St. Vincent's Quarter
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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 and based around and named after St Vincent's Church
St Vincent's Church, Sheffield
St Vincent’s Church is a disused Roman Catholic church situated on Solly Street at its junction with Hollis Croft in the centre of the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.-Irish emigration to Sheffield:...
. Primarily an office and industrial location, its regeneration has increased rapidly over the past few years, with the new Metier residential block and Velocity Village
V1 (building)
The V1 is a skyscraper on the A57 Tenter Street in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It was built by the developer Velocity Developments Ltd and designed by AXIS Architecture.- History :...
office and residential accommodation springing up on the north side of Tenter Street. Despite recent development, the area still contains several dilapidated or derelict workshops and prostitution is common in the area.
It is broadly triangular in shape, with Tenter Street and Broad Lane to the south, Netherthorpe Road and Hoyle Street
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...
to the north-west and Shalesmoor, Moorfields, Gibraltar Street and West Bar to the north-east.
Currently, the A57
A57 road
The A57 is a major road in England. It runs east from Liverpool to Lincoln, via Warrington, Cadishead, Irlam, Patricroft, Eccles, Salford and Manchester, then through the Pennines over the Snake Pass , around the Ladybower Reservoir, through Sheffield and past Worksop...
runs through the middle of the quarter but upon the completion of the Northern Relief 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...
, a dedicated route will be provided around the quarter, with the intention of improving the character of the area.
It currently has three designated character areas: Furnace Hill, Solly Street, Well Meadow.
The quarter played an important part in Sheffield's industrial heritage and examples includes the cementation furnace
Cementation furnace, Sheffield
The Cementation furnace in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England is a Grade II Listed Building and is the only example of this type of steel making furnace to survive intact in Great Britain...
on Doncaster Street.
