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'''Sheffield''' is a [[city]] in south-west [[Yorkshire]], [[United Kingdom]]. The city was originally built around the steel industry, but this declined during the 1980s. Like most British cities, Sheffield underwent considerable expansion during the 1960s, involving the construction of a number of high-rise developments. | '''Sheffield''' is a [[city]] in south-west [[Yorkshire]], [[United Kingdom]]. The city was originally built around the steel industry, but this declined during the 1980s. Like most British cities, Sheffield underwent considerable expansion during the 1960s, involving the construction of a number of high-rise developments. | ||
{{Image|Sheffield .jpg|right|350px|Sheffield city centre from Meersbrook Park}} | |||
== History == | |||
The factors which made Sheffield an ideal location for a centre of the cutlery industry were the presence of iron ore, woodlands for making charcoal, and sandstone, used for making grindstones, combined with the water power from five steeply flowing rivers. By the time [[Geoffrey Chaucer]] wrote ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'', its reputation was sufficiently established for the ''Reeve's Tale'' to have its central character (a miller) bearing a "Sheffeld thwitel" (large knife). The industry as it initially developed was carried on by individual craftsmen, "little mesters", who worked independently but co-operatively at separate crafts, from forging, through grinding and finishing to setting the handles. Grinding in particular, though well paid, was hazardous, as grinding stones with a hidden flaw could explode, and the metal and stone particles generated by the grinding usually damaged the lungs. | |||
==Transport== | ==Transport== | ||
Sheffield is situated directly adjacent to the M1 motorway. It has a large station on the Midland Main line with direct services to [[London]] St. Pancras. The city also has a light rapid transit system, named the [[Sheffield Supertram]], which opened in 1994. Sheffield was also the terminus of the Woodhead Route, a formerly electrified main line railway which closed in 1981. | Sheffield is situated directly adjacent to the M1 motorway. It has a large station on the Midland Main line with direct services to [[London, United Kingdom]] St. Pancras. The city also has a light rapid transit system, named the [[Sheffield Supertram]], which opened in 1994. Sheffield was also the terminus of the Woodhead Route, a formerly electrified main line railway which closed in 1981. | ||
==In Popular Culture== | ==In Popular Culture== | ||
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The city was the setting of the 1997 film ''[[The Full Monty]]''. | The city was the setting of the 1997 film ''[[The Full Monty]]''. | ||
==References== | ==References==[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:01, 17 October 2024
Sheffield is a city in south-west Yorkshire, United Kingdom. The city was originally built around the steel industry, but this declined during the 1980s. Like most British cities, Sheffield underwent considerable expansion during the 1960s, involving the construction of a number of high-rise developments.
History
The factors which made Sheffield an ideal location for a centre of the cutlery industry were the presence of iron ore, woodlands for making charcoal, and sandstone, used for making grindstones, combined with the water power from five steeply flowing rivers. By the time Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales, its reputation was sufficiently established for the Reeve's Tale to have its central character (a miller) bearing a "Sheffeld thwitel" (large knife). The industry as it initially developed was carried on by individual craftsmen, "little mesters", who worked independently but co-operatively at separate crafts, from forging, through grinding and finishing to setting the handles. Grinding in particular, though well paid, was hazardous, as grinding stones with a hidden flaw could explode, and the metal and stone particles generated by the grinding usually damaged the lungs.
Transport
Sheffield is situated directly adjacent to the M1 motorway. It has a large station on the Midland Main line with direct services to London, United Kingdom St. Pancras. The city also has a light rapid transit system, named the Sheffield Supertram, which opened in 1994. Sheffield was also the terminus of the Woodhead Route, a formerly electrified main line railway which closed in 1981.
In Popular Culture
The city was the setting of the 1997 film The Full Monty.
==References==