Set in the picturesque valley of the PorterBrook, Shepherd Wheel is a unique workingexample of Sheffield’s knife grinding industry. This water-powered workshop dates back to the 1500s

and displays the tools of the trade for cutlery grinding. 

See the restored working waterwheel and machinery in action and hear stories about the grinders who worked here over the centuries at this Grade II listed building andScheduled Ancient Monument.

Abbeydale Road South, Sheffield S7 2QW

Open All Year

Whiteley Woods,Off Hangingwater Road,Sheffield S11 2YE

www.simt.co.uk

a new erafor SheffieldIndustrialmuseums

Explore Sheffield’s industrialstory from early industrialisation

to modern times where‘MADE IN SHEFFIELD’ remainsa mark of craftsmanship andquality known worldwide.

For enquiries and generalinformation about ourvenues please contact us:

Kelham Island Museum, Alma Street, Sheffield S3 8RY

T. 0114 272 2106F. 0114 275 7847E. ask@simt.co.uk

DON’T MISS! NEW 1916 HOUSE& RIVER DON

ENGINE IN STEAM!

Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust is funded by A member of

Registered Charity No. 1042287

Monday to Thursday 10am - 4pmSunday 11am - 4.45pm Closed Friday | Saturday

Free access to Waterwheels Caféand Museum Shop, Free Parking, PartiallyAccessible, Assistance Dogs Only.

Working waterwheel every Wednesday.Please enquire before your visit for running status at other times and accessto craft workshops.

Adults: £4.00 | Concessions: £3.00 Accompanied Children (U16): FREE

Open Every Weekend and Bank Holiday Monday

Summer Opening 10am - 4pmWinter Opening 11am - 3pm

FREE General Admission. Partially Accessible.

VISIT USWe’re improving our visitor experience for all through

our Access All Areas project. See our access statement

and transport links to all our sites at www.simt.co.uk

Monday to Thursday 10am - 4pmSunday 11am - 4.45pm Closed Friday | Saturday

See the mighty 12,000hp River Don Engine, the most powerful working steam engine in Europe in steam!

Monday to Thursday: 12pm & 2pm Sunday: 12pm, 2pm & 4pm

Please enquire before your visit for River Don Engine running status andwhen to see the Little Mesters at work.

Free access to Steam Hammer Caféand Museum Shop, Free Parking, Fully Accessible, Assistance Dogs Only. Follow brown signs to CathedralQuarter/Kelham Island.

Adults: £6.00Concessions: £5.00 Accompanied Children (U16): FREE

See www.simt.co.uk for event listings and November/December opening.

Alma Street, Sheffield S3 8RY

Open All Year

Bring heritage learning to life with our great educational programmes packed withcross-curricular themes and activities.

Explore the stories of Sheffield’s people and industries.

From Investigation Days to self-guided learning visits,

you’ll find exciting activities for all ages and abilities!

Find out more at www.simt.co.ukor contact: 0114 201 0613 or education@simt.co.uk

There are many ways to get involved with our heritage sitesas a volunteer or community group.

We are currently looking for volunteers at

Kelham Island Museum and Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet.

Find out more at: www.simt.co.uk/get-involved

Kelham Island Museum and Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet* can be hired for weddings, civil ceremonies and receptions, social gatherings, meetings and conferencing.

We can also provide a unique

space for temporary exhibitions

or bespoke events.

Find out more at www.simt.co.uk/hireor contact 0114 201 0618 or hospitality@simt.co.uk

Quote: Leaflet *exc. receptions

See our 3 unique sites restored and transformed with the help of the Heritage Lottery Fund

WATERPOWER,WORKING LIVES...

DISCOVERTHE WORLD BEHIND THE WATERWHEELS

COMMUNITY

CONFERENCING, WEDDINGS & HIRE

LIFELONG LEARNING

free apprediscoverthe hamlet

with‘abbeydaleexplorer’

open everyweekend &bank holidaymonday

bookyoureventnow

do youhave a storyor memoryto share?

get involvednow!

Located in one of the city’s oldest industrialdistricts, Kelham Island Museum stands on a man-made island over 900 years old.

Our interactive galleries tell the story of light trades

and skilled workmanship to mass production.

Learn what it was like to live and work in Sheffield

during the Industrial Revolution and follow the sights

and sounds of progress through the Victorian era and

two world wars to discover how steelmaking forged

the city of today and its impact on the modern world!

Kelham Island, Power Island - see the newly displayed

River Don Engine Gallery as part of Sheffield 1916:

Steel, Steam and Power.

river donengine runs:mon-thurs12pm & 2pm

sun 12pm, 2pm& 4pm*

*Please enquire before visiting

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3 inspiringplaces

1 steelstory

Catch a unique glimpse of life at homeand at work at a scythe and steelworks dating back to the 18th century.

Abbeydale Works was once a producer of agricultural

tools and the largest water-powered industrial site on

the River Sheaf. It is now a group of Grade I and II* listed

buildings and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

See the Manager’s House and Worker’s Cottage,

waterwheels, workshops, tilt hammers, a grinding

hull and the last complete surviving crucible steel

furnace in the UK!

See a working waterwheel in action every Wednesday!*

Following restoration the site is now complete with

learning centre and cafe, craft workshops and hands-on

displays revealing ‘All About Abbeydale’.

what’s on

what’s on

2017/18

WE’RE SHEFFIELD, MADE. For our full event and activities listings for 2017/8 see www.simt.co.uk

Get together and

enjoy our exciting

programme of

events & activities

across Sheffield

Industrial Museums

Festival Forge InSat 13 & Sun 14 May

See blacksmiths forgehot metal! Our excitinggathering of traditionalcrafts and skills andhave-a-go activities.

See the four waterwheelsturn as part of NationalMills Weekend.

8th 1940sWartime Weekend& Vintage Fayre

Sat 8 & Sun 9 July

Celebrate Holidaysat Home! Reminiscewith live music anddancing, wartime re-enactments, vintagestalls and a Sunday Afternoon Tea Dance. Experience life on thehome front!

9th Down by the Riverside

Sun 24 Sept

7 Hills, 5 Rivers, 1 Island! Celebrating our growingKelham Island community with heritage activities,live music, BBQ and Beer and Sheffield, Made artisans!

National Mills WeekendSat 13 & Sun 14 May

Celebrating engineers,

past and present.

Heritage Open DaysSat 9 & Sun 10 September

Learn about life as a grinder.

Spend the day with uswith FREE admissionto our shops and cafés

Melting Shop Play Area at Kelham Island Museum

Kids love being melted like

iron in our ball pool then

poured, rolled, hammered

and shaped into a steel object

from their imagination!*

Ask us about

children’s parties.

*Height restrictions apply.

Holiday activities apply to

Sheffield Term Time. Activities may

be subject to change and a fee.

New Look Cafés

Free to enjoy! Eat, drink and

relax in our friendly cafés.

Waterwheels Café

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet

Steam Hammer Café

Kelham Island Museum

Museum Shops

Selling a wide range of

‘Made in Sheffield’ books

and unique gifts, toys

and jewellery.

Little Mesters StreetSee the workshops that

are home to Stan Shaw and

Pete Goss, two of the few

remaining Little Mesters

working in Sheffield.

Four Restored Waterwheelsand Steam Engine

Heritage Buildings brought back to life with Displays and Interactives

Traditional Crafts and Workshops

Learning Centre, Museum Shop and Waterwheels Café

The Mill Owners ArmsThis gallery complete with

a traditional bar celebrates

Sheffield’s brewing heritage.

Funded by River Don

Millowners Association.

Charlesworth GalleryExplores power and transport

and features the famous

Sheffield Simplex car.

National Fairground ArchiveArchive footage of the

local history of fairgrounds

and entertainment.

The Crucible Shop: TheChanging Face of Workin SheffieldBased in one of the last

remaining Crucible Works

in Sheffield.

The Hawley GalleryOver 100,000 objects make

up this collection of tool

making, cutlery manufacture

and silversmithing tools

assembled by Sheffield tool

retailer Ken Hawley.

www.hawleytoolcollection.com

Hot Cross BunniesEaster HuntSun 16 & Mon 17 April

Pick up a trail to find all

the bunnies in the museum.

Spring Bank Holiday FunTues 30 May

Part of Sheffield

Environment Weeks.

25th VictorianChristmas Market

Sat 2 & Sun 3 December

Join us as we celebrateour 25th anniversary year! With festive foodand shopping and over130 stalls, traditional crafts and skills, music hall stage, Dickensian folk,family fairground, Santa’sGrotto and Reindeer. A warm Dickensianwelcome awaits!

‘Make & Take’ TuesdaysSummer Holidays

Craft activities through

the holidays.

River Don Engine

See the 12,000hp River Don Engine, the most powerful

working steam engine remaining in Europe.

New displays explain the major role Sheffield played in

shipbuilding and tell the fascinating story of steam power!

Power House

Experience the roar of the

new River Don Engine boiler

as it fires up to full steam.

1916 House

Open the door to discover

everyday life during the First

World War and the impact

of the first Zeppelin raid

bombing of the city.

MUSTSEE...

October Half Term FunTues 31 October

Hands on fun with Steel,

Steam and Power!

Museums at NightThurs 18 May

Join us after-hours as we

celebrate 100 Years of Women

in Engineering.

Heritage Open DaysSun 10 September

Behind the scenes

tour of the Hawley

Collection. 11am & 1.30pm.

Booking required.

Disabled Access Day

March 2018

A free and inclusive open day

with tours, talks and activities.

Bessemer ConverterOne of only three left in the

world, its invention marked

the beginning of mass

steel production.

VISIT ONWATERWHEELWEDNESDAY

what’s on

International Womenin Engineering DayFri 23 June

An event for schools and

colleges aimed at 11-18 year

olds celebrating women

in engineering with a host

of activities including a

Careers Fair.

Easter Sunday Handcrafted Egg HuntSun 16 April

Spring Bank Holiday Wed 31 MayMake your own

stick monster.

International Womenin Engineering DaySun 25 JuneWomen Engineers History Trail.

UK HomefrontSun 23 July

UK Homefront present a Living

History weekend revealing life

during the Second World War.

‘Make Your Own’ WednesdaysSummer HolidaysCraft activities through

the holidays.

Heritage Open DaysSun 10 SeptemberFamilies of Abbeydale

Hamlet 1740-1933 with

Totley Local History Group.

Get CreativeSun 22 OctoberJoin our Artist Makers for a

day of have-a-go creativity!

Spooky SongsFamily WorkshopWed 1 NovemberInspired by the sights,

sounds and stories of

Abbeydale. Booking advised.

Abbeydale Community ChristmasSun 10 December

Kelham Creators

For mini-making

youngsters who love to learn!

Ages 1-5 yrs. Fun sessions

twice a month.

MUST SEE...

freeadmissionsee the

waterwheelturn

Experience the powerof water in action