Student Fieldwork Booklet

CHANGING PLACES SHEFFIELD FIELDWORK

Objectives

To practice data collection skills – especially qualitative methods of data collection.

To gain an in-depth understanding of the regeneration happening in Sheffield and to evaluate its success so far.

To investigate how the changing industrial landscape of Sheffield has impacted on the demographic and cultural characteristics of the city.

To develop a sense of place of different areas of the city and to consider how other groups of people may feel like insiders and outsiders.

To look for evidence of:

 connections with different part of the country or the world.  flows of money and investment

To identify how the city has tried to rebrand and represent itself.

To look for public art and how it is used to create a place image and to enhance local identity

We will be visiting the following places to collect data.

1) Kelham Island – including Globe Works, Cornish Works, Little Kelham, Kelham Island Museum. 2) Castle Market / Castlegate 3) Winter Gardens / Peace Gardens / Tudor Square 4) The Moor 5) The Cultural Industries Quarter 6) Park Hill

In Sheffield the city centre is divided up into 11 'quarters'. These are: Kelham Island Quarter, Riverside, Castlegate, Sheaf Valley, Cultural Industries Quarter, The Moor Quarter, Devonshire Quarter, St Georges Quarter, St Vincent Quarter, Cathedral Quarter and Heart of the City.

On our fieldwork we will be visiting at least 5 of these. Try and notice ways they are branded differently from other areas of the city as the council tries to give each its own identity.

The council has tried to rebrand the city a number of times. What evidence can you see on the fieldwork of – ‘The Steel City’, ‘The Sporting City’, ‘The Retail City’, ‘The Outdoor City’.

You may also spot evidence of new campaigns such as ‘City of Makers’, ‘Creative Sheffield’ and ‘Alive after 5’.

Take lots of photos and make lots of notes so you have a really deep understanding of Sheffield to prepare you for the exam.

Read through the booklet so you know what you need to look out for today. You will need to bring this booklet to your Human Geography lessons after the fieldwork.

Location 1 – The Globe works

1) 360° turn Stand in one spot and turn slowly round in a complete circle. Jot down in this box words to describe what you see – adjectives as well as nouns!

2) Soundscape Stand on one spot and listen carefully. Draw a line in the direction of each sound you can hear. Make a loud sound thicker than a quieter sound. Have shorter lines for sounds close to you. Label the line with what the noise is.

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3) Smell Map Use the smell wheel to tick off all the smells in this area.

4) Complete the environmental survey below

ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY 1= WORST 5= BEST Circle the most appropriate score for each factor

WORST BEST Large amounts of litter covering most of 1 2 3 4 5 No litter to be seen the area All road and paving needing repair 1 2 3 4 5 No damage – road and paving in good state of repair Poor maintenance of street furniture 1 2 3 4 5 Well maintained street furniture (bins, seats, signs, lampposts etc) No trees or shrubs visible, little grass 1 2 3 4 5 Large numbers of trees or shrubs visible, much grass Continual loud noise 1 2 3 4 5 No noise at all Ugly architecture 1 2 3 4 5 Attractive buildings Very polluted atmosphere – hard to 1 2 3 4 5 Very clean air breathe Very crowded – hard to walk 1 2 3 4 5 Empty Threatening atmosphere – fear for 1 2 3 4 5 Feel completely safe personal safety Lots of vandalism and graffiti 1 2 3 4 5 No evidence of anti-social behaviour

Name of old building and previous use What the building is now

Name and type of business – e.g. shop, café, What type of person is the business aimed at? restaurant and street located on

What evidence is there in this image of Kelham Island Museum in 2016 that shows this place has been rebranded to construct a new place image? Annotate your ideas on the image below.

1) 360° turn Stand in one spot and turn slowly round in a complete circle. Jot down in this box words to describe what you see – adjectives as well as nouns!

You

3) Smell Map Use the smell wheel to tick off all the smells in this area.

4) Complete the environmental survey below

ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY 1= WORST 5= BEST Circle the most appropriate score for each factor

What do we like about this place? What do we dislike about this place? What do we need to work on?

A SPECIAL PLACE

What makes this place special or unique? – consider the built and the natural environment, history, traditions, street furniture, public art.

Why does it look the way it does?

What local activities or events have made it like this?

Why do we like this place?

What can we make more of?

What potential is there to enhance the place?

A PLANET-FRIENDLY PLACE

What makes this place planet-friendly? How are scarce resources wasted?

How does movement use resources? – what facilities make walking or cycling easy? Public transport links or car sharing?

How is waste handled? Any evidence of community waste management schemes?

How is energy used in buildings?

How adaptable is the place?

What other features makes the place planet-friendly? – How is biodiversity encouraged?

How could the place make better use of resources? – Are buildings restored and reused, any evidence of taking advantage of sunlight or reduction of UHI?

How accessible is the place? What limits how easy it is to get around? – for walkers, bikes, cars, adults, children, disabled, speed of traffic, pollution levels.

How welcoming is the place? Does anything make it confusing?

How well does the parking work?

How can the place be made more accessible and more welcoming?

A SAFE AND PLEASANT PLACE

What makes this place – and its street(s) and public spaces – safe and pleasant? What detracts from that? Are there empty or boarded up buildings? Are adverts and estate agent boards intrusive?

Would you feel safe at different times of the day and night?

How safe would children, women, disabled, minorities feel?

How successful are the streets and spaces underfoot – width of pavements, uneven or broken surfaces? Street furniture – well placed or cluttered. What could be improved? How would visually impaired cope?

How can the place be made safer and more pleasant? Are there any meeting places? Places to sit and relax?

Is there a sense of ownership by the whole community?

How do people enjoy nature here? What is missing?

Is it a comfortable micro-climate: pleasant, or strong winds, glare or over-shadowing

Evidence of litter, detritus, and fly tipping; evidence of vermin, dog mess, potholes, poor drainage, roads and surfaces well maintained; general evidence of care and maintenance.

Security cameras or guards, shutters, barbed wire, lighting, evidence of vandalism/graffiti

Location 1 – Castle Gate

The zone of discard is an area that was once a part of the CBD but is now in decline and is characterised by low- status shops and warehouses, and vacant property. This area has recently undergone decline after the market was moved to a new location on The Moor in 2013 and the building demolished in 2015. We are going to look for signs of decline and try to assess if this area is still part of the CBD. 1) What evidence can you see that the area is in decline? Give specific examples.

2) Fill in a tally chart for the following indicators of decline.

Indicator Number seen E.G of shop with location

Charity shops

Pound/discount shops

Empty shops

Betting/pawn shops

3) ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY 1= WORST 5= BEST Circle the most appropriate score for each factor

© Geographical Association 2018 7 CBD REGENERATION AND REBRANDING In order to compete with Meadowhall the CBD of Sheffield has been regenerated through a number of schemes Things to think about How successful have the attempts at regeneration been? How well is the CBD winning the battle against Meadowhall? What functions does the CBD have other than retailing (e.g. at night) What has been done to improve safety in the area. Are all areas of the CBD equally busy?

Sheffield Station Gateway

New square with 90m long Cutting Edge sculpture

Station improvements - £5 million spent on facilities in the concourse

2 new pedestrian crossings to make access in and out of town better.

Relandscaping of Howard Street – tree lined pedestrian avenue with water feature and better lighting – attractive route to CBD.

Heart of the City

Cost £120 million

Its aim since 1995 has been to kick start the economic and physical regeneration of the city centre.

It is a key link between the Sheaf Valley/Station and the new Retail Quarter.

It includes:

1. The Peace Gardens – public meeting place with fountains (which symbolise flowing molten steel and Sheffield’s rivers)

2. Millennium Galleries – Cost £15 million

3. Winter Gardens – opened 2003. Largest urban glasshouse in Europe with over 2000 plants from around the world.

4. St. Paul’s Place – Mercure St Paul’s Hotel – with the largest conference and banqueting facilities in the city.

- 550 space multi-storey car park

- 2 new public squares – Millennium Square /St. Paul’s Place

- 300 luxury apartments

- 200,000 square foot of grade A office space

- 135,000 square foot restaurant/bar/retail space

1) 360° turn Stand in one spot and turn slowly round in a complete circle. Jot down in this box words to describe what you see – adjectives as well as nouns!

You

3) Smell Map Use the smell wheel to tick off all the smells in this area.

4) Complete the environmental survey below

ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY 1= WORST 5= BEST Circle the most appropriate score for each factor

What do we like about this place? What do we dislike about this place? What do we need to work on?

A SPECIAL PLACE

What makes this place special or unique? – consider the built and the natural environment, history, traditions, street furniture, public art.

Why does it look the way it does?

What local activities or events have made it like this?

Why do we like this place?

What can we make more of?

What potential is there to enhance the place?

A PLANET-FRIENDLY PLACE

What makes this place planet-friendly? How are scarce resources wasted?

How does movement use resources? – what facilities make walking or cycling easy? Public transport links or car sharing?

How is waste handled? Any evidence of community waste management schemes?

How is energy used in buildings?

How adaptable is the place?

What other features makes the place planet-friendly? – How is biodiversity encouraged?

How could the place make better use of resources? – Are buildings restored and reused, any evidence of taking advantage of sunlight or reduction of UHI?

How accessible is the place? What limits how easy it is to get around? – for walkers, bikes, cars, adults, children, disabled, speed of traffic, pollution levels.

How welcoming is the place? Does anything make it confusing?

How well does the parking work?

How can the place be made more accessible and more welcoming?

A SAFE AND PLEASANT PLACE

What makes this place – and its street(s) and public spaces – safe and pleasant? What detracts from that? Are there empty or boarded up buildings? Are adverts and estate agent boards intrusive?

Would you feel safe at different times of the day and night?

How safe would children, women, disabled, minorities feel?

How can the place be made safer and more pleasant? Are there any meeting places? Places to sit and relax?

Is there a sense of ownership by the whole community?

How do people enjoy nature here? What is missing?

Is it a comfortable micro-climate: pleasant, or strong winds, glare or over-shadowing

Evidence of litter, detritus, and fly tipping; evidence of vermin, dog mess, potholes, poor drainage, roads and surfaces well maintained; general evidence of care and maintenance.

Security cameras or guards, shutters, barbed wire, lighting, evidence of vandalism/graffiti

In your groups you will need to do the following 1) Visit The Moor (including going into The Moor Market). Answer the questions below and pay particular attention to the notice boards and information on display about the new developments (some of which are not yet finished).. 2) Visit Tudor Square, Orchard Square and Leopold Square/Barker’s Pool and complete the questions below for each location. 3) You will also have an extra task to complete back in school on ‘rebranding Sheffield’. Cities are often rebranded in order to create an attractive image and attract more visitors. You will need to start planning your ideas for this. 4) Remember to take lots of photos and jot down anything you think may be useful to understand how the CBD is trying to fight back against Meadowhall – and whether it is a battle they are winning.

The Moor

Once The Moor was one of the strongest parts of the CBD with M&S, Woolworths and 4 department stores but more recently it became very run down with empty shops and discount stores as many businesses moved out. Its location towards to edge of the CBD and lack of large shops made it unappealing to retailers. The new development has three phases Phase 1 (Completed) . Move the market to a new location on The Moor with 183 stalls, 12 cafes and a strong focus on food, fresh produce and artisan products. . TJ Hughes, Iceland, Poundland, The Entertainer, Peacocks, Deichmann and a gym . Wide attractive walkway which can be used for events. Phase 2 (completed in Spring 2017) . Flagship Primark (80,000 square foot) . 9 screen cinema run by Light Cinemas, 7 restaurants (including Bella Italia and Gourmet Burger Kitchen) and 4 more new shops. Phase 3 . The right hand side of The Moor is expected to become home to mainstream fashion brands

Visit The Moor to see the developments and complete these questions:

How has the development of The Moor improved the area visually?

What considerations have been given to safety?

Will the developments help Sheffield become a 24-hour city? If so how?

What events take place here?

What has been done to give The Moor its own identity/try to increase pride?

What affects might this development have on other areas of the CBD?

Will this help the CBD compete with Meadowhall? Give reasons for your answer.

Tudor Square: The area between the Winter Gardens and the Crucible and Lyceum Theatres. How has this area been designed and improved to encourage people to spend time here?

How is safety maintained in this area?

What functions other than retailing are here?

Will this area help Sheffield become more of a 24-hour city? If so how?

How is safety maintained in this area?

What functions other than retailing are here?

Will this area help Sheffield become more of a 24-hour city? If so how?

Leopold Square/ Barker’s Pool (Near John Lewis) How has this area been designed and improved to encourage people to spend time here?

How is safety maintained in this area?

What were the buildings at Leopold Square originally?

What functions other than retailing are here?

Will this area help Sheffield become more of a 24-hour city? If so how?

© Geographical Association 2018 14 Rebranding Task Your task is to rebrand Sheffield CBD. You will put together a presentation back in school that shows what you believe the Sheffield brand should now be. In the past Sheffield has been known as the steel city and the sports city, does it still fit this brand? What regeneration has taken place in Sheffield CBD that could lead to the need to rebrand? You can take photos or videos and together in your groups come up with an idea, looking around for the main regeneration within the CBD. What is your brand? Why have you chosen this brand?

“Sheffield is a city of makers and doers, that delightedly boasts one of the largest creative communities in the country. Much of this community is concentrated in the Cultural Industries Quarter (CIQ). Named by the council in the mid-'90s, the Cultural Industries Quarter roughly refers to the area between St Mary's Road, Arundel Gate and Howard Street. Sixteen listed buildings sit within its triangle and historic industrial reminders are everywhere, blended with the modern: independent galleries nest between chimneys and cuddle courtyards, cafes and studios spring up on cobbled side streets. Down even the quietest streets in the CIQ there's lots happening behind closed doors, with recording studios, a DIY media lab, and BBC Radio Sheffield all based here. And breaking out of the buildings and onto exterior walls, art by the likes of Kid Acne, Phlegm and Florence Blanchard keeps the streets bright." (Our favourite places website)

List as many creative businesses as you can and buildings that have had a change in use.

Name of business and what it does What was the building used for in the past?

Take photos of the street art to investigate back in school.

Link to Contemporary Urban Environments

Visit the Porter Brook Pocket Park by Sidney Street Car Park

How is the river being managed here? What flood management techniques can you see?

Urban Splash’s work regenerating the Park Hill Flats is an example of a PARTNERSHIP SCHEME. The partnership is between Urban Splash, English Heritage, Sheffield City Council, Transform South Yorkshire, Homes and Communities Agency and Great Places. Annotate the photo of the flats ‘before’ and ‘after’ the regeneration. Add detailed annotations of the previous problems and the improvements.

List some of the ways the development has improved the area

What advantages are there of living in this location?

What services can you see in the area?

What problems still remain?

Overall has the development been a success? Explain your answer.

1) 360° turn Stand in one spot and turn slowly round in a complete circle. Jot down in this box words to describe what you see – adjectives as well as nouns!

You

3) Smell Map Use the smell wheel to tick off all the smells in this area.

4) Complete the environmental survey below

ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY 1= WORST 5= BEST Circle the most appropriate score for each factor

© Geographical Association 2018 19 Very polluted atmosphere – hard to 1 2 3 4 5 Very clean air breathe Very crowded – hard to walk 1 2 3 4 5 Empty Threatening atmosphere – fear for 1 2 3 4 5 Feel completely safe personal safety Lots of vandalism and graffiti 1 2 3 4 5 No evidence of anti-social behaviour

PLACE CHECK

What do we like about this place? What do we dislike about this place? What do we need to work on?

A SPECIAL PLACE

What makes this place special or unique? – consider the built and the natural environment, history, traditions, street furniture, public art.

Why does it look the way it does?

What local activities or events have made it like this?

Why do we like this place?

What can we make more of?

What potential is there to enhance the place?

A PLANET-FRIENDLY PLACE

What makes this place planet-friendly? How are scarce resources wasted?

How does movement use resources? – what facilities make walking or cycling easy? Public transport links or car sharing?

How is energy used in buildings?

How adaptable is the place?

What other features makes the place planet-friendly? – How is biodiversity encouraged?

How could the place make better use of resources? – Are buildings restored and reused, any evidence of taking advantage of sunlight or reduction of UHI?

A WELL-CONNECTED, ACCESSIBLE AND WELCOMING PLACE

How accessible is the place? What limits how easy it is to get around? – for walkers, bikes, cars, adults, children, disabled, speed of traffic, pollution levels.

How welcoming is the place? Does anything make it confusing?

How well does the parking work?

How can the place be made more accessible and more welcoming?

What makes this place – and its street(s) and public spaces – safe and pleasant? What detracts from that? Are there empty or boarded up buildings? Are adverts and estate agent boards intrusive?

Would you feel safe at different times of the day and night?

How safe would children, women, disabled, minorities feel?

How can the place be made safer and more pleasant? Are there any meeting places? Places to sit and relax?

Is there a sense of ownership by the whole community?

How do people enjoy nature here? What is missing?

Is it a comfortable micro-climate: pleasant, or strong winds, glare or over-shadowing?

Evidence of litter, detritus, and fly tipping; evidence of vermin, dog mess, potholes, poor drainage, roads and surfaces well maintained; general evidence of care and maintenance.

Security cameras or guards, shutters, barbed wire, lighting, evidence of vandalism/graffiti: