The Peace Gardens

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 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.

 

They 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.

 

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.

 

 

The Peace Gardens 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.

 

The Spanish War Memorial 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.

 

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.

 

Take a 360 degree vitual tour of the Peace Gardens at Spin Sheffield.

 

 

More information about the Peace Gardens' History.

 

They are part of Sheffield’s Heart of the City project, a project that has been connected with the City’s economic and cultural regeneration (Creative Sheffield) since it began in 1998. They

occupy an area of 0.67 hectares.

 

The Peace Gardens 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.

 

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