Division Street, Sheffield

For other uses, see Division Street (disambiguation).

Division Street is a pedestrianised[1] street and shopping area located in the Devonshire Quarter of Sheffield, England. It is home to a number of small independent shops, food outlets and pubs, and a few chains including Caffé Nero, Sainsburys Local, Taco Bell and a Lloyds No. 1 bar. It runs parallel to West Street in the west of the city.

The post box at the end of Division Street near Sheffield City Hall was painted gold in August 2012, to celebrate the Olympic gold medal won by Sheffield's Jessica Ennis.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Williams, Molly (19 June 2023). "Sheffield Council permanently pedestrianises Division Street after successful trials". The Star. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Olympics: First class Jessica Ennis gets stamp and gold post box in Sheffield". Daily Star. 5 August 2012. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Jessica Ennis saluted by Sheffield after gold medal win". BBC News. BBC. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.

53°22′46″N 1°28′43″W / 53.379393°N 1.478595°W / 53.379393; -1.478595


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