Landmarks

Park Hill

The vast streets-in-the-sky housing estate above the station — Europe's largest listed building.

Illustration of a long concrete housing block with brightly coloured panels on a hillside

Completed in 1961, Park Hill is the best-known piece of post-war architecture in Britain outside London: a concrete frame stepping along the hillside with wide deck access 'streets in the sky' and brightly coloured infill panels from its ongoing restoration.

It is Grade II* listed and still largely residential, so this is an outside visit — but the walk up from the station and the view back over the city are worth it, and there are cafes and galleries in the restored blocks.

Highlights

  • Grade II* listed
  • Streets in the sky
  • Views over the city centre

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Illustration of a contemporary gallery inside a brutalist housing block
Theatre & music

S1 Artspace

A contemporary art gallery and studios inside the Park Hill flats, free to visit.

Illustration of a canal basin with narrowboats and Victorian brick warehouses
Landmarks

Victoria Quays

The restored canal basin behind the station, with Victorian warehouses, narrowboats and waterside bars.

Illustration of a Gothic stone spire on a wooded hill above a city
Landmarks

Cholera Monument & Clay Wood

A Gothic spire on a wooded hill above the station, marking the 1832 cholera burial ground.

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