SHEFFIELD HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 10Th – 13Th SEPTEMBER 2015 Welcome to Sheffield Heritage Open Days Sept 10–13 2015
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SHEFFIELD HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 10th – 13th SEPTEMBER 2015 Welcome to Sheffield Heritage Open Days Sept 10–13 2015 This is the 21st Year of Heritage Open Days in the UK. All over the country buildings and places rarely open to the public, will open free of charge, often entirely through the work of volunteers, to share walks, talks, exhibitions, refreshments and enthusiasm. Here is Sheffield’s amazing programme for 2015. As you will see many Sheffield groups, are inviting you to meet them to share their knowledge and enthusiasm about our city’s heritage. The Trust thanks them all on your behalf. PLEASE NOTE information is subject to change and the FULL details of directions, access, refreshments, age restrictions etc. can only be found online. This booklet ONLY contains brief details of all 54 official participants- the dates and times when they are open, and also information about booking requirements. Go online for full details and to Design Your Day Sheffield events day-by-day: www.heritageopendays.org.uk/directory OR www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/hods Sheffield HODs. map: www.sheffieldcivictrust.org.uk/hod Sheffield Civic Trust is a membership charity which champions all good design and aims to stimulate public debate about the quality of design of buildings and public spaces in this City. www.sheffieldcivictrust.org.uk Keep in touch about Heritage Open Days 2015 @SheffCivicTrust @VisitSheffield www.facebook.com/Sheffield-Heritage-Open-Days-2015 Our thanks for photographic work to: Kate Cooper: www.katecooperphotography.com. Disclaimer: While care has been taken with this leaflet, Sheffield Civic Trust cannot accept responsibility for errors and omissions. 2 Aston, William Layne Reading Room Christ Church Pitsmoor & Vicarage S26 2AN S3 9AQ Display of local history documents, maps and Fine early Victorian church built 1851. Browse photographs. Browse our local albums, chronicling our registers of births, marriages & deaths. both the history of this community & lives of local Contemplate our WW1 memorial – remembering servicemen in 2 World Wars. 300 lost local Pitsmoor folk. Rare chance to see Fri 1800-2000; Sat 1000-1600 our Georgian vicarage. booking not required Sat 1400-1700 BBC Radio Sheffield Crookes “Bustle Walk” S1 4RS Crookes Rd, S10 Meet journalists & producers to sample our Discover role Sheffield played in fashion dress technology & learn how programmes are made, try phenomenon – the bustle. Ladies in traditionally reading a news bulletin, watch live radio on-air. Not made bustles lead walk, sharing both story of suitable for under 12s. Crookes in Victorian times & history of the bustle. Sat & Sun 1000-1700 Sat - 1000 & 1400 Bruce Funnell 0114 273 1177 Anne 07942 967463 www.eventbrite.com [email protected] booking essential booking essential Beauchief Abbey Cupola Contemporary Art Gallery S8 0EL S6 1TD Used for services since 1170 to current times. Open daily to visitors to enjoy building, sculpture Beautiful parkland, Abbey dedicated to Thomas a garden & fountains and learn history of significant Becket. Soak up history of Medieval tower, tranquil contemporary art gallery. Children activities. Also 2 Chapel & 17C box pews & remains of monastic tours of premises each day. cloisters. Thurs-Sat 1000-1800 Tours 1100&1500 each day Thurs-Sat 1100-1600, Sun 1300-1600 Karen Sherwood 0114 2852665 booking not required [email protected] booking preferred Bishop’s House Curzon Cinema S8 9BE S1 2PF Friends of Bishop’s House welcome you to Come and explore our impressive Grade 2 listed charming Tudor timber-frame house & small premises, formerly part of The Sheffield Banking museum. Trails for children to enjoy. Corporation. Book a tour which includes the Sat, Sun 1000-1600 old bank vaults & our state of the art projection booking not required equipment Thurs-Sat 0900-1200 Tours on the hour Broomhall Centre: Exhibition and Book Grace Clarke 0114 3411405 Launch [email protected] booking essential S10 2FD Learn about our vibrant community and The Cutler’s Hall, Sheffield surrounding historic area gathered through the Our S1 1HG Broomhall Heritage Project. Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire (since 1638). Sat 1300-1600 Discovery trail 1430 Explore the Hall (Grade 2 listed building) & our May Seo 7761015386 [email protected] unique collection of beautiful silverware spanning booking preferred each year from 1773-2014. Sat 1000-1600 Sat - various times Cementation Furnace Tour booking not required S3 7BD Curator - led tour of only complete undamaged The Electric Works Cementation Furnance left in Britain! Grade 2 S1 2BJ listed, built 1848 by local steel firm & operated Opened 2009 - come & explore our famous throughout 2nd World War until 1951. No children building. Cutting-edge modern office space with under 5 years. huge indoor helter-skelter! Home to creative Thurs 1100 & 1400 companies, animators, film-makers Events & Mrkting 0114 2010610 Sun 1100-1500 [email protected] booking preferred Tours every half hour booking not required 3 Freeman College, Merlin Theatre Tour Madina Mosque S11 9AH S8 0ZU Enjoy tour of Merlin theatre now refurbished by Guided tours explaining architectural features & Freeman College & generous charitable support daily use for prayers, children’s education, Eid & after serious flood damage. Neighbourhood funerals. Opportunity to experience prayers. All resource & showcase for students of Brantwood questions welcome. Specialist School Sun 1100-1500 Tour Sat 1100 booking not required booking not required (but 30 max) Nether Edge Local History Group Walk Freeman College, Ruskin Mill Trust S7 1PE S1 2NG Walk around parts of Nether Edge looking at Specialist College, curriculum combines practical cultural history of area. Involves discussing skills & therapeutic education in 19C Sterling buildings & houses that were homes of artists, Works. Expert-led tour of manufacturing facilities. authors and musicians who lived in the area. Crafts demonstrated. Try spoon-forging! Children Fri 1330 welcome booking not required Sat 1100-1600 (Admission talk 1130) Tours Sat 1100,1230 & 1400 Park Hill Estate booking not required (but 20 max) S2 5PY Exhibition & Presentations at Community Centre & Grenoside Reading Room 2 Tours of Estate. Park Hill is largest Grade 2 listed S35 8QU building in UK (1000 council house units). Learn Grade 2 listed, former Schoolroom built 18 Century, about refurbishment & vision for future. restored as Heritage centre for community. Enjoy Thurs 1000-1500 Tours 1030-1200 & 1300-1500 our exhibition and artifacts “The History of Health in booking not required (but 20 max) Grenoside and District”. Thurs 1000-1600, Fri 1300-1600, Sat 1000-1500, Portland Works Sun 1300-1600 Thurs 1930 (Talk) S2 4SJ Successful community-financed renovation project, Horn Handle Works ‘From 1897 to the bought in 2013. See our impressive building with Present Day’ historic cutlery workshops where first stainless S11 8BU steel knives made. Learn about progress of Tour the Works and view display of horn handles renovation and our current creative workshop on loan from Hawley Collection. Discover history tenants. of Little Sheffield & transformation into Regather Fri 1700-1900 Sat 1000-1200 Works, still grounded in tradition of Little Mesters booking not required Tour Sat 1100-1300 booking not required Psalter Lane “Who lived on Psalter Lane in Sheffield?” Kelham Island Museum ‘Behind the scenes S11 8FT at Hawley Tool Collection’ Sharrow Head to Brincliffe. Join us for walk along S3 8RY this ancient ‘salt road’ to the Pennines & learn Tour accesses 3 areas of Collection not usually about the history of houses and folk who lived in open to public,from largest Saw collection in world, them. Not suitable for under-15s precision measurement instruments made in Sun 1030 -1230 Sheffield, & mystery objects! NB. Not suitable for booking not required children under 12 Sun 1100-1255 & 1330-1500 Judith Smith 0114 2010770 [email protected] booking essential Remember when planning your day, please check online for details. See page 2 of this booklet. 4 Sheffield Assay Office ‘The history and Sheffield Centre ‘A Look at Sheffield’s work of Sheffield Assay Office’ Victorian City Centre’ S6 2AN S1 2HH Join us for an interesting illustrated talk about Fascinating guided walk around heart of Sheffield history and work of the Sheffield Assay Office, inc. led by Valerie Bayliss of Victorian Society. the Sheffield hallmark & our analytical services, & Discover the buildings which remain from the city’s take a tour of the facilities. Event not suitable for development in 19 Century. Event not suitable for children under 14. children under 14. Fri 1000 - 1230 Sun 1030-1230 Emma Paragreen 0114 2312121 booking essential (max 25 per tour) [email protected] Valerie Bayliss 0114 230 7693 booking essential [email protected] Sheffield Cathedral (CofE) ‘Traditional Sheffield City Hall 1930s Tea Dance & Sheffield Past and Present’ Vintage Fair S1 1HA S1 2JA Costumed heritage day. Family fun. Medieval Enjoy vintage fair in foyer. Join us for a 1930s Tea tournament, music, dance, falconry, working Dance in our beautiful art deco room OR join a tour craftspeople . Bell Tower tour, ring those bells! to glimpse behind the scenes at the City Hall. Chapter House tour, stained glass tells story of Sat 1100 – 1600 Sheffield 0114 2 789 789 [email protected] Sat 1100-1600 booking required (max 30 per tour) booking not required Sheffield Friday Night Ride Sheffield Cathedral Church of St Marie