George Barnsley Cornish Works, Sheffield, May 2011

[captain cave man]

This place is well nice a big thanks to Blueink top job on info you gave me :thumb.

This place is bigger than it looks from the outside MUCH BIGGER !, Ooooozing with goodness from one of the biggest stores to line drive shafts......iwe were in for hours and i still want to go back (and will).....history has been done in bits and bobs so on with the pics.

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Very fine grinding wheels....Knife sharpening !

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2 nice spinning frames.....with an over head line drive shaft

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Handles.

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Think this crane is not telling the truth some how !

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Hand written logs well nice find

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Rest easy old friend......in time we will all be with you.

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A look into the air raid shelters under the works, we came across 2 air filtration units hand driven.

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hope you liked.....there must be more to this place.

link below now to full report and as much history as i can find/cross reference etc with lots more pictures too...

George Barnsley & Sons....Full report (http://nick-myurbex.blogspot.com/2011/05/george-barnsley-sons-cornish-works.html)

[Nicola]

You have got some fab pictures there sir! :thumb

[JIM123]

My No1 favourite place! I've been 3 times now & am still finding things I had missed.
Beautiful place, captured well in your photos :thumb

[coops]

Good work Nick ...... Did you get a close up shot of the plaque please mate ?

[Mutilated_Pixie]

Nice one CCm, could a lil one tag along on your revisit pretty please

[SilentHill]

I need to return here soon. One of the best explores I have done :thumb

Nice one mate.

[mr beardy]

I second what MP said :)

[yorkietommo]

Nice stuff. Love the shelving shot.

Couldn't get in here last time we went, only got into Wharncliffe works which was a little bit pigeon infested!

[captain cave man]

Good work Nick ...... Did you get a close up shot of the plaque please mate ?

hi m8, follow the link at the bottom of the report i have just put on.......

[ROYALBOB]

Quality pics fella, got to try and crack it soon!

[Satsukisan]

It really is a cracking place!

[Clough]

Yeah its a grand old place, nice meeting you on the way out

[KingElvis]

Great stuff, love it.

[blueink]

awswome set dude and no bother on the info always happy to kelp a fellow splorer :thumb

[AllFallD0wn]

Anyone want to do this in a while? I've been to the AP but my mates were too scared to go in, and I don't relish the thought of solo exploring ;)

[jST]

Anyone want to do this in a while? I've been to the AP but my mates were too scared to go in, and I don't relish the thought of solo exploring ;)

Scared of what?? You need to knock 'em into shape.

[Downlow]

Ghosts?

[converse1]

Tis a beautiful place. :thumb