Tyranna Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Was just passing the former Niche premises on Sidney Street last week, when I spotted building workers working just inside the former entrance-door. Is there any news of what is happening to the building? Is it being resurrected as a bar/club? There is lots of other development going on along that side of Sidney Street and also along the bottom of Matilda Street, including the old Matilda pub which now has scaffolding around it. Let's hope that some decent pubs/bars will at long last be appearing around this largely forgotten corner of the city centre, close to important existing venues such as Leadmill and Bloc Space, and also adjacent to the Cultural Industries Quarter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincentb Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 I believe it's going to be demolished (planning approvals 14/02921/FUL and 15/04482/FUL), along with a lot of the buildings on both sides of Sidney Street, to make way for a new development: "6-storey / 5-storey / 4-storey blocks providing flexible use space, student flats, residential apartments, townhouses, bar, microbrewery and winter garden" (planning application 11/12386/FUL). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crookedspire Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Niche building is coming down the old Heathcotes factory that stood at the back of Niche as already gone. Niche in any case could not be reopened as it had a Crackhouse order on it. Matilda Tavern the last I heard was going to be flats, the building suffered a fire and work stopped on it and was left . I remember the Matilda when it was open two small rooms nice if it did reopen not many places around their. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemson Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I like a good wander along there to look at the street art. Hopefully there`ll still be plenty of affordable studio space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crookedspire Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Has work begun on demolishing Niche or the buildings around it. Thinking of getting the camera out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincentb Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I think there's demolition work going on inside: the main Niche front door is open, and you can see and hear something happening in there. Nothing visible from the outside yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincentb Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Completely gone: just last week they've levelled the entire site. From a nearby corner you can see both Niche, now demolished; and also the new building being put together on the old Gatecrasher site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crookedspire Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Another bit of Sheffield' s cultural history bites the dust love or hate it Niche did have an impact on the music scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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