construction of the Sheffield City Hall, which opened in 1932. In 1925 a memorial was built to commemorate those fallen in the First World War. The Sheffield War Memorial was located on a traffic island in the middle of the road running across the front of the City Hall. Pedestrianisation In 1989 the road in front of the City Hall was closed to motor traffic and the area was made a permanently pedestrianised area. In 2005 the square was renovated and relaid in Yorkshire stone. Two glass-cased fountains (Chap Fountains) were installed outside the City Hall; these are illuminated at night, and several seated areas are also illuminated in colours that match the ground lighting of the nearby Millennium Square. The renovation won Gold in the 2006 Town Centre Environment Awards, run by the BCSC, held on 7 November 2006 in Manchester. Barkers Pool was one of two projects in Sheffield City Centre to be nominated, the other being the Station gateway at Howard Street. Women of Steel statue The Women of Steel statue, is located where Barker's Pool meets Holly Street, directly to the left of the City Hall entrance steps. The statue was commissioned by Sheffield City Council in 2016 and was created by sculptor, Martin Jennings. The statue commemorates the women of Sheffield who worked in the city's steel factories during the First World War and Second World War. See also Sheffield City Centre References Squares in Sheffield History of Sheffield Sheffield City Centre