The Downtown Sheffield Project is to make regular recordings from the city centre. Recorded by a visually impaired person with the assistance of a sighted guide.
The aim is to record a specific route containing information such as shops and businesses, public works with tips about accessing shops affected by these, special deals and a little history.
If you have any comments or suggestions please email alan@eyecan.org.uk
Happy listening.
Downtown Sheffield 1p.m. buzzer
Photo of Yorkshire House, which contains H L Brown and the 1p.m. buzzer. Town Hall behind photographer.
Downtown Sheffield April 11th part two along Fargate from Town Hall to Halifax Building Society on High Street
Downtown Sheffield recording April 11th part one Fargate from Halifax Building Society to Town Hall with changes outside Boots
Downtown Sheffield recording March 18th Moor to Town Hall part two
03 mar 18 downtown sheffield more foot to townhall part 2
Downtown Sheffield recording March 18th Moor to Town Hall part one
03 mar 18 downtown sheffield more foot to townhall part 1
Downtown Sheffield recording February 27th Fargate update
Downtown Sheffield recording February 16th Fargate to Castle Square via Cathedral
Photo of Sheffield Cathedral with Boots and McDonalds behind the photographer.
Downtown Sheffield recording February 16th Castle Square to Town Hall via Boots
Photo of Castle Square tram stop looking up High Street with what used to be Primark behind the photographer and for the older people Primark was C & A and the tram stop was the location of the hole in the road, which was at ground level a roundabout with an opening to an underground level. Spaced around the side roads was a number of access steps and ramps, which led to a network of underground tunnels for the public. Some shops where accessed from this lower level and the famous fish tank, which was a popular meeting place for those first dates.
Downtown Sheffield recording February 7th Town Hall to The Moor
Photo of Manpower services building at Moorfoot with Sheffield market behind and to the left of the photographer.
Photo looking up the Moor from Moorfoot with Manpower services building behind photographer.
Photo of the memorial garden beside the City Hall in Barkers Pool.
Photo of St Marie’s Cathedral viewed from Norfolk Street
Photo of St Marie’s Cathedral viewed from WH Smith, only visible since the building that contained Top Man was demolished.
