Peace Gardens

Peace Gardens

The Peace Gardens are an inner city square in Sheffield, England. It was created as part of the Heart of the City project, under the jurisdiction of Sheffield One.

The Gardens themselves front onto Sheffield's gothic town hall (not to be confused with the Sheffield City Hall, a popular concert venue), creating a spectacular view as shoppers and visitors sit in the gardens.

It has won many awards, and was one of the major sites responsible for Sheffield's first place in the Entente Florale 2005.

The Gardens were first laid out in 1938, following the demolition of St Paul's Church. Originally named St Paul's Gardens, they were immediately nicknamed the "Peace Gardens", marking the contemporary signing of the Munich Agreement. [Ruth Harman and John Minnis, "Pevsner Architectural Guides: Sheffield"] The Gardens were originally intended to be replaced by an extension to the Town Hall, but due to World War II, this was never built. [http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/out--about/city-centre/city-centre-public-spaces/the-peace-gardens The Peace Gardens] , Sheffield City Council] In 1985, the space was formally renamed the "Peace Gardens". [Chen Chao, " [http://jusnews.group.shef.ac.uk/peacegardens.php Sights in Sheffield: The Peace Gardens] "]

The aim of this site was as a public meeting space. It has fountains at the centre, and also around the outside. These are to represent the flowing molten steel, which made Sheffield famous, and also the water of Sheffield's rivers, the Sheaf, River Don, River Rivelin, River Loxley and Porter Brook, which were used to power the mills which drove Sheffield's industry.

The site contains several memorials for Sheffielders who served in wars, including in the Spanish Civil War and another plaque commemorating Sheffielders who gave their lives in all conflicts, including the Korean War. It also contains a memorial to Hiroshima, unveiled on Hiroshima Day, 8 August, 1985, in the presence of three survivors of the atomic devastation. [13. "The New Peace Gardens" in More Sheffield Curiosities by Duncan & Trevor Smith.] Other memorials include the Holberry Cascades, named for local Chartist leader Samuel Holberry, the Bochum Bell, donated by Sheffield's twin city, and a set of standard measures.

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