Gardens · East Midlands
Globe Works
In or near Catcliffe.
Globe Works — a garden in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
Terry Robinson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Sheffield · 1.7 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Globe Works is a garden of interest in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Globe Works are a former cutlery factory situated in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England on Penistone Road in the suburb of Neepsend. The Works are a Grade II* Listed Building which in the late 1980s were renovated to provide modern office space. It is part of the Kelham Island Conservation Area.
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Background
History
The Globe Works were built in 1825 by the architects Henry and William Ibbotson for the edge tool manufacturers Ibbotson & Roebank. The Works are one of England's oldest surviving cutlery and tool factories and were possibly the world's first purpose built cutlery factory. When opened the Works produced steel, tools and cutlery on the one site in an integrated process driven by steam power. The Works has an ornamental façade frontage built in coarse square stone and brick in the Classical Revival style. The façade has two storeys with nine windows on each storey, the middle section is pedimented and this gives an additional half a storey to this section. Behind the ornamental façade were…
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- Coordinates
- 53.3899, -1.4780
- District
- Sheffield
- Parish
- Sheffield, unparished area
- Postcode
- S6 3AE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sheffield Central
- Nearest railway station
- Sheffield — 1.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5571021 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Globe Works (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Globe Works?
- Globe Works is in the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode S6 3AE), in the parish of Sheffield, unparished area.
- What is Globe Works?
- Globe Works — a garden in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Globe Works?
- The nearest railway station is Sheffield, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode S6 3AE.
- How do I get to Globe Works?
- The nearest railway station is Sheffield, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode S6 3AE.