Our journey today is to explore Kellum Island in Sheffield once the Beating Heart of Industry Kellum island is one of Sheffield’s oldest man manufacturing sites formed over 900 years ago when a stream was diverted to power a nearby Mill this man-made Island was at the very Forefront of the Industrial Revolution in the 1900s but as times changed industrial activity moved away leaving the remains of numerous Cutlery and steel Works factories and workshops along lanes that cross the river Dawn it’s these buildings that give the area its distinct charm except
Now they house everything from Indie shopping arcades and food halls to micro breweries and galleries while striking street art intersperses the spaces in between several residential developments have helped breath new life into the Kellum Island along with an array of unique and vibrant independent pubs bars cafes shops and restaurants where these
Businesses have thrived more have followed in Kellum Island has steadily transitioned into one of the most exciting parts of Sheffield and according to timeout magazine and the Sunday Times is now considered one of the coolest neighborhoods in the UK and even the World Kellum Island Museum with its iconic besser converter and Europe’s largest working steam engine on display Kellum Island Museum stands a proud reminder of the Sheffield’s industrial history and is great place to learn more about this significant Heritage it’s also home to the mighty 12,000 horsepower River Dawn engine the most powerful working steam engine in Europe while outside you’ll be greeted by one of the few few remaining besser converters in the [Applause] World O in this journey we also visit the famous bridge in the area Ball Street Bridge Ball Street Bridge is a Victorian bridge over the river Dawn that links Kellum Island in nepen since 2020 the bridge has been pedestrianized becoming a place where people sit and relax when the sun is [Applause] out O [Applause] W Oh