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The library has a marble-walled Exhibition Gallery on the mezzanine level. The gallery was formally opened in 2010 after restoration with a grant of £184,000 from the Wolfson Foundation and other alumni foundation gifts. [11] The Exhibition Gallery is open to the public during the library's opening hours. [15]
Broomhill (grid reference) is a western suburb of Sheffield. Largely developed in the nineteenth century, its prominent buildings include Broomhill Church , The Mount and King Edward VII School , the latter two listed buildings both designed by William Flockton .
The Fulwood parish was created in 1839, being the largest in Sheffield covering 19 square miles, taking in large areas of moorland extending out to Stanage Edge and Ringinglow. The church registers date from 1838 for baptisms, 1839 for burials and 1851 for marriages. [3] The church was originally built by R. Potter.
Sheffield Local Studies Library (located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England) collects and preserves printed material relating to Sheffield and the surrounding area, and makes it available for study and research. The collection of over 30,000 volumes includes books, pamphlets, journals and reports on all aspects of the city's history and ...
Services available from the building include the Sheffield Information Service and a wide range of library sections, such as arts, sports, business, technology and local studies. Work on the building began in 1929, to a design by W. G. Davies. Built in a broadly Art Deco style, it was opened in 1934 by the Duchess of York (later The Queen Mother).
The Central Library and Graves Gallery (on its 3rd floor) was opened in July 1934 dedicated to ‘the service of knowledge and art’. It was a state of the art facility fitted with ‘heating…by invisible panel system’, ‘artificial ventilation’, ‘synchronised electric clocks’ and five lifts.
Sheffield Live! uses a transmitter at Crosspool shared by other local radio stations provided by Bauer Radio and the BBC, allowing coverage as far as Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley, and Chesterfield. The station currently broadcasts from studios located at 15 Paternoster Row in central Sheffield, above the Showroom Cinema accommodated in ...
Crookes is a suburb of the City of Sheffield, England, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the city centre.It borders Broomhill to the south, Walkley and Upperthorpe to the east and open countryside around the River Rivelin to the north.