LeMaquis Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Well one thing has changed and that is a thousand years of trading history in Sheffield. And to think some people accuse you of living in the past. ---------- Post added 21-06-2014 at 07:48 ---------- There are NO public toilets in Sheffield , this LABOUR , Council closed them all down , now we are the same as the third world countrys like, Pakiistan,India etc. I have been a socialist all my adult life but I will never vote for another labour council, I cannot think of another council that has perforformed as bad as as this one . I've often thought that the very basis of socialism is public toilets. I mean you have the NHS, free state education, state pensions, etc, but I'd give all that up for a public toilet on every street corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuttsie Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 And to think some people accuse you of living in the past. ---------- Post added 21-06-2014 at 07:48 ---------- I've often thought that the very basis of socialism is public toilets. I mean you have the NHS, free state education, state pensions, etc, but I'd give all that up for a public toilet on every street corner. Living in the past? Is that why every Market worth calling the name any where in the World trades on or near the original Market Area. It's not living in the past it is living in the real World. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Glypta Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 And to think some people accuse you of living in the past. That living in the past is what keeps folk flocking to the Shambles in York and the town centre in Chester. If they knocked them down and replaced them with modern glass and neon shops I doubt the visitors would be flocking to take a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbeard Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 That living in the past is what keeps folk flocking to the Shambles in York and the town centre in Chester. If they knocked them down and replaced them with modern glass and neon shops I doubt the visitors would be flocking to take a look. The Shambles are a tourist attraction and the shops sell expensive tourist tat, believe it or not I was in the tourist information office in Malvern and they were advertising trips to Meadowhell. I recommended a friend took the cheap trip up to Sheffield so we could meet up and spend the day together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Glypta Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 The Shambles are a tourist attraction and the shops sell expensive tourist tat, believe it or not I was in the tourist information office in Malvern and they were advertising trips to Meadowhell. I recommended a friend took the cheap trip up to Sheffield so we could meet up and spend the day together. It certainly is a tourist attraction as is the traditional market at Bakewell where on a Monday the population of the town probably doubles. Sheffield certainly missed a trick when it came to Sheaf Quays. As others have pointed out it was restored at great expence to entertain spiders. What a pity they didn't think to put a Sunday market on there ....and provide somewhere for tourists to park of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiggs Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 That living in the past is what keeps folk flocking to the Shambles in York and the town centre in Chester. If they knocked them down and replaced them with modern glass and neon shops I doubt the visitors would be flocking to take a look. How is that relevant? The shambles are 14th century timber frame properties, it's going to be 6 centuries before any buildings in Sheffield city centre can lay claim to that kind of architectual heritage. I don't think we can wait that long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 How is that relevant? The shambles are 14th century timber frame properties, it's going to be 6 centuries before any buildings in Sheffield city centre can lay claim to that kind of architectual heritage. I don't think we can wait that long. I thought it was because it was on the way to the minster, besides I've never seen anyone actually buy stuff on the shambles but just window shoppers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiggs Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 I thought it was because it was on the way to the minster, besides I've never seen anyone actually buy stuff on the shambles but just window shoppers Anyone who goes to the shambles for the shops is missing the point, it has a unique architecture which you do not see elsewhere. The shops are there for the coach loads tourists that regularly visit, it's about as far away from the Moor market as you could possibly imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Glypta Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 How is that relevant? The shambles are 14th century timber frame properties, it's going to be 6 centuries before any buildings in Sheffield city centre can lay claim to that kind of architectual heritage. I don't think we can wait that long. Actually the Shambles weren't built as souvenier shops and tea room. They were originally the butchers area of York. The buildings have been adapted for other uses. So if you want a traditional market you just have to find a suitable area where a market can be set up. As has been pointed out several times the cobbled canal basin could have served as a rather quaint market area if so much effort hadn't been made to make it inaccessible and made parking so difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planner1 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 As has been pointed out several times the cobbled canal basin could have served as a rather quaint market area if so much effort hadn't been made to make it inaccessible and made parking so difficult. How is parking difficult at the Canal Basin? There is a multi storey car park right next to it and another at the bottom of the Victoria Station Approach, a very short distance away. The Council have plans to make that area more integrated into the city centre as part of the redevelopment plans for the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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