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  1. George Kerr

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    I think the closure of Cole’s is an indication of the way that many city centres in UK are going, that is like the US. When I was in Tennessee a few years ago I was struck by how ‘dead’ the city centres of Memphis and Nashville were after 6 o’clock. Apart from the tourist areas like ‘Beale Street’ and ‘Broadway’ there wasn’t much happening outside of office hours. Even the ’Grand Ole Opry’ moved from the Ryman Exchange to a shopping mall called Opryland on the outer ring road.
     
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    Coles building has two (if I remember rightly) mine shafts under it
    Not a lot of folk know that lol
     
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    was just talking to my mum and dad today about it, and said that was the only reason I ever still went into Sheffield, park in Cole’s wander through it, maybe have lunch in the cafe and then a wander into the city centre, honestly can’t see me going into Sheffield again.

    Cole brothers and redgates - great memories for me.
     
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    Texted my mum when I heard and she texted back that it was her favourite ever shop.
     
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    Used to like a trip to Sheffield (spit) every now and again. It's fast becoming no better than Tarn, Rotherham and Huddersfield. Wakefield is still decent.
     
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    Coal's.
     
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    Went to Sheffield one afternoon a couple of years ago and stayed for a concert in the evening. By 630 it was pretty awful, some unpleasant people around. For a city of its size it doesn’t have a lot to offer. Very sad. When I was a kid in the late 70s /early 80s it was a pretty vibrant place despite the problems with steel production.
     
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    The number of homeless people in Sheffield is astounding. It's so wrong that being homeless is their lot.
     
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    I love the city tbf. John Lewis going is disappointing but I worked next door for five years & beyond Christmas it wasn't particularly busy. The shop itself needed loads of modernisation, car park grim, stairwells & lifts a state. Can see why they've chalked it off.

    Lots of town/city centre's will be unrecognisable in a few years. Hopefully for the best.
     
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    I absolutely love Sheffield. Lived there for 6/7 years and went to uni there. Great people loads of great independent shops etc, countryside on your doorstep. Kelham island brilliant for beers / food. I now work in Leeds which is also a great city but Sheff matches it
     
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