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Report - Cannon Brewery, Sheffield. August 2014

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stainlessmike

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Considering this site is a walk-in it's still a great place to visit. Plenty of interest and great artwork. It's a big old site to explore, so in-between torrential rain and beautiful sunshine (A typical day in Yorkshire) I did my best to get it all covered. A work mates father worked at Cannon some years back, and when he saw these pictures he was mortified at the transformation in his old workplace. I was last here just a matter of months ago and the place has gone downhill in that short space of time. A fine example of being present in the flow of time, every time these places are documented they've changed for the worse.
As a matter of interest to Blades fans the brewery was used as a shooting location for 'When Saturday comes' the fairly piss poor Sean Bean footy romp back in the 90's

History
William Stones had started brewing in 1847 in Sheffield with Joseph Watts. Following Watts' death in 1854 Stones continued brewing by himself. In 1868 he purchased the lease of the Neepsend Brewery, and renamed it the Cannon Brewery, and he continued to brew there until his death in 1894. Stones' success saw him die as one of the richest men in Sheffield, although he lived a modest life. The company was taken over by Bass in 1968, then in 2000 Bass sold its brewing operations to the Belgian brewer Interbrew who were ordered by the Competition Commission to sell the Stones brand. In 2002, the brand was purchased by the American Coors Brewing Company, who merged to become Molson Coors in 2005.


EXTERIOR SHOT OF THE BREWERY IN BETWEEN DOWNPOURS
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IT'S A BIG OLD SITE
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LIKE THE SOUND OF THE 'TANK BEER DEPT'
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STILL A COUPLE OF UNBROKEN PANES!
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ER BOSS, YOU KNOW YOU SAID PUT THE TRAILER SOMEWHERE SAFE...
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SOMETHING SLIGHTLY SINISTER ABOUT THIS SCENE
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TOASTY. PHLEGM GETS EVERYWHERE...
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SMASHED GLASS PORN
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THE BRIEFEST GLINT OF SUNSHINE
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INTERIOR
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LOTS OF SPACE IN THIS GAFF
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'COLOR' A VERY BUSY TALENTED FELLA
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THIS ROOM ALSO DOUBLED AS SOME POOR BUGGERS BEDROOM
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ALL THE HAPPY MOMENTS BREWED UP IN THIS ROOM!
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OH! DEAR..
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THERE'S A NOVELTY, INTACT GLASS
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BACK-UP MICKEY… WIND YER NECK IN.
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THIS STAIRCASE HAS REACHED CELEBRITY STATUS THROUGH 28DAYSLATER
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THE WORT RECEIVER ROOM, WHAT A FINE PLACE THAT MUST HAVE BEEN
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VERY APPROPRIATE ARTWORK FOR A BREWERY
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'DEM BONES'
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SPITTING FEATHERS
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THE ROOFTOP RATTY GUARDIAN
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FROM THE ROOF THERES A PANORAMIC VIEW
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KEEP SAFE, ADMIT NOTHING, STAY FREE!

Don't forget to bring your eyes! :thumb
 
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Telf

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Some excellent images there, If it's now a walk in I'm going back to steel city, we had a bit of a climb to get in here :thumb
 

ACID- REFLUX

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Always nice place this, nicely shot by the way SM :thumb

Think it"s the only place i didn"t visit in Sheff" this weekend :)

The Toasty "Graff" is some of Phlegm"s work

Was wondering the other day if the active "Bedroom" was still being used by the main gate ? The-Raw walked in and shit his self......someones living here :eek::D
 

The_Raw

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Really nice shots there, must be one of the best spots for graff in the UK and it looks like there's a few new bits gone up since I visited with AR, nice report :thumb

Was wondering the other day if the active "Bedroom" was still being used by the main gate ? The-Raw walked in and shit his self......someones living here :eek::D

Haha I'd forgotten about that, pulled back the curtain half expecting to find a junkie curled up in bed but they must've been out picking up their meds thankfully :D
 

LJA

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Really nice shots there, must be one of the best spots for graff in the UK and it looks like there's a few new bits gone up since I visited with AR, nice report :thumb



Haha I'd forgotten about that, pulled back the curtain half expecting to find a junkie curled up in bed but they must've been out picking up their meds thankfully :D

Can anyone share anymore information on the guy living there, thinking of going here later in the week. Equally if I know someones living there I don't particularly want to disturb him when my and the boys go. He'll get a fright with our ugly mugs
 

ZerO81

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Considering its a well traveled site, you have managed to capture some new angles on the place. Great set of shots they are too :thumb
 

dweeb

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Place has taken a battering!!

The cellars are the best bit of the place for sure, did you venture down there?
 

stainlessmike

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Hi dweeb,
Yes went into the gloomy cellars, knee deep in some places with old malt or some by-product of brewing by the looks of it (or a millennia of pidgeon crap) very dusty. If you're venturing down there a mask and a torch are a must. Always packed away in the 'splore bag along with gloves, lenses, tripod, anti-bacterial gel (wus), batterys and spice (confectionary for non Sheffielders).
 

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