Hello folks
After Jimba, Ruby1995 and meself had a lovely little visit to Sheffield’s Crown Court, we were outside takin a few external pics when we bumped into a local dude who knew all there needs to know about Sheffield’s UE scene. A proper nice explorer/street artist photographer by the name of Mickelmas...quite a rare breed...the type that doesn’t talk bulshit and actually likes to help you out...yeah they do seem to exist!!!...funny that cause i often meet total t**ts or glory hunters which I just can’t be arsed wiv...so if any of you are lucky enough to bump into him whilst in Sheffield you’re in good hands.
So a little bit of history....
William Stone purchased the lease of the Neepsend Brewery in 1868 and renamed it the Cannon Brewery...it was Sheffield’s regional brewery and saw Stone as one of Sheffield’s richest men.
Stones Bitter was brewed from the Cannon site from 1948 and was popular with Sheffield’s steel workers and distributed around Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire from 1977 and two years later nationwide.
By 1968, a hundred years later, the Bass Brewery had taken over its running and by 2000 it was sold to a Belgian Brewery Interbrew, who was later ordered to sell the Stones brand.
The actual Cannon Brewery brewed its last pint in 1999 when the site sadly closed down.
so on wiv a few pics...im gona get me head around processing oneday...until then ave a look at these
Several of Sheffield’s street artists have been brightening up the place by leaving their artworks around the site...this is one of Colorarti’s pieces.
Into the cellars which run the entire length of the site
Fermentation tanks
During our little tour around by Mickelmas he showed us this large warehouse which was almost pitch black with the only natural light coming from the open door at the back. On the ceiling was a very strange “feature”...we couldn’t work out what it was or what it could possibly be used for. It took a long exposure with 3 torches to get any visible image but i think you can make it out...does anyone have any idea of what this is...its huge it stretches from one end of the warehouse to the other, its gradually tapers at one end, its wooden and looks like a kinda massive guitar fret??? It has little sliding boxes along it....its weird??? Anyone got any ideas...I just find it rather interesting
Holes from the Mash Tuns
Rooftop view over part of Sheffield
Jimba, Ruby1995 and meself give big thanks to Mickelmas for his most knowledgeable tours around several of Sheffield’s derelict sites that day! Cheers dude much appreciated
...stay safe
And thanks for loookin folks
After Jimba, Ruby1995 and meself had a lovely little visit to Sheffield’s Crown Court, we were outside takin a few external pics when we bumped into a local dude who knew all there needs to know about Sheffield’s UE scene. A proper nice explorer/street artist photographer by the name of Mickelmas...quite a rare breed...the type that doesn’t talk bulshit and actually likes to help you out...yeah they do seem to exist!!!...funny that cause i often meet total t**ts or glory hunters which I just can’t be arsed wiv...so if any of you are lucky enough to bump into him whilst in Sheffield you’re in good hands.
So a little bit of history....
William Stone purchased the lease of the Neepsend Brewery in 1868 and renamed it the Cannon Brewery...it was Sheffield’s regional brewery and saw Stone as one of Sheffield’s richest men.
Stones Bitter was brewed from the Cannon site from 1948 and was popular with Sheffield’s steel workers and distributed around Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire from 1977 and two years later nationwide.
By 1968, a hundred years later, the Bass Brewery had taken over its running and by 2000 it was sold to a Belgian Brewery Interbrew, who was later ordered to sell the Stones brand.
The actual Cannon Brewery brewed its last pint in 1999 when the site sadly closed down.
so on wiv a few pics...im gona get me head around processing oneday...until then ave a look at these
Several of Sheffield’s street artists have been brightening up the place by leaving their artworks around the site...this is one of Colorarti’s pieces.
Into the cellars which run the entire length of the site
Fermentation tanks
During our little tour around by Mickelmas he showed us this large warehouse which was almost pitch black with the only natural light coming from the open door at the back. On the ceiling was a very strange “feature”...we couldn’t work out what it was or what it could possibly be used for. It took a long exposure with 3 torches to get any visible image but i think you can make it out...does anyone have any idea of what this is...its huge it stretches from one end of the warehouse to the other, its gradually tapers at one end, its wooden and looks like a kinda massive guitar fret??? It has little sliding boxes along it....its weird??? Anyone got any ideas...I just find it rather interesting
Holes from the Mash Tuns
Rooftop view over part of Sheffield
Jimba, Ruby1995 and meself give big thanks to Mickelmas for his most knowledgeable tours around several of Sheffield’s derelict sites that day! Cheers dude much appreciated
...stay safeAnd thanks for loookin folks
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