Opening date confirmed for expanded Sheffield wine shop in smart city development
An opening date has been announced for a shop which is moving into larger premises in a smart Sheffield city centre development.
Barks Wine Shop announced it was moving to larger premises in Leah’s Yard late last year, less than a year after it first opened.
Owner Charles Cornelius launched Barks Wine Shop on April 19 last year, marking his first step into business ownership, in what was the smallest unit at Leah’s Yard.
Now he has confirmed that the new, larger store will open its doors on Friday, April 3. He has placed a notice on the front of the shop, describing ‘more wine and more seats’.
The new site will see Barks quadruple in size.
Mr Cornelius said: “Moving across the courtyard is a small step for me but a giant leap for the shop, it’s going to mean more wine, more events and more fun.”
The previous shop which had been based there closed earlier this year.
The Mester’s Market was owned and run by Ian Proctor and was one of the original shops to open when the restoration of mesters’ workshops, Leah’s Yard, was complete in August 2024.
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Leah’s Yard features a Pete McKee art shop, Hop Hideout beer emporium, La Biblioteka book shop, Roots and Blooms florist, Gravel Pit houseplants and chocolate café and bar, Chocolate Bar, and offices above.
It is part of the city council’s £470m Heart of the City regeneration scheme which has delivered two office blocks, shops in new and restored buildings from Pinstone Street to Barker’s Pool, a new food hall, upmarket hotel behind a Victorian facade, a small park, events space, a block of flats and Leah’s Yard.