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Green Lane, SHEFFIELD, S3 8DX

The complex was built for Henry Hoole, a manufacturer of firegrates, in 1860. He must have wanted to make a statement (he was also mayor) to which end he fronted his works with this grand gatehouse, a feature more commonly found at country house stables. Grade II* listed. All rather dilapidated now, but remedial work at least appeared to be underway.

Wow.

A former stove-grate foundry of Henry Hoole. This entrance dates to c1860. It was restored in the 1980s but is now falling into disrepair again and is behind a tall wooden wall. This view was through an opening for the padlock.

This Grade II* Listed building has been recently restored as part of more residential and office redevelopment of the immediate area. https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=188073974 shows various pre-restoration views. For close-up views of the two bronze plaques, representing Art and Industry, see https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7586618 https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7586621

Bronze sculpted plaque representing Industry as a complement to Art https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7586618. The anvil is inscribed 'Henry E Hoole, Mayor, 1860'. Hoole was the owner of the works, responsible for their redevelopment in that year https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7586621 . The bearded face is similar to that of a subsidiary face in the 'Art' panel; could this be Hoole himself? There are many examples of industrialists having their portraits included as architectural detail on their premises. See https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7586614 for location.

This Grade II* Listed building has been recently restored as part of more residential and office redevelopment of the immediate area. https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=188073974 shows various pre-restoration views. this is the rear side of the gateway with dated inscription.

This former hand-tools factory has been superbly restored as apartments.

The original Green Lane Works were established in 1795 by the firm of Hoole and Company who were manufacturers of ornamental stove grates and fenders. The firm flourished and their products won a first Council medal at The Great Exhibition of 1851 and a Medaille d'honneur at the Exposition Universelle of 1855. This success brought considerable prestige to the firm and its proprietor at the time Henry E. Hoole. In 1859 Hoole was elected Lord Mayor of Sheffield and to celebrate this he had major alterations carried out to the works. The entrance gate to the works is particularly ornate and has been designated as a Grade II* listed building. Nikolaus Pevsner called the gate “the most spectacular survival of factory architecture in the city”.

Nikolaus Pevsner called the gate “the most spectacular survival of factory architecture in the city”. Now the entrance to residential apartments. The gateway dates from 1860 though the works had been existence from the 1790's.

Bronze sculpted plaque representing Art as a complement to Industry https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7586621 . The palette is inscribed 'Henry E Hoole, Mayor, 1860'. Hoole was the owner of the works, responsible for their redevelopment in that year https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7586646. The bearded face is similar to that of the Industry figure; could this be Hoole himself? There are many examples of industrialists having their portraits included as architectural detail on their premises. See https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7586614 for location.