Cultural Industries Quarter

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The Cultural Industries Quarter is a district in the city centre of Sheffield, England, and one of the eleven Quarters designated in the 1994 City Centre Strategy. It is roughly triangular in shape, and is bound by Howard Street, Sheaf Square and Suffolk Road to the north-east, St Mary's Road to the south and Eyre Street and Arundel Gate to the north-west, with Granville Square in the south-east. The name given reflects the intention to create a cluster of music, film and science based businesses in the area. Businesses based in the area include:-

Showroom Cinema
Red Tape Music Studios
Leadmill nightclub and venue
Sheffield Hallam University Students' Union (former National Centre for Popular Music)
Sheffield Live
Site Gallery - art gallery
Spearmint Rhino

[edit] Significant Buildings

The Butcher's Wheel
Stirling works
92 & 92a Arundel Street
113 Arundel Street
Sylvester Works
Venture Works
Truro Works
Columbia Place

[edit] Character Areas

Arundel Street
Mary Street

[edit] External links

Sheffield City Centre
Official quarters: Castlegate • Cathedral Quarter • Cultural Industries Quarter • Devonshire Quarter • Heart of the City • Kelham Island • The Moor • Riverside Exchange • Sheaf Valley • St George's Quarter • St Vincent's Quarter
Main streets and squares: Barker's Pool • Castlegate • Castle Square • Church Street • Division Street • Fargate • Fitzalan Square • Hallam Square • High Street • Millennium Square • The Moor • Orchard Square • Pinstone Street • Sheaf Square • Tudor Square
Other districts: New Retail Quarter • Victoria Quays • West End