Watch: I walk the length of the Sheffield 'Greggs Line' and briefly examine how it might have happened

There's something a bit odd about the Greggs in Sheffield city centre
Alastair Ulke
By Alastair Ulke
Published 26th Feb 2024, 06:00 BST
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When I first came to Sheffield someone told me of a weird quirk with Sheffield city centre's Greggs outlets.

There's a weird quirk with Sheffield city centre's Greggs. If you look at them on a map, they are almost in an exact straight line as the crow flies. Join me on a walk along the 'Greggs Line' while I try my best to understand how it might have happened.There's a weird quirk with Sheffield city centre's Greggs. If you look at them on a map, they are almost in an exact straight line as the crow flies. Join me on a walk along the 'Greggs Line' while I try my best to understand how it might have happened.
There's a weird quirk with Sheffield city centre's Greggs. If you look at them on a map, they are almost in an exact straight line as the crow flies. Join me on a walk along the 'Greggs Line' while I try my best to understand how it might have happened.

If you look up the locations on a map, they form an almost perfect straight line as the crow flies.

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It means on a walk through Sheffield city centre there are places where you can see two Greggs on the same street in opposite directions.

Watch the video above and join me as I walk the length of the Greggs Line while I try my best to understand how it might have happened.

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