Thread: Grindstones and Sheffield Steel

Not sure where to post this but here it is anyway. I was looking for something to use as an avatar when I remembered this shot from last summer and thought it very apt. It's taken at a place called Stanage Edge in the Derbyshire Peak District not far from my home. The stones that sharpened every Sheffield made blade, including all those straight razors that are so prized today, during the industrial revolution were cut from this millstone grit outcrop and when the industry died, hundreds of stones were left where they lay half finished and they remain to this day. As this was the first National Park created in the UK the stones became the NP symbol and they are set up at the boundaries wherever roads enter the parks throughout the UK.

Backstory aside.. that picture is awesome... cool info too

Thanks, thought it might interest str8 shavers to see the source of the stones used in Sheffield.

Very nice pic , and info ! I love old Sheffield razors , and I have a few of them , some of which are around 200 years old .

Your photo evokes not only the remnants of the Industrial Age pictured in the foreground, but the sturdy rock "Bones" of England in the background, from which the millstones were cut, suggest a much more ancient time. A time in which there were Druids, kings, and tribes of fearsome warriors. Thank you for sharing your remarkable picture with us!

Very cool! Thanks!

Great picture, the black and white really gives it that industrial revolution look.

Thanx Great pic - Great info.

Wow, that picture is simply outstanding. Incredible lighting.

What a beautiful picture - thanks for sharing!

Regards,
Neil