Sheffield Wedding Fairs

The Normans built a wooden castle at Sheffield in the twelfth century and by the late thirteenth century a market had been established in the town
Sheffield's name is derived from the River Sheaf, which flows through the city
Sheffield prospered due to the metal industry, which was aided by the town's proximity to natural resources including charcoal, iron ore and fast flowing water for power. 'Sheffield plate' was a silver plating technique invented by Thomas Boulsover, of Sheffield's Cutlers Company, in 1743. The crucible refining process for steel was also developed in the city
Sheffield's only medieval building The Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul, dating from the middle of the fifteenth century
In 1897, Queen Victoria opened Sheffield's Town Hall. The building has a 210 foot clock tower topped with a statue of the Roman god of fire and metalworking, Vulcan