- London Road (Sheffield)
London Road is a
shopping street inSheffield ,England . It leads south from the city centre near Moorfoot, parallel toBramall Lane , throughSharrow , Highfield,Lowfield andHeeley , before becoming Chesterfield Road inMeersbrook next to the The Crown Inn. Near Heeley Bridge wasHeeley railway station , opposite the Bridge Inn. The road ended at Toll Bar bridge on theMeers Brook , the former boundary betweenYorkshire andDerbyshire .The street is home to a variety of
pubs , shops,accommodation , alibrary and a former cinema which has also served as aMarks and Spencer store and anightclub known as the "Music Factory" and "Bed", but has now been mostly demolished as part of the redevelopment works to create new retail units' on the ground floor and additional student flats on the upper floors. The 'Bed' facade was granted by the local authority as a landmark to the city and had to be retained; although the building is not listed by English heritage. It has since been restored and serves as the outer facade of aSainsbury's mini market.The northern end of the street is the centre for a sizeable Chinese community. The southern half of the road is part of the A61.
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