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Nice and easy little explore this. Been covered a few times on here but not for a year of so. Nothing really spectacular and pretty trashed but an interesting place if you like graffiti plus the place a big history. Here is the history bit.
The Old Park Silver Rolling Mill was notable as the first mill to roll Old Sheffield Plate, used by local silversmiths to manufacture candlesticks. Originally it was called the Club Mill, due to its joint ‘club’ ownership, located on the road of the same name. It was a Corn Mill that supplied the owners with cost price-flour. Old Park Silver Mills was established in the 1760’s by a Mr. Joseph Hancock who was the first to use water power to roll Sheffield Plate, a fusion of Copper and Silver. The mill, one of the earliest factories solely producing an industrial semi-manufacture. Its product was used as mentioned earlier for candlesticks and other items including snuff boxes, tea pots and coffee pots. It was located on the left bank of the Don opposite where the Rivelin and Loxley flow into the river. In 1864 the Bradfield dam burst its walls and the resulting flood completely removed one mill shop and attendant furnaces at Old Park Silver. The insurance claim for damage totalled £1,932 (no small amount back then) and the mill subsequently re-established themselves as the main rollers to the silver trade in Sheffield under Mr. William Hobson Peace. In 1928 a new 500 h.p. electric drive replaced the steam engine previously installed in 1875. The mill worked until the 1950s before being succeeded by the Sheffield Rolling Co.
On with the pictures.
General shot of the main building:
img8196 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img8201 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The roof is now totally collapsed leaving just a shell:
img8190 by HughieDW, on Flickr
One of the several out-buildings with work of the graffiti artist Color:
img8227 by HughieDW, on Flickr
At the back of the main building a nice little piece by Coloquix:
img8191 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Here’s the mill wheel hut:
img8228 by HughieDW, on Flickr
…and the mill wheel itself:
img8195 by HughieDW, on Flickr
And the hut and mill wheel together:
img8199 by HughieDW, on Flickr
View through the trees of the second major building:
img8223 by HughieDW, on Flickr
And a front elevation:
img8220 by HughieDW, on Flickr
On the inside looking out:
img8218 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Inside a whacky bit of graff courtesy of Color(?):
img8205 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The roof is a leaking!
img8211 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Street art by Brayk (left) and Color(?) right:
img8217 by HughieDW, on Flickr
And a fantastic second piece by Coloquix:
img8216 by HughieDW, on Flickr
More work by Color maybe:
img8207 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Good ventilation!
img8206 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Color has been busy here:
img8193 by HughieDW, on Flickr
And just round the corner a large but slowly decaying piece of work by Sheffield’s premier graff artist, Phlegm:
img8258 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img8257 by HughieDW, on Flickr
…and finally a third piece by Coloquix:
img8256 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Thanks for looking!
The Old Park Silver Rolling Mill was notable as the first mill to roll Old Sheffield Plate, used by local silversmiths to manufacture candlesticks. Originally it was called the Club Mill, due to its joint ‘club’ ownership, located on the road of the same name. It was a Corn Mill that supplied the owners with cost price-flour. Old Park Silver Mills was established in the 1760’s by a Mr. Joseph Hancock who was the first to use water power to roll Sheffield Plate, a fusion of Copper and Silver. The mill, one of the earliest factories solely producing an industrial semi-manufacture. Its product was used as mentioned earlier for candlesticks and other items including snuff boxes, tea pots and coffee pots. It was located on the left bank of the Don opposite where the Rivelin and Loxley flow into the river. In 1864 the Bradfield dam burst its walls and the resulting flood completely removed one mill shop and attendant furnaces at Old Park Silver. The insurance claim for damage totalled £1,932 (no small amount back then) and the mill subsequently re-established themselves as the main rollers to the silver trade in Sheffield under Mr. William Hobson Peace. In 1928 a new 500 h.p. electric drive replaced the steam engine previously installed in 1875. The mill worked until the 1950s before being succeeded by the Sheffield Rolling Co.
On with the pictures.
General shot of the main building:
img8196 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg8201 by HughieDW, on FlickrThe roof is now totally collapsed leaving just a shell:
img8190 by HughieDW, on FlickrOne of the several out-buildings with work of the graffiti artist Color:
img8227 by HughieDW, on FlickrAt the back of the main building a nice little piece by Coloquix:
img8191 by HughieDW, on FlickrHere’s the mill wheel hut:
img8228 by HughieDW, on Flickr…and the mill wheel itself:
img8195 by HughieDW, on FlickrAnd the hut and mill wheel together:
img8199 by HughieDW, on FlickrView through the trees of the second major building:
img8223 by HughieDW, on FlickrAnd a front elevation:
img8220 by HughieDW, on FlickrOn the inside looking out:
img8218 by HughieDW, on FlickrInside a whacky bit of graff courtesy of Color(?):
img8205 by HughieDW, on FlickrThe roof is a leaking!
img8211 by HughieDW, on FlickrStreet art by Brayk (left) and Color(?) right:
img8217 by HughieDW, on FlickrAnd a fantastic second piece by Coloquix:
img8216 by HughieDW, on FlickrMore work by Color maybe:
img8207 by HughieDW, on FlickrGood ventilation!
img8206 by HughieDW, on FlickrColor has been busy here:
img8193 by HughieDW, on FlickrAnd just round the corner a large but slowly decaying piece of work by Sheffield’s premier graff artist, Phlegm:
img8258 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg8257 by HughieDW, on Flickr…and finally a third piece by Coloquix:
img8256 by HughieDW, on FlickrThanks for looking!
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