Cathedral Quarter
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The Cathedral Quarter is one of Sheffield
's eleven designated quarters, based around and named after the Cathedral
. It is bound by Tenter Street to the Northwest, West Bar to the North, Snig Hill to the North east, Angel Street to the East, High Street
and Church Street
to the south and Townhead Street around its western corner.
The quarter is an office and retail location, containing the Church Street shops and is the regional centre of the former Midland Bank
(now HSBC
) in the Pennine Centre
, on the South side of Tenter Street and also contains the St James' Tower.
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
's eleven designated quarters, based around and named after the Cathedral
Sheffield Cathedral
Sheffield Cathedral is the cathedral church for the Church of England diocese of Sheffield, England. Originally a parish church, it was elevated to cathedral status when the diocese was created in 1914...
. It is bound by Tenter Street to the Northwest, West Bar to the North, Snig Hill to the North east, Angel Street to the East, High Street
High Street (Sheffield)
High Street is one of the main thoroughfares and shopping areas in the city centre of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England, located at the approximate grid reference of...
and Church Street
Church Street (Sheffield)
Church Street is situated in the centre of Sheffield at the grid reference of . It runs for approximately 450 metres in a westerly direction from its junction with Fargate and High Street to its termination at the crossroads formed by the junction with West Street, Leopold Street and Townhead...
to the south and Townhead Street around its western corner.
The quarter is an office and retail location, containing the Church Street shops and is the regional centre of the former Midland Bank
Midland Bank
Midland Bank Plc was one of the Big Four banking groups in the United Kingdom for most of the 20th century. It is now part of HSBC. The bank was founded as the Birmingham and Midland Bank in Union Street, Birmingham, England in August 1836...
(now HSBC
HSBC
HSBC Holdings plc is a global banking and financial services company headquartered in Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom. it is the world's second-largest banking and financial services group and second-largest public company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine...
) in the Pennine Centre
Pennine Centre
The Pennine Centre is a tower on Tenter Street in Sheffield, England. Construction started in 1973 on this immense building and was completed in 1975....
, on the South side of Tenter Street and also contains the St James' Tower.