Sheffield has an interesting history of high rise living which stretches back quite a long way. In this selection I intend to present the remaining tower blocks and apartments which remain from the 20th century. Unfortunately there are only a small number left on the ground today.
Stannington is a district up on the hill at the west of Sheffield. In the early 20th century it was no more than a village and today some pretentious people still incorrectly call it Stannington Village! Although it only officially became part of Sheffield in 1974. While mainly private housing, Stannington has a large area of 1960s council built flats and maisonettes. Surprisingly this district has 3 large 15 storey, 41 metre tower blocks. Here is the view of them from the other side of the Rivelin Valley. This area of Stannington is called Deer Park.
These three towers looked like the Chantrey tower at Jordanthorpe before they were reclad in brick. It is easy to see that in both cases the windows are in the same location. |
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The new brick cladding has considerably improved the quality of the outward appearence of these towers, which was very cheap and nasty with very poor heat insulation. And the new double glazed window units will also help.
| Tower Name | Address | Position | Compass |
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Woodland (s) |
2 - 174 Deer Park Close |
Top of the hill, with Chimneys |
West |
Cliffe |
1 - 173 Deer Park View |
Set Back from the main road in the middle |
North |
Parkside |
1 - 173 Deer Park Road |
Bottom of hill, bordering Stannington road and Deer Park Road |
East |
The highest block Woodland, sits on top of the district heating plant, and the red chimneys can be seen attached to the tower above.
Obviously the resident's comittee isn't about to raise funds for a halfpipe to be positioned in their grounds.
Looking up the hill showing Woodland(s) on the left and Cliffe at the right
Detail of the entrance intercom system
The bottom block "Parkside" from behind
All the blocks have little garden areas with seating and funny pagoda structures.
These two photos show confusion as to whether the highest block is called Woodland or Woodlands
