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Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet

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Restored from buildings and machinery dating back to 1714, this museum in Sheffield gives us a look at life as a steel worker in the 18th century, but the site itself on the River Sheaf is a scheduled ancient monument that has been used for forging iron and other types of metal work since the 13th century.

The entrance to the village - Michael of course is wearing an appropriate hat...
Exploring a worker's tiny cottage
On the wall in the worker's cottage - seemed so appropriate - it must have been a hard life especially in the bitter winters.
The cottage kitchen
The Big Cheese stamping the payslips
A view of the village
I have no idea what this enormous thing does but I loved the artsy fartsy colours of the pic!
More artsy fartsy colours....Impressive machinery!
The place where they measure out ingredients... I think. But again, the colours....
The Chief Engineer explaining stuff to a couple of floozies that happened to be walking by...

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