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1. The History
The Five Weirs Walk is a 5miles/8km path from Sheffield City Centre to Meadowhall along the banks of a beautiful stretch the River Don. It connects to the Sheffield and Tinsley canal tow-path, the Upper Don Walk, the riverside path to Rotherham and the Trans Pennine Trail. The river has witnessed enormous change over the last centuries, taking it from rural landscapes to the heart of the steel industry and now providing a wonderful wildlife corridor through the modern city. Along the way it passes five weirs, plenty of industrial heritage and lots of wildlife. The route is almost entirely flat and follows surfaced paths for its entire length. There are no stiles, gates or livestock, but walkers need to negotiate a couple of flights of steps plus a few generous staggered barriers. For most of the length of the route you will be sharing the riverside path. The whole walk takes around two and a half hours at a moderate pace.
2. The ‘Explore’
So not so much the exploration of a single site but more a relaxed walk through Sheffield’s industrial heritage with a bit of dereliction and empty buildings along the way. So not your typical report but, despite that, thought it would make an interesting little report and something a bit different.
3. The Pictures
We start with the viaduct of Sheffield’s former second railway station, Sheffield Victoria. Here are the steps up to the now demolished train station:
img3015 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The viaduct has some really fine sandstone crests:
img3016 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img3018 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The second derelict I came to was this old wharf-side building on the Don:
img3013 by HughieDW, on Flickr
On closer inspection you can see a Phlegm!
img3014 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Sadly no entry to this place or this former car showroom:
img3019 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Next up, a bit of graff by the KLF front man and art-house protagonist Bill Drummond:
img3020 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Here’s Peepcat!
20170902_194300adj by HughieDW, on Flickr
And an old industrial building on Attercliffe Road:
20170902_151124adj by HughieDW, on Flickr
Love this old carved stone from the former Salmon Pastures School:
img3021 by HughieDW, on Flickr
You can spot the plaque of the school on this old picture of the school before it was demolished:
Salmon pastures by HughieDW, on Flickr
Unidentified factory end gable on the Don:
img3023 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Further along the Don you can see two works by two of Sheffield’s premier graff artists:
img3027 by HughieDW, on Flickr
This old railway bridge is still partially in use and has a single track rail to a former factory:
img3033 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img3034 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img3035 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Cutting through to Attercliffe here’s the long empty former Adelphi Cinema:
img3040 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img3041 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Round the corner is The Traveller’s Inn, one of the many empty pubs in this part of Sheffield:
img3042 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img3043 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Across the road and along is this lovely former bank building, now standing vacant:
img3044 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img3045 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Along the towpath section of the walk there’s quite a few old buildings that back onto the canal:
20170902_163242adj by HughieDW, on Flickr
20170902_163437adj by HughieDW, on Flickr
Looping back round to where we started, here’s the empty former Tempered Spring company on Foley Street.
img3053 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Finally an old gasometer on Sussex Street:
img3055 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The Five Weirs Walk is a 5miles/8km path from Sheffield City Centre to Meadowhall along the banks of a beautiful stretch the River Don. It connects to the Sheffield and Tinsley canal tow-path, the Upper Don Walk, the riverside path to Rotherham and the Trans Pennine Trail. The river has witnessed enormous change over the last centuries, taking it from rural landscapes to the heart of the steel industry and now providing a wonderful wildlife corridor through the modern city. Along the way it passes five weirs, plenty of industrial heritage and lots of wildlife. The route is almost entirely flat and follows surfaced paths for its entire length. There are no stiles, gates or livestock, but walkers need to negotiate a couple of flights of steps plus a few generous staggered barriers. For most of the length of the route you will be sharing the riverside path. The whole walk takes around two and a half hours at a moderate pace.
2. The ‘Explore’
So not so much the exploration of a single site but more a relaxed walk through Sheffield’s industrial heritage with a bit of dereliction and empty buildings along the way. So not your typical report but, despite that, thought it would make an interesting little report and something a bit different.
3. The Pictures
We start with the viaduct of Sheffield’s former second railway station, Sheffield Victoria. Here are the steps up to the now demolished train station:
img3015 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The viaduct has some really fine sandstone crests:
img3016 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img3018 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The second derelict I came to was this old wharf-side building on the Don:
img3013 by HughieDW, on Flickr
On closer inspection you can see a Phlegm!
img3014 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Sadly no entry to this place or this former car showroom:
img3019 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Next up, a bit of graff by the KLF front man and art-house protagonist Bill Drummond:
img3020 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Here’s Peepcat!
20170902_194300adj by HughieDW, on Flickr
And an old industrial building on Attercliffe Road:
20170902_151124adj by HughieDW, on Flickr
Love this old carved stone from the former Salmon Pastures School:
img3021 by HughieDW, on Flickr
You can spot the plaque of the school on this old picture of the school before it was demolished:
Salmon pastures by HughieDW, on Flickr
Unidentified factory end gable on the Don:
img3023 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Further along the Don you can see two works by two of Sheffield’s premier graff artists:
img3027 by HughieDW, on Flickr
This old railway bridge is still partially in use and has a single track rail to a former factory:
img3033 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img3034 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img3035 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Cutting through to Attercliffe here’s the long empty former Adelphi Cinema:
img3040 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img3041 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Round the corner is The Traveller’s Inn, one of the many empty pubs in this part of Sheffield:
img3042 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img3043 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Across the road and along is this lovely former bank building, now standing vacant:
img3044 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img3045 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Along the towpath section of the walk there’s quite a few old buildings that back onto the canal:
20170902_163242adj by HughieDW, on Flickr
20170902_163437adj by HughieDW, on Flickr
Looping back round to where we started, here’s the empty former Tempered Spring company on Foley Street.
img3053 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Finally an old gasometer on Sussex Street:
img3055 by HughieDW, on Flickr