[1] From Fargate turn left and walk along Norfolk Row, passing the Tourist Information on your right. Further down on your right turn right into the Upper Chapel courtyard.
You will find 3 sculptures: 'Running Woman', 'Mother and Child' and 'Angry Woman' by artist George Fullard (1950s). The women are represented in various states of motion and emotion.
[2] Leave the garden and cross over Norfolk Street, turn left around the corner passing the Winter Gardens. Notice another George Fullard sculpture: the 'Walking Man' in front of the building.Now continue straight on passing the Central Library on your left. This building houses Graves Art Gallery. Admission is free, and it contains some impressive art works and often has special exhibitions. Follow the walkway at the end of the road down to Arundel Gate.
[3] Cross Arundel Gate at the crossing and then bear slightly right following either the steps or slope downhill. The building on your left has a poem by Andrew Motion on the wall (which can be seen from the railway station) and welcomes visitors to the city. Continue down the hill until you reach Paternoster Row.
[4] Cross the road here and then turn right towards the Showroom Cinema and continue along Brown Street, passing the Site Gallery.
The Hubs was originally built to house the National Centre for Popular Music. Persistence Works, on your left at the end of Brown Street, is is the UK’s first purpose-built studio complex for artists and craftspeople, containing 53 artists studios. Note the mural on the wall next to the Rutland Arms by Graffiti Artist Phlegm - his work appears in several locations across Sheffield.
[5] Cross Brown St at the end and continue right along the right hand pavement of Furnival St. Turn right onto Arundel Street, passing the Furnival Gallery in the Hallam University building, which is open to the public.Take the small lane opposite the Hallam University building and continue straight on until you reach Arundel Gate. Cross using the pedestrian crossings then turn right and continue towards the Cheese Grater carpark building ahead of you.
[6] Take the steps to the left hand side of the Cheese Grater building. Continue on, then turn left on reaching the Peace Gardens.
Look out for the Spanish Civil War memorial and the standard measurements of length. Eight large water features which make up the Holberry Cascades, which are dedicated to Samuel Holberry, the leader of the Sheffield Chartist Movement. These were designed by Derbyshire artist Brian Asquith.
Continue straight ahead and around to the right towards the Winter Gardens, passing the large sculptures entitled 'Rain' (designed by Colin Rose, they resemble huge raindrops) Enter the Winter Gardens and follow the walkway through to the other side. Here you can take a detour to explore the Millenium Galleries (mostly free of charge). Exit the Winter Gardens and cross the road and continue straight into Tudor Square (Lyceum Theatre on your right, and Crucible Theatre straight ahead). Have a look inside the Crucible
Inside is the poem Laughter, penned by famous playwrite Harold Pinter, on a visit to Sheffield in 2007 during the 'Off the shelf' festival of reading and writing. The Crucible reopended after refurbishment in 2010, and now includes a thrust stage, disabled access and new carpets! The box office desk is fronted by recycled £10 notes.
[7] On exiting the Crucible, turn right. Cross back over Norfolk Street, walk down Norfolk Row and back into Fargate.