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Shepherd Wheel Workshop
Whiteley Woods
Off Hangingwater Road
Sheffield
S11 2YE
© Ian M Spooner
© Ian M Spooner
See the working waterwheel in action.
Fed by a large dam, the 5.5m waterwheel provided power to both workshops at Shepherd Wheel, turning 20 grindstones and several glazing wheels.
The grindstones were used to create a fine, sharp cutting edge on the blade. The final smoothing of the blade was done on the glazing stones before they left Shepherd Wheel for polishing.
Waterwheel
© Ian M Spooner
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Shepherd Wheel Dam
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