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***The Hamlet is currently closed until spring 2024 as we begin a two-year series of improvement works. The café, Joni, is open as usual.***
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
Abbeydale Road South
Sheffield
S7 2QW
© Andy Brown
© Andy Brown
***The Grinding Hull is currently closed for a building inspection and maintenance. We look forward to welcoming you back to as soon as we're able***
See where edge tools were sharpened to a fine cutting edge in the Grinding Hull.
The Hull was built in 1817, and originally housed 6 grindstones and 2 glazing stones, all powered by a waterwheel. The stones were 6 feet in diameter when new and hung in a trough filled with water to keep the stone wet when grinding.
Grinding was a very dangerous occupation, with the grinder sat astride a wooden horsing, or saddle, over the stone and held the blade against the stone as it spun round.
Grinding Hull
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Grinding Hull
© Richard Connolly
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© Richard Connolly
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© Ian M Spooner
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© Ian M Spooner
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See Sheffield’s knife grinding history brought to life at Shepherd Wheel Workshop.
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