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Little Kelham Street, SHEFFIELD, S3 8DF

Showing the integration of older buildings, originally part of the Globe Iron Works, into the modern development.

Mostly mid C19th. Long and stepping up from one to four storeys. The single-storey wings now front nothing. At some point the premises of Ibbotson and Co, manufacturers of steel, saws, files, springs, bolts and nuts (thanks to Sheffield City Council). One internet source suggests it closed as early as the 1970s? The far chimney belongs to the Cornish Place Works.

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Behind the scenes at Kelham Island Industrial Museum, a range of stonework waits.

A derelict factory or warehouse overlooks the reed-enriched goit (mill race) - a spur of water that comes off the River Don - that once powered the water wheels of yesteryear. On the left of the picture the outline of one edge of the mid-19th century Bessemer Converter that stands at the visitor's entrance to the Kelham Island Museum. The former boiler house chimney stack stands to one side of what is now "The Chimney House" function suite and beyond that a single block in the "Kelham Riverside" mixed development complex is visible.

The Bessemer Converter at Kelham Island Museum (http://www.simt.co.uk/kelham-island-museum/what-to-see/outdoor-collection/bessemer-converter ) is one of only three converters left in the world. Built in the early twentieth century, it was the last working converter in Britain and was in use until 1974. It was brought to the Museum in 1978 as an example of the revolutionary Bessemer steelmaking process, patented by Henry Bessemer in 1856. His invention marked the beginning of mass steel production, as huge amounts could be made in a relatively short time compared previous methods of steel production. The huge body was tilted downwards to be filled with molten pig iron. After being swung upright again, a blast of air was blown through from the bottom of the converter. This oxidation removed carbon from the iron, converting it to steel. As well as the body of the converter, this photograph shows the gear wheel used to tilt it (top left) and the air pipe used to blow air into the base of the converter. There is a Wikipedia article about the Bessemer Converter at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessemer_converter#Bessemer_converter

Looking across the goit, from the entrance to the museum, which is on the right, to disused buildings on Green Lane.