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Historic bridges · East Midlands

I Love You Will U Marry Me

In or near Catcliffe.

Free admission🐾 Dog-friendly

I Love You Will U Marry Me — Public artwork (graffiti).

I Love You Will U Marry Me, historic bridges in East Midlands

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
15 min–30 min
Nearest railway station
Sheffield · 0.3 km
  • Free entry
  • Dog-friendly

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit "I Love You Will U Marry Me," head to Sheffield railway station, which is just 0.3 km away. Entry is free. The postcode for your sat-nav is S2 5PN.

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About

I Love You Will U Marry Me is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Public artwork (graffiti).". Coordinates: 53.3804°, -1.4593°.

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From the Wikipedia article

I Love You Will U Marry Me was a message added as graffiti to a high concrete bridge at the Park Hill housing estate in Sheffield in April 2001, after the estate was listed at Grade II in 1998 and before a full refurbishment of the estate began in 2006. Having become a well known and liked feature of the estate, the graffiti was retained in the refurbishment and, in 2011, enhanced with the addition of pink neon lighting that picked out the letters over the white paint. The neon signage and underlying graffiti were removed due to maintenance work in 2021, but reinstated in 2022.

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Background

History

estate in 2003, with the "I Love You" bridge to the top right]] The words were written quickly with white paint, in the air, on the side of a bridge crossing over Norwich Street from one block of flats to another at the 13th floor level on the estate. The message was addressed to Clare Middleton, the girlfriend of a young man, Jason Lowe, so he could show her his very public declaration of love and marriage proposal from afar after an outing to a cinema. Clare accepted Jason's proposal, but the pair were never wed, and Clare later married someone else; she died of cancer in 2007, aged 30. The white message remained in place, visible for miles across the city. The slogan was adopted by Urban…

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Coordinates
53.3804, -1.4593
District
Sheffield
Parish
Sheffield, unparished area
Postcode
S2 5PN
Parliamentary constituency
Sheffield Heeley
Nearest railway station
Sheffield0.3 km

Sources

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Frequently asked questions

Where is I Love You Will U Marry Me?
I Love You Will U Marry Me is in the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode S2 5PN), in the parish of Sheffield, unparished area.
What is I Love You Will U Marry Me?
I Love You Will U Marry Me — Public artwork (graffiti).
How do I get to I Love You Will U Marry Me?
The nearest railway station is Sheffield, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode S2 5PN.
Is I Love You Will U Marry Me free to visit?
Yes, I Love You Will U Marry Me is free to enter.
How do I get to I Love You Will U Marry Me?
The nearest railway station is Sheffield, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode S2 5PN.