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    Default George Barnsley & Sons Ltd - Sheffield - Sep 2010


    George Barnsley and Sons Ltd. (founded 1836) They were in Cornish Place on the Don and specialised in forge filing and cutting tools for leather workers and shoe makers. One George Barnsley was Master Cutler in 1883.:
    George Barnsley and Son is listed in the 1837 Sheffield directory as a file manufacture situated on Wheeldon Street, The 1849 listing records a move to Cornhill and the 1852 to Cornesh works Cornesh street they had by this time also increased there product range to include steel files, shoe and butchers knives.
    They are again listed in 1944 as manufactures of files and blades shoe knives and leather workers tools.
    In the 1948 listing the business had become George Barnsley and Son Ltd.
    From the information I have found, this place finally closed in 1994.

    Visited with jST and Kook.

    Starting at the bottom, the cellar







    The famous mechanical equipment and tools


















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    Default Re: George Barnsley & Sons Ltd - Sheffield - Sep 2010

    The offices are in pretty decant shape compared to some of the other parts of the building.





















    As a lot of people like signs, I thought I would include a few.















    There was still some 'stock' left also








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    Default Re: George Barnsley & Sons Ltd - Sheffield - Sep 2010

    The stock rooms had some amazing joinery.











    The views of this building do not disappoint either.













    And to finish, a nice picture that was on the wall, a wireless and a contraption that had me baffled (any ideas?)







    Sorry for the massive report

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    Default Re: George Barnsley & Sons Ltd - Sheffield - Sep 2010

    Nice find fella, wouldn't mind a look around there myself, looks good.

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    Default Re: George Barnsley & Sons Ltd - Sheffield - Sep 2010

    Cheers guys.
    Access seams to change quite a bit, been three times now and always had to find new access lol
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    Default Re: George Barnsley & Sons Ltd - Sheffield - Sep 2010

    Quote Originally Posted by wherever i may roam View Post
    I may have to call mr Bucolic for help on this one,am getting jealous now that i havent done this place yet...,great report bud
    Cheers dude.
    TBH its a great splore, but the overwhelming smell of flyingrat dung is a bit of a tester at times IMO
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