Paradise Square

Paradise Square was built in the 18th century on the site of Hicks' stile-field, the stile being one of the entrances to the church-yard.

[2][4] The east side of the square consists of five houses built in 1736 by Nicholas Broadbent on land leased from the trustees of the Shrewsbury Hospital.

[6] Following bomb damage in the Second World War, parts of the square were extensively restored between 1963-6 by Hadfield, Cawkwell, Davidson and Partners, when numbers 18 and 26 were largely rebuilt using materials that were salvaged from buildings elsewhere.

[4] The first recorded assembly in Paradise Square was on 15 July 1779[9] when John Wesley preached to what he would later note in his journal was "the largest congregation I ever saw on a weekday".

[14] Throughout the 19th century it was traditional that those standing for election to represent the Sheffield constituency in Parliament held political meetings in the square.

When funding becomes available, the square will be converted to an urban park as part of the Grey to Green Scheme set up by Sheffield City Council.