The Moor Quarter

The Moor
View of Moorhead looking south in 2022
The Moor Quarter is located in Sheffield
The Moor Quarter
Location within Sheffield
Former name(s)Sheffield Moor
South Street
Length0.3 mi (0.48 km)
LocationSheffield, England
Postal codeS1
Coordinates53°22′33″N 1°28′25″W / 53.375789°N 1.47367°W / 53.375789; -1.47367
North endFurnival Gate / Pinstone Street
South endHereford Street
Other
Websitemoorsheffield.com

The Moor Quarter is one of Sheffield's twelve designated quarters, built around and named for The Moor, a pedestrianised thoroughfare. It is bound by Furnival Gate in the north-east, Eyre Street in the south-east, St Mary's Gate to the south, and Moore Street and Charter Row to the north-west.

It is primarily a retail location, with the city's main market now located in the quarter and more than 70 shops and restaurants. There are also some offices at Charter Row and Moorfoot.[1][2] It benefits from a good location, centrally between the Devonshire Quarter, Cultural Industries Quarter, Heart of the City and London Road and Ecclesall Road shops.

The monolithic Moorfoot Building is at the south-west end of the Moor. It previously housed central British government departments, but is now used by Sheffield City Council.

  1. ^ Sheffield City Council - info on The Moor Quarter Archived 15 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "The Moor Newsletter" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007.