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system with an oil fired three boiler system; 3 new lifts were custom built at a cost of £30,000. All empty flats were refurbished, including rewiring and redecorating and then offered for sale. Regent Court was renovated again the late 1990s after years of neglect and it is now a popular residential location.
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which are accessed along open balcony walkways. The heating at Regent Court is included with the rent as is the constant supply of hot water. Each flat was self contained and also had its own sun balcony; some of those have now been incorporated into the internal living space of the flat.
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Kitchenettes were equipped with modern devices and the bathrooms had both a toilet and a bath. There was an on site laundrette. Each flat owner has to contribute to the cost of upkeep/maintenance of the block and pay for things like the caretaker's wage, gardening, heating etc.
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Regent Court was built round three sides of a square with the open side facing south and is nine storeys high in the main block and seven storeys on the east and west wings with a central entrance leading to a communal lounge. The central block and each wing have a
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and gardens, some lock up garages and a children's playground. In the 1930s this was fairly far sighted. The proposed swimming pool and bowling green were never built, perhaps due to cost and possibly the war.
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Aerial view of Regent Court back gardens and car park
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568:Leah's Yard
558:Globe Works
512:Jessop West
457:Firth Court
430:Educational
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197:: Sheffield
140:by a year.
1156:Categories
928:The Towers
858:Oakes Park
768:Broom Hall
629:Birley Spa
521:Industrial
442:Arts Tower
394:Meadowhall
350:Commercial
209:53°24′13″N
188:References
1007:Transport
991:Sandygate
878:Park Hill
848:Mylnhurst
730:Religious
341:Town Hall
294:City Hall
269:Sheffield
212:1°29′52″W
113:Sheffield
98:Sheffield
947:Sporting
421:West.One
154:bedrooms
1141:italics
624:Academy
274:England
102:England
92:in the
138:London
126:rents
90:flats
150:lift
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