2.1 Inherited City

The Green City

Sheffield is one of the greenest cities in Britain with its remnants of ancient woodland, legacies of past estates, extensive parkland and leafy residential suburbs. Many views from the city look out to distant green hills. However, within the city centre there are only limited pockets of greenery and planting to soften the hard urban form. The Peace Gardens, Devonshire Green, the grounds of the Cathedral and other religious buildings are the most significant green spaces within the centre. The city centre’s largest green space located in front of the Park Hill flats is seriously underused.

The Peace Gardens is the primary green space within the city centre. Based on the concept of a contemporary arts and crafts garden, the design promotes the highest standards of applied arts. The other well utilised city space is Devonshire Green which is an informal green space at the heart of the Devonshire Quarter.

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