Spital Hill Works
SPITAL HILL WORKS, SPITAL HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1247396
- Date first listed:
- 12-Dec-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Spital Hill Works
- Statutory Address:
- SPITAL HILL WORKS, SPITAL HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1247396
- Date first listed:
- 12-Dec-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Spital Hill Works
- Statutory Address 1:
- SPITAL HILL WORKS, SPITAL HILL
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- SPITAL HILL WORKS, SPITAL HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Sheffield (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 35992 88239
Details
SHEFFIELD
SK38NE SPITAL HILL 784-1/6/670 (North West side) Spital Hill Works
II
Edge tool and silver works, now workshops, offices and shops. c1870, and c1890, restored and altered late C20. For John Sorby, edge tool manufacturer. Red brick with ashlar dressings, some of them painted, with hipped, gabled and mansard slate roofs. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys; 17 x 15 windows. 2 parallel workshop ranges flanking a courtyard, linked by front range with cart access. Front range has 2 ridge stacks. To left a slightly projecting hipped entrance bay with angle pilasters and first floor band. Central tilting casement with pediment and dummy balustrade, flanked to left by a plain sash. Above, a round-arched plain sash with keystone, flanked by single square windows. All these windows have projecting surrounds. Below, to right, a cart entrance with moulded surround and scroll pediment, and double board doors. To left, a doorway with heavily rusticated surround and keystone, under segmental pediment. To right, a range with 10 tilting casements, and above, 7 larger plain sashes with ornamented keystones. To right again, a projecting bay with hipped mansard roof and side wall stack. Central tilting casement with projecting surround, multiple keystone and segmental pediment, flanked by single smaller casements. Above, central larger plain sash with eared architrave, flanked by smaller sashes, all with keystones. To right again, a lean-to single bay with a round window with keystone and above, a small sash. Ground floor has a continuous run of late C20 shopfronts with fascias. Left return, 8 bays, has 7 truncated external stacks. On the first floor, 7 semicircular openings with cast-iron lattice grilles, and to right, a similar blank opening flanked by single narrow casements. Other floors have late C20 windows. Parallel rear range has continuous first floor windows. INTERIOR not inspected. During the C20, the works was operated by the Lockwood family, and silverware was made there. (Recc. from Sheffield Trades Historical Society; Researches by G Hague, Sheffield City Council.).
Listing NGR: SK3599288239
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 456853
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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