An interesting story in today's Star over the find of an old newspaper revealing Charles Dickens visit to Sheffield in 1855 http://www.thestar.co.uk/headlines/1855-paper-tells-of-Dickens.6636841.jp . He appeared on 22nd December and read from his book "A Christmas Carol" at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers http://www.dickens-literature.com/Speeches:_Literary_and_Social/15.html
The BBC reported on a jungle which visited Sheffield in 1910!A multitude of exotic animals were displayed on the ex-slum site and its history is currently being researched by the University of Sheffield
The Jungle website is located at http://www.nfa.dept.shef.ac.uk/jungle/index.html
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