Kelham Island Quarter

Kelham Island is one of Sheffield's eleven designated Quarters. Formerly an industrial area, the island itself was created by the building of a goit, or mill race, fed from the river Don to serve the water wheels powering the workshops of the areas' industrial heyday. The quarter was named after the island, however, the boundaries extend beyond the physical island created by the river and goit.

The Quarter is roughly diamond in shape, and is bordered by Shalesmoor and Gibraltar Street to the south-west; Corporation Street to the south-east; Mowbray Street, Harvest Lane and Neepsend Lane to the north-east, and Ball Street and Cornish Street to the north-west. The Cornish Works sit just outside this quarter, to the north-west. Green Lane and Alma Street form the main spine roads of the area. A great deal of urban regeneration is evident in this area as residential uses are introduced into this former industrial area.

The area is home to a museum, the Kelham Island Museum, and two three pubs: the Kelham Island Tavern, the Fat Cat, and The Milestone. It is also host to the Kelham Island Brewery (brewers of Pale Rider, amongst others).

Residences

One of the residences in Kelham Island is Central Quay, a student residence owned by UNITE. On the 11 November 2007, Tesco opened an Express store in the back of the building, facing onto Corporation Street.

Kelham Riverside, a mixed use development from [http://www.axis-architecture.com AXIS Architecture] , which will create the new Kelham Square as the new social heart of the quarter. It is currently under construction and is due for completion in 2008.

External links

* [http://www.the-milestone.co.uk The Milestone website]
* [http://www.thefatcat.co.uk The Fat Cat Public House website]
* [http://www.kelhamriverside.com Kelham Riverside website]
* [http://www.axis-architecture.com AXIS Architecture]