Victoria Quays

Victoria Quays

Victoria Quays (formerly Sheffield Canal Basin) is a large canal basin in Sheffield, England. It was constructed 1816–1819 as the terminus of the Sheffield Canal (now part of the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation) and includes the former coal yards of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. [cite book |last=Harman |first=R. |coauthors=Minnis, J. |title=Pevsner City Guides: Sheffield. |year=2004 |publisher=Yale University Press |location=New Haven & London |id=ISBN 0-300-10585-1 |pages=pp. 157–158 ] The basin ceased operation as a cargo port in 1970 and the site and buildings were largely neglected. A restoration and redevelopment of 1992–1994 reopened the site providing new office and business space and leisure facilities as well as berths for leisure canal boats. There are a number of Grade II listed buildings on the site. These include the original Terminal Warehouse of 1819, [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=456134 |title=Terminal Warehouse |accessdate=2005-12-27 |work=Images of England |publisher=English Heritage ] the Straddle Warehouse (1895–1898), [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=456133 |title=Straddle Warehouse |accessdate=2005-12-27 |work=Images of England |publisher=English Heritage ] a grain warehouse (c1860), [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=456132 |title=Grain Warehouse |accessdate=2005-12-27 |work=Images of England |publisher=English Heritage ] and a curved terrace of coal merchant's offices (c1870). [cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=456131 |title=Coal offices: 11–20 Canal Wharf |accessdate=2005-12-27 |work=Images of England |publisher=English Heritage ]

Local businesses

Location map|Sheffield
align=left
background=white
lat= 53.3847
long=-1.4592
caption=Victoria Quays shown in Sheffield
float=right
width=300As well as an unnamed clothes shop, local businesses include a sandwich shop, Bluwater bar and restaurant, Livingwell gym, Hilton hotel, a private dentistry firm, a boating equipment shop & two static houseboats providing hotel/apartment style accommodation.

ee also

*Listed buildings in Sheffield

References

External links

* [http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk/sheffield/sy21.htm Sheffield Canal Basin and "Virtual Cruise"]


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