Darnall (ward) explained

53.386°N -1.409°W

Official Name:Darnall
Country:England
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Static Image Name:sheffield-wards-Darnall.png
Static Image Caption:Shown within Sheffield
Population:23,489
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Constituency Westminster:Sheffield Attercliffe
Metropolitan Borough:City of Sheffield
Metropolitan County:South Yorkshire
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Councillors:Dianne Hurst (Labour Party)
Mazher Iqbal (Labour Party)
Mary Lea (Labour Party)

Darnall ward - which includes the districts of Attercliffe, Carbrook, Darnall, Tinsley, and parts of Handsworth - is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is located in the eastern part of the city and covers an area of 17.4 km2. The population of this ward in 2011 was 23,489 people in 8,809 households. It is one of the wards that made up the Sheffield Attercliffe constituency, now the Sheffield South East constituency.

Districts of Darnall ward

Attercliffe

See main article: Attercliffe. Attercliffe is an industrial suburb of northeast Sheffield.

Attercliffe stretches from the edge of the city centre of Sheffield to Carbrook.

Back in the 1880s, the district was populated by small terraced houses and a shopping area which stretched for over 3 miles along Attercliffe Road, Attercliffe Common and Sheffield Road towards Tinsley.

Remnants of this era still stand with the John Banner building, an early multi floor department store located on Attercliffe Road. Other buildings include the Adelphi cinema, Attercliffe Baths, Burton Building, Carbrook Hall and Attercliffe Church - a small building easy to miss tucked back from the main road into the city centre.

As for industry, Tinsley Wire and many other steelworks and light industrial companies survived alongside residential and small retail.

During the December 1940 a German bombing campaign devastated the city centre of Sheffield. Attercliffe was also badly destroyed with destruction from the city centre across to Tinsley canal locks. It took until the 1990s rebuilding of the old residential area to re-use the former area of the district affected by this historic incident.

Traditional areas of Attercliffe now house an interesting mix of old established industry, Adult stores, carpet warehouses and discount stores - including the old John Banner building. Towards the east end of Attercliffe, the area has been regenerated with medium-sized business and a few remaining large steelworks.

Carbrook

See main article: Carbrook, South Yorkshire.

Carbrook is an industrial area of Sheffield, to the north-east of Brightside.

Darnall

See main article: Darnall. Darnall is a suburb of eastern Sheffield.

Tinsley

See main article: Tinsley, South Yorkshire.

Tinsley is a district in the northeastern part of Sheffield.

Meadowhall

See main article: Meadowhall Shopping Centre. 'Meadowhall' is the name of a large shopping centre in the Darnall ward.

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