Journey
- Started at Middlewood tram terminus and caught tram up to Norfolk Park area
- Walked all the way back to Middlewood: route here (Endomondo)
- Photographs here (flickr)
Looking down Norfolk Park Avenue, Sheffield
Places visited
- Norfolk Park. Gifted to the people of Sheffield by the Duke of Norfolk, this green space covers some area and has a very pleasant avenue.
- Cholera Monument. Erected to commemorate the victims of Sheffield’s major outbreak of cholera, this monument stands proud overlooking the city.
- Park Hill flats. Still “work in progress” although not convinced how the renovation work covers only part of the complex of flats.
- South Park outdoor theatre space. Looks fabulous but I do have a question. Was it wise to have a theatre space so close to the railway station? I can imagine it now: “Hath not a Jew Eyes. Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimen… this is a platform alteration, the 11.03 to Barnsley will now be leaving from platform 1″
- Sheffield Cathedral. It isn’t classically gorgeous but with the Archer Centre it represents a refuge for many of those in need within the city centre.
- St. George’s Church. A large church now part of the University as a lecture theatre.
- St. George’s Hospital. Looks to be the law faculty now. I went to many parties here when it was a hospital. Good Times.
- Ponderosa. I still can’t get over the name.
Cholera Monument, Clay Wood, Sheffield
Remarkable for
- Police incidents. When I got to Norfolk Park there were two Policemen and a Park Ranger gazing into the bushes. I didn’t like to ask why. Later, when I walked past Bamforth Street tram stop, it was taped off with Police tape and a Policeman was guarding the scene.
- American football. Walking through the Ponderosa, there was an American Football training session taking place. The sound of helmets clashing is a little jarring.
- Distance. Very pleased with how far I covered.
- Habits ignored. I didn’t walk into the Maplin shop. I walked right on by.
Sheffield from South Park
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