Kelham Island Museum
Museum of Sheffield industry by the River Don, with the River Don Engine in steam and a Bessemer Converter; free.
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Old cutlery and steel works by the river, an industrial museum and the canal basin
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Kelham Island, on the River Don north of the centre, is the heart of old industrial Sheffield. Kelham Island Museum tells the story of the city's steel and cutlery, with the River Don Engine in steam and a Bessemer Converter, and the conservation area around it keeps listed works such as Cornish Place, Globe Works and the gate of Green Lane Works.
Downstream, the river passes the site of Sheffield Castle and Lady's Bridge, where the Five Weirs Walk starts. The Cobweb Bridge carries the path along the Don under the Wicker Arches, and Victoria Quays, the restored basin at the head of the Sheffield Canal, is close by.
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Museum of Sheffield industry by the River Don, with the River Don Engine in steam and a Bessemer Converter; free.
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Listed former cutlery works of James Dixon & Sons by the Don, converted to flats in the late 1990s.
Grade II* listed former cutlery factory on Penistone Road, renovated as offices in the late 1980s.
Former works dating from 1795; Pevsner called its Grade II* listed gate the most spectacular factory survival in the city.
Grade II listed former steel, saw and file works on Green Lane, now flats and offices.
Bridge carrying Ball Street over the River Don in the Kelham Island Quarter, beside Cornish Place.
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The map shows Kelham Island and the River Don and the streets around it. The Getting there page lists nearby stops and stations.
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The River Don Engine runs at 12pm and 2pm, Thursday to Sunday; the museum is closed on Mondays.
The Five Weirs Walk runs about 5 miles from Lady's Bridge along the Don to Meadowhall; walk part of it and take the tram back.
Many of the old works are now flats and offices, not open to visitors; the gate of Green Lane Works and Cornish Place are seen from the street.
Victoria Quays, at the head of the Sheffield Canal, is a short walk from the castle site.
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