The Story of Sheffield

Sheffield-s story is one of fierce independence and a revolutionary spirit, its industrial origins having their roots in the same forests as the legends of Robin Hood. From Huntsman-s crucible steel in the eighteenth century, to Brearley-s stainless steel in the twentieth, Sheffield forged the very fabric of the modern world.

As the industrial age drew to a close the city-s reputation for rebelliousness spawned its popular reputation as capital of the -People-s Republic of South Yorkshire-. Yet in the wake of the Miners- Strike and the Hillsborough Disaster, the early twenty-first century has seen Sheffield retain its unique character while reinventing itself as a centre of education, creativity and innovation.