The Sad Demise of Sheffield's Old Cutlery Factories

[Jack Black]

It's interesting that comments from the world over mention the decay of old industrialization. Either the old buildings are left to rot or turned into some kind of luxury apartments/office space like the old Hamilton Watch factory that Sarah mentioned.

The industry here was all underground, as such all we have left of it are piles of coal slag and out of control mine fires. I just found out this week that one is burning a mile from my home and has been doing so for 30 years Others, like in Centralia, PA, have being burning longer and have caused the evacuation of the town above. My Dad used to talk about the house he grew up in, and as a kid I asked to see it. It was no longer there, as a mine cave-in took the whole neighborhood above.

Z

Yes, much of the region where I live is littered with old mine workings (as are other parts of Britain), some have been landscaped and look quite nice now, others are still a mess. Occasionally there is subsidence due to old abandoned mines, but the mines are often very old ones that have been forgotten.

Am I the only one to notice the similarity between the windows at Globe and the tombstones in the foreground?

As always, an interesting post Jack.

Well observed, I had to go back and look Thanks, it's an old one, maybe I'll add some more pics

 

[wlfryjr]

When all this industry was allowed to go elsewhere,the middle class virtually disappeared.

Quite a strange masonry design,the inverted diamond on the corner, in the Wharcliffe Works building.

 

[johnwobble]

All very sad though a lot of the job's in these factories were not good, my Mother wove glass fibre for the likes of Concorde, she died of lung cancer of course.
On a brighter note Callan, terrific I had nearly forgotten will need to revisit that !

 

[Jack Black]

All very sad though a lot of the job's in these factories were not good, my Mother wove glass fibre for the likes of Concorde, she died of lung cancer of course.
On a brighter note Callan, terrific I had nearly forgotten will need to revisit that !

The jobs were dirty, dangerous, and badly paid John, and the River Don behind those factories was filthy. Sorry to hear about your mother.

Jack

 

[johnwobble]

My Mother was a bit deaf as well, as all the other weavers in Lancs the noise in those sheds was an assault on the senses.
We had a multi coloured canal here just outside the dye works.
Anyway am enjoying your tours around Sheffield and Yorkshire Jack ,keep up the good work.

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks John :thumbup:

 

[david childers]

Building made of concrete and steel don't have the character of buildings made of brick.