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Fargate
Street in Sheffield, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the shopping area in Sheffield. For the All My Children character, see Myrtle Fargate.
Fargate is a pedestrian precinct and shopping area in Sheffield, England. It runs between Barker's Pool and High Street opposite the cathedral. It was pedestrianised in 1973. Fargate also holds a Continental Market approximately 4 times a year, which includes European stalls selling cheeses, confectionery, clothing, plants and crafts including jewellery and ornaments.
![Fargate shopping precinct, Sheffield. Once a busy road, it has been pedestrianised for several decades and is Sheffield's main City Centre shopping area, home to many well known companies. The image shows classical architecture on both sides with one plan spaces in the centre, dotted with trees and the buildings on the High Street are visible beyond the trees.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Fargate%2C_Sheffield%2C_reconstruction_in_progress_%28geograph_7263216%29.jpg/640px-Fargate%2C_Sheffield%2C_reconstruction_in_progress_%28geograph_7263216%29.jpg)