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History
George Barnsley and Sons Ltd. (founded 1836) They were in Cornish Place on the Don and specialised in forge filing and cutting tools for leather workers and shoe makers. One George Barnsley was Master Cutler in 1883.:
George Barnsley and Son is listed in the 1837 Sheffield directory as a file manufacture situated on Wheeldon Street, The 1849 listing records a move to Cornhill and the 1852 to Cornesh works Cornesh street they had by this time also increased there product range to include steel files, shoe and butchers knives.
They are again listed in 1944 as manufactures of files and blades shoe knives and leather workers tools.
In the 1948 listing the business had become George Barnsley and Son Ltd
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George Barnsley's is a place that I've wanted to visit with the guys I explore with for quite a while now. We've scoped it out almost every weekend looking for a way in. Every time we've spotted something, as soon as we arranged to meet and got there, it had been sealed. One of our friends had been before but the entry point that he had used has been bricked up for years now.
We'd ended up in the BMW place next door as well as an old bodyshop even on the morning of this explore! After being disappointed so many times we'd decided on one final way in which a tip-off confirmed. Finally, we were in! After meeting someone else inside, we also ended up with a much easier way out! Thanks!
Spent a good few hours here, so nice to see somewhere that hasn't been trashed.
History
George Barnsley and Sons Ltd. (founded 1836) They were in Cornish Place on the Don and specialised in forge filing and cutting tools for leather workers and shoe makers. One George Barnsley was Master Cutler in 1883.:
George Barnsley and Son is listed in the 1837 Sheffield directory as a file manufacture situated on Wheeldon Street, The 1849 listing records a move to Cornhill and the 1852 to Cornesh works Cornesh street they had by this time also increased there product range to include steel files, shoe and butchers knives.
They are again listed in 1944 as manufactures of files and blades shoe knives and leather workers tools.
In the 1948 listing the business had become George Barnsley and Son Ltd
Report
George Barnsley's is a place that I've wanted to visit with the guys I explore with for quite a while now. We've scoped it out almost every weekend looking for a way in. Every time we've spotted something, as soon as we arranged to meet and got there, it had been sealed. One of our friends had been before but the entry point that he had used has been bricked up for years now.
We'd ended up in the BMW place next door as well as an old bodyshop even on the morning of this explore! After being disappointed so many times we'd decided on one final way in which a tip-off confirmed. Finally, we were in! After meeting someone else inside, we also ended up with a much easier way out! Thanks!
Spent a good few hours here, so nice to see somewhere that hasn't been trashed.