Furnace Hill in August 2007
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The photograph on this page of Furnace Hill in August 2007 by Martin Speck as part of the Geograph project.
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Furnace Hill in August 2007
Image: © Martin Speck Taken: 24 Aug 2007
New housing under construction on Furnace Hill. This site had been occupied by light industry before this development. The road takes its name from a furnace constructed in 1763 by a group of Sheffield industrialists, including Joseph Bower, who became Master Cutler in 1765. He is listed in the 1775 Sheffield directory as having a workshop on Hollis Croft. According to records held by the Company of Cutlers during his tenure as Master Cutler a search was made in the Rotherham area for a new source of stone, suitable for the manufacture of grinding wheels. He also ordered the purchase of punch ladles for use by the Company of Cutlers.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.386148
Longitude
-1.472536