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Sheffield: a Civilised Place Place Civilised a Sheffield ice.org.uk/yorkshireandhumber ice.org.uk/yorkshireandhumber around the world. world. the around developed the city of Sheffield Sheffield of city the developed members individual 93,000 some Discover how engineering has has engineering how Discover of composed now is It engineering. ensure professionalism in civil civil in professionalism ensure Charter in 1828, the ICE was founded to to founded was ICE the 1828, in Charter Established in 1818, and granted a Royal Royal a granted and 1818, in Established Duration: up to 2 hours hours 2 to up Duration: with origins going back to 1771. 1771. to back going origins with oldest of the world’s engineering institutions institutions engineering world’s the of oldest Distance: up to 2.75 miles miles 2.75 to up Distance: The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is the the is (ICE) Engineers Civil of Institution The City centre circular walk walk circular centre City science and using engineering principles. principles. engineering using and science forms - all designed and constructed by engineers applying applying engineers by constructed and designed all - forms A Civilised Place Place Civilised A they are. You will see different materials being used in different different in used being materials different see will You are. they Supported by: by: Supported supply and drainage but you will learn something about where where about something learn will you but drainage and supply Sheffield: Sheffield: bridges they need. You will not see hidden essentials like water water like essentials hidden see not will You need. they bridges various forms of transport (road, rail, tram and water) and the the and water) and tram rail, (road, transport of forms various this has been achieved. You will see buildings and structures, structures, and buildings see will You achieved. been has this Sheffield is a civilised city and this walk shows something of how how of something shows walk this and city civilised a is Sheffield pre-history to the present day. ISBN: 978-1-5272-3241-9 ISBN: day. present the to pre-history provides a thematic history of the development of Sheffield from from Sheffield of development the of history thematic a provides removing them. them. removing these and many more places of interest across the city. It also also It city. the across interest of places more many and these A book, Sheffield - A Civilised Place, by Duncan Froggatt, explores explores Froggatt, Duncan by Place, Civilised A - Sheffield book, A society by designing, constructing, maintaining and, eventually, eventually, and, maintaining constructing, designing, by society Engineers provide the facilities for everyday life in a civilised civilised a in life everyday for facilities the provide Engineers Compiled by Duncan Froggatt BSc (Hons) CEng MICE MIStructE. MIStructE. MICE CEng (Hons) BSc Froggatt Duncan by Compiled create, improve and protect the environment in which we live. live. we which in environment the protect and improve create, work together, and with scientists and other professions, to to professions, other and scientists with and together, work Street Bridge Bridge Street now there are many specialised professional engineers who who engineers professional specialised many are there now Cover image: City centre transport networks - Commercial Commercial - networks transport centre City image: Cover Originally, any engineering that was not military was civil, but but civil, was military not was that engineering any Originally, Barnes and Yorkshire Water. Water. Yorkshire and Barnes Cathedral, Thomas Thomas Cathedral, Sheffield Council, City Sheffield Froggatt, Duncan Tattersall, the structures that support towers and buildings. buildings. and towers support that structures the , David David , www.angelaharphamphotoart.me.uk Harpham Angela © Photographs and aqueducts; power stations, renewable energy, pipelines and and pipelines energy, renewable stations, power aqueducts; and www.ice.org.uk www.ice.org.uk w: [email protected] e: 1850 261 0191 t: vehicles, trains and pedestrians; seaports, docks, airports, canals canals airports, docks, seaports, pedestrians; and trains vehicles, Humber: Humber: and sewerage; transport by road, rail, water and air; bridges for for bridges air; and water rail, road, by transport sewerage; and please contact the Institution of Civil Engineers in Yorkshire and and Yorkshire in Engineers Civil of Institution the contact please dams, reservoirs and other aspects of water supply; drainage drainage supply; water of aspects other and reservoirs dams, For more information on this leaflet or any civil engineering enquiry, enquiry, engineering civil any or leaflet this on information more For Civil engineering is the name we give to this infrastructure; infrastructure; this to give we name the is engineering Civil Further Information Information Further and disposal of waste. waste. of disposal and society needs more than this – transport, power, buildings buildings power, transport, – this than more needs society a safe water supply and effective sanitation. A civilised civilised A sanitation. effective and supply water safe a We all need to be protected from the elements, to have have to elements, the from protected be to need all We Discover what makes Sheffield civilised civilised Sheffield makes what Discover Sheffield: A Civilised Place 24. Parkway Viaduct carries the Cross Castlegate/Bridge Street. Supertram beyond the Park Square VISITOR INFORMATION roundabout and alongside the Sheffield 29. Below here a sewer has been Parkway link road to the M1. tunnelled from Shalesmoor to The whole of the route is suitable for both pushchairs and It is a post-tensioned glued segmental the Sewage Treatment Works wheelchairs, and there are bus and tram stops along reinforced concrete structure 295m long at Blackburn Meadows near some sections of the route. with spans of 55m. Meadowhall. Parts of the tunnel are up to 5.5m in diameter (large enough to take a double decker For parking information, call 0114 273 4567 or visit: Return to the Quays’ archway entrance, cross Furnival bus). www.sheffield.gov.uk/parking Road and walk up Blonk Street. Immediately after the bridge turn right to join the Five Weirs Walk path. Now walk up Waingate. For public transport information, call 01709 515151 or visit: 25. The Cobweb Bridge carries the 30. On the corner with Castle www.travelsouthyorkshire.com Five Weirs Walk, a 3m wide cycle and Street is The Old Town Hall. It pedestrian route over the River Don. It was built in 1807-8 for the Town Mobility scooters are available to hire Monday to Saturday is suspended from the Wicker Arches Trustees and court. The trustees Viaduct. carried out many of the functions 8.30am to 5.30pm from Mobile Sheffield, The Moor Market, of a local council. It became entirely S1 4PF. Call 0114 273 8787 to book or visit: Turn left into the passageway by a court with tunnelled links to the www.mobilesheffield.co.uk the Cobweb Bridge and emerge police station by 1897. onto Wicker in front of the Opposite is the site of the former For information and leaflets on walking in Sheffield and local Wicker Arches. market buildings. In 2013, these were replaced with a state-of- the-art building at Moorfoot, ending a centuries old association walking initiatives visit: www.sheffield.gov.uk 26. The Wicker Arches were completed with this site. Exciting plans are in place to redevelop the site in 1848. At 603m long with 42 arches, and uncover parts of the Sheffield Castle and the River Sheaf. this was the largest masonry viaduct in For additional copies of this leaflet please contact Europe when it was built. It is a Grade II ICE Yorkshire and Humber on [email protected] listed structure and is also an Historical Continue up Haymarket to Commercial Street and turn or call in to Sheffield’s central library on Engineering Work. right up High Street. Surrey Street, S1 2LH. 31. Sheffield’s first tram network began in 1872, growing over the Turn left and walk away from the viaduct towards the following 40 years and finally city centre. closing in 1960. Work began on the Supertram in 1991 with the first 27. The Sheffield Inner Relief Road extensions of 2001 and 2009 section being opened in March 1994 From the bottom of the steps, cross Wharf Street and enter linked Sheffield Parkway and the Shalesmoor area of the city. They Victoria Quays in front of the Terminal Warehouse. At the and the last part of the three-line include a 40m span railway bridge, a 35m and two 39m span river and network opened in October 1995. end of Merchants Crescent note the sign to Furnival Road canal bridges and 15m high retaining walls. where we will leave under the archway. Cross Derek Dooley Way and continue along Wicker. Continue up High Street to the junction with Fargate. 23. Although the River Don had been 28. Lady’s Bridge is also Grade II listed made navigable to Tinsley by 1751, the and an Historical Engineering Work. This 32. The Foster’s Buildings on the extension to the town, the Sheffield Canal 5-span ribbed arch bridge was built in south side of High Street were the first in Sheffield, in 1894, to have a by William Chapman, was not begun until 1486. It was widened on its upstream side in 1760-1. After the Sheffield flood lift. (Notice the ornate top of the shaft 1815 and was completed in 1819. The in this photograph.) original Terminal Warehouse remains and in 1864, which resulted from the failure has been sympathetically restored. The of the Dale Dyke Dam on the moors other buildings around the canal basin above Sheffield, it was repaired and are mid to late 19th century, the Straddle widened on its downstream side. In 1909 it was widened again, Complete by continuing to Church Street and reach the Warehouse being notable.
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