George Barnsley & Son, Sheffield - July 15

[Hydro]

Explored with Inside the Prohibited & a non member.

History

Founded in 1836,the original factory was situated on Kelham Island, Sheffield, one of the oldest industrial areas in Sheffield and they specialised in forge filing and cutting tools for leather workers and shoe makers.

In 1837 they were listed in the Sheffield directory as a file manufacture situated on Wheeldon Street.

In 1852 they were to relocate to Cornish works and by this time they had increased there product range to include butchers knives and steel files.

In 1883 George Barnsley was made a Master Cutler.

They are again listed in 1944 as manufactures of files and blades shoe knives and leather workers tools. In the 1948 listing, the business had become George Barnsley and Son Ltd. The company finally ceased trading around 2004

The Explore

Been attempting this so many times its unbelievable. First time i got it it was too dark, second time my camera was dead and the rest of the times have beeen general fails because the entry has been blocked. But anyway, finally got in with the ability to take some photos.

Had a great time hanging around with Alex (Inside The Prohibited) this weekend, Nice to meet you mate

Few more pics from the day;

Thanks for looking

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[WildBoyz]

Some excellent shots right there. Been a while since I was last in here. It's good to reminisce

 

[Hydro]

Cheers Bud, its a good old mooch about though the floors are certainly deteriorating!!

 

[skeleton key]

Ive always enjoyed JB as just something about the place

 

[Hydro]

It's unbelievably photogenic! You could take a 1 mp Nokia in and still come out with a great photo lol

 

[hamtagger]

Like you said there, a very photogenic place. I like seeing stuff from here cheers for sharing your take on the place

 

[Hydro]

Shame there isnt more of it really