Friday, 16 July 2010

Kelham Island Museum

 

Taken on 27th June 2010 with Pentax K10D 8mm Samyang Fisheye
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The Kelham Island Museum is an industrial museum on Alma Street, alongside the River Don,  it was opened in 1982. The museum houses exhibitions on science and Sheffield industry, including examples of reconstructed little mesters' workshops and England's largest surviving Bessemer converter . The museum gives tours to local schools and has regular demonstrations of the 1905 River Don Engine, a 12,000 horsepower (9 MW) steam engine, which originally powered a local armour plate rolling mill. The engine is remarkable for its ability to change direction very quickly, a facet that was necessary for the efficient rolling of heavy steel. The engine rolled steel for nuclear reactors towards the end of its life (it was last used in production in 1974 at the River Don Works). The museum is operated by the Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust.

Sunday, 4 July 2010

Alma Street - Kelham Island Brewery and Museum

 

Taken on 27th June 2010 with Pentax K10D 8mm Samyang Fisheye
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The Kelham Island Brewery is an independent brewery. The brewery currently owns one public house in Sheffield, the Fat Cat. The brewery was opened in 1990 on purpose-built premises on Alma Street by the owner of the Fat Cat public house, and has acquired a reputation for producing fine cask ales such as Kelham Gold and Pale Rider. Pale Rider won the "Champion Beer of Britain" award at the 2004 Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) organised Great British Beer Festival. It is also being brewed at a different brewery affiliated with the Kelham Island Brewery to cope with the heavy demand for this beer after winning the title. The brewery is situated next to the Kelham Island Industrial Museum.

Friday, 2 July 2010

Irwin Mitchell Solicitors - Millsands


 

Taken on 27th June 2010 with Pentax K10D 8mm Samyang Fisheye
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Millsands is an area of Sheffield down by the River Don which has been redeveloped with Offices and Flats. The area hit the news in June 2007 when the area was badly affected by the floods. The offices are occupied by Irwin Mitchell Solicitors and the UK Border Agency.