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1884 Engravings


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Scanned from a Harpers magazine article dated 1884. A 16 page article; the first half generally about Sheffield and second half about the cutlery industry. I don't know if I can post the whole article but I will try on the weekend. For now, I hope you enjoy a selection of engravings. Does anyone recognise the building in the second engraving... maybe one of the big firms Wostenholm or Rodgers perhaps?

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Does anyone recognise the building in the second engraving... maybe one of the big firms Wostenholm or Rodgers perhaps?

Joseph Rodgers and Sons, Norfolk Street but I only do Pubs ... probably ... lol

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Rodgers and Sons, Norfolk Street - frontage 150 feet, three storeys plus basement.

Cutlery display room 45 feet long by 21 feet 6 inches.

Silver and plated articles display 54 feet by 20

from Illustrated Guide to Sheffield - Pawson and Brailsford (1862)

S'pose we need to know when it was built ...

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Thanks again for the information. I'm not sure when Rodgers moved to No. 6 Norfolk street but I have that information at home. I'm working at the moment ;-) The 'current' showrooms and offices were build in 1860 I believe.

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In 1730s the company was based in Sycamore street. After 1775, it gradually expanded to a nearby block of buildings and was based at No 6 Norfolk street. By 1850s the works consisted of a full block bounded by Norfolk, Flat, Milk and Sycamore streets. The 'new' showrooms were built in 1862. Under 5 Sovereigns (web material) reports 1860 as the year for the construction of the new showrooms.

Source Geoffrey Tweedale, The Sheffield Knife Book (1995)

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