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A living room with pale green walls containing items of dark oak furniture including a dining table and chairs and a large ornate mirrored dresser. There is a clothes drying frame in the corner and part of an old Yorkshire Range fireplace is visible to one side. A living room with pale green walls containing items of dark oak furniture including a dining table and chairs and a large ornate mirrored dresser. There is a clothes drying frame in the corner and part of an old Yorkshire Range fireplace is visible to one side.

© Ian M Spooner

© Ian M Spooner

1916 House

Continuing Display

Kelham Island Museum

From the cobbled path of the Little Mesters Street, take a step back in time into the 1916 terraced house. Explore interactive and sensory displays which transport you over 100 years into the city’s past to consider what 'home' really means.

 

Accompanied by a First World War timeline, you’ll experience what life was like on the home front in Sheffield through the eyes of its residents.

Listen to the stories of the 1916 Sheffield Zeppelin raid, which saw 24 people lose their lives. You’ll also hear accounts of those who have come to make Sheffield their home over the last century and more and discover why it’s known as a City of Sanctuary.

Younger visitors can discover what it was like growing up as a child through the war years, chalking up a game of hopscotch under the washing line and playing in the 1916 House communal backyard, complete with an original loo.

Free Entry | Please Donate £5

Opening Times

Tue-Sat 10am-4pm | Sun 11am-4pm

Closed Mondays including Bank Holidays

See the River Don Engine in steam at 12pm and 2pm, Thursday - Sunday

***We're sorry we're unable to run the River Don Engine on Sat 30 Aug and Sun 31 Aug due to staff illness***

***The Upper Transport Gallery and Simplex Car display will be closed for events on Wed 27 Aug – Wed 3 Sep and Sat 13 Sep***

There is currently no step-free access to the Transport Gallery.

Kelham Island Museum

Alma Street

Sheffield

S3 8RY

1916 House

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