The Arts Tower
The tallest university building in the UK, with a paternoster lift that never stops moving.
Built in 1966 for the University of Sheffield, the Arts Tower is a 78-metre glass-and-steel slab, Grade II* listed and the tallest university building in the country. Inside runs the largest paternoster in the UK — a chain of open cabins that circulate continuously, and which you step into as it passes.
It stands beside Weston Park and the Western Bank campus, so it pairs naturally with Weston Park Museum and the Botanical Gardens walk.
Highlights
- Tallest university building in the UK
- The UK's largest paternoster lift
- Beside Weston Park
Nearby in Sheffield
The Foundry
The students' union live venue at the University of Sheffield, open to everyone for gigs.
Firth Court & Western Bank
The red-brick Edwardian heart of the University of Sheffield, opened by Edward VII.
Mappin Art Gallery
A grand neoclassical gallery attached to Weston Park Museum, free to enter.