WALKING THE BLUE LOOP PART TWO: THE SHEFFIELD AND TINSLEY CANAL
An introduction to the history and sights found on Sheffield’s waterways. It was June and I was continuing my exploration of the Blue Loop. An informal walking route, roughly 13Km or 8-miles in length. It begins at Victoria Quays, following the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal to Meadowhall, and then returning to the city centre along The Five Weirs Walk, beside the River Don. Once again, I found myself making my way to Victoria Quays. However, a full year had passed since the last posting on this blog, where I began my introduction to the Blue Loop and outlined some of the history to be found along Sheffield’s waterways. In that previous instalment, I ended on an optimistic note; I was anticipating a refreshing and ice-cold soda, as I made my way along the canal towards Meadowhall, pausing in the shadow of the Sheffield Energy from Waste Plant. Optimistic too, in the sense that the long, dark shadow, cast by the coronavirus pandemic was finally beginning to lift. Well, u...