Description

SHEFFIELD

SK38NE WORKSOP ROAD
784-1/6/799 (South West side)
13/06/88 No.26
The Britannia Public House

II

House, now public house. Dated 1772, with mid C19 and early
C20 alterations and additions. Colourwashed brick with
rendered left gable and steep pitched slate roof with 4 gable
stacks, one of them external, and a single lateral stack.
3 storeys; 2 window range. Double range plan. Two C20
casements with splayed lintels and above, two 12 pane sashes.
Below, an early C20 single storey addition with wooden
pilastered front with blocking course. Central smaller Tudor
arched window flanked by single 3-light windows. To right, a
set back door. Right gable has the date 1772 in raised
brickwork. 2 storey addition to right has a C20 2-light
casement and below, two 4 pane sashes.
INTERIOR has public bar refitted mid and late C20.
This building was the home of Benjamin Huntsman, inventor of
crucible steel making. His first commercial workshop was
probably at this site.

Listing NGR: SK3802988847

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26546232

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Recommended Books

• 
  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)