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The Sheffield culture guide written by in-the-know locals

Endcliffe Park Heritage Walk

Free – book in advance

Get to know the history of the park – from 1885 when it was opened to the public to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Jubilee to the present. Through historical pictures and a guided tour around Endcliffe Park it will be possible to find out more about how the area has changed over the last 150 years, becoming one of the city’s most popular green spaces.

Meet by Hunter's Bar entrance to the park.

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St Catherine of Siena

This Grade II listed 1950s church was built under the direction of Sir Basil Spence. A glazed pathway connects its brick chapel to a bell tower decorated with a sculpture by Ronald Pope, depicting the church's namesake saint at the foot of Jesus.

Portland Works

The birthplace of stainless steel cutlery. The cutlery works first opened in 1877 and was bought out by the community in 2013. Today the building is populated by a mix of artists, craftspeople, musicians and small-scale manufacturers.

National Emergency Services Museum

Housed in the old fire, police and ambulance station, this museum offers lessons in everything from the origins of the name "bobbies" to why hoax 999 calls are bad. There are lots of vehicles to climb on and uniforms to climb in, too.

Women of Steel

Linking their bronze arms in Barker's Pool, next to the City Hall, the Women of Steel are a powerful symbol of solidarity between women and a source of inspiration for generations to come.