Robert Hadfield Building, Portobello Street, Sheffield
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Robert Hadfield Building, Portobello Street, Sheffield
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 11 Jun 2012
Viewed from Rockingham Street. Bulky brick tower and long lower range ("dull" - Pevsner), by J.W. Beaumont & Sons, 1961-62, for the University of Sheffield, now housing the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering, and Chemical Engineering. Hadfield (1858-1940) was a metallurgist and Sheffield foundry owner. The land in front had been cleared in preparation for development.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.381764
Longitude
-1.47725