Sheffield Winter Garden | |
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General information | |
Type | Greenhouse |
Location | Sheffield, England |
Completed | 2003 |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Timber (glulam) arches |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Pringle Richards Sharratt Architects |
Structural engineer | Buro Happold |
Services engineer | Buro Happold |
Quantity surveyor | Sheffield City Council |
Sheffield Winter Garden is a large temperate glasshouse located in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the largest temperate glasshouses to be built in the UK during the last hundred years, and the largest urban glasshouse anywhere in Europe.[1] It is home to more than 2,000 plants from all around the world. It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 22 May 2003.