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Abbeydale Water Wheel - South Yorkshire Industrial History Society
The last talk in the Winter lecture series of the South Yorkshire Industrial Heritage Society’s programme was given by Eddie Foster, Head...

Simon Hollis
May 22, 20232 min read
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Concrete Communities
It was great to attend the SOLD OUT inaugural Concrete Communities (@concretecommunities) event on Wednesday evening at The Workstation....

Simon Hollis
May 13, 20231 min read
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Made in Sheffield - Ernest Wright
Ernest Wright have been hand-making scissors in Sheffield since 1902. Pictured are my pair of Ernest Wright Kutrite household scissors...

Simon Hollis
May 1, 20231 min read
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A French Bladesmith in Sheffield
Two things that non-Sheffield folk associate with Sheffield are steel and knives / cutlery / blades (cutting, not football). As a...

Simon Hollis
Jan 19, 20231 min read
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Art and Life on the Beach
A thourghly enjoyable talk by James Russell yesterday evening @sheffmuseums – Seaside Modern – Art and Life on the Beach. A quick tour of...

Simon Hollis
Jan 18, 20231 min read
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Demolished Sheffield – a Personal View
Distinguished Sheffield-based historian Mike Higginbottom’s latest book, Demolished Sheffield – a Personal View details the fate of...

Simon Hollis
Jan 6, 20232 min read
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Cole Brothers Design Summit
September 2022, The Sheffield Society of Architects and Sheffield Civic Trust hosted an afternoon of history and debate on the Grade II...

Simon Hollis
Jan 4, 20231 min read
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