English Institute of Sport - Sheffield

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The English Institute of Sport is a multi-sport facility in Sheffield, England. It was opened in December 2003 at a cost of £24 million. Its main feature is a 200 m indoor track but it also hosts several other sporting arenas as well as extensive medical facilities. It is in the Lower Don Valley between the Sheffield Arena and Don Valley Stadium.

The facility is the training venue of choice for a number of sports including: Athletics; Basketball; Boxing; Fencing; Judo; Netball; Table Tennis; Volleyball. There are a number of clubs which meet at the venue including City of Sheffield Athletic Club, Sheffield Sharks, City of Sheffield Arrows, Sheffield Sword Club, Concorde Netball Club, England Netball, and England Volleyball.

The venue hosted the European Indoor Trails & UK Championships (Athletics) between the 14th - 15th February 2009.[1]

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Within Sheffield City Centre	Bioincubator • Castle Market • Cathedral • Catholic Cathedral • Central Library • City Hall • Cutlers' Hall • Dyson House^d • 23 Furnival Gate^a • 1 Furnival Square^o/h • Glossop Road Baths • Hanover House^a • Howden House • Jessop Hospital • Kelham Island Industrial museum (and Brewery) • Lyceum • Millennium Galleries • National Centre for Popular Music • Old Queen's Head, Sheffield • Pennine Centre • Owen Building • Redvers House • Old Town Hall • 1 Sheaf Square site of (Sheaf House^d) • Showroom Cinema • Sir Frederick Mappin Building • St George's Church • St Matthew's, Carver Street • St. Paul's Tower^u/c • St Vincent's Church • Telephone House • Town Hall • Sydney Works • V1 • Velocity Tower • Victoria Hall • West Bar Gateway Tower^p • Weston Tower^p • Winter Gardens

In the outskirts	Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet • Abbeydale Picture House • Alfred Denny Building • Arts Tower • Attercliffe Chapel • Beauchief Abbey • Birley Spa • Broom Hall • Carbrook Hall • Church of St. Nicholas • The Cremorne • Firth Court • Hicks Building • Hillsborough Barracks • Manor • Northern General Hospital • Octagon Centre • Regent Court • Royal Hallamshire Hospital • Royal Infirmary • Shepherd Wheel • Shrewsbury Hospital • Spital Tower^a • St Mark's Church • St Mary's Church • University House • Weston Park Museum

Stations past and present	Bridgehouses • Midland • Victoria • Wicker

Major complexes	Crystal Peaks • Digital Campus • Heart of the City • Meadowhall • New Retail Quarter • Park Hill • West Bar • West.One

Sports and Entertainment/ Music venues	The Boardwalk • Look Local Stadium • Bramall Lane • Carling Academy • City Hall • The Cricketers • Crucible Theatre • D 'n' R • Don Valley Stadium • The Earl • EIS • Gatecrasher One ^d • Goodwin Sports Centre • The Grapes • The Harley • Hillsborough Park • Hillsborough Stadium • IceSheffield • Leadmill • Look Local Stadium • Lyceum Theatre •Octagon Centre• Owlerton Stadium • Plug • Ponds Forge • Sandygate Road • Sheffield Arena • Ski Village • Under The Boardwalk

Structures	Cholera Monument • Cobweb Bridge • Lady's Bridge • Park Square Bridge • Tinsley Viaduct • Totley Tunnel • Wicker Arches

Lists of buildings	Buildings and structures in Sheffield • Listed buildings in Sheffield source

u/c - Under Construction, o/h - On Hold, p - Proposed, a - approved, d - demolished