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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: things to do
Places worth your time in Kelham Island and the River Don
Top places
Things to do in Kelham Island and the River Don
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
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.
Bridge
Ball Street Bridge
Bridge carrying Ball Street over the River Don in the Kelham Island Quarter, beside Cornish Place.
Industrial monument
Well Meadow Street Crucible Furnace
Grade II* listed house, workshops and crucible furnace in St Vincent's, one of the city's key 19th-century industrial monuments.
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Archaeological site
Sheffield Castle site
Site of the castle at the meeting of the Don and the Sheaf, where Mary, Queen of Scots was held; little survives above ground.
Historic building
Old Town Hall
Grade II listed former town hall and court on Waingate, opposite the castle site.
Canal basin
Victoria Quays
Canal basin of 1816-19 at the head of the Sheffield Canal, restored and reopened in the 1990s with new offices.
Viaduct
Wicker Arches
Grade II* listed railway viaduct across the Don valley, named after the Wicker, the road through its main arch.
Footbridge
Cobweb Bridge
Footbridge of 2002 that carries the Five Weirs Walk along the Don under the Wicker Arches.
Riverside walk
Five Weirs Walk
Five-mile riverside path along the Don from Lady's Bridge to Meadowhall, past five weirs.
Sheffield
More areas to explore
14 sights · 27 places to eat
University, Botanical Gardens and the Porter Valley
Weston Park Museum, the Botanical Gardens and a chain of parks along the Porter Brook
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20 sights · 27 places to eat
City Centre and the Winter Garden
A glasshouse, free galleries, the Crucible and two cathedrals within a short walk
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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
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits