Castlegate

In February 2024 work started on the Sheffield castle site to create a new city centre open space, prepare new development sites on Exchange Street and Waingate and, our priority, to reveal a section of river Sheaf not seen since it was covered over in 1917.  The Trust has set up a webcam in Exchange Studios to post images of the construction site updated at regular intervals.   The roof of the culvert can just be seen in the lower left corner of the picture. 

Work to remove  the whole concrete culvert roof was completed early in 2025 followed by removal of the Castle Orchard Weir, this fulfilling two of the Trust’s major objectives for which we have campaigned.

But not much has happened on the river since then, in the main because of the unexpected discovery of additional archaeology on the site including more castle foundations, an early steel cementation furnace and a Victorian paved alley. This has required major redesign of parts of the park which in turn has delayed design of the riverside terraces and channel naturaliastion.

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Following renewed stakeholder consultation in August we are hoping we can share more detailed visuals of the Sheaf Field in time for the Castlegate Festival 13th -21st September –

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Booking opens 21st August

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Past, Present and Future of Castlegate including the Return of the Sheaf Field – part of Pollen Market

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https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1549800748759?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Wessex Archaeology have finished excavating the Castle site and you can find out more about their discoveries,  by clicking the button below.