LeadFarmer Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 I drive past this quite often but have never stopped to inspect it. Looks like a type of post box, but does anyone know what it is exactly? (please dont say a yellow grit bin) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unrecordings Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 yup - transformer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listed_buildings_in_Sheffield_S11#/media/File:Electric_Transformer,_Greystones_Rd,_Sheffield.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 See Hilldwellers post here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Does it still do anything? And when it did, what did it do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old rider Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 On 26/03/2017 at 09:18, Athy said: Does it still do anything? And when it did, what did it do? I don't think it will do anything today. The Sheffield electricity system has changed a lot over the years. As an apprentice electrician in a steelworks, early 1960's, we had one area that was supplied with 2 phase electricity until the YEB notified the company that they would stop generating this type of supply at Blackburn Meadows. We had to replace or rewind all the motors on the machines and all the switch gear to use the more common 3 phase system of supply. This type of problem occurred because every town and city originally had their own power station so they could adopt their own supply voltage. I remember in the 1950's Sheffield domestic supply was 200 volts and was then changed to the national 240 volt supply. Every house had their lamps changed and any electric heaters we had were fitted with new elements by the YEB to enable the change. However Laycock Engineering, Archer Road factory never changed from 200 / 360 volt as they had their own sub station and would have to pay for the machine conversions themselves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterwarr Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 There is another of these transformers at the top of Storth Lane in Ranmoor -- also a listed "building". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeadFarmer Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 Thanks for the answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin72 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 The Converter at Ranmoor has recently been restored by a local group. I'm looking at the prospect of doing the same for the one at Greystones with a group I'm involved with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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