{"id":32741,"date":"2021-03-04T09:51:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T09:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=32741"},"modified":"2021-03-04T09:51:53","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T09:51:53","slug":"new-council-park-proposals-to-save-famous-sheffield-artwork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/04\/new-council-park-proposals-to-save-famous-sheffield-artwork\/","title":{"rendered":"New Council park proposals to save famous Sheffield artwork"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An iconic Sheffield artwork has been saved as plans were unveiled for a new park in the city centre.<\/p>\n<p>The brutalist sculpture by William\u00a0Mitchell Frieze will be installed in Pound\u2019s park, which will be built near the site of a former fire station on Carver Street.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32771\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32771\" class=\"wp-image-32771 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/Pounds-Park-Sheffield-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-32771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image curtesy of Sheffield City Council<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The artwork was controversially removed last year from its original home on Burgess Street to make space for a hotel development.<\/p>\n<p>Sheffield City Council had promised to give it a new home following anger over its removal.<\/p>\n<p>The proposals are part of The Heart of The City regeneration project that is aiming to attract business and retail in the area of the new park.<\/p>\n<p>Councillor Mazher Iqbal, Cabinet member for business and investment, said: \u201cPound\u2019s Park will be a beautifully designed public space for real quality \u2013 one of the most significant city centre parks in the country. 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