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POST 22.10.20

The fabric of Sheffield’s divide after reupholstering roads cut the cloth of the city

Across the immediate area, you notice that a vast proportion of remaining structures are disused, abandoned, derelict, graffitied, maybe even overgrown as the resilience of biodiversity has claimed its place.

Just like the huge amount of unoccupied houses in the UK, I see the surrounding area and imagine this has an impact not just hyperlocally, but regionally too. For instance, when the Sheaf market was torn down and Castlegate market, anyone North, South or West of the Wicker, Spital Hill and Burngreaves rarely ventured to that part of town anymore. The disjointed north-west and south occupiers of the city may not even get as far as Ladys Bridge; like there is a mental and physical boundary that indicates there is nothing beyond what used to be. To some there may not be the diversity…

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