Two ‘accidental emigrants’: David from Dublin, Ireland and Sabine from Oostende, Belgium. We met whilst completing postgraduate degrees ‘abroad’ at Hull University. We discovered Sheffield when David was offered a position with John Brown and decided to settle here ‘for a while’, appropriately halfway between Ireland and Belgium and on the railway line to Hull, where Sabine now works as a University Lecturer. We both miss the sea, but love Sheffield, its friendly communities, hills, trees and parks. We chose the station as our Sheffield location, the start of many emotional family visits, arrivals and returns home. We reckon that Sheffield has worked its magic ... it appears we’ve actually emigrated!


Sheffield Station, Platform 2