Key Words :- grinding wheel cutlery

Address :- Rivelin Valley Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S6 6 5SF
Grid Ref :- SK 31162 87830
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.3864 , Long -1.532943
Local Authority :- Sheffield City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site derelict - some buildings remaining
Site Dates :- c1749 -

Description and History of Site:-
Built c1749 by Matthew and William Parker and tenanted at least until 1921. Weir in poor state in 1994; head goit wheel-pit and remains of buildings 1994.

Further Reading and References:-
Bayliss, D (ed). A guide to the industrial history of South Yorkshire. Association for Industrial Archaeology, 1995, item G06.
http://rivelinvalley.org.uk/trail/uppercut.php

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