Titanic Works - Stoking the furnace of Sheffield steel making
As part of this year’s Sheffield Environment Weeks, Wessex Archaeology North offers a rare opportunity to visit the crucible cellars of the former Titanic Works, Malinda Street/Hoyle Street. This event will take place on Friday 11 May 2018 and will provide the chance to explore a once commonplace and important part of Sheffield’s industrial past.
The sites are located in an area of Sheffield established as a steel manufacturing centre prior to 1850, with the principal surviving buildings of the former Titanic Works dating to that period. The extant building includes a nationally rare crucible furnace with two end stacks. The former works is a Grade II listed building and during the redevelopment of the site in 2008, two previously unknown crucible cellars were unearthed, adding to the known cellar beneath the listed structure.
The works was occupied by a series of steel and file manufacturers in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. By 1876, the works was occupied by William Mickelthwaite and Co, steel manufacturers, and was listed as the ‘Titanic Works’.
Wessex Archaeology North will be conducting four 1 hour tours of the crucible cellars at Hoyle Street, all free of charge, each tour accommodating up to six members of the public. The tours will include exploring all three cellars with information about the steel making process, the history and development of the site and its significance within Sheffield.
Tours are Free but will need to be booked in advance due to limited space within the cellars. Please click here to book your tickets.
Please be aware that the tours are not suitable for those with impaired mobility or children under the age of 8 years. Suitable footwear (walking boots) is recommended. Any other protective clothing required will be provided.
Come along and delve into Sheffield’s rich industrial past.
Book your place here
The sites are located in an area of Sheffield established as a steel manufacturing centre prior to 1850, with the principal surviving buildings of the former Titanic Works dating to that period. The extant building includes a nationally rare crucible furnace with two end stacks. The former works is a Grade II listed building and during the redevelopment of the site in 2008, two previously unknown crucible cellars were unearthed, adding to the known cellar beneath the listed structure.
The works was occupied by a series of steel and file manufacturers in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. By 1876, the works was occupied by William Mickelthwaite and Co, steel manufacturers, and was listed as the ‘Titanic Works’.
Wessex Archaeology North will be conducting four 1 hour tours of the crucible cellars at Hoyle Street, all free of charge, each tour accommodating up to six members of the public. The tours will include exploring all three cellars with information about the steel making process, the history and development of the site and its significance within Sheffield.
Tours are Free but will need to be booked in advance due to limited space within the cellars. Please click here to book your tickets.
Please be aware that the tours are not suitable for those with impaired mobility or children under the age of 8 years. Suitable footwear (walking boots) is recommended. Any other protective clothing required will be provided.
Come along and delve into Sheffield’s rich industrial past.
Bath Quays Excavations
7:30pm Monday 30 July 2018
Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution, 16, Queen Square, Bath
Cai Mason will be talking about our Bath Quays Excavations to the Bristol & Avon Family History Society.
Bristol & Avon Family History Society link
Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution, 16, Queen Square, Bath
Cai Mason will be talking about our Bath Quays Excavations to the Bristol & Avon Family History Society.