Not been able to get out and about much recently and locally here in Sheffield there's not much new to explore. This is nothing too exciting but it's not been reported on as far as I'm aware so here goes. G.H. White & Co Ltd/EON works is situated on Earl Street in the Cultural Industries Quarter of Sheffield. Axis Architecture are planning to demolish it and construct a new five-storey building containing 129 studios and apartments so it might not be around for much longer.
The former heat treatment works served Sheffield's metals industry, in particular the cutlery trade. It opened in 1939 and G.H. White was first incorporated in 1941. Shortly after the works were apparently damaged during the blitz. After that the history on the place gets a bit sketchy. Although Eon works has been empty for some time the company now trades as 'Special Steel Co' out of their new premises on Bacon Lane (S9).
Here’s the pix.
Stylish but simple façade:
img5588 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img5620 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Bit of Andy Warhol-style street art:
img5589 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Peeling paint porn:
img5590 by HughieDW, on Flickr
External wall shot:
img5622 by HughieDW, on Flickr
All shuttered up on the street side:
img5586 by HughieDW, on Flickr
And the other side too:
img5591 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The new and the old:
img5621 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img5598 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Inside is a bit bare:
img5592bw by HughieDW, on Flickr
img5619 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Apart from a bit of nature that has come in:
img5593 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Some of the old pipe-work:
img5596 by HughieDW, on Flickr
This reminds me of the Hacienda nightclub in Manchester:
img5597 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Some old lifting gear:
img5609 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Factory floor:
img5615 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Factory wall:
img5617 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The former heat treatment works served Sheffield's metals industry, in particular the cutlery trade. It opened in 1939 and G.H. White was first incorporated in 1941. Shortly after the works were apparently damaged during the blitz. After that the history on the place gets a bit sketchy. Although Eon works has been empty for some time the company now trades as 'Special Steel Co' out of their new premises on Bacon Lane (S9).
Here’s the pix.
Stylish but simple façade:
Bit of Andy Warhol-style street art:
Peeling paint porn:
External wall shot:
All shuttered up on the street side:
And the other side too:
The new and the old:
Inside is a bit bare:
Apart from a bit of nature that has come in:
Some of the old pipe-work:
This reminds me of the Hacienda nightclub in Manchester:
Some old lifting gear:
Factory floor:
Factory wall:
