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Sheffield. J. Tayler's map of Sheffield of 1832 shows a string of four small dams below (north) of what is now Crookes Valley Road and on the site of the present day upper Ponderosa. These four dams were filled in during the second half of the 19th century and by 1903 it
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Ponderosa with Festival Director, Sarah Nulty, saying; “we had record numbers attend the festival and the Main Stage in 2014, and knew that it was the right time for us to make the move. Ponderosa is a great space and we’re really looking forward to developing the look and feel of
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pitch. In 1999 the
Crookes Valley Road entrance was given new gateway pillars, with each pillar consisting of three carved telegraph poles. The lower part of the Ponderosa stands in the shadow of seven tower blocks on its western side and St Stephen's church on Fawcett Street on its eastern. This
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In the 1960s the area was a bare open bowl but much appreciated and used by the local community for games and community events. Since then there has been much development. The upper part of the
Ponderosa is clothed in woodland, scrub, meadow and rough grassland which gives a fine environment for
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known as the Port Mahon estate was constructed on the site. This housing stood until the 1960s when it was demolished as part of a programme of urban development in the
Upperthorpe and Netherthorpe areas. Certain thoroughfares such as Wentworth Street, Watery Lane, Hammond Street disappeared and
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consisting of apple and plum trees. Since then more fruit trees and spring bulbs have been added as well as four acres of native woodland. The group is committed to improving the open space and played a major part in the campaign to prevent housing development on the
Ponderosa in 1993.
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the festival.” In 2019, the Fire in the Park event took place during heavy prolonged rain. The event Bass in the Park, scheduled for the following day, had to be cancelled due to the park's grassed area being severely damaged by the attending crowds creating a mud bath.
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Ponderosa is also home to Peace in the Park, an annual free festival promoting peace and understanding by bringing together communities through artistic, musical and vocal expression. In 2015 the main stage for the
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Ponderosa can be split into two distinct halves, each with contrasting history. The upper part was for many years known as Crookesmoor Recreation Ground, however prior to that it was an area of small
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