Description and History of Site:-
By 1852 Ibbotson Bros of the Globe Works (qv) also occupied Globe Steel Works (qv) in Cross Smithfield. Circa 1861 they moved to Russell Street and in 1882 bought the adjoining Sheffield Workhouse in Alma Street dating from 1829. The rendered block on Alma Street is all that remained in 1994 of the workhouse. The Works one of two owned by Richardsons makers of Laser kitchen knives in 1994. Extant in 2014 "Globe Steel Works" in relief on gable end. Occupied by AW Tools Europe Ltd in 2015.
Further Reading and References:-A Guide to the Industrial History of South Yorkshire Derek Baylis Ed AIA 1995 H14a
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Key Words :- edge tool manufacture workhouse
Address :- 24 Alma Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 8SA
Grid Ref :- SK 35271 88091
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.388487 , Long -1.471138
Local Authority :- Sheffield City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site in industrial use
Contributor :- IHS Database - 15 October 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © IHS Database
Grid Ref :- SK 35271 88091
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.388487 , Long -1.471138
Local Authority :- Sheffield City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site in industrial use
Contributor :- IHS Database - 15 October 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © IHS Database