2021

SK3586 : Columbia Place, Sheffield

taken 3 years ago, near to Sheffield, England

Columbia Place, Sheffield
Columbia Place, Sheffield
The grand classical facade of this building, with its royal coat of arms, suggests a courthouse or town hall. In fact it was built as a cutlery factory by Thomas Tillotson in 1849, who was succeeded by other industrial occupants - steel and file manufacturers, brush makers, pipe organ builders and automotive engineers. During this time it has acquired a stucco finish and lost its top storey; the coat of arms may have been added around 1870 by William Wigfall & Sons, brushmakers by Royal Appointment. In 2004 it was converted into housing, offices and workshops. A plaque explaining its history is reproduced here: LinkExternal link

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Housing, Dwellings Business, Retail, Services City, Town centre Primary Subject: Factory other tags: Former Cutlery Works Former Organ Factory Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SK3586, 1258 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
A J Paxton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 2 July, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 8 July, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 3576 8666 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:22.5356N 1:27.8369W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 35789 86668
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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