Wednesday 16th November 2016 7:30 ‘Sheffield Castle and Sheffield Manor Lodge – Myths, Misconceptions and Mysteries. An Inside View’ by Ron Clayton.Much Stuff and Nonsense is going the rounds regarding our yet to be unearthed castle – like Sheffield’s lost structure – it’s time the myths and misconceptions shared the same fate – demolition. Entry […]
Monday 31st October 2016 7:30pm Halloween Special Event Dr Clarke has been collating stories about the mysterious underground tunnels that, according to folklore, are supposed to link various historic places in the city centre including the Castle, Manor Lodge, Cathedral, Old Queen’s Head, etc. Some of these tunnel legends also have ghost stories attached to […]
Wednesday 19th October 2016 7:30 Anna will tell us the story of Portland Works, which was recently saved from conversion into flats. It is a surviving example of an ‘integrated cutlery works’ where all the processes took place on one site, and is still in use by metal tradespeople. It’s important too because the very […]
Wednesday 21st September 2016 7:30 A story of how one man’s enthusiasm and dedication has grown into an internationally important material record of tool making, cutlery manufacture and silversmithing from Sheffield, together with complementary material from Britain and the rest of the world. This collection of over 100,000 artefacts is unique in that it combines […]