Festival of the Mind 2014 by Jekaterina_Porohina

Sheffield Urban Treasures

FESTIVAL OF THE MIND 2014

@FestivalMind #SheffieldTreasures

The Team Sheffield Dream City (www.sheffielddreamcity.org.uk) is an urban initiative focused on exploring and engaging with the public realm. Sheffield Dream City has been working with Dr Cristina Cerulli to develop this game. Cristina is a lecturer at Sheffield School of Architecture and a director of Studio Polpo - a social enterprise architecture practice. She has extensive experience in public engagement projects, including work on Portland Works and SKINN.

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Hello! We see the city as a playful environment which is open to everyone to participate in. There are many places to explore and things to find out. Therefore this game can be seen as a first step in getting young as well as older people to experience their everyday environment differently. In an active way - by walking through back alleys, looking up at buildings and finding hidden city spaces. This game is part of the Festival of the Mind and connects the festival venues with the city, inviting you to explore the places in between. We wanted everyday spaces to be seen differently, becoming clues in a city-wide treasure hunt. For us urban treasures are buildings, streets, alleys, squares, parks, trees, corners, etc, which are special

or unique to you or others in the city in some way. It is about exploring common perceptions and our shared understanding of what makes Sheffield unique. It might not be about grand or world-famous places, but about the feeling you get when you look from the top of the Arts Tower over the city, or remembering that walk you took around Victoria Quays in 1995. We would not only like to involve you through playing this game, but also through sharing with everyone what for you is special / unique / beautiful about Sheffield through twitter or e-mail. We have also included some trivia about Festival of the Mind projects kindly submitted to us by the project teams. You can find them throughout this publication.

Game Rules The city becomes a game where ordinary things turn into puzzles. Explore the city in a new way and see if you can solve the final puzzle. The game consists of three levels with increasing difficulty - beginner (The Wanderer), intermediary (The Explorer), advanced (The Urbanist). Each level has 10 clues. By solving these clues you will find directions to a secret location in the city where a special “Code” can be found. There is a different secret location for each level. You can complete just Level 1, or be carried away and explore other parts of the city as part of levels 2 and 3. Explore the city, find out more interesting facts about it and other Festival of the Mind projects and see if you can become The Urbanist. To help you find the locations, coordinates are provided at the end of each

question, which relate to the map on pages 6-7. The beginner level takes you only around the city centre and two other levels are a bit more spread out and take you to some unusual and interesting places. Please be aware that you do not have to complete all the levels in a day, but can enjoy the game over the duration of the festival. You don’t have to answer the questions in order, but they have been arranged to make the journey more enjoyable. After finding the Codes, please email them to sheffielddreamcity@gmail.com by 1st October. Please include your team name & mailing address. Your right answer will be included in the prize draw for each level. The winners will be announced at the end of the festival.

Prizes Level 2 Prize: All successful participating teams will receive a certificate and badges acknowledging your urbanist skills and team effort (please let us know how many badges you need).

A Family ticket to a Showroom Cinema screening - an independent arthouse cinema that showcases some of the best films from around the world. www.showroomworkstation.org.uk

All teams that successfully solve the puzzles will enter the prize draw with the following prizes: Level 1 Prize: A Family ticket to the National Emergency Services Museum - formally known as the ‘Fire & Police Museum’. The museum has more than 40 vehicles on site and many other interesting things related to the long history of British emergency services. The Museum is the largest volunteer-run Museum of its kind in the UK. www.emergencymuseum.org.uk

Level 3 Prize: A Family ticket to Magna Science Adventure Centre - an educational visitor attraction centre in a former steel mill. The Centre is packed with interactive exhibits and fascinating displays to help you explore the wonders of science and the laws of nature. www.visitmagna.co.uk We would like to thank all the above venues for kindly donating the tickets to Sheffield Urban Treasures.

Playing this game requires walking around the city; please use common sense while walking, crossing roads and doing other game activities. We advise you to do the treasure hunt with someone else - it’s safer and more fun! 3

Level 1 Prize: A Family ticket to National Emergency Services Museum Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to send the Code to sheffielddreamcity@gmail.com

LEVEL 1

The Wanderer

The area of this Level is shown on a map (see pages 6-7). Completing Level 1 should take about 45 minutes. To complete this Level and become The Wanderer, you will need to answer the clues that help you to find the location of the Level 1 winning Code (that you can e-mail to sheffielddreamcity@gmail.com in order to be included in the Level 1 prize draw) and also to proceed to the next level of the game.

Location of Level 1 Code: (words are in mixed order)

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In this exact location you will find some permanent writing - a Level 1 Code: Please fill in the Code in the spaces below (one letter or number for each box, boxes are grouped into words):

Location clues Please write down the answers in the boxes below each question. Copy the letters from the boxes with numbers into the corresponding numbered boxes on the previous page.

I am a structure in Barker’s Pool. I will only be here during the Festival of the Mind. I’m a large travelling tent, constructed in wood and canvas and decorated with mirrors. Originally built in Belgium during the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, only a handful of structures like myself remain in existence today. What is my name? [D5]

We are a group of wooden benches in Peace Gardens. How many of us are there in the outer circle? Please write the number in the boxes below. [D/E5]

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Did you know that the brain has an ‘early warning system’, developed in our ancient reptilian ancestors and still lurking within the head of every human being?

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Find out more at “Gaze-Shift” at Castle House

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2 Find a pink word painted on a building on Backfields - a little side street connecting Division St. with Wellington St. [D5]

6 My name is Millenium Gallery, I am located on Arundel Gate. There are large metal blinds on my facade. What do they protect me from? [E6]

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I am a walk which takes you from Fargate to the back of the Crucible Theatre. What is my name? [D5/6]

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Did you know that glass at an atomic and molecular level looks like a liquid, but in our hands we know it is a brittle solid?

I am the Salvation Army Citadel building located on the intersection of Cross Burgess Street and Pinstone Street. You will find my name written on the facade. What letter does my top window above two arches look like? [E5]

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I am a palm tree. Where can you find me in Sheffield City Centre? [D6]

I am a little glass building/structure on the street outside of the Cathedral that protects you from the rain. What stops by me regularly? [C5]

Multiple choice:

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Did you know that the motto of Ignite is 'enlighten us, but make it quick'? This is because all of the presentations from Sheffield leading researchers which will take place at Coffee Revolution will last just 5min!

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Did you know...

Find out more at “From Wonderland to Dress of Glass and Flames” at Winter Gardens & 99 Mary St.

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8 I am a bench / planter in Tudor square. What material am I made of? [D6]

4 Do you have to go UP or DOWN when you use the elevator on the side of St. Paul’s Tower - the tallest building in Sheffield, to get from Arundel Gate to St. Paul’s Place? [E6]

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Map This map will help you to navigate through the city during the game and the festival. We’ve listed all the venues and projects with an urban theme. Some of the festival projects that can be found in the city’s open spaces are also on the map. There are location coordinates at the end of each question to make your journey more enjoyable.

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Event Highlights

Castle House “A letter to Sheffield" - Exhibition of letters from Sheffield people sharing what the city means to them. "Castle House Exhibition" - An exhibition exploring the history of Castle House, the iconic Grade II listed building. "Castle House Tours" - Learn about the rich history of this iconic Sheffield building. And share your memories of the Co-op, the old post office and the Roman-inspired cafeteria on the top floor.

Spiegeltent "City Centre Pop-up Gardens in a Bag" - a series of pop - up gardens in the city centre.

"Grow Wild: Love Square" - a new smart urban eco-park in Snig Hill area.

“Thermal Imaging of Sheffield’s Buildings: Exhibition” - exhibition of thermal images which show how our buildings lose heat – and how we could conserve energy to reduce CO2 emissions.

"Off the Shelf: Tales From Sheffield" - Talks documenting Sheffield's rich history.

“Imaginary Castles: Exhibition and Talk” - archeological models and drawings by pupils from city schools imagining what Sheffield Castle could have looked like.

Exchange Place "Remake Castlegate" - 3D model exhibition and guided tours of this historic area.

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Here are just some of the interesting Sheffield places we find worth mentioning. Some of them have gone, some of them you might not know yet, but you will hopefully find out more about them soon.

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We would also like you to share with us things which you find exciting in Sheffield via twitter, instagram or email! Thank you!

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Castle Market - Former market hall, a masterpiece of modernist architecture. Due for demolition soon. [B7]

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Don Valley Stadium - A stadium built for the World Student Games, where Jessica Ennis also trained. Demolished in 2014.

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Sydney St. Graffiti Space - showcase ‘gallery’ of Sheffield’s great street art. [G5]

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Furnace Park - exciting urban green space for encounters between researchers and creative practitioners. [A3]

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Five Weirs Walk - a walk along an industrial stretch of the river from City Centre towards Rotherham. Spider Bridge - AKA The Cobweb Bridge, 100-metrelong bridge suspended on a web of steel cables. [A/B8]

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‘Fairness on the 83’ bus route

Alfred Denny Museum - hidden collection of extinct animals and fossils in the back rooms of University of Sheffield. [C1] Arts Tower Paternoster - the largest open continuous lift in the world. [C1]

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Festival of the Mind Venue

City Centre Pop-up Gardens in a Bag

Winter Garden "The Resilient City: Ecology, People, Nature" - an exhibition exploring how we can transform public spaces to create a liveable, sustainable and climateadapted cities.

Various Venues around the city "The World in our City: Languages Live!" - Exhibitions, talks and taster sessions celebrating the city’s multilingual character.

Portland Works - on Randall Street, built in 1877, is where stainless steel cutlery was invented. Today it is a community owned affordable workspace for small manufacturing businesses as well as independent artists and craftsmen. Edward Street Flats - a complex of early social housing located in the St Vincents Quarter. There are 133 flats arranged in a “D” shaped courtyard. [C2]

Emerging Treasures “Fairness on the 83” - interactive online map of the bus route that links north and south Sheffield tries to answer that question. It includes filmed interviews with the people who catch the 83.

Please find full Festival of the Mind event programme at www.festivalofthemind.group.shef.ac.uk

Union St Building - co-working space and open city centre event space for people developing self employment and social enterprise (opening on 4th October 2014). [E5] Upper Don Walk - the footpath and cycleway along the River Don from Ladys Bridge to Oughtibridge. Creative Arts Development Space (CADS) - a growing arts centre with studios and event locations across the city. [B4/5]

LEVEL 2 The Explorer The area of this Level is shown on a map (see pages 6-7). Completing Level 2 should take about 1 hour. To become The Explorer you need to find a Code that is hidden in the location below. Please e-mail this code to sheffielddreamcity@gmail.com in order to be included in the Level 2 prize draw. This code will also help you to proceed to Level 3 if you wish.

Level 2 Prize: A Family ticket to a Showroom Cinema screening Don’t forget to send the Code to sheffielddreamcity@gmail.com

Location of Level 2 Code: (words are in mixed order)

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In this exact location you will find some temporary writing in pink - a Level 2 Code: Please fill in the Code in the spaces below (the number of boxes corresponds with the number of letters and words in the Code):

Location clues Please write down the answers in the boxes below each question. Copy the letters from the boxes with numbers into the corresponding numbered boxes above.

11 What is the final answer to Level 1 ?

Did you know...

I am a building with a curved glass facade on the crossing of Union St and Charles St. Solve the rebus puzzle on the pink poster to the right of my door to find out the clue. [E5]

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Wes Turner, Professor of the Department of Glass Technology, donated his collection of 20th century art glass to the University in 1943 to inspire students and researchers. Did you know that his wife Mrs Turner was wearing a glass wedding dress, when they got married? Find out more at ‘The Beauty of Science: Art in Glass’ based at the Turner Museum of Glass in the Sir Robert Hadfield Building at the back of Mappin Street.

I am a square where the FOTM Spiegeltent is located. What animal makes a noise similar to the first four letters of my name? [D5]

I am the Culture Exchange Community space on Scotland Street, not far from where Edward Street joins. What country do I represent? [B4]

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We are two red brick buildings on Solly St. One of us is a large flat block of flats with balconies built in the 1930s. Another is an 1870s 4-storey building on the corner of Solly St and Garden St. Subtract the number of floors of the 1930s building from the number of windows on the top three floors of the older building. [C2/3]

Did you know... Did you know...

Did you know that information wants to be free?

Did you know that sperm were discovered in 1678 by a Dutch draper who invented an early microscope. It takes about 74 days to produce a sperm from start to finish.

(Not free as in gratis, but free as in liberty.)

Find out more at “DNA Torpedoes” at Spiegeltent.

14 I’m a tunnel passing below a road or railway. There are still a few of us around in Sheffield, that help pedestrians to cross busy roads. You can find one of us below Arundel Gate between O2 academy and the back of the Crucible. What am I? [D6]

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Of all living things, human beings are the best communicators, because we have language. Language was developed through cooperation -- and cooperation has allowed us to grow food, tame fire, build bridges, visit the moon...

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Now we’ve built the Internet, and in the digital world sharing information can only ever become easier, never harder. This is good news for cooperation -- from Manchester to Mumbai, from Ebola to economic crisis, from austerity to climate chaos, open information can contribute to better cooperation and greater resilience in face of shocks and challenges. Find out more at “Open Data / Open Hardware” at multiple locations around University.

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Did you know... Did you know that music recognition is one of the last things to go as memory declines?

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Find out more at “Aprirsi: Opening a serene sound space for people with dementia.” at Castle House.

15 I am a cobbled pedestrian-only street connecting Bank St Arts and the Cathedral. What is my name? [C6]

18 I am a building which you can see if you stand on the crossing of Shepherd St. and Allen St. (see Q18 point on the map). You can also see my silhouette in the drawing below. What am I? [B3]

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20 I am a newly completed park near a listed housing estate in the St. Vincent’s Area. I have a basketball court and terraced seating with nice views. What is my name? [B/C3]

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16 I am a sloping space surrounded by Georgian buildings on all four sides between Campo Lane and Queen Street. In the past I used to be a popular place for mass meetings with excited crowds who came to hear what their leaders had to say on all the stirring topics of the time. Currently, sadly, I am mainly used as a car park. What is my name? [C5]

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LEVEL 3

Level 3 Prize:

The Urbanist

The area of this Level is shown on a map (see pages 6-7). Completing Level 2 should take about 1 hour. To become The Urbanist you need to find a Code that is hidden in the location below. Please e-mail this Code to sheffielddreamcity@gmail.com in order to be included in the Level 3 prize draw.

A Family ticket to the Magna Science Adventure Centre Don’t forget to send the Code to sheffielddreamcity@gmail.com

Location of Level 3 Code: (words are in mixed order)

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In this exact location you will find some temporary writing in pink a Level 3 Code: Please fill in the Code in the spaces below (the number of boxes corresponds with number of letters and words in the Code):

Location clues Please write down the answers in the boxes below each question. Copy the letters from the boxes with numbers into the corresponding numbered boxes above.

What is the answer to Level 2?

I am a portrait of a steelworker made out of bricks in a gable wall. A gable wall is an end wall without...? [B6]

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"Steelworker" Brick Mural by Paul Waplington commissioned in1986. The portrait of the Steelworker is based upon an actual individual. It uses 30,000 bricks of 18 different types and 5 types of mortar it is considered by some to be one of the first modern public art works in the city.

Did you know... Did you know that life expectancy for women changes by almost ten years across the length of Sheffield’s 83 bus route, which links Millhouses in the south with Ecclesfield in the north? Find out more “Fairness on the 83” at Castle House.

I am a window in Castle House. There is a scientific term encoded in the rebus puzzle in my left corner? What does it say?[B6]

I used to be a train station next to the River Don and close to the Wicker. Someday I might be a train station again for very fast trains. What is my name? [B7/8]

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24 I am a large curved building next to the Lady’s bridge on the side of Sheffield City Centre. What was I before I got turned into offices? You can see the answer engraved on my facade. [B6/7] 24.1

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Did you know... Did you know there was a French giant at the Angel Inn in Sheffield? That temporary venue “The Pavilion of the Whale” seated 100 people at Charring Cross? And the fasting brides featured on Blackpool Promenade? Find out more at “Curious Things in Curious Places” at Spiegeltent.

I am a part of industrial building. You can see me on the outline below and from the point Q28 on the map. What am I?

I am an egg based dish which was served on trains going from the station referred to in Question 27 in 1918. You can find more about me on the railing of a viaduct leading towards the station. What am I? [B7/8]

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25 I am a crucible chimney located inside a new tall glass block on the river by the Blonk St. Bridge. How many of us can you still find today in the city? The answer is next to me. [B7]

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30 Did you know... Did you know that guillemot Red 210 is 14 years old?

I am a clock on the facade on the Grain Warehouse in the Canal Basin. What did the company who installed me supply? [B8]

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Find out more at “Loomery Scrolls” at Sheffield Cathedral

26 I was a German steelmaster and explorer. I have been on an expedition to Siberia twice and have accumulated a large collection of eggs which is now in the Natural History Museum in London. What is my surname? You can find the answer next to the start of the Five Wiers Walk on Blonk St. Bridge. [B7]

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Did you know... Did you know that over 120 languages are spoken by the people of Sheffield? Find out more at “The World in out City: Languages Live!” at various venues across the city.

Send us your suggestions for our growing list of Urban Treasures and also please share your experience of the game via twitter, instagram or email! Thank you! @FestivalMind #SheffieldTreasures sheffielddreamcity@gmail.com