George Barnsley & Sons Ltd - Sheffield - May 2014

Derelict Places

Help Support Derelict Places:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.

RichPDG

Veteran Member
Veteran Member
Joined
Jun 23, 2012
Messages
156
Reaction score
1,156
Location
Leicester

This was the first site of 4 on my day trip to Sheffield. Was straight forward getting in and out with no problems at all.

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 Cornish works Cornish 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 George Barnsley died at his home at No 30 Collegiate Crescent on 30th March 1958, he lived there with his wife Mabel and mother-in-law Elizabeth. He was a partner in the firm which were steel and file manufacturers and the business was converted into a limited company about 10 years before his death.

14277390405_763f3f7f71_c.jpg


14297612123_e34f921d58_c.jpg
14090961287_d80ed80e36_c.jpg


14277101344_5703d20e33_c.jpg


14297768893_be73385ea6_c.jpg


14254545946_e372411b1d_c.jpg


14090959609_01c9287349_c.jpg


14277692375_721e92b5aa_c.jpg


14277266364_045ed98e32_c.jpg


14277295734_9137cc67ec_c.jpg


14297944593_daf4d6a5c5_c.jpg


14091126208_5386c4f00b_c.jpg


14091132889_010fb5bc5c_c.jpg


14090882690_62ee28f540_c.jpg


14277009174_ffbb6b66da_c.jpg


Thanks for looking :thumb
 
Out of all the sites on here.i think this is one of the ones I want to do the most..great report and great pictures :)
 
Yeah the normal in was sealed but if you use your imagination, there's always another way ;)
 

Latest posts

Back
Top