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  Sheffield Cathedral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sheffield Cathedral is the cathedral church for the Church of England diocese of Sheffield, England.
Sheffield Cathedral is one of three Grade I listed buildings in the city, along with Sheffield Town Hall and Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet.
Sheffield's first parish church was constructed here in the twelfth century by William de Lovetot at the opposite end of the town to Sheffield Castle.
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 Sheffield
Sheffield was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and, before this, the Saxon shire of Hallamshire.
Sheffield's oldest surviving building is Sheffield Cathedral, while other notable mediaeval buildings include Beauchief Abbey, the Bishops' House, and the Old Queen's Head pub in Pond Hill, which dates from around 1480, with its timber frame still intact.
Sheffield is twinned with Bochum in Germany, and with the cities of Anshan in China, Donetsk in the Ukraine and Esteli in Nicaragua.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/sh/sheffield.html   (3571 words)

  
 Cathedral Church of St Marie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Cathedral Church of St Marie is the Roman Catholic cathedral in Sheffield, England.
The cathedral was designed by Matthew Hadfield and built between 1846 and 1848, its neo-Gothic design based on Heckington Church in Lincolnshire.
The building was extended in 1879, and became a cathedral in 1980.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cathedral_Church_of_St_Marie   (138 words)

  
 Sheffield Cathedral, South Yorkshire, England
Between 1836 and 1927 20 new cathedrals were created in England and Sheffield's parish church was designated the cathedral of a new diocese in 1913.
Like most of the 12 parish church cathedrals, the building was too small to adequately serve the important and heavily populated new diocese and Sir Charles Nicholson was commissioned to enlarge the church.
The tomb of the 6th Earl, one of the husbands of Bess of Harwick and the guardian of Mary Queen of Scots when she was imprisoned in Sheffield Castle, is set against the south chapel.
www.touruk.co.uk /cathedrals/cathyorkshire_sheffield.htm   (306 words)

  
 Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Sheffield has been famous for the making of steel since at least the fourteenth century when one of Chaucer's pilgrims is described as carrying a Sheffield Thwitel in his hose.The proximity of iron ore, streams for power and suitable grinding stones made Sheffield an ideal centre for steel making.
Sheffield was a major centre for the manufacture of armaments during the first and second world wars and was a target for enemy bombing, suffering much wartime damage.
Sheffield grew most rapidly in the nineteenth century and its population growth was as follows; 1700 -5500; 1736 9700; 1801 31000; 1841 68000.The major Victorian building in Sheffield is the Town Hall by E.W.Mountford appropriately crowned by a statue of Vulcan - the Roman god of metal and fire.
www.thenortheast.fsnet.co.uk /SouthYorkshire.htm   (2248 words)

  
 Sheffield Cathedral -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Sheffield's first (Click link for more info and facts about parish church) parish church was constructed in the twelfth century by William de Lovetot at the opposite end of the town to (Click link for more info and facts about Sheffield Castle) Sheffield Castle.
The cathedral is now very much in the city centre, opposite the Cutlers Hall and with its own (A wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity) tram stop.
Sheffield Cathedral is one of three (Click link for more info and facts about Grade I listed) Grade I listed buildings in the city, along with (Click link for more info and facts about Sheffield Town Hall) Sheffield Town Hall and (Click link for more info and facts about Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet) Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sh/sheffield_cathedral.htm   (333 words)

  
 History of the Cathedral in Sheffield
During the early 12th century a chronicler stated that the Cathedral was to be used for protection.
The Cathedral that we see today is part of the work done in 1939, but the second part of the modification was interrupted as the Second World War broke out.
Visitors to the Cathedral today will notice that there is little left of the early church, because during the reign of Elizabeth l it gradually fell into decay and disrepair.
www.mysheffield.net /sheffield/community-cathedral.htm   (403 words)

  
 Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion: Foldout   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The cathedral was founded in 995 as a final resting place for the remains of Saint Cuthbert, which had been moved about for many years after they had been removed from Lindisfarne and the threat of the Vikings.
The cathedral was ransacked during the Rising of the North.
In the early 1900s, the cathedral became unstable and pieces of masonry began to fall off, and the foundations were reinforced at considerable expense.
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 GENUKI: Sheffield
An index to the 1871 census for Sheffield is being transcribed by a group co-ordinated by Gordon Cambell.
The SHEFFIELD Mailing List is an unmoderated Family History list administrated by Gordon Cambell, dedicated to the genealogy and history of the Sheffield and Rotherham areas.
Sheffield's Traditional Heritage Museum website gives you an insight into some of the materials displayed at the museum which have been collected over the last 30 years.
www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/eng/YKS/WRY/Sheffield   (1330 words)

  
 Diocese of Sheffield - Our Cathedral
The Cathedral is Sheffield’s oldest building, the ancient heart of a great city and flourishing Diocese, where God has been worshipped for over a thousand years.
It is the seat of the Bishop and a centre of worship for the Diocese of Sheffield, serving the whole of South Yorkshire.
The Cathedral has changed much over the centuries, but its mission remains the same: to be a place of sanctuary and meeting, of exploration and excellence; a place for all people.
www.sheffield-diocese.org.uk /OurCathedral.htm   (268 words)

  
 BBC - South Yorkshire - Faith - The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul
A working cathedral since 1913, the building is listed grade one and contains architecture from the 15th to the 20th century, including magnificent Tudor memorials and striking stained glass.
An integral part of the cathedral’s life at the moment is something called the Breakfast and Archer Projects which provide food, education, life skills and training principally for unemployed and homeless people in the city.
We hope to have some redevelopment on the north side of the cathedral, attached to the cathedral building, which will provide new accommodation for that work, to make it evident that it is integral to what we’re about as a cathedral, to give them better facilities.
www.bbc.co.uk /southyorkshire/content/articles/2004/08/10/faith_anglican_cathedral_sheffield_feature.shtml   (1404 words)

  
 Loughborough sculptors create steel works of art for Sheffield Cathedral
With Sheffield, the 'city of steel', as home to AvestaPolarit's UK base, the exhibition of stainless steel sculptures is a fitting tribute to the city's heritage.
The exhibition sprang from a conversation between the Dean of the cathedral, the Very Reverend Michael Sadgrove and Canon Jane Sinclair, Nigel Ward from AvestaPolarit, and Duncan Monroe of the Stainless Steel Federation.
The exhibition, 'Cathedral Steel', features a stunning range of contemporary sculptures which take their inspiration from a wide range of sources including the movement of light, the Cathedral's role as a place of peace and reflection, its congregation, and its striking new stained glass window.
www.lboro.ac.uk /service/publicity/news-releases/2001/57_sheffield_cathedral.html   (497 words)

  
 Descendants of John Nicholson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The IGI shows that a John Nicholson married a Sarah Staniforth at the Cathedral St. Peter in 1788 and a John Nicholson marrying a Sarah Owen at the same Cathedral in Sheffield in 1791.
      v.   SARAH A was born in 1832 at Sheffield, England.
She was shown as being a beer house keeper on Fornham Street, Sheffield in the 1841 and 1851 census.
home.comcast.net /~jmhartley/nichol/nicho001.htm   (1782 words)

  
 Gleeson Family Web Page - pafg73 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Stephen LUDLAM was born in 1644 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
Margaret LUDLAM was born in 1653 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
Thomas LUDLAM was born in 1655 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
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 Et in Terra Pax- The Girls and Men of Sheffield Cathedral Choir   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In Sheffield Cathedral the Mass is celebrated daily; on Sundays and feast days the Eucharistic dramaturgy is enriched further through the inclusion of music.
His work as Master of the Music at Westminster Cathedral from 1947-1959 is highly regarded, and it seems likely that all the works by Malcolm on this recording were written with that choir in mind.
In writing his Short Mass for Sheffield for Neil Taylor and the Cathedral Choir, Blatchly has been mindful of the two settings on this recording that are associated with Westminster Cathedral - George Malcolm's Missa ad Praesepe, and Lennox Berkeley's Missa Brevis, both of which are models of economic writing for voices and organ.
www.lammas.co.uk /terrapax.htm   (1849 words)

  
 Sheffield Cathedral Organs
At the suggestion of Francis Jackson, Organist at York Minster, at the time, the organ in Sheffield Cathedral was built and installed by N. Mander Ltd of London.
The Cathedral Organist, Graham Matthews, gave a recital on 14th October 1969 to mark the addition of the Nave Division.
The Copeman Hart organ is their largest Cathedral installation to date with four manuals and 69 stops.
www.sheffieldcathedralchoir.co.uk /Organs.htm   (651 words)

  
 Crux Fidelis - The Girls and Men of Sheffield Cathedral Choir   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Whilst in Sheffield, he ran the Student Orchestra, played continuo for the 'Operaworks' production of 'Dido and Aeneas' at the 1997 Edinburgh International Festival, was Chairman of the University Summer Music Festival in 1998, and was Secretary of the Cathedral Arts Festival.
He directed the Songmen of the Cathedral Choir for their trip to Paris in 2000, and played for the Choirs visits to Washington DC, Philadelphia and Boston in 2001, as well as a return visit to Paris in October 2002.
Recorded in Sheffield Cathedral on 15th, 16th, 17th July and 19th September 2002 by kind permission of the Dean and Chapter.
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 Archdeacon Information - Diocese of Sheffield
Richard Blackburn is the Archdeacon of Sheffield and Rotherham and Bob Fitzharris is the Archdeacon of Doncaster.
In 1999 he was made Archdeacon of Sheffield and a Residentiary Canon of Sheffield Cathedral.
In 1998 he was made an honorary Canon of Sheffield Cathedral and he became Archdeacon in 2001.
www.sheffield-diocese.org.uk /Archdeacons.htm   (466 words)

  
 Dance, my heart - The Girls and Men of Sheffield Cathedral Choir   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
As well as directing the Cathedral Consort, he formed the Cathedral Girls' Choir in 1995, which completed its first CD recording and made a highly successful tour of Germany in 1997.
In 1997 he took up the post of Organist and Master of the Music at Sheffield Cathedral, where he is responsible for the Cathedral Choirs of boys, girls and men and the Cathedral Chamber Choir.
Whilst in Sheffield, he ran the Student Orchestra, played continuo for the "Operaworks" production of "Dido and Aeneas" at the 1997 Edinburgh International Festival, was Chairman of the University Summer Music Festival in 1998, and was Secretary to the Management Committee of the Cathedral Arts Festival.
www.lammas.co.uk /dancemyh.htm   (1493 words)

  
 Sheffield Forum Archive - Visiting Sheffield Cathedral
The cathedral is a wonderful oasis of calm in a noisy and busy city centre.
I really like the crypt part of the anglican cathedral, it's small and dimly lit and feels very secluded, in fact it's so secluded i often sit on the little carpet in front of the alter just being still.
In todays day and age it is easy to understand why churchesare often locked and inaccessible but another favorite of mine is the church by the side of the Hallamshire hospital as again it's a place of peace and tranquility.
www.sheffieldforum.co.uk /showthread/t-42001.html   (1469 words)

  
 BBC - South Yorkshire - 360 views - Sheffield Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul is Sheffield City Centre's only medieval building - a place of worship for over 1,000 years.
The shaft of a 9th century Saxon cross found on the Cathedral site is now held at the British Museum.
After the Second World War the nave was extended rather than being rebuilt, as originally planned, and the enlarged Cathedral was rehallowed in November 1966.
www.bbc.co.uk /southyorkshire/fun/360/sheffield_cathedral_pulpit.shtml   (138 words)

  
 Churches & Religion - Sheffield on the Internet Links
Sheffield Buddhist Centre - Teaches Meditation and Buddhism through classes catering to all levels.
Sheffield Cathedral - an online guide to the history, architecture and ministry of the Cathedral, one of the city's only two Grade 1 listed buildings.
Sheffield Cathedral - site giving information about the Cathedral.
www.sheffieldontheinternet.co.uk /churches.html   (227 words)

  
 RootsWeb: ENG-SHEFFIELD-L Sheffield Cathedral - exhumations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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 Sheffield Cathedral, Sheffield - Yorkshire - UK Attraction
Sheffield Cathedral is Sheffield’s oldest building and is a centre of worship for the Diocese of Sheffield, serving the whole of South Yorkshire.
The Cathedral bells are a common sound in the city, ringing out at times of celebration, mourning and every Sunday through the year.
Another feature worth checking out is Sheffield Cathedral Arts Festival, which showcases brass bands and accompanied silent movies, piano recitals and choral works.
www.ukattraction.com /yorkshire/sheffield-cathedral.htm   (209 words)

  
 Wire Fencing Hanging Terminating : Gripple : Wire Fencing & Hanging Products UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Sheffield company Gripple is hoping its donation to a charity basketball match will help net the cathedral a brand new facility for the homeless.
Sheffield Cathedral campaign manager Anthony O’Connor added: “Gripple was one of a number of local organisations which jumped at the chance to help with the event.
Tickets cost £8.50 each and are available from the Hallam FM Arena box office on 0114 256 56 56 or download a voucher from the Sheffield Cathedral website to buy four or more tickets for £4 each.
www.gripple.com /inside/viewnews.cfm?newsid=65   (346 words)

  
 GENUKI: Yorkshire, Sheffield Church of England Churches
Peter's Cathedral Church, Sheffield - 2003, view 1.
George's Church, Mappin Street, Sheffield in the early 1900s.
These pages are intended for personal use only, so please respect the conditions of use.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/YKS/WRY/Sheffield/ChurchesOfEngland.html   (138 words)

  
 Firefighters World Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Sheffield, England has welcomed about 4,000 firefighters from 40 nations for the 8th World Firefighters Games.
The Sheffield Cathedral also held a special service to mark the beginning of the games.
Sheffield, England is preparing to welcome firefighters from all over the world next summer for the 8th edition of the Firefighters World Games, and is calling for volunteers to help with the games.
www.internationalgames.net /firefighwg.htm   (616 words)

  
 Zarzuela! Sheffield Oratorio 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
As part of the University's centenary celebrations, two programmes of Baroque music in theatrical settings are to be staged at Sheffield Cathedral in February 2005.
They draw on the indigenous sound world of tribal languages, accompanied by wind instruments inspired by birdsong; dances brought by slaves from the Ivory Coast, and so are accompanied by African drums, hand percussion and rhythmic footwork.
Sheffield have been working from a manuscript discovered in Mallorca by the Spanish musicologist Dr.
www.zarzuela.net /ref/sheffield_05.htm   (594 words)

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