Museums · East Midlands
Shepherd Wheel
In or near Hathersage.
Shepherd Wheel — former water wheel in Sheffield.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Dore and Totley · 4.1 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Shepherd Wheel, the nearest railway station is Dore and Totley, located 4.1 km away. Entry is free, and the site is wheelchair accessible. The postcode for sat-nav is S11 7FE.
About
Shepherd Wheel is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1998. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "former water wheel in Sheffield". Coordinates: 53.3643°, -1.5251°.
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Heritage listing
Shepherd Wheel is a working museum in a former water-powered grinding workshop situated on the Porter Brook in the south-west of the City of Sheffield, England. One of the earliest wheels on the River Porter, it is one of the few remaining—and effectively complete—examples of this kind of enterprise, one that used to be commonplace in the Sheffield area. Its 5.5 m (18 ft) diameter overshot water wheel is powered from a large dam stocked with water diverted from the Porter Brook.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Official information
Shepherd Wheel Workshop is a historic site showcasing Sheffield's knife grinding heritage. Visitors can see the working waterwheel and machinery, learn about the tools used in the trade, and hear stories of the grinders who operated there over the centuries.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Eastern Peak District Moors SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Shepherd Wheel is a working museum in a former water-powered grinding workshop situated on the Porter Brook in the south-west of the City of Sheffield, England. One of the earliest wheels on the River Porter, it is one of the few remaining—and effectively complete—examples of this kind of enterprise, one that used to be commonplace in the Sheffield area. Its 5.5 m (18 ft) diameter overshot water wheel is powered from a large dam stocked with water diverted from the Porter Brook. The workshops, dam, goit and weir are Grade II listed, and the site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
In 1584, William Beighton, a cutler of Stumperlowe left to his sons in his will: "all my interest terms titles and possession which I have in and upon one watter whele called Potar Whele which I have of the grant of the said Lord". This is the earliest reference to a wheel on the site. The description of this wheel matches one that Edward Shepherd – after whom the site is now named – held the tenancy of in 1794. There were no similar wheels in the area, which leads us to the conclusion that the references are to the same wheel. The present buildings date from . Throughout the 19th century the wheel was held by the Hinde family, who operated it until its closure in 1930. In William…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.3643, -1.5251
- District
- Sheffield
- Parish
- Sheffield, unparished area
- Postcode
- S11 7FE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sheffield Hallam
- Established
- 1998
- Nearest railway station
- Dore and Totley — 4.1 km
- Opening
- Sat and Sun 10am–4pm; closed Bank Holidays
- Official site
- www.simt.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7494489 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Shepherd Wheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Shepherd Wheel.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shepherd Wheel?
- Shepherd Wheel is in the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode S11 7FE), in the parish of Sheffield, unparished area.
- What is Shepherd Wheel?
- Shepherd Wheel — former water wheel in Sheffield.
- How do I get to Shepherd Wheel?
- The nearest railway station is Dore and Totley, about 4.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode S11 7FE.
- When was Shepherd Wheel built?
- Built or established in 1998.
- Who owns Shepherd Wheel?
- Shepherd Wheel is owned by Sheffield Museums Trust.
- Is Shepherd Wheel a listed building?
- Shepherd Wheel is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Shepherd Wheel a protected site?
- Yes — Shepherd Wheel is part of the Eastern Peak District Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Shepherd Wheel free to visit?
- Yes, Shepherd Wheel is free to enter.