Sheffield in United Kingdom is a really beautiful city and one of the greenest cities in UK too. The buildings in this city present the significance of British architecture and history and one of the beautiful buildings of this city is the Cathedral, located in Sheffield City Center. I had a chance to visit this place as a result of a history walk organized by one of the teams at the University for providing information about Sheffield’s history accompanied with other fellow students.
Surroundings:
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| A Gravestone in front of Cathedral |
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| James Montgomery Monument |
The walking areas right in front of the Cathedral once served as the graves of people and thus often the words which are normally written on top of graves for the deceased can be still seen on some of the stone blocks. Now most of the graves do not exist but you can read out these words yourself on the stone patches to authenticate their presence once.
There is a monument of James Montgomery at a certain distance on the right side of the cathedral which has a historical significance. People often like to have pictures with the monument while they visit the cathedral.
The Cathedral:
The Cathedral stands with a majestic presence in front of the tram station in Sheffield’s City Centre, thus it is a busy area. As seen in the picture below, the far left of the building has been created and thus gives a modern look but matches the overall architectural look of the historical cathedral architecture. This part holds a small shop where souvenirs are sold for people to take away. Thus this serves as an attempt of modern restoration and conservation of the cathedral.
Sheffield Cathedral, City Center Sheffield, UK
The look of the Cathedral highlights the use of traditional stone construction with large blocks and carved patterns highlighting different levels of the cathedral. The minaret is tall and the bell inside can be heard after certain times throughout the whole day. The historical arches have glass pieces within often coloured to allow daylight inside the cathedral. Other historical facts are associated with this cathedral which you can better understand if you get a chance to have a guided tour of the place.
We did not have the time to go inside the cathedral but it looks really beautiful from outside. I would thus urge anyone who gets a chance to visit Sheffield, have a deeper look from both outside and inside of the cathedral.
I hope you enjoyed by story of a history walk!
Thank you for reading. Till next time!
Maha