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Industrial museum
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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Kelham Island and the River Don
Old cutlery and steel works by the river, an industrial museum and the canal basin
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Old cutlery and steel works by the river, an industrial museum and the canal basin
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.
Points forts
Par où commencer
Si vous n'avez que quelques heures, voici de bons endroits pour commencer.
Historic works
Cornish Place
Listed former cutlery works of James Dixon & Sons by the Don, converted to flats in the late 1990s.
Historic works
Globe Works
Grade II* listed former cutlery factory on Penistone Road, renovated as offices in the late 1980s.
Historic works
Green Lane Works
Former works dating from 1795; Pevsner called its Grade II* listed gate the most spectacular factory survival in the city.
Historic works
Brooklyn Works
Grade II listed former steel, saw and file works on Green Lane, now flats and offices.
Pont
Ball Street Bridge
Bridge carrying Ball Street over the River Don in the Kelham Island Quarter, beside Cornish Place.
S'orienter
Sur la carte
The map shows Kelham Island and the River Don and the streets around it. The Getting there page lists nearby stops and stations.
Bons plans d'initiés
Avant de partir
1
Time your visit for steam
The River Don Engine runs at 12pm and 2pm, Thursday to Sunday; the museum is closed on Mondays.
2
Walk the Five Weirs
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.
3
Look from the street
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.
4
Bassin du canal
Victoria Quays, at the head of the Sheffield Canal, is a short walk from the castle site.
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- Kelham Island and the River Don (area photo): Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Kelham Island Museum: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cornish Place: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Globe Works: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Brooklyn Works: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Well Meadow Street Crucible Furnace: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Old Town Hall: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Victoria Quays: Warofdreams, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Wicker Arches: dave hudson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- University, Botanical Gardens and the Porter Valley: Warofdreams, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- City Centre and the Winter Garden: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
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