Hallamshire Historic Buildings Society

Saving Sheffield's Heritage

Certain listed buildings in Sheffield
are threatened, either with alterations, or worse, with demolition. Below are a number that are causing disquiet to the Hallamshire Historic Buildings Society:

Shude Hill Warehouse
Is a Grade II * listed building,
although demolition has started on this building, the HHBS is working hard to get it stopped. Plans show that in its place Hotel Ibis intend to have built a large low budget hotel of extremely poor architecture, with no relationship to the very fine Gas Offices building (Grade II *) to which it is attached.

Broom Hall
The very beautiful grounds of Broom Hall, a listed Grade II * building,
the earlier portion being built in the time of Henry VIII, that is from 1509-1547, is threatened by an application by the owner asking for permission to build a two storey office block opposite the Hall. As a previous owner had been refused permission to build a similar office block in 1972, the HHBS has great hopes that this application will be turned down.

City Hall
The City Hall, listed Grade II *, designed by E. Vincent Harris, and opened in 1934, is on the danger list. The building has been sadly neglected and many cracks are appearing and much restoration is urgently needed. The HHBS is using all its influence to save this very fine building.

 
Photograph of Broom Hall and literature reproduced with kind permission of J.Edward Vickers MBE