An old photograph of the Sheffield 'hole in the road'
Video, 7 mins

The Virtual Hole in the Road

Festival of the Mind

Short film about the Virtual Hole in the Road project. Humanstudio recreated the legendary Sheffield 'Hole in the Road' - described as "a marvel of 1960s urban planning". But why do people get excited about an underground shopping centre that was demolished in the early 1990’s? Watch this to discover more about Sheffield’s favourite underpass.

Credits

Research

  • Adrian Scott, poet and former researcher in the School of English

The Film

Curation

See also