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29: 37: 107:. The other houses in the square were built by his son Thomas Broadbent, from 1771 to c.1790. Number 11 is dated 1787. Following bomb damage in the Second World War, parts of the square were extensively restored between 1963-6 by Hadfield, Cawkwell, Davidson and Partners, when numbers 18 and 26 were largely rebuilt using materials that were salvaged from buildings elsewhere. In the mid-1980s, an early 19th-century 131:, wrote in 1900 "Paradise Square was not then so quiet as it ordinarily is now. It was often thronged with excited crowds who came to hear what their leaders had to say on all the stirring topics of the time." Number 18 was built with a Masonic Hall on the upper floor. This was accessed from the square 182:
Though the pottery market in the square was not long-lived, a number of the buildings in the square were used by glass and china dealers throughout the 19th century. Early residents of square were mostly from the Upper Middle classes, such as attorneys and physicians. Notable former residents
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in Sheffield for a number of meetings, notably on 12 September 1839 when the crowd was dispersed by troops leading to a running battle and a number of arrests. Throughout the 19th century it was traditional that those standing for election to represent the
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in Parliament held political meetings in the square. The balcony at number 18 was removed in 1889, effectively ending the use of the square as a meeting place.
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When funding becomes available, the square will be converted to an urban park as part of the Grey to Green Scheme set up by Sheffield City Council.
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A Glossary of Words Used in the Neighbourhood of Sheffield. Including a Selection of Local Names, and Some Notices of Folk-Lore, Games, and Customs
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at number 17. In recent years the buildings have been used as offices, though in 2008 numbers 7 and 9 were converted into a restaurant.
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The east side of the square consists of five houses built in 1736 by Nicholas Broadbent on land leased from the trustees of the
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Conference commissioned a memorial to be placed in the square commemorating this event. This was designed by
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stuccoed building at number 10 was rebuilt with a Neo-Georgian facade. All buildings in the square are
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a staircase with a balcony at the top that became the rostrum for speakers at public meetings.
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John Wesley first preached in Sheffield in 1743 and visited the town 35 times in total. See,
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Comprehensive descriptions of the listed buildings in Paradise Square can be found at the
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as the name for a garden or enclosed space near a church. The area acquired the nickname
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Information on chartism in the Sheffield area can be found at the following websites:
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The Buildings of England: Yorkshire - The West Riding, Penguin, Harmondsworth
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when crockery vendors were moved here from the High Street in around 1808.
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The first recorded assembly in Paradise Square was on 15 July 1779 when
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The Illustrated Guide to Sheffield and the Surrounding District
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Paradise Square was built in the 18th century on the site of
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speculated that it may be an allusion to the ancient use of
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Reminiscences of Old Sheffield: Its Streets and Its People
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Looking Through The Windows of Paradise Square Sheffield
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preached to what he would later note in his journal was
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Paradise Square (disambiguation)


Georgian
City of Sheffield
Sheffield Cathedral
R. E. Leader
S. O. Addy
Shrewsbury Hospital
Gothic revival
Grade II* listed
J. E. Manning
Upper Chapel
John Wesley
Methodist
Alfred Tory
J. Arthur Rank
Rowland Hill
chartists
Sheffield constituency
Sir Francis Chantrey
David Daniel Davis
public houses
Sheffield Outrages
ISBN
978-1-904185-01-7
Reminiscences of Old Sheffield: Its Streets and Its People
Sheffield in the Eighteenth Century

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