The Moor
The Moor itself is a primary pedestrianised thoroughfare and one of the main shopping streets of Sheffield, England. Along its length lie some of the most popular department stores and it is seen as one of the primary retail cores of the city centre. The street was originally named Sheffield Moor, then in the early nineteenth century was renamed "South Street", but was again renamed in order to avoid confusion with a South Street near Hyde Park. The shops along it were rebuilt in the 1950s following damage in World War II and pedestrianised in the early 1980s with market stalls now occupying the former roadway.
The Moor stretches from Furnival Way, Moorhead to the north to Cumberland Way, Moorfoot to the south, where the former Moorfoot Building blocks the route on to London Road.
The major retailers on The Moor include Debenhams, Atkinsons (department store), Sainsbury's, BHS, Poundland and TJ Hughes. There are also numerous smaller units as well as open-air market stalls in the middle of the pedestrianised area.
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