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Opening Times
Tue-Sat 10am-4pm | Sun 11am-4pm
The Upper Transport Gallery and Simplex Car display will be closed for events Thu 31 Oct and Saturdays, 9, 16 & 23 Nov
Kelham Island Museum
Alma Street
Sheffield
S3 8RY
The River Don Engine was built by Davy Brothers of Sheffield in 1905. It was made to drive Charles Cammell's armour plate rolling mill at Grimesthorpe Works, which supplied the ship building industry with tough armour plate steel. With a staggering 12,000 horsepower, it enabled the huge mill to roll steel plate up to 40cm thick and 50 tons in weight.
Opening Times
Tue-Sat 10am-4pm | Sun 11am-4pm
The Upper Transport Gallery and Simplex Car display will be closed for events Thu 31 Oct and Saturdays, 9, 16 & 23 Nov
Kelham Island Museum
Alma Street
Sheffield
S3 8RY
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Read moreExplore the industry that shaped Sheffield and immerse yourself in life at home and at work at this rural scythe and steelworks, just a 10 minute walk from Millhouses Park.
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