Sheffield
About Sheffield
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated 29 miles (47 km) south of Leeds and 32 miles (51 km) east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is the second largest city in Yorkshire, and the third largest in Northern England.
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In 1913 a Sheffield metallurgist called Harry Brearley invented stainless steel by adding chromium to steel while working on alloys for weapons.
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More facts about Sheffield
Harry Brearley realised stainless steel would be useful for cutlery because he was working in Sheffield, which for many hundreds of years has been famous as a cutlery manufacturer.
No Such Thing As 'Of Quails and Men' · listen
Sheffield is one of the two centres of world snooker, along with China.
No Such Thing As Uncle Egg · listen
There is a paternoster lift in the Arts Tower at Sheffield University.
No Such Thing As A Robotic Margaret Atwood · listen
During the Sheffield Blitz the top brass all had tin hats, but the nurses had to make do with chamber pots on their heads, and they collected sphagnum moss from the moors to sterilise wounds.
596: No Such Thing As Dance Floor Book Club · listen
During the Sheffield Blitz a woman was fined three pounds because, though she had blacked out her curtains, she left a light on, which wasn't allowed because the bombers could see it.
596: No Such Thing As Dance Floor Book Club · listen
Coordinates: 53.3808, -1.4703