2021
SK3586 : Columbia Place, Sheffield
taken 3 years ago, near to Sheffield, England
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:
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