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Not been able to get out and about much recently and locally here in Sheffield there's not much new to explore. This is nothing too exciting but it's not been reported on as far as I'm aware so here goes. G.H. White & Co Ltd/EON works is situated on Earl Street in the Cultural Industries Quarter of Sheffield. Axis Architecture are planning to demolish it and construct a new five-storey building containing 129 studios and apartments so it might not be around for much longer.
The former heat treatment works served Sheffield's metals industry, in particular the cutlery trade. It opened in 1939 and G.H. White was first incorporated in 1941. Shortly after the works were apparently damaged during the blitz. After that the history on the place gets a bit sketchy. Although Eon works has been empty for some time the company now trades as 'Special Steel Co' out of their new premises on Bacon Lane (S9).
Here’s the pix.
Stylish but simple façade:
img5588 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img5620 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Bit of Andy Warhol-style street art:
img5589 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Peeling paint ****:
img5590 by HughieDW, on Flickr
External wall shot:
img5622 by HughieDW, on Flickr
All shuttered up on the street side:
img5586 by HughieDW, on Flickr
And the other side too:
img5591 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The new and the old:
img5621 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img5598 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Inside is a bit bare:
img5592bw by HughieDW, on Flickr
img5619 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Apart from a bit of nature that has come in:
img5593 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Some of the old pipe-work:
img5596 by HughieDW, on Flickr
This reminds me of the Hacienda nightclub in Manchester:
img5597 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Some old lifting gear:
img5609 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Factory floor:
img5615 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Factory wall:
img5617 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Thanks for looking!
The former heat treatment works served Sheffield's metals industry, in particular the cutlery trade. It opened in 1939 and G.H. White was first incorporated in 1941. Shortly after the works were apparently damaged during the blitz. After that the history on the place gets a bit sketchy. Although Eon works has been empty for some time the company now trades as 'Special Steel Co' out of their new premises on Bacon Lane (S9).
Here’s the pix.
Stylish but simple façade:
img5588 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg5620 by HughieDW, on FlickrBit of Andy Warhol-style street art:
img5589 by HughieDW, on FlickrPeeling paint ****:
img5590 by HughieDW, on FlickrExternal wall shot:
img5622 by HughieDW, on FlickrAll shuttered up on the street side:
img5586 by HughieDW, on FlickrAnd the other side too:
img5591 by HughieDW, on FlickrThe new and the old:
img5621 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg5598 by HughieDW, on FlickrInside is a bit bare:
img5592bw by HughieDW, on Flickrimg5619 by HughieDW, on FlickrApart from a bit of nature that has come in:
img5593 by HughieDW, on FlickrSome of the old pipe-work:
img5596 by HughieDW, on FlickrThis reminds me of the Hacienda nightclub in Manchester:
img5597 by HughieDW, on FlickrSome old lifting gear:
img5609 by HughieDW, on FlickrFactory floor:
img5615 by HughieDW, on FlickrFactory wall:
img5617 by HughieDW, on FlickrThanks for looking!
