Attercliffe

:"See also Sheffield Attercliffe (UK Parliament constituency)."

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 53.394
longitude= -1.433
official_name= Attercliffe
metropolitan_borough= City of Sheffield
metropolitan_county = South Yorkshire
population=
region= Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster= Sheffield Attercliffe
post_town= Sheffield
postcode_district = S9
postcode_area= S
dial_code= 0114
os_grid_reference= SK378887

Attercliffe (gbmapping|SK378887) is an industrial suburb of northeast Sheffield, England. Lying on the south bank of the River Don, it originally grew as a small hamlet centred on Attercliffe Chapel, and was part of the parish of Sheffield. The name Attercliffe can be traced back as far as an entry in the Domesday book -Ateclive- meaning at the cliffe, a small escarpment that lay alongside the River Don.

Attercliffe has long been an industrial area, but by the early 20th century, there was also a large residential population and high-class shops, John Banners Department Store (Banners) in particular. The area declined post World War II as slum housing was cleared and not replaced, while industries closed or moved to larger sites further out of Sheffield.

The area became a centre for Sheffield’s LGBT population,Fact|date=December 2007 and is known locally for its sex industry, garnering a reputation as Sheffield's equivalent to SohoFact|date=December 2007.

Its location on the Sheffield Supertram, the completion of the Five Weirs Walk and construction of the Don Valley Stadium and Sheffield Arena in the 1990s brought some life back to the area. As part of this regeneration, new house building started in 2002.

Attercliffe falls within the Darnall Ward. Sheffield Attercliffe has been the name of one of Sheffield's Parliamentary constituencies since 1885, but it is due to be renamed "Sheffield South East" for the next general election.

Attercliffe railway station opened in August 1871 and closed on 26 September 1927.

Adelphi Cinema

The Adelphi was a cinema on Vicarage Lane in Attercliffe, Sheffield. It was built in 1920 by architect William C. Fenton. The cinema closed in 1967, and the building was then used as a bingo hall under the name "Adelphi Bingo Club". It is now a nightclub.

External links

* [http://www.rocknroll.force9.co.uk/cinemas/cinephoto.html#adelphi Pictures of the Adelphi Cinema]