Octagon Centre

The Octagon Centre, built in 1983, is a multi-purpose conference centre and music venue at the University of Sheffield, England. Situated in the Western Bank campus, it is joined by a skyway to and comprises an eight-sided auditorium with a capacity of 1,800, offices, meeting rooms, and a lounge with bar and patio.
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  • Type: Event venue
  • Description: multi-purpose venue at the University of Sheffield, England
  • Address: Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TG

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include University House and Sheffield Children’s Hospital.

Community center
is a large 6-floor building in the centre of the University of Sheffield's campus which houses the University of Sheffield Students' Union.

Hospital
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The Sheffield Children's Hospital is a healthcare facility for children in Broomhill, , , England. It is managed by the Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust. is situated 490 feet west of Octagon Centre.

Library
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is a library at the University of Sheffield located on Western Bank, forming part of the Western Bank Campus. Formerly the Main Library, it is a Grade II* listed building opened in 1959 by Nobel prize-winning poet T. is situated 730 feet north of Octagon Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St George’s Quarter and Netherthorpe.

Quarter
St. George's Quarter is one of the eleven "" located in the of , , devised in the 1994 City Centre Strategy. It is bounded by Upper Hanover Street to the west, West Street to the south, Rockingham Street to the east and Broad Lane to the north.

Suburb
is a suburb of the City of in England. It is one mile west of the city centre. It is mostly an area of local government built housing situated on a considerable slope running downhill from the Brook Hill roundabout, at a height of 350 feet, towards the Shalesmoor roundabout at a height of 160 feet over a distance of half a mile.

Quarter
The is an area in the centre of , . Its heart is the Division Street and Devonshire Street shopping areas, known for their small independent shops and variety of pubs and bars.

Octagon Centre

Latitude
53.38064° or 53° 22′ 50″ north
Longitude
-1.48862° or 1° 29′ 19″ west
Levels
2
Open location code
9C5W9GJ6+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23057170
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­events_venue
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Wiki­data ID
Q15263395
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