Today's
testing and measurement website hotspot is Sheffield.
The south
Yorkshire town was famed for its steel production and innovation,
including the development of stainless steel in the 19th century, and
the Sheffield steel industry led to a ten-fold increase in population
during the industrial revolution. Sheffield was awarded city status in
1893.
The steel industry and adjacent coal mining industry collapsed
rapidly in in the 1970s and 80s, but the city has enjoyed a rebirth
since the late 1990s with substantial inward investment and development.
Despite its industrial heritage, a third of the city actually lies
within the Peak District National Park and it sits in the valleys of the
River Don and its four tributaries, the Loxley, the Porter Brook, the
Rivelin, and the Sheaf.
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