_Site Selection _ The Sheffield General Cemetery, a Conservation Area and Historic Park

I have finally chosen my site! - The Sheffield General Cemetery, a Conservation Area and Historic Park.

The General Cemetery is a cemetery in the city of Sheffield, it opened in 1836, and closed for burial in 1978. It was the principal cemetery inVictorian Sheffield with over 87,000 burials. Today it is a conservation area and comprises of large areas of woodland with a selection of beautiful listed buildings, all of which are deralict and in need of redevlopment!


The top photo shows the corner of the site I am looking into developing, the photo shows an ariel view of the three buildings I am going to look into. The two smaller images shown above show the The Registrar's house and The Gatehouse.

_Site Selection _ UK Rainforest?

OK, so last time I checked the UK didnt have a hidden rainforests to locate a secluded spa, the UK does however have stunning areas of woodland and forests where Robin Hood once aquanted! Much of the UK's forest and woodland are of course protected, there are a few examples of sites which are surrounded by woodland and are crying out for development however.

I've been looking into different sites to locate a potential spa during the last few weeks and have come up with a few potential sites, all of the sites are located arond the town of sheffield where I live, the sites include:-

1. A general cemetery and wooded park with several deralict buildings which is screaming out for redevelopment.

2. A small wooded area located near the centre of the city of Sheffield, a old and tired green patch located within a grey urban sprawl.

3. An area on a small hill which overlooks a canal and river and has several old buildings which could be converted.


The above photo is an early precident, the photo shows the home of architect Chris Tate based in Auckland, the building slides between thick trees and sits on the forest floor.