Moorfoot Building
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The Moorfoot Building is a large office building in Sheffield
, South Yorkshire
, England
, in the form of a step pyramid
. It is located at the foot of The Moor
(a pedestrianised shopping street), close to the Sheffield Inner Ring Road
. Before its construction, The Moor continued across St Mary's Gate onto London Road
. The building opened in July 1981.
The building was previously known as the Manpower Services Commission
building. It contained offices belonging to several departments of the UK government, namely:
The building was purchased by Sheffield City Council
in the 2000's with the government departments as sitting tennants pending their relocation. In 2010 the Uk Government vacated the property, and were replaced by the Council's Children, Young Peoples and Families Directorate and Central Finance Service.
Plans are that the building will eventually be demolished and the site form part of a new Business District.
However, in the summer of 2011, many departments from the Sheffield Town Hall moved into the Moorfoot Building.
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...
, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, in the form of a step pyramid
Step pyramid
Step pyramids are structures which characterized several cultures throughout history, in several locations throughout the world. These pyramids typically are large and made of several layers of stone...
. It is located at the foot of The Moor
The Moor
The Moor is a primary pedestrianised thoroughfare and one of the main shopping streets of Sheffield, England. Along its length lie some of the most popular department stores and it is seen as one of the primary retail cores of the city centre...
(a pedestrianised shopping street), close to the Sheffield Inner Ring Road
Sheffield Inner Ring Road
Sheffield Inner Ring Road is a dual-carriageway circling central Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Built from the 1960s onwards the Ring Road connects to the Sheffield Parkway, which itself connects with the M1 motorway...
. Before its construction, The Moor continued across St Mary's Gate onto London Road
London Road
-England:There are countless London Roads in the UK. Only those significant outside their local area are listed here:* London Road, Brighton; for which a railway station is named* London Road, Guildford; for which a railway station is named...
. The building opened in July 1981.
The building was previously known as the Manpower Services Commission
Manpower Services Commission
The Manpower Services Commission was a non-departmental public body of the Department of Employment Group in the United Kingdom created by Edward Heath's Conservative Government in 1973. The MSC had a remit to co-ordinate employment and training services in the UK through a ten-member commission...
building. It contained offices belonging to several departments of the UK government, namely:
- Department for Children, Schools and FamiliesDepartment for Children, Schools and FamiliesThe Department for Children, Schools and Families was a department of the UK government, between 2007 and 2010, responsible for issues affecting people in England up to the age of 19, including child protection and education...
- Department for Innovation, Universities and SkillsDepartment for Innovation, Universities and SkillsThe Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills was a UK government department created on 28 June 2007 to take over some of the functions of the Department of Education and Skills and of the Department of Trade and Industry. In June 2009 it was merged into the newly formed Department for...
- Department for Work and PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsThe Department for Work and Pensions is the largest government department in the United Kingdom, created on June 8, 2001 from the merger of the employment part of the Department for Education and Employment and the Department of Social Security and headed by the Secretary of State for Work and...
- Home OfficeHome OfficeThe Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for immigration control, security, and order. As such it is responsible for the police, UK Border Agency, and the Security Service . It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs,...
The building was purchased by Sheffield City Council
Sheffield City Council
Sheffield City Council is the city council for the metropolitan borough of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It consists of 84 councillors, elected to represent 28 wards, each with three councillors...
in the 2000's with the government departments as sitting tennants pending their relocation. In 2010 the Uk Government vacated the property, and were replaced by the Council's Children, Young Peoples and Families Directorate and Central Finance Service.
Plans are that the building will eventually be demolished and the site form part of a new Business District.
However, in the summer of 2011, many departments from the Sheffield Town Hall moved into the Moorfoot Building.