Cultural Industries Quarter
Showroom/Workstation building in the CIQ.
The Cultural Industries Quarter is a district in the city centre of Sheffield, England, and one of the eleven Quarters designated in the 1994 City Centre Strategy. It is roughly triangular in shape, and is bound by Howard Street, Sheaf Square and Suffolk Road to the north-east, St Mary's Road to the south and Eyre Street and Arundel Gate to the north-west, with Granville Square in the south-east. The name given reflects the intention to create a cluster of music, film and science based businesses in the area.[1] Businesses based in the area include:
- Showroom/Workstation
- Red Tape Music Studios
- Leadmill nightclub and venue
- Sheffield Hallam University and its Students' Union (former National Centre for Popular Music)
- Sheffield Institute of Art Gallery
- Sheffield Live
- Site Gallery - art gallery
- Spearmint Rhino
- CBC Computer Systems Ltd
The Sheffield Doc/Fest is held around the CIQ each June.
Significant buildings
- The Butcher's Wheel
- Stirling Works
- 92 & 92a Arundel Street
- 113 Arundel Street
- Sylvester Works
- Venture Works
- Truro Works
- Columbia Place
- Redwood House
References
- ↑ Sheffield Hallam University,http://www.shu.ac.uk/services/facilities/estates/city/ciq.html
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Coordinates: 53°22′41″N 1°27′58″W / 53.378°N 1.466°W
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