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Entrance gateway to Thomas Firth and Sons Siemens Department

A Grade II Listed Building in Burngreave, Sheffield

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Latitude: 53.3936 / 53°23'37"N

Longitude: -1.4471 / 1°26'49"W

OS Eastings: 436866

OS Northings: 388675

OS Grid: SK368886

Mapcode National: GBR 9NF.98

Mapcode Global: WHDDH.RY3R

Plus Code: 9C5W9HV3+F5

Entry Name: Entrance gateway to Thomas Firth and Sons Siemens Department

Listing Date: 25 March 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1247193

English Heritage Legacy ID: 456481

ID on this website: 101247193

Location: Burngreave, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S4

County: Sheffield

Electoral Ward/Division: Burngreave

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Sheffield

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): South Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Ellesmere St Peter

Church of England Diocese: Sheffield

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This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 11 October 2022 to correct a typo in the name and address

SK38NE
784-1/6/644

SHEFFIELD
SAVILE STREET EAST (North West side)
Entrance gateway to Thomas Firth & Sons Siemens Dept

25/03/86

II

Entrance gateway to former steelworks. c1900. Rusticated ashlar. Plinth and flat coping. Carriage arch with segmental head and multiple keystones, with a doorway below. On either side, a recessed panel with keystone lintel, and above a window. All openings now filled with C20 railings. Below the coping is the inscription " Thos Firth & Sons Ltd Siemens Dept". This was the entrance to the Norfolk (steel) Melting Shop of this famous company. The name refers to the use of the Siemens open-hearth process, which was by 1900 the usual method of making steel in bulk. Sheffield's large scale steel industry was largely relocated in this area from the mid C19 onwards.

(Derry TK & William TI: A Short History of Technology: Oxford: 1960-: 484).

Listing NGR: SK3686688675

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