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Nice report we stopped here this morning but unfortunately didn't find a way insideI was a bit surprised to find that the last set of photos from here was a full two years ago by @HughieD - I was in the area after a couple of busts further south and as @CookieRaider had mentioned to me that he'd never been and more than heavily hinted he'd like to see it if possible, we decided to spring an impromptu unplanned visit to one of the all time great locations. My one other visit was way back in January 2015, more than eight years prior, and if I'm honest I was more than happy to go back because it's such a lovely place.
Access here is always interesting to find and tends to change a fair bit from what I recall, although it is relatively simple at the moment if you know where to look and don't mind a squeeze and being a bit blatant. We turned up with no idea on the current state of play and managed to work it out by eliminating all other options - in the eight or so years that passed between my previous visit and now all sorts of renovation and conversion works have happened to the buildings surrounding it and it's changed so much compared to my hazy memories from 2015 so the previous route I used definitely wasn't an option!
The buildings are more decayed, more rotten and more messy now however it's still so good, it's genuinely like stepping into another world in here. There are a few locations that have stood the test of time for many years despite getting more ruined yet are still considered all-time greats - the likes of Tone Mills Dyehouse, St. Joseph's Seminary, etc - and this place is undoubtedly one of them and will be remembered fondly when it's gone, whenever that might be.
I was happy enough to go back in and of itself but I also managed to find numerous little areas I hadn't shot back in 2015 as well as find a hidden in plain sight staircase that led to the roof of one of the outlying buildings providing an awesome view over the whole factory, and an awesome view of us for the office workers in the building overlooking the roof no doubt.
History from @HughieD 's post, in case you've somehow been living under a rock all this time.
These stairs up to the fourth floor looked so sketchy underneath now that we didn't even try them, the ones getting up to the third floor were bad enough at the top.
Thanks for looking
I was a bit surprised to find that the last set of photos from here was a full two years ago by @HughieD - I was in the area after a couple of busts further south and as @CookieRaider had mentioned to me that he'd never been and more than heavily hinted he'd like to see it if possible, we decided to spring an impromptu unplanned visit to one of the all time great locations. My one other visit was way back in January 2015, more than eight years prior, and if I'm honest I was more than happy to go back because it's such a lovely place.
Access here is always interesting to find and tends to change a fair bit from what I recall, although it is relatively simple at the moment if you know where to look and don't mind a squeeze and being a bit blatant. We turned up with no idea on the current state of play and managed to work it out by eliminating all other options - in the eight or so years that passed between my previous visit and now all sorts of renovation and conversion works have happened to the buildings surrounding it and it's changed so much compared to my hazy memories from 2015 so the previous route I used definitely wasn't an option!
The buildings are more decayed, more rotten and more messy now however it's still so good, it's genuinely like stepping into another world in here. There are a few locations that have stood the test of time for many years despite getting more ruined yet are still considered all-time greats - the likes of Tone Mills Dyehouse, St. Joseph's Seminary, etc - and this place is undoubtedly one of them and will be remembered fondly when it's gone, whenever that might be.
I was happy enough to go back in and of itself but I also managed to find numerous little areas I hadn't shot back in 2015 as well as find a hidden in plain sight staircase that led to the roof of one of the outlying buildings providing an awesome view over the whole factory, and an awesome view of us for the office workers in the building overlooking the roof no doubt.
History from @HughieD 's post, in case you've somehow been living under a rock all this time.
These stairs up to the fourth floor looked so sketchy underneath now that we didn't even try them, the ones getting up to the third floor were bad enough at the top.
Thanks for looking
Hi mookster. I'm developing a walking trail app to commemorate the life of Sheffield knife maker Stan Shaw and Sheffield's cutlery heritage. It includes Cornish Street and the George Barnsley Cornish Works building. I love your photos of the building and wondered if I might be able to include a couple of them - with credit of course. Many thanks, StephenI was a bit surprised to find that the last set of photos from here was a full two years ago by @HughieD - I was in the area after a couple of busts further south and as @CookieRaider had mentioned to me that he'd never been and more than heavily hinted he'd like to see it if possible, we decided to spring an impromptu unplanned visit to one of the all time great locations. My one other visit was way back in January 2015, more than eight years prior, and if I'm honest I was more than happy to go back because it's such a lovely place.
Access here is always interesting to find and tends to change a fair bit from what I recall, although it is relatively simple at the moment if you know where to look and don't mind a squeeze and being a bit blatant. We turned up with no idea on the current state of play and managed to work it out by eliminating all other options - in the eight or so years that passed between my previous visit and now all sorts of renovation and conversion works have happened to the buildings surrounding it and it's changed so much compared to my hazy memories from 2015 so the previous route I used definitely wasn't an option!
The buildings are more decayed, more rotten and more messy now however it's still so good, it's genuinely like stepping into another world in here. There are a few locations that have stood the test of time for many years despite getting more ruined yet are still considered all-time greats - the likes of Tone Mills Dyehouse, St. Joseph's Seminary, etc - and this place is undoubtedly one of them and will be remembered fondly when it's gone, whenever that might be.
I was happy enough to go back in and of itself but I also managed to find numerous little areas I hadn't shot back in 2015 as well as find a hidden in plain sight staircase that led to the roof of one of the outlying buildings providing an awesome view over the whole factory, and an awesome view of us for the office workers in the building overlooking the roof no doubt.
History from @HughieD 's post, in case you've somehow been living under a rock all this time.
These stairs up to the fourth floor looked so sketchy underneath now that we didn't even try them, the ones getting up to the third floor were bad enough at the top.
Thanks for looking
