One of the early centres at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution,
Sheffield has grown from a small town nestled by the walls of Sheffield
Castle to become one of the largest cities in the UK, absorbing villages
and countryside from the 19th century and stretching out into adjacent
counties. Sheffield may best be known for its Steel industry, World
Championship Snooker and home to modern celebrities such as Michael
Palin, Seb Coe, Jessica Ennis-Hill and the Human League but there is
much more to celebrate, from its landscape at the edge of the Pennines
and the home of some of earliest guardians of British countryside to its
industrial past based around its mining and steel industries. It is a
city of scientific innovation, sport, food and drink and the arts. Mary
Rawson and the Sheffield anti-slavery group were instrumental in the
abolition of slavery in the 19th century and in 1857 the world's oldest
football club, Sheffield FC, was founded. The city is famous for the
production of cutlery, as well as Bassett's Licorice Allsorts,
Thornton's chocolates and Henderson's Relish and the emerging new city
today boasts of a growing tourism and a 'European-style' street culture.
Celebrating Sheffield chronicles the proud history of Sheffield.
Illustrated throughout, its positive insight into Sheffield's rich
heritage, its special events and important moments will be a valuable
contribution to the history of the city and provide a source of many
memories to those who have known it well over the years.
