George Woofindin Almshouses Historic Park & Garden

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Park or garden

Coherent areas of land designed and/or managed for leisure purposes.

Description

This Historic Park and Garden was identified and considered Locally Listed under the Sheffield UDP and UDP Policy BE21, which can be seen here: https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2022-07/03-udp-built-environment.pdf . The supporting document, which contains the schedule of identified Historic Parks & Gardens, can be seen here: https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/sites/default/files/docs/planning-and-development/sheffield-plan/Historic%20Parks%20%26%20Gardens.pdf. As a result, the park and all its associated features has been included in the current Local Heritage List for South Yorkshire. The houses are approached off Ecclesall Road through stone gate piers on a cresent shaped drive giving front access to each dwelling. There is a small ornamental garden to the front of each house and the houses focus on a semi circular sunken lawn with incidental ornamental beds in formal layout with a perimeter screen of mature evergreens and trees. The original character of the grounds is much in evidence and the layout remains intact. The screening vegetation has now matured and creates a significant visual and noise barrier from the busy road and roundabout. The garden is historically significant for various reasons. It demonstrates the important role of the public benefactor in securing areas of green space within densley-built parts of the city. The layout remains intact and is a typical example of its kind and period. Sheffield Directorate of Planning and Economic Development, 1997, Sheffield's Historic Parks and Gardens, 'Woofindin Almshouses' (Unpublished document).

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