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Barker’s Pool

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About this place

Square in Sheffield, England

Barker's Pool is a public city square and street in the centre of Sheffield, England. The focus of Barker's Pool is the Grade II* listed 90-foot-tall (27 m) war memorial that was unveiled on 28 October 1925 to commemorate the First World War. The Grade II* listed Sheffield City Hall is on the north side of the plaza facing the Grade II listed former John Lewis & Partners department store.

From Barker's Pool on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Jess' Golden Post Box 'poses for yet another picture', Barker's Pool, Sheffield - geograph.org.uk - 3074569
Terry Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Sheffield's New Golden Tourist Attraction, Barker's Pool, Sheffield - geograph.org.uk - 3074560
Terry Robinson , CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Jessica gets gold - geograph.org.uk - 3135093
Dave Pickersgill , CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
12 'Interst-Elephant' - John Lewis - geograph.org.uk - 5056082
Dave Pickersgill , CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Heritage

Nearby

Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearest toilets

Toilet Map (CC BY 4.0)

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 25 September 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Updated 25 Sep 2026

What the records hold on this place

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Accessibility

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Nearest accessible public toilets

Getting there

City Hall tram stop

About 165 m, roughly 2 minutes on the flat. Sheffield is not flat.

Bus stops come from NaPTAN, which is not stored on this site, so only the tram is answered here.

Events it has hosted

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In the archive

Nothing in the stored Internet Archive index names this place. The index covers digitised Sheffield material, not every business.

Food hygiene: Food Standards Agency, Open Government Licence v3.0. Accessibility and venue tags: OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, plus the Great British Public Toilet Map, CC BY 4.0. Listed buildings: Historic England, National Heritage List for England, Open Government Licence v3.0. Archive items: the Internet Archive. Tram stop positions: South Yorkshire Supertram through the live map. The join of these into one venue record is by Sheffield Events. CC BY 4.0 · All data sources · Download these facts (API)

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Getting there

Barker’s Pool Barker's Pool, Sheffield S1

Nearest stops within 400 m

  • BusSheffield Centre Leopold Street/Orchard Lane (27633)160 m, about 2 min walk
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  • BusSheffield Centre Carver Street/Ca1 (27617)180 m, about 3 min walk
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  • TramSheffield Centre City Hall From City (From Cathedral)180 m, about 3 min walk
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  • BusSheffield Centre West Street/Carver Street (CH3)200 m, about 3 min walk
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  • TramSheffield Centre City Hall To Cathedral230 m, about 3 min walk
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  • BusSheffield Centre Pinfold Street/Holly Street (27628)280 m, about 4 min walk
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  • BusSheffield Centre Rockingham Street/RS1 (27614)280 m, about 4 min walk
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  • BusSheffield Centre Rockingham Street/RS2 (27615)290 m, about 4 min walk
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  • TramSheffield Centre Cathedral To City Hall390 m, about 5 min walk
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Live now within 1 km, 3 minutes ago

Nearest defibrillator: Defibrillator, 160 m, about 2 min walk

Parking within 800 m

Inside the Sheffield Clean Air Zone: older taxis, vans, buses, coaches and lorries pay a daily charge. Private cars are not charged.

Stops and departures: bustimes.org from Bus Open Data; tram stops and Clean Air Zone: Sheffield City Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Parking: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Walking times are estimates.

Past events

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