Cholera Monument Grounds and Clay Wood

Historic

Waiting for our tram I chanced to look up the hill were I noticed this monument, a quick bit of googling revealed it to be Sheffield Cholera Monument. The monument is in remembrance of the cholera ou...

Monument in memory of the victims of the disease of XIX.

Neo-Gothic style monument built in the mid-nineteenth century in memory of the victims of the disease of that same century. It is located on the hill above Sheffield train station.

Walk in the woods

A friend and I used to regularly climb up to the monument from the station. It was lovely to walk through Clay Woods & see/hear the squirrels and birds then rest and talk for a while on the bench dire...

Tremendous views over Sheffield City Centre

Easy but uphill access from the station and tram stop. The views are the second best in Sheffield*. If you are new to the City you will look over nearly every important bit of the City and will help y...

Nice view

A good walk from the city centre was rewarded with the view by the monument. There is a commemorative plaque near the monument that briefly describes the 19th century cholera epidemic in the city