History
Way back in 1958, our founding partners Bryan Jefferson and Gerry Sheard, formalised their partnership and established Jefferson Sheard and Partners, setting up the Sheffield office. Back in those days, most of our early work was on smaller commissions, but it wasn't long before the practice started to attract significant projects, such as the Central Electricity Generation Board building and the massive ‘Roxy' building on Pond Street - still iconic landmarks in Sheffield today!
In 1964, we opened a London office. We continued to grow from strength to strength and by the late 60s we'd become well known as one of the north's most influential practices. By the 70s, our reputation was international and we were undertaking projects as far afield as the Middle East. In 1979, our reputation was cemented as Bryan Jefferson became President of RIBA.
After opening a Peterborough office in the early ‘80s we rode the waves of the recession, lost Bryan Jefferson as our leader to his new role as Director General of the government's Property Services Agency, and emerged on the other side to pick up, from heavy competition, exciting new projects for clients such as South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive and Merseytravel.
We soon found ourselves growing again and by Millennium year had opened a Manchester office to service a major project for Manchester Airport. The Manchester office today is located in the city centre on the site of the famous Hacienda. This was soon followed by an Edinburgh office so that today Jefferson Sheard can truly claim to be a national practice.
So here we are, 50 years into our story, with more than ever to look forward to. We're on the cusp of some fantastic projects, and with an incredibly strong team across the country and a brand new head office which we have designed for ourselves in Sheffield, we know that our future is as bright and exciting as our history has been.