Modern day Sheffield, the 4th largest city in the UK is thriving, cosmopolitan, clean and welcoming.  Although the 1980s saw the decimation of the Steel and coal mining industries, Sheffield and the county of South Yorkshire has seen mass regeneration. 

Toward the end of the 1980s plans were initiated to regenerate the Sheffield Canal and Canal Basin.  With the aid of European Funding, the Basin (now renamed Victoria Quays) was completely rebuilt, providing a new focus in the heart of the City.  Being a short stroll from the main shopping areas, railway station and public transport interchange, Victoria Quays has become a popular local resource and ideal destination for boaters to take a longer break.

The Basin is now home to a number of boaters and businesses, including many bars and cafes, a gift shop and chandlery, trip, restaurant and hotel boats and the sponsor of this site, Sheffield Narrowboats, a narrowboat holiday hire company.  The canal itself is now enjoyed by many individuals and local groups, including boaters, walkers, and photographers.  It is possible to walk the entire towpath out past Rotherham, providing both a unique insight into the past industrial heritage of Sheffield and a vital sanctuary for local wildlife.

During the 180 odd years following the original Act of Parliament, the Sheffield Canal Company underwent may changes, both of ownership and purpose.  Many dissolutions and re-incorporations were seen before the Company was finally dissolved in the early 2000s - the new Millennium apparently seeing the end of a tradition.

Initially for no other reason than to retain the 'name' for posterity, and as a mark of the past and contribution the Company had made to the growth of Sheffield as the industrial heart of the UK the current owners purchased the Sheffield Canal Company Limited in 2006.  This site is the only presence of 'The Company', Registered in England as a Non Trading Company.