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	Sheffield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sheffield is a major city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire in the north of England.
		Sheffield is also a major retail centre, although it compares unfavourably with other major cities, it is home to many High Street and department stores as well as designer boutiques.
		Sheffield also has a large Hip/Hop and R'n'B music scene and is home to artists such as NoXcuse and Hoodz Underground and is at the centre of the Yorkshire Hip Hop scene.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sheffield (5121 words)

	Sheffield Botanical Gardens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sheffield Botanical Gardens are botanical gardens situated off Ecclesall Road in Sheffield, England, with 5,000 species of plant in 19 acres (77,000 m²) of land.
		The gardens were designed by Robert Marnock and first opened in 1836.
		The most notable feature of the gardens are the Grade II* listed glass pavilions, restored and reopened in 2003.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sheffield_Botanical_Gardens (119 words)

	Sheffield Tourist Information on AboutBritain.com
		Sheffield’s unique situation of being close to iron ore for smelting, oak woods for charcoal and fast flowing water for power, gave rise to the metal trades for which Sheffield is renowned.
		Sheffield’s Town Hall, opened in 1897 by Queen Victoria, is an impressive building; the 210-foot clock tower is topped with a statue of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking.
		Sheffield Botanical Gardens were designed in 1834 by Robert Marnock, a leading horticulturalist and landscape designer.
	www.aboutbritain.com /towns/Sheffield.asp (838 words)

	Green City in Sheffield
		Designed in 1833 by Robert Marnock, the Botanical Gardens are a fine example of the Victorian "Gardenesque" style and contain the highest concentration of listed buildings in Sheffield.
		Overall the gardens are a natural beauty with something for everyone, from those who want to stretch out on the lawns and relax to those who want to come and see the horticultural life.
		Graves Park is Sheffield's largest park and occupies over 200 acres on the southern edge of the city.
	www.mysheffield.net /sheffield/community-greencity.htm (486 words)

	Greenspace in Sheffield
		The Sheffield Botanical and Horticultural Society was formed in 1833 to promote both healthy recreation and self education, through the development of a botanical garden.
		There were repeated financial crises in the running of the Gardens and the City's financial crises of the 1980s and 1990s resulted in their insufficient maintenance and consequent decline.
		The remaining matched funding is being raised by the Sheffield Botanical Gardens Trust, the Friends of the Botanical Gardens, Sheffield City Council, and individual and corporate donors.
	www.map21ltd.com /COSTC11/Sheffield/sh-botgdns.htm (406 words)

	Sheffield travel guide - Wikitravel
		Sheffield central station (Sheffield Midland) is on the south-east side of the city centre.
		Sheffield is well known for its hundreds of pubs (Public Houses); from ancient and victorian, though to chrome and glass; and from traditional, through to real-ale haven to trendy bar, you can find a location to suit your mood.
		Sheffield is the perfect city base to explore the Peak District, not only because it is the closest city to the northern half of "the Peaks" (some of the national park lies within the city boundary) but because bus and train links from Sheffield into the Peaks are excellent for such rural services.
	wikitravel.org /en/Sheffield (3742 words)

	BuildingConservation.com
		IThe Sheffield Botanical and Horticultural Society was formed in 1833 to establish a botanical garden.
		The Friends of the Botanical Gardens Sheffield have obtained a copy of the 1849 catalogue but a copy of the 1847 catalogue has yet to be found.
		Sheffield City Council's design team therefore concluded that a modern version of the original structure was most appropriate, using a light and unobtrusive steel structure to span the available space, with structural gutters supported on load-bearing columns which would also serve as rainwater pipes, as originally built.
	www.buildingconservation.com /articles/paxton/paxton.htm (2263 words)

	Greenspace in Sheffield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Gardens were laid out by Marnock a well known Victorian garden designer in the Gardenesque style and glass pavilions were added in a curvilinear glass structures.
		There were repeated financial crises in the running of the gardens and the city's financial crises of the 1980s and 90s resulted in insufficient maintenance and the decay of the gardens.
		Part-funded by £5 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the aim is to return the Botanical Gardens to their 19th century glory and showcase contemporary gardening techniques.
	www.map21ltd.com /sh-botgdns.htm (326 words)

	Sheffield Botanical Gardens - a Gardens Guide review
		: Sheffield Botanical Gardens are 1.5 miles south west of Sheffield centre, between A625 Eccleshall Road and Clarkehouse Road.
		There is a transition from a terrace at the north of the garden, down the slope to a wilder area with a pond.
		The Heritage Lottery Urban Park Forum has awarded the Gardens a £5m grant and the Gardens is now undergoing a £6.69m restoration up until september 2004.
	www.gardenvisit.com /g/shef1.htm (193 words)

	The Society of Botanical Artists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Botanical artist Bruce Wilson is an instructor from The Minnesota School of Botanical Art and the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.
		Botanical and fungi illustration courses in watercolour and coloured pencil.
		Botanical and fungi illustration courses in 2007 by Valerie Oxley.
	www.soc-botanical-artists.org /sbacoursesinst.htm (1302 words)

	Atlanta-Midtown.com \| Atlanta Botanical Garden
		The Atlanta Botanical Garden is a showcase of the most beautiful and unusual flora in the region.
		The Atlanta Botanical Garden is located in the northwest corner of Piedmont Park in the heart of Midtown.
		The Garden's Sheffield Botanical Library holds over 3,000 books and 60 periodicals on all aspects of gardening and horticulture.
	www.atlanta-midtown.com /nonprofit/abg (464 words)

	Protecting Sheffield's historic parks and gardens
		Sheffield is probably not the first place which springs to mind when historic parks and gardens are mentioned.
		The only sites in Sheffield on the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens were the 1830s Sheffield Botanical Gardens and the privately owned Oakes Park, an 18th century landscape park on the southern edge of the City.
		The Garden History Society, in its 'Advice on the Protection of Historic Parks and Gardens in Development Plans, 1992', encourages local authorities to produce local schedules to complement the national Register and Sheffield's policy applies to both category of site.
	www.ihbc.org.uk /context_archive/58/sheffield/parks.html (1197 words)

	Nikita Botanical Gardens, Cacti Greenhouse
		Botanical Gardens and Arboretum, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry Brno, Czech Republic
		The Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna, Austria (Hortus Botanicus Vindobonensis - HBV)
		University of Nebraska - Lincoln: Botanical Garden and Arboretum
	www.lapshin.org /nikita/bg-list.htm (1872 words)

	Sheffield Botanical Gardens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Sheffield Botanical Gardens are garden s situated off Ecclesall Road in Sheffield, England, with 5,000 species of plant in 19 acres of land.
		The most notable feature of the gardens are the glass pavillion s, restored and reopened in 2003.
		Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants; as, a botanical system, arrangement, textbook, expedition.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Sheffield_Botanical_Gardens.html (333 words)

	Botanical Gardens
		Located in a low-lying and fairly sheltered area of Aberdeen, less than a mile from the North Sea, this 11-acre garden is partly owned and financed by the University of Aberdeen and partly by the Cruickshank Botanic Gardens Trust.
		Ventnor Botanic Gardens - Gardens commenced in 1970 on the Isle of Wight with a wide variety of temperate, sub-tropical and exotic plants, shrubs and trees; site provides extensive information about the gardens and their maintenance.
		This West Sussex garden is an outpost of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
	www.zoos.50megs.com /botanicalgardens.htm (403 words)

	BBC - South Yorkshire Sense of Place - Botanical Gardens restoration
		The pavilions at Sheffield's Botanical Gardens were first opened in 1836, drawing 12,000 visitors in the first four days of opening.
		Sheffield City Council took on the management of the gardens in 1951.
		A restoration plan was put together and a Heritage Lottery Grant of £5.06m to restore the gardens and the pavilion approved.
	www.bbc.co.uk /southyorkshire/sense_of_place/botanical_gardens/index.shtml (285 words)

	Historic Gardens Foundation Prize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		When the Conservatory Range was built for the opening of the Botanical Gardens in 1836 the construction of the sequence of five buildings was revolutionary.
		Sheffield Botanical Gardens cover 10 acres and were designed by Robert Marnock in the Gardenesque style.
		The Hercules garden is named for a monumental statue of the Greek hero which overlooks it.
	www.historicgardens.org /prize/index.htm (2601 words)

	Sheffield Botanical Gardens Welcome
		Sheffield Botanical Gardens is a 19 acre garden, originally designed by Robert Marnock (1800- 1889) in the Gardenesque style, which dates from 1833.
		The Gardens contain the largest collection of listed buildings in a Sheffield garden and features such as the Main Entrance.
		An award of £5.06 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund Urban Parks Programme was granted to the Gardens and we are now the only Botanical Gardens in the country undertaking a complete garden restoration of £6.69 million.
	www.sbg.org.uk /welcome.asp (213 words)

	Mayne, David: 'Bear'
		At the feet of the bear are four lines from one of the riddles that tempt visitors to the Gardens to explore various features and views within them.
		The sculpture was commissioned by Sheffield City Council for the Riddle Trail project initiated by the city's Off the Shelf Festival of Writing and Reading in 1999 in collaboration with Sheffield Botanical Gardens.
		A partnership composed of the Friends of the Botanical Gardens, Sheffield Town Trust, Sheffield City Council and the University of Sheffield has been responsible for the restoration of the gardens since 1997.
	public-art.shu.ac.uk /sheffield/may391.html (217 words)

	Sheffield Botanical Gardens - Sightseeing National Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		Sheffield is a leafy city outside the old industrial areas.
		Among these areas is the Botanical gardens, a walled off park that has been around since the Victorian age.
		There are two entrances to the gardens, a small gate at the bottom of the park leading on to Thompson Road near Ecclesall, and the second being the main entrance on Clarkehouse Road.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /sightseeing-national/sheffield-botanical-gardens (249 words)

	The Florilegium Society - Home Page
		The Florilegium Society was established to produce an archive of botanical illustrations of the plants of Sheffield Botanical Gardens.
		Botanical illustration is the marrying of art and science where the structures of plants are displayed in clear, scientifically accurate detail.
		The Florilegium Society at Sheffield Botanical Gardens strictly prohibits the copying, display, publication, distribution, modification, or exploitation in any manner for commercial or any other use, including commercial publication for personal gain, of any of the images on this site.
	www.genesys.shef.ac.uk /flor (113 words)

	News - Sheffield Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		MEN as young as 25 in Sheffield are turning to botox injections to fight the signs of ageing.
		For two days Sheffield's showpiece Botanical Gardens became a hotspot for artists and art lovers as the rejuvenated city treasure hosted Art In The Gardens...
		The inaugural event raised funds for the Sheffield Botanical Gardens Trust and Sheffield Children's Hospital.
	www.sheffieldtoday.net /ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=58&ArticleID=850978 (444 words)

	Sheffield Botanical Gardens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Glass Houses, Sheffield Botanical Gardens The Sheffield Botanical Gardens are botanical gardens situated off Ecclesall Road in Sheffield, England, with 5,000 species of plant in 19 acres (77,000 m²) of land.
		The most notable feature of the Gardens are the glass pavilions, restored and reopened in 2003.
		Sheffield Botanical Gardens website Category:Botanical gardens Category:Visitor attractions in Sheffield Category:Gardens in England
	sheffield-botanical-gardens.area51.ipupdater.com (108 words)

	Website Sheffield Park Gardens in directory.co.uk
		Sheffield Park Garden, East Sussex, England - information on garden history, design, visits and tours from the Gardenvisit.com Guide...
		Sheffield Park is a magnificent landscaped garden, laid out in the 18th century by â?~Capabilityâ?T Brown and further developed in...
		Sheffield Park is on the eastern side of the A275 (between A272 and#038; A22).
	www.directory.co.uk /Website_Sheffield_Park_Gardens.htm (282 words)

	Botanical Gardens
		Since their founding in the early 19th century, Sheffield Botanical Gardens have provided a unique resource in the city.
		In a relatively small area they combine beautiful landscaped gardens with landmark heritage glasshouses, while their location allows them to be easily accessible both as a recreational destination and a green route through the city.
		The resultant document was intended to be used as a tool for ideas and inspiration, rather than as a completed scheme for the site, and as an aid towards securing more funding for the project.
	www.shef.ac.uk /architecture/main/gallery/gal/diploma/lpw/2004_Projects/botanical.htm (269 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Gardens restored to former glory
		A £7m project to restore the pavilions at Sheffield's botanical gardens has been completed.
		The pavilions were almost derelict when the work started and have been reconstructed as closely to the 1836 originals as possible.
		Most of the funding came from a lottery grant but 25% had to be raised by the Friends of the Botanical Gardens Trust.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/england/2440389.stm (199 words)

	Sheffield accommodation - hotels guest houses bed and breakfast B&B self catering cottage accommodation in ...
		Sheffield has an enviable choice of world-class sporting facilities including Europe’s largest ice complex and all season ski resort, Olympic swimming pool, golf courses and tennis and squash courts.
		The Botanical Gardens are situated close to the Hallamshire hospital
		To dial a number in Sheffield from outside the UK: dial the International Access Code of the country you are calling from - follow that by the Country Code for the country you are calling to (44 for the UK) - dial the local area code omitting the initial ‘0’ e.g.
	www.kayukay.co.uk /sheffield.html (299 words)

	Accommodation close to Sheffield Botanical Gardens, Sheffield Botanical Gardens hotels
		Gardens are Grade II Listed by as a garden of special architectural and historical interest.
		Availability and prices for Sheffield Botanical Gardens hotels can be checked using the form on this page.
		Fill in the form including date of stay to receive confirmation of the exact room rate.Your credit card will be debited on departure from the hotel accommodation.
	www.sheffield-hotels.in-england.co.uk /Sheffield_Botanical_Gardens.htm (257 words)

	Chrysanthemum 'Sheffield' - UBC Botanical Garden Forums
		This hardy chrysanthemum is one of the highlights of my garden at this time of the year.
		Please consider supporting UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research's mission of excellence in plant research, education and conservation.
		So 'Hillside Sheffield' is really just a study name - as rosarians call names coined for "found" roses - being used for something that probably already had a proper one.
	www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org /forums/showthread.php?t=10293 (647 words)

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