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10-31-2012, 03:07 PM #1
Sheffield razor works visited (well, sort of!)
Went to Sheffield today to do a bit of sightseeing on my day off, the vast majority of places of manufacture are no longer there but I managed to take a few photos, John heiffors old place at 3 paradise square...
It's offices up for rent now.
Joseph Rodgers and sons site at Norfolk street is no longer there but there is a small plaque on the side of a grubby bingo hall which is now where the rogers place used to be. Quite sad really..
And what's left of the old globe works.. just thought I'd share them in case anybody was interested.
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10-31-2012, 04:14 PM #2
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Thanked: 15Sheffield razor works visited (well, sort of!)
I'd love to go there someday as my ancestors came from about 70 miles from Sheffield. Very cool. Thanks for sharing.
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10-31-2012, 09:44 PM #3
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Thanked: 0Have you ever been to the Butcher Works on Arundel Street. It have been converted into a multi-use building and looks really good. I'm planning on visiting it when we are back there on vacation next year. Here is a link to the website:
Academy of Makers : Sheffield
I also found out the Don Cutlery Works was a listed building but when I saw pictures of it, it is in a very sad state. Here is a link to the listing website for it:
Google Map/Streetview of Don Cutlery Works - Sheffield - Sheffield - England | British Listed Buildings
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10-31-2012, 09:50 PM #4
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Thanked: 0Just noticed that the link to the Butcher Works doesn't show the exterior, so here is one:
Project: Butcher Works, Sheffield
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10-31-2012, 09:54 PM #5
Sheffield razor works visited (well, sort of!)
Yes, the butcher works is still there, like you said they are all offices now but there's a nice archway as you enter. It's a grade 2 listed building. Apparently in the 1860's some trade unions in Sheffield used a lot of violence against non members, known as the 'Sheffield outrages' and razor makers and the like flocked there to work because it was a safe place and access to the butcher works was only through a single door as you enter the works,which was heavily guarded at the time. There's huge black iron gates at the entrance in arundel street. I couldn't decide weather they were to keep unpleasant people out, or the workers in after hearing what the conditions where like!! The museum at jel ham island is well worth a look too, it's right opposite the globe steel works.
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10-31-2012, 09:58 PM #6
Sheffield razor works visited (well, sort of!)
Great pics of butcher works btw, I couldn't get that far in. Glad they didn't just level it like many other great cutler factories..
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10-31-2012, 10:38 PM #7
Thank you for sharing
If you don't care where you are, you are not lost.
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10-31-2012, 11:02 PM #8
Someone else did this a few months back. As I recall they said the primary employer there now is the Govt.
No matter how many men you kill you can't kill your successor-Emperor Nero
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10-31-2012, 11:30 PM #9
Cheers for sharing mate. I've got a nice ivory scaled John Heiffors and it's fascinating to know the place still exists and to see where my razor started life at.
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11-01-2012, 07:57 PM #10
Sheffield razor works visited (well, sort of!)
Me too, they are beautiful razors. Was a great experience!