© Andy Brown
© Andy Brown
The workshops’ grindstones were used for grinding table knives and other domestic knives, and pocket and pen knives too. Unlike at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Shepherd Wheel only carried out part of the production process – knives were ground and smoothed on site, but were sent elsewhere for polishing.
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Sat and Sun 11am–3pm
Closed Bank Holidays
***Shepherd Wheel Workshop is closed in Sun 15 Feb due to staff illness. We’re sorry if you were hoping to visit, we look forward to welcoming you as soon as we’re able***
Shepherd Wheel Workshop
Whiteley Woods
Off Hangingwater Road
Sheffield
S11 2YE
Grinding Hulls
© Ian M Spooner
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