High Street, Sheffield

William de Lovetot, 12th century Anglo-Norman Baron of Huntingdonshire, was lord of the manor of Hallamshire and was possessed of many other things and places. He built a priory at Worksop in 1103, Saint Mary's Church at Handsworth, a motte and bailey castle in Sheffield, and a mill and a bridge called Lady's Bridge over the River Don.

High Street by Worksop Priory was called Prior Gate as late as the 18th century. It was the site of the first Town Hall of Sheffield and a narrow lane until 1895 when it was doubled in width. Old buildings were demolished and replaced by graceful French Gothic structures. Shops, financial businesses, and restaurants line the street.

The High Street starts at Fitzalan Square, runs 1,300 feet west, and ends at Sheffield Cathedral, by Fargate and Church Street. Half the street is reserved for tram traffic. The other half is one-way for vehicles. Law firms, bars, bakeries, banks, shops, restaurants, and fast food outlets line both sides of the street.