Detail View: SHIMMER: Peace Gardens

Title: 
Peace Gardens
Caption: 
Water vessel and cascade
Creation Date: 
1999
Image Date: 
2010
Period: 
20th century
Location: 
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Country: 
ENGLAND, UK
Material: 
bronze , ceramic
Display Creator: 
ASQUITH, HEYES
Terms: 
Heart of the city
Image ID: 
10-1738
Description: 
Location: Peace Gardens, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Water vessels and bin by ASQUITH; cascade tiles by HEYES ; bench by Andrew SKELTON. To celebrate the Millennium Sheffield created a series of public spaces along with a new Millennium Gallery and Winter Gardens. Collectively known as the 'Heart of the City Project' they were completed in 2002. The re-development of the Peace Gardens was the first stage of the £120 million project to be completed. Opened in December 1998 it is a mix of water features, seating areas, lawns and planting all centred around the relocated and redesigned Goodwin fountain. It is one of the few 'green' spaces within the City centre and has proved very popular with the residents of the City. Three artists have been involved closely with project from the start, each making a significant contribution to the final design. Brian Asquith, Tracey Heyes and Richard Perry have produced designs that combine the natural and the man-made reflecting both the traditions of a great industrial City and the landscape around it.

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Rights: 
© Sheffield Hallam University
Permissions: 
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
Photographed by: 
Dave Ball
Creator: 
HEYES, Tracey
Creator Role: 
Designer for Peace Gardens, Sheffield. Ceramic artist.
Culture Gender: 
Female.
Nationality: 
British.
Creator: 
ASQUITH, Brian
Creator Dates - Born: 
1930
Creator Dates - Died: 
2008
Creator Role: 
Designer for Peace Gardens, Sheffield. Industrial designer and silversmith. Student at Sheffield College of Art, 1947.
Culture Gender: 
Male.
Nationality: 
British.
Creator: 
SKELTON, Andrew
Creator Role: 
Furniture maker and designer.
Culture Gender: 
Male.
Nationality: 
British.
Subject Heading: 
City squares -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading: 
Urban renewal -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading: 
Landscape design -- England (South Yorkshire)
Subject Heading: 
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading: 
Fountains
Subject Heading: 
Streets -- Accessories
Subject Heading: 
Benches