up north but remember... Anything south of Sheffield is France 😂

The Don Valley between Sheffield and Doncaster was 20 miles solid with forges, furnaces, and factories, all leveled in the 1980s. When you made the train journey through it it was like passing through a land devastated by a nuclear war.

I’m from Barnsley also in South Yorkshire. What you see in this video is county wide. One of the most industrial counties of the UK having most of its industry pulled in the space of a few years with no replacement put in place has been devastating

The Dalesman's Litany - a poem written by Frederic William Moorman around 1900 has a great verse about Sheffield. It later became a well known folk song in West and South Yorkshire. The relevant verse is - I’ve walked at neet down Sheffield lanes, ’t was the same as bein’ in Hell; Furnaces thrust out tongues of fire that roared like wind on t’ fell; I’ve sammed up coil in Barnsley pits wi’ muck upto me knees. (sammed up = picked up) From Sheffield, Barnsley, Rotherham, good Lord deliver me.

as a Sheffielder - at 14:58 when you say "I wonder what this was" - it's not a was, it still is. those are the blacked-out windows for the staff changing rooms for Bungalows & Bears (where I used to work). but thanks for an epic video on my city's history & current state - I can't help but share in your decrying the state of our current high streets but really appreciate the attention to detail in walking through how our city helped shape the modern world. Rare & Racy used to be my go-to shop for pre-owned books! but I never knew about Lizzie the elephant - sick factoid. really glad you visited Kelham too (even if I'm disappointed you didn't pop in for a pint at The Gardener's Rest, you were right across the road!)

Nostalgia beyond words. Brilliant video. The UK led the world in many inventions and developments and steel was just one of those things. I've been to Sheffield a few times and always found the people very friendly, and the guy at the old building that gave you a tour shows this. He seemed proud of what the town has achieved and so he should be. Once all the reconstruction of the city center has finished it would be nice to see all these historical places given a special place and maybe even a tour.

I have lived and worked in Sheffeild for the last 7 years, I grew up in Scunthorpe in a steelworking family so I kind of feel at home in Sheffield. I work in the city centre and live in one of the bigger suburbs. I like that the place has so many trees and parks and interesting places to visit. It will be interesting when all works on the heart of the city and on fargate are completed to see if there is any uptake in retail and hospitality.

Brilliant video of my home city, I remember the hammer sound from the steel works on woolly wood bottom sending me to sleep as a young lad....I used to work at William cookes as well in the core shop. It's a massive contrast from where we were to where we are now. The roadworks and all the building is constant and has been for years all while the shops and pubs have closed....

Moved to Sheffield from Newcastle for uni in 2015 and only just left this January. Although I will always have pride in my geordie heritage the passion I have for Sheffield city is unmatched. Steeped in such amazing, important history and the community feel where everyone is in it together and pulls together. The wonderful green spaces and respect for the environment and the arts and all the diversity. From the sunset reflecting off park hill flats, to the sound of the trams rolling by. From the poem on the side of hallam uni to Phlegms street art. Tear up when I miss it 😪 Sheffield will always have a special place in my heart. quite fitting that my family name is Steel 😂 great content mr turnip! Love your energy and your attitude! The fact the original high street is now derelict but sheffielders have made a community event space in the middle shows how forward thinking this city is. Whilst other high streets may fall into the past I can see sheffield leading the way into how to rejuvenate our city centres

01:12 yes that was Yorkshire Bank, Sheffield is an awesome city I visit it often

The Alternative store looked really cool - so nice to see independant shops surviving the sky high rent on the high street

Another great video. you need to pop to the Millennium Gallery where they have the Metalwork Collection (13,000 items, thought to be the most extensive grouping of Sheffield-made cutlery) also go to Kelham Island Museum as they have a Bessemer Converter outside. Loads of stuff to see in Sheffield

This guy is the best.

The Brown Bear on Norfolk Street is a pub stuck in time, one of the stipulations to being Landlord is that you Cannot alter it, its my favourite pub in England.. from all the ones ive been in

Great video - loved the history you've shown us. Sheffield was a fabulous city and although still is, it's a shadow of what it once was. I was working in Sheffield in the late 80's, just as the steel industry was dying, that industry supported hundreds of small engineering companies where you could get anything made. It was sad to see all that end, it was the end of an era.

Fantastic video mate, lots of information and history, well done 👍

Thanks, so much , for coming to our city. I've been feeling down about the city center since the loss of John Lewis and Debenhams but your film helped me to see that we still have a lot to be proud of. Great history, independent businesses and most of all the friendly, positive people that Sheffield is famous for. A lovely film, maybe your best so far, but I am biased!

Really enjoyed watching this 1 Turnip. I grew up in Chesterfield, just to the south of Sheffield, and remember the 70's and the massive industry of Sheffield steel and it's influence on it's surrounding area too. Nice 1 lad. Hope to see many more walkabout videos in 2024. Take care

what a great presenter you are!! i did once see a documentary on Sheffield steel, explaining that stainless was accidently made from a worker who added the wrong sequence of ingredient's to the furnace, when the boss saw the outcome of the pour, he was livid and threw the steel outside, after a few weeks they realised it was not corroding hence stainless steel!!! the said worker lost his job, but it was said they give his job back....sad to see the city's in decline. keep up the good work. subbed!!!

I think this is your best video so far! What made it so good was the research you put in before doing your walk. I watched spell bound. The people you interviewed added a lot of interest, and gave the urban landscape a friendly human touch. I do hope you will produce many more videos of this high quality.

I was just telling my mum about your channel! She’s in Sheffield I’m in Canada now and couldn’t believe you uploaded Sheffield today! Thank-you so much! Live your vids!

I have the wooden boxed set of Sheffield Cutlery given to my grandparents as a wedding gift in the 1920s. It’s magnificent and must have been so special back then. The craftsmanship is superb. As for the iron and steel industry now, it might be less ‘mass’, longline, factories but still produces many high end, exotic alloy materials and products today. Kelham Island Museum shows the history of the city and how even into the C20th many grew up without ever seeing the sun due to the atmospheric pollution ( a BBC R4 presenter said the same of his childhood in Stoke-on-Trent even in the 40s). I visited one of the last original workshops still operating, the Phoenix, just before it closed, sadly. Now a pub iirc. Original wheels and mechanisms are on show in museums.

This is brilliant. I'm a Sheffield lass and I loved this video! I'm so glad you enjoyed our fair city. The Cutlers' Hall is beautiful (my friend C McKay was Master Cutler a few years ago!). Thanks for showing the thriving independent shops and the city's industrial heritage too. Great job. I watched your Scarborough video too - my favourite place, and you were so respectful about it. A new subscriber here!

I grew up in Attercliffe back in the 60's , we used to walk to Sheffield town centre with the lads most Saturdays and play in the Castle Market . I remember playing in the shopping centre called the hole in the road it had a big fish tank full of fish . When we got hungry we walk back to Attercliffe , it would take a good hour or so . Those were the day's !

I love how I can just sit down and watch your fascinating 30 min videos with no adverts every 5 mins. Means a lot, cheers.

Another fantastic video..what a amazing history..another place to add to my bucket list to visit when I come back home ..very very interesting. Thank you.

I moved to Sheffield in 2022, it’s been the most amazing time for me, lots of things to do here, lovely Peak District walks 20 min drive from my house, lots of shopping options, great nightlife scene I moved here alone and iv been very welcomed here

My home town, great memories 👍🏻😀. Thanks for showing 👍🏻😀☀️

Another fine video. As a owner of a retail business it's so said to seethe high street in such a state it is. Looking forward to made in Britain. All the best to you

I guess is Port Talbot (Steel city) next ? also interested in seeing you visiting some of the Welsh valley town, there is nothing like it in the UK. so unique

Another great video! I always really enjoy your stuff. Your enthusiasm for local history and industry really reminds me of late Uncle who took me all over the north showing me buildings, factorys, towers, chimneys, steam engines and so much more. I've mentioned this before, but your videos always bring back some great memories for me. Thanks mate and if you ever find yourself in Runcorn, Widnes or Liverpool again and I see you about I'll gladly buy you a pint!

18'30" rare and racy on devonshire street. this shop was legendary. joe, and his colleague, was an institution. thanks guys.

Your passion to cover this stuff, just the opening scenes, awesome. Love your channel man.

I love this snapshot of Sheffield, especially the steelmaking history, I regularly walk around the city centre and hope I spot you one day, and yes, I'd love to buy you a pin!. I'm a Sheffield lad born in 1945 in Meersbrook and moved to Parson Cross when I was about 5 years old. At that time it claimed to be the largest housing estate in Europe. But I remember playing the cornfields on wasteland off Lindsey Road/Deerlands Avenue, which I believe were a legacy of the Dig for Victory in WW11. My dad fought on the Western Front in WW1 in the Royal Engineers. Then, he worked on the railways and finished in the Steelworks working for Brown Bayley Steels in Attercliffe, filling scrap pans for charging into the Siemens open hearth furnaces. I remember my career interview at Southey Green School, where I was asked one question "Which steelworks do you want to work in". I opted to work for the same company as my dad and finished working on the Siemens open-hearth furnaces. I did most jobs starting in the pits preparing the moulds, then on the melting stage, weighing out chromium and manganese and other additives to add to the melt. So I've made Sheffield stainless steel, and I'm proud of that; one of the melts used to be Brierley KK, named after Harry Brierley, who became a director of Brown Bayley Steels. The company were still operating Steam Waggons in the sixties, I was told this was because petrol engines were unsafe to carry red hot ingots on the dray and could explode. I left Sheffield in the swinging sixties and moved to London. I blagged my way into office jobs and became interested in computers, which were substantial metal boxes that filled large rooms in those days. I eventually found a job back in Sheffield as a trainee Computer operator in Sheffield's first Computer Bureau. From there, I progressed into computer programming, used to take the manuals from work and read them overnight. I then returned to London and worked many computer jobs, moving from town to town. I've worked in London, Southampton, Manchester, Birmingham, and Liverpool. In the 90s, I moved back to Sheffield and found a flat on Parkhill. Perhaps there is a longer story to tell, I keep trying to write it all down coherently, but my memory...

That was fantastic! Liked and subscribed. I have done a fair few drainage jobs in Sheffield, mainly for site redevelopment (student flats and such). I found some wonderful underground cellars, rivers and some manholes were like red brick cathedrals when you got inside them; the craftsmanship second to none. I'm not sure if it was intentional or not but I enjoyed the Crucible / 'big break'through line.

Another excellent piece. Can’t wait for the made in Britain series, which I’d imagine Sheffield steel could feature. I think those of us with cutlery marked with made in Sheffield will vouch for its quality and longevity, as with most other products still made in Britain.

We used to have electro-plated nickel silver (EPNS) forks in the 1960s. The coating wore off and they tasted HORRIBLE if your tongue touched them - a nasty sort of tang. It seems to me that our cities are becoming all bars, student housing and Airbnbs. I don't know how on earth the economy can keep on that way. Of course all the industry has moved to China now. God knows what conditions are like for workers. The Road To Wigan Pier could be rewritten to look at their lives, if someone could get access. Or it could be rewritten to look at the poor in England now.

Fantastic video. Love my home city.

Loved this! What a good channel!

Love your enthusiasm in this, I felt you have upped your game recently and I honestly think you’ll be great at the ‘made in Britain’ series. Looking forward to watching these. Keep up the good work mate.

Magnificent, so well presented. Quality and intelligent, very well done. Thank you

I was born in Sheffield in 1949; My family have moved on since then. I can remember buying Stainless Steel cutlery and Denby Stoneware which is hard to come by now. Even after 50 years, I still use the Stoneware and the original Sheffield cutlery. Sheffield will always be 'special' as it was the city I grew up in, but it's changed so much since the 1970's.

The building at 15:00 with the red window frames was once Sheffield's main fire station on West Street.

One of the buildiings behind you at 2.46 is where the rules of football were written giving football to the world and is marked with a blue plaque 9 east parade

Thanks Turnip for a great video, I love Sheffield though I haven’t been there other than just in passing since the 90’s.

The Hallamshire district in Sheffield has wages higher than most of the South East, like all Northern cities and London, the variations between rich and poor are incomprehensible. This is replicated in Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool. Sheffield is the most Northern of the Northern cities to me. They tried lumping it in with the East Midlands once, good luck calling Sean Bean a Midlander.

Mate I love your enthusiasm for England and our history

My home city also, lots of positives about Sheffield not least the fact it’s the greenest city in Europe! Being on the edge of the Peak District is a huge blessing however the small city centre has gone into disrepute - apart from kelham island and the odd little pocket of rejuvenation, the city continues to rot away and is a place many avoid for good reason 😢

Great video round my home town - heart breaking viewing to be honest, especially as you show the old record tools building waiting for demolition, the place I did my engineering apprenticeship. Thanks for taking the time to make the film of great memories, not sure we’ll ever see Sheffield in the same light in my lifetime but we can remember, thanks

As a born and bred Sheffielder, I can tell thee na that the same road works never end, they finish them then 6 months later they're changing it. Our council is well known for wasting money on things not needed and neglecting what is. We're still the best northern city, full of the friendliest people and as an ex steel worker you did our story proud.

Honestly mate, another great video! You've made me want to visit Sheffield which I've always thought of as the middle of nowhere to be honest. Can't wait to see where you bimble to next . . .

Next places you need to visit are Port Talbot and Scunthorpe ..due to " climate change " the blast furnaces are being closed and this will make thousands redundant ..apparently electric arc furnaces are more " climate friendly " ...tell that to the workers losing good jobs..

Thank you, David for the brilliant history lesson on Sheffield! You’ve out done yourself on this one! Looking forward to more lessons!

18'50" glossop road baths, went there many times back in the "old days". this was the swimming pool where we were brought from school.

My home town came in to my teenage yrs in 1970 great place fab night life millions of pubs n clubs plenty of green spaces ..it’s a shame how high street is looking now days but I love Sheffield and it’s history ...well done you for researching the history ..kelham island was a industrial area now a up and coming cocktail bars and eating places

My birthplace. 💜 I learnt so much from you today. Thank you!! Will you ever do house tours in Sheffield??! I would love and appreciate that!!!

I'm based in Dartford and our high street is shocking, yet we have non-stop new builds going up with retail units attached to the bottom, even though we have loads of existing retail units empty for many years, a shopping centre with half it's units closed for many years. Does anyone know why this is happening? Guessing there must be some tax benefits to the property developers?

The mighty Sheff. My town until I was 18. Always was a bit rough around the edges. The West side of the city is nice, towards the Peak District. Great video, wasn’t expecting it to be so well researched and informative .

There is an interesting point in this video, as shown in the Cutler's Hall, that private individuals and organisations engaged in civil duties, and took an active role in improving the public environment and seeing it as their role to do so and not just make profit Now it is left all to government, local and national or private companies with no interest at all in civic dut, but only in profit maximisation Local and national government is often totally lacking on original ideas or drive as well

I’m 35, from a long line of Sheffield steel makers. I am a steel maker now in Sheffield. Town is a dive now. Rivelin valley still has the ruins of the old mills that made cutlery from the river to power the grinding stones. Dating back to the 1500s. The kelham museum would be a good place for you to go to.

You only had limited time but there is so many places you could have visited if you had the time. If you were interested in Steel then Forgemasters on the Sheffield/Rotherham Border (On Sheffield Road.. A678 if my memory serves me correctly) is definitely worth a drive by to see how big it truly was. Pity you didn't look at the old Market area as you was literally just around the corner from it. New Market area which had been completely re-done. If you find yourselves on Shalesmoor which you did then you are heading out of Town 🤣 The Wicker is an interesting look. Look up Viners Cutlery in Sheffield & K.Bright Ltd that was located just off London Road,Sheffield 2. They supplied Cutlery to John Lewis in the 90's

It just amazes me that you don't have your own TV series, just so professional, love the channel.

Thanks for another great video!

I left Sheffield this year having spent most of my adult life there. I miss it. All my memories are there. But sadly the decline of the place made me leave it. I hope it improves in the future, I will always be a Sheffielder!

Every time I return to Sheffield they are digging up and rerouting roads in the city centre not sure what the point is as the council has helped destroy the city centre by its mad parking policies. Most of the big stores have also relocated to Meadowhall which is much more car friendly. A miscellaneous fact: SHeffield United FC is also known as the Blades a reminder of their origins as their first players were workers in the steel factories

Giday , I still use my grandparents bone handle Sheffield steel cutlery canteen , love it , thanks for this mate.

Sheffield is just down the road from me, I love visiting although the decline is obvious and saddening. the place has become another student hell, blocks of flats built to house people with no connection to British culture or social life, which explains why so many city centre bars and clubs have closed, we've been sold out for foreign money and folk. It's well worth visiting the Industrial Museum at Kelham Island and the surrounding area.... there's much to see there. Keep up the good work !!

Thanks for visiting my home town. I enjoyed the visit to cutlers halls, never been there. That was very interesting. And yes, the first big building you looked at was a bank. Yorkshire bank. Yes, a lot of construction going on. The original market called Castle market was torn down unfortunately, and moved down the moor. But when I visited Bradford, they still have their original market, which brought back memories of my childhood days, going to the market with mom and seeing the endless maze of individual stalls, it was great. Really enjoyed your video snd history provided. Thank you.

Having lived in Manchester 22 years at age 53 and coming from a little village in Rural Republic of Ireland, I see the parallels between the decline of big U.K. cities and the decline of Rural Ireland, over my 30 years in supermarket retailing in both the U.K. and Ireland, where Irish emigration was once a big thing, even in my teens in the 1980’s - I still have extended family in Rural Ireland and they are currently finding it ever more economically difficult to remain living there in favour of moving to big cities like Dublin, as rural banks, post offices and even Rural Broadband in Ireland has been gradually been removed - since Covid, even emigration is no longer a viable option for young Irish people - while here in the U.K. is definitely in decline including here in Manchester, I do think that Rural Irish towns and villages are in an even faster rate of decline than even rural U.K. towns and villages and this decline is definitely by deliberate design of the globalist deep state via government policies that are intentionally creating this decline

Great video, such a young lad so enthusiastic about local history… definitely I will visit soon

I remember roundabout with aquariums built in, it was brilliant, and of course castle market.

I love cuttulrey! I wonder what a Cutler's regular working life would've been like.

The Hall is incredible. TFS ❤️🏏🎸

As someone who's in his 40s, I can say that in the '80s, '90s and '00s Shef town center was a buzzing hive of activity. SO MANY good shops, including tonnes of independent ones. Obviously shopping, ''hanging out'', nightlife and youth cultures have changed, but it's not all down to that, is it.

Just what I needed 🎉

I know of Sheffield quite well, being a dealer and collector of antique English silverplate. Superb quality and design beginning with the items made in Old Sheffield Plate. Have never been so this was great seeing where these craftsmen lived and worked. We have to bring our cities back!!!

Carry on doing what you are doing brother

A fair, balanced, positive view of my city, which I wasn't expecting from the title. On the basis of this I'll check out your other videos

I haven't been to Sheffield either. I knew a fair bit about its history. And the development of steel. Nice to put a location to the history. Fantastic getting the tour of the Cutler building. Yes Sheffield still make steel goods. But to what scale. A lot of the current items look like high end tools. And small batch items. The days of turning out tons. And employing thousands. Long gone. As a Carpenter for my working life. I have accumulated tools. I had a lot more old, hand made stuff. But that got stolen. I still have planes from Sheffield. One with the MOD arrow on it, dated during the second war. I also have a very old Swan neck firmer chisel. Stamped R. Sorsby. The first guy on the board. I did have more, before the theft. Don't know if they were genuine. But they were passed down to me by my neighbour, years ago. They had a line of Carpenters in the family. But the son didn't follow on. Be nice if it was correct. Good bit of history. I hope whoever took the rest. Didn't just dump the old stuff.

SHEFFIELD WAS ALSO FAMOUS FOR THE FULL MONTY.

Great video..i moved away early 70's as a teenager,but not to far so go back regularly,mainly to watch United. The City has had its problems since most of the steelworks closed, but still the best city in the uk for me,love the place.

I have lived in Sheffield 72 years and it’s a right sh..hole these days.Druggies by cathedral,dealers on Fargate and the Moor,hustlers,undesirables round tram stops.Yes the first building was a bank.The council have wasted so many opportunities to improve the town centre and it is now dead.Dont come back,it gets worse by the day.The building next to Cutlers Hall was Royal Bank of Scotland and over past 10 years was redone inside so many times and now shut.

I moved to sheffield three years ago. A lot I love, a lot hurts me to see. Its a city forgotten by the government. You mention the development in the centre, its all student housing, I profited from that myself in some way im sure, but it needs to e reminded if what it can be. it lacks any movement to be anything outside of what it is told to be

That was fascinating, brilliant episode. I've not been to Sheffield for well over a decade so it's good to see it thriving. Such nice people 😊. I'm surprised the remains of that furnace is being demolished, it's part of the city's history. But I remind myself, people like us are in a minority, most people don't give a toss and wouldn't give it a second look.

6:28 “ come across the Cutlers Hall” … Back in the 80s I had a short stint in a band which I thought was the University. We were invited to do a gig at the Cutler’s Hall, which was packed and went down really well. We did. Number of gigs at the university and things were really picking up for us. sadly after few more gigs the band split up, but it was a great time and great fun…. I lived for a year in The Hyde park flats which were the iconic 1960’s tower block. Now demolished ….. even the people in Sheffield were a little bit wary about the place, but the people who live there were absolutely fabulous again, extremely kind and friendly. When I moved in as a young student with my student friends, people in the pub called the target would share food and it was an absolutely great place to live. Can’t believe they knocked it down. They kept Parkhill flats which were further down the valley. But Hyde Park was the place to be. In the winter, you could watch the snow clouds come across from the west, and turn the grey city white in the long line, the sunsets and sunrises were spectacular in the flat. Some sales were very spacious, bright, airy, and warm.