Tudor Square
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Tudor Square is a city square in the city of
History
Despite being in existence for a long time, Tudor Square only became known as a public square in 1991 when the
"Theatreland"
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Tudor Square has always been home to theatres. The
To the immediate west on Surrey Street lies the Library Theatre, which, managed by Sheffield City Council, lies within the city's central library.[2] Also on Surrey Street is the Montgomery Theatre, which is owned by Montgomery Arts & Christian Centre Sheffield Ltd, a cross-denominational Christian organisation.[3]
Sheffield city centre's other main venue, the City Hall, is located close by on Barker's Pool.
Tudor Square and Crucible redevelopment
In 2010 Tudor Square was modernised with funds provided by the European Regional Development Fund via Yorkshire Forward. For the project £4 million was allocated to redevelop the square to coincide with the refurbished and redesigned Crucible theatre.[4] The aim of the project was to provide Sheffield Theatres Trust with an open public space for cultural activity and create an impressive new gateway to the city.
The refurbishment of the Crucible theatre was also partially funded by Yorkshire Forward and cost £15 million to complete.[4] The aim of this particular project was to improve the night time economy of the city centre, something which the theatre has done so for its entire history. The redevelopment will, amongst other things, provide a much improved venue for the world snooker championships which are held there annually.
References
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- ^ a b c "Mason, Paul and Sue: Tudor Square". public-art.shu.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
- ^ "Sheffield City Council- Library Theatre". Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Montgomery Theatre official website". Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Sheffield's Urban Renaissance Case Study". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2010.