The Peace Gardens
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The Peace Gardens is an award winning public space situated along Pinstone Street, near the Winter Garden and within walking distance of the Millennium Galleries.
The Peace Gardens:
- Is part of Sheffield’s Heart of the City project, a project that has been connected with the City’s economic and cultural regeneration since it began in 1998. For more information visit the Creative Sheffield website.
- Form the central part of a spectacular walk, the emerging ‘Gold Route’, taking visitors from Sheffield Railway Station through a series of exciting new developments each with their own distinctive lighting, public art and water features.
- Occupy an area of 0.67 hectares.
- Contain the Goodwin Fountain, which has 89 individual jets of water. The fountain is dedicated to Sir Stuart Goodwin the founder of an important Sheffield steel and toolmaking firm.
- Have eight large water features which make up the Holberry Cascades. The Cascades are dedicated to the leader of the Sheffield Chartist Movement and are located on either side of the four entrances to the main area of the Peace Gardens.
- Has 57,000 litres of water are pumped through its water features. The system employs a water re-circulation system and is kept clean using a brine solution rather than chemicals.
- Contain the Standard Measures which were an early method of consumer protection and are located along Cheney Row between the Peace Gardens and the Town Hall.
- Contain the Spanish War Memorial which records the names of the volunteers from South Yorkshire who fought in the Spanish Civil War in 1936-39. The plaque is located on the ramp close to the Town Hall which leads up to Cheney Row.
- Contain the Bochum Bell which was a gift from our twin city of Bochum in Germany, and is located in the top flowerbed along Pinstone Street.
- Are open daily and are patrolled by the City Centre Ambassadors.
For more information about the history of the Gardens visit the Peace Gardens History web page.
The Peace Gardens has won a number of awards. To find out more visit the Peace Gardens Awards page.
For more information about the planting, trees and water features in the Garden, the Peace Garden Flyer is available to download at the bottom of this web page.
To view a 360 degree vitual tour of both the inside and the outside of the Peace Gardens visit the Spin Sheffield website.
To provide feedback about the Peace Gardens please complete the Peace Gardens Feedback Form.
The Peace Gardens is part of the Gardens of South Yorkshire, a group of nine gardens across South Yorkshire who support each other. For more information visit the Gardens of South Yorkshire website.
Downloads
Leaflet providing information about the Peace Gardens. (2.96 MB)