Lower Don Valley

Lower Don Valley

The Lower Don Valley, or historically the East End of Sheffield, is the mainly industrial north-east quarter of Sheffield, England. Based around the River Don it encompasses the areas of Attercliffe, Brightside, Darnall, Tinsley and Wincobank.

The area became the heart of Sheffield's steel industry during the 19th and 20th century. However it went into decline during the 1970s and 80s as the nature of steel manufacture changed from large industrial sites with large scale employment to more streamlined and automated manufacture. As a result, large areas were derelict by the end of the 1980s despite the the steel industry continuing to increase production cite web | title = About Yorkshire and Humber | publisher = Government News Network | url = http://www.gnn.gov.uk/regions/default.asp?NewsAreaID=2&ReleaseID=-3&LocaleID=6 | accessdate = 2006-08-11 ] and the Sheffield Development Corporation were given the task of redeveloping the area.

Among the new developments are Meadowhall shopping centre, Valley Centertainment and Sheffield Arena. A public footpath, the Five Weirs Walk, has been opened up along the banks of the river from the city centre, and the Sheffield Supertram provides light rail access. It is now also has one of the highest concentrations of sporting facilities in the UK with Don Valley Stadium, iceSheffield and the English Institute of Sport - Sheffield all located in the area.

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