Lower Don Valley
53°24′18″N1°25′01″W/ 53.405°N 1.417°W
TheLower Don Valley,or historically theEast End of Sheffield,is the mainlyindustrialnorth-east quarter ofSheffield,England.Located on theRiver Don,it encompasses the areas ofAttercliffe,Brightside,Darnall,TinsleyandWincobank.
The area became the heart of Sheffield's steel industry during the 19th and 20th century. However it went into decline during the 1970s and 1980s as the nature of steel manufacture changed from large industrial sites with large scale employment to more streamlined and automated manufacture. As a result, large areas were derelict by the end of the 1980s despite the steel industry continuing to increase production[1]and theSheffield Development Corporationwere given the task of redeveloping the area.
Among the new developments areMeadowhall shopping centre,Valley CentertainmentandSheffield Arena.A public footpath, theFive Weirs Walk,has been opened up along the banks of the river from the city centre, and theSheffield Supertramprovides light rail access. It is home to one of the highest concentrations of sporting facilities in theUKwith theOlympic Legacy Park,[2]incorporatingiceSheffieldand theEnglish Institute of Sport - Sheffield,located in the area.
References
[edit]- ^"About Yorkshire and Humber".Government News Network. Archived fromthe originalon 17 January 2005.Retrieved11 August2006.
- ^"High profile additions made to Olympic Legacy Park in Sheffield".2 February 2015.Retrieved3 December2015.