Sheffield - City of Steel (well, it used to be)

Made in Sheffield. That's me. Well, born in Sheffield anyway! It's also what you might find on the back of a lot of cutlery, or at least it used to. Sheffield's world famous steel production ain't what it used to be. Did you know back at the turn of the 20th century the world's three largest producers of steel were USA, Germany & Sheffield!

These days Sheffield focuses itself more on sports, technology and the arts. Yesterday we took the bus from Dronfield into the city. We went in to buy a wedding present for my cousin Andrea and had a meander around the city while we were there. The Town Hall is a popular destination when the weather's decent. The water fountains are great to run about in if you're a kid or someone who doesn't mind getting wet from head to toe! (see below)



We also went through the Winter Gardens, which can be seen in the background of the photo below that features some large wet, silver balls. I haven't been to the ones in Auckland but I imagine they're fairly similar. The one here features greenery from around the world, including Norfolk Pine and NZ Flax.

Below: A shot of one of the super-trams that run through many areas of Sheffield...and a shot of Sheryl and Dad's border collie Rosie.