Sheffield
COMPENDIUM
We will be compiling a compendium for each city- this will not be exhaustive not a case of stockpiling as much as possible but selecting and finding the unexpected, the interesting, the bizarre and the essential. You may like to think of this as a compendium of ‘useful and non-useful knowledge’ - or the studio’s Enyclopaedia of Interdependence. The categories that we set provisionally are there for guidance and can be changed. The best way to go about it would be to find/write/draw short sentences or paragraphs, diagrams, photos or illustration for each entry. We need to decide as a group what kind of information is needed by the studio and what the best way to present the information will be- Should we organise it as a WIKi and get other people to contribute/exchange information? Could we just add entries to the consecutive blog or do we need a website with alphabetical entries and links?
what do I eat?
agriculture, livestock, traditions…
Pete M, Tom G
where does the mess go?
maintenance, infrastructure…
James, Paul
what’s the weather like?
weather, disaster, pollution, proverbs…
Pete J, Tom R
how does the land lie?
geology, landscape, settlements…
Kim, Ryan
Who owns what? The abandoned land beside the single train line on top of the Victoria Viaduct became a home for John. Returning to this area after some months away, it was a surprise for us to find a metal fence marching through John’s home and garden - on one side No. 3 Railway Cottages, and on the other the artichokes and cabbages grew on untended and unharvested. It had seemed to us that this site was ‘owned’ by John. Apparently someone disagreed.
what does this stand for?
demographics, history, change, migration…
Melanie, Sarah
The climate of the British Isles is notoriously variable and changeable from day to day. Extending between 50° and 60°N, the weather is generally cool to mild with frequent cloud and rain, but occasional settled spells of weather occur in all seasons.
The geographical location of a place is critical to its climate and this is especially true for the city of Sheffield. Located inland at 53.38°N, the City’s proximity of the Peak District national park to the west has a significant effect on the urban climate.
The air temperature in Sheffield fluctuates seasonally, peaking between the months of June and August and with the lowest temperatures during the slightly longer period between November and February.
Mean max. temp is typically 22.1 °C
Mean min. temp is typically 1.5 °C
The city experiences long summer days, which are a consequence of the northerly latitude and conversely winter days are short.
The temperate climate of Sheffield results in periods of high rainfall but generally rain is expected throughout the year.
Relative humidity in Sheffield ranges between mid to high 70s and mid to high 80s, and sometimes reaches the mid 90s during the months of spring.
The topography and elevation of Sheffield and its proximity to the Peak District means wind speed can get relatively high (16.7 m/s 29/03/07 20:00) and the impact of buildings can create turbulent localised wind conditions. Typically wind conditions are not extreme and range wetween 5 and 7 m/s. The Windiest conditions generally occur during winter months and less so during summer months. West and south westerly winds are predominant.
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