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  Kelham Island Museum -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Kelham Island Museum is an industrial museum in (additional info and facts about The City of Sheffield) The City of Sheffield, (A division of the United Kingdom) England.
The museum houses exhibitions on science and Sheffield industry, including examples of reconstructed little mesters' workshops and England's only surviving (A refractory-lined furnace used to convert pig iron into steel by the Bessemer process) Bessemer converter.
The Kelham Island Museum is situated next to the famous Fat Cat (Tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals) public house, which is one of two public houses owned by the independent (additional info and facts about Kelham Island Brewery) Kelham Island Brewery.
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 Kelham Island Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kelham Island Museum is an industrial museum in The City of Sheffield, England.
The museum gives tours to local schools and has regular demonstrations of the 1905 River Don Engine, a 12,000 horsepower (9 MW) steam engine, which originally powered a local armour plate rolling mill.
The Kelham Island Museum is situated next to the famous Fat Cat public house, which is one of two public houses owned by the independent Kelham Island Brewery.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kelham_Island_Museum   (166 words)

  
 NEH 2000 Summer Seminar - Site Visit #5
Kelham Island Industrial Museum, Sheffield Tour of Museum, including 12,000HP steam engine (in steam at 11.00 a.m.) and "Little Mesters" craft workshops in which industrial crafts associated with Sheffield are still practised.
Kelham Island Industrial Museum celebrates the technological history of Sheffield, tells the story of Sheffield products and the industries which produced them and is a permanent tribute to the skill and industry of Sheffield's crafts people.
The island reputedly got its name from the town armourer, Kellam Homer, who is known to have had a grinding workshop on this mill-race in 1637.
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 Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust - Kelham Island Museum, Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Shepherd Wheel - Kelham Island ...
Kelham Island Museum was opened in 1982 to house the objects, pictures and archive material representing Sheffield's industrial story.
Located in one of the city's oldest industrial districts, the Museum stands on a man-made island over 900 years old.
Inside the Museum buildings, you can witness the sights and sounds of industrial Sheffield through our exhibitions, working machinery, activity areas and event days.
www.simt.co.uk /kelham   (283 words)

  
 Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield, Yorkshire and Humberside - lastminute.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield, Yorkshire and Humberside - lastminute.com
Money from the Heritage Lottery Fund helped to refurbish the museum in 2003 and its updated galleries offer a wealth of information about the effects of the steel industry and how it thrust Sheffield into the global economy.
Among the displays are a knife with 365 retractable blades and the mighty River Don Steam Engine, which used to run the rolling mills to turn out steel plate.
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 Kelham Island Museum - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Kelham Island Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Kelham Island Museum - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Kelham Island Museum.
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 Made In Sheffield - Landmarks
This working museum, opened in 1982, detailing Sheffield's industrial heritage includes a display of "made in Sheffield" products, plus traditional Sheffield craftsmen at work in reconstructed Little Mesters workshops.
The 12,000 horse power River Don engine - which can be seen 'in steam' - is the most powerful working steam engine in Europe and used to power a rolling mill making armour plate.
Kelham Island Industrial Museum, Alma Street, Sheffield S3.
www.made-in-sheffield.com /Places/landmark.asp?PlaceName=KelhamMuseum   (101 words)

  
 Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield - Wood View B&B   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Slightly off the beaten track in this old district but well worth a visit none the less, this museum is a hark back to when Sheffield ruled the industrial roost.
There are many exhibitions here displaying Sheffield’s steel making heritage and also working machinery to give you an insight into the terrible conditions faced by workers at the time.
The island itself dates back over 900 years whilst the museum opened in 1982.
www.woodviewbandb.com /yorkshire/kelham-island-museum.htm   (103 words)

  
 BBC - Legacies - Work - England - South Yorkshire - What now for Sheffield’s Little Mesters? - Article Page 4
Peter and Mick can be seen working at the museum providing visitors with the opportunity to view the processes and skills involved in their work.
His skills and craftsmanship are unique and it is a matter of concern at Kelham Island Museum as to how to preserve and record these processes.
A DVD is currently being produced by Zoe Rick and Paul Hemmingfield to provide the museum with a catalogued video record of the Little Mesters at work.
www.bbc.co.uk /legacies/work/england/south_yorkshire/article_4.shtml   (383 words)

  
 Kelham Island Industrial Museum Sheffield
Kelham Island Industrial Museum tells the story of the industrial past of Sheffield.
Special Events at Kelham Island within Sheffield Events Pages.
There are plenty of opportunities for children to get their hands on creative processes including science, technology, computing, geography, the environment and creative arts.
www.sheffieldontheinternet.co.uk /kelham.html   (173 words)

  
 Kelham Island Museum -Sheffield,uk,information,info,facts,guides,what's on,entertainment,gigs,events,Latest events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
See the working "Little Mester" craftsmen exhibiting traditional 'Made in Sheffield' skills, visit the Victorians in Sheffield to find out what life was like in this period of dramtic change including the Sheffield Flood, and for younger children the "Melting Shop" combines play and learning in a specially designed environment.
Museum cafe open from 11am selling hot and cold drinks, light snacks, crisps, chocolate and ice creams
Plenty of on-site parking available free of charge for all museum patrons.
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 Karl's Photographic Extravaganza   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Sheffield and District / Kelham Island Industrial Museum
Kelham Island Museum is based around Sheffield's steel and silver plate industry.
Some of these pictures have been processed as it was quite dark, so may look a bit odd.
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 Articles - Steel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
When the American polar explorer Robert Peary shipped the largest piece of the meteorite to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City in 1897, it still weighed over 33 tons.
(An early converter can still be seen at the city's Kelham Island Museum).
In the Bessemer process, molten pig iron from the blast furnace was charged into a large crucible, and then air was blown through the molten iron from below, igniting the dissolved carbon.
www.seekj.com /articles/Steel   (3788 words)

  
 Kelham Island Industrial Museum, Sheffield
Kehlham Island Industrial Museum in Alma Street (Sheffield 3) exhibits steel and silverware dating from three centuries.
Craftspeople can be seen at work in the "Little Mesters" workshop.
A 1,200-hp steam engine is another of the museum's special attractions.
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 Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield - Yorkshire - UK Attraction
Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield - Yorkshire - UK Attraction
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 Hotels Kelham Island Museum
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Please note that all distances are approximate and as the crow flies.
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 Kelham Island Museum Attraction, Sheffield, South Yorkshire bordering
Kelham Island Museum Attraction, Sheffield, South Yorkshire bordering
Kelham Island Museum is an Attraction in Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield, S3 8RY
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 Kelham Island Museum - Sheffield - Reviews of Kelham Island Museum - TripAdvisor
Kelham Island Museum - Sheffield - Reviews of Kelham Island Museum - TripAdvisor
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 Kelham Island Museum, an Attraction in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Search for South Yorkshire Attractions.
Kelham Island Museum is in Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Visit the BBC Shop or the British Museum shop, browse Past Times.
Keep healthy with the Boots online shop or Express Chemist or find most things at Harrods or John Lewis.com.
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 Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield | MyTravelGuide.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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 Kelham Island Museum: Waterscape.com
Kelham Island Museum is a living and working Museum set on an island in the River Don near the centre of Sheffield.
It tells the story of Sheffield over the last two centuries, including its metaphoric rise to becoming Steel Capital of the World.
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 Sheffnet - Sheffnet Search Directory: Kelham Island Museum
Sheffnet - Sheffnet Search Directory: Kelham Island Museum
Open all year round from Monday to Thursday 10am-4pm and Sundays 11am-4.45pm.
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 Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust - Kelham Island Museum, Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Shepherd Wheel - Welcome Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust - Kelham Island Museum, Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Shepherd Wheel - Welcome Page
Click on the links above to visit the three museum sections of the site.
Click on the small images to open a larger version in a new window.
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 Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust, Kelham Island Museum Sheffield, attraction and tourist information
Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust, Kelham Island Museum Sheffield, attraction and tourist information
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 OMH Ratings - Kelham Island Museum Ale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
RATINGS AS OF 4th of October 2005 - Kelham Island Museum Ale
Brewed by: Kelham Island Brewery, Sheffield, S. Yorkshire
Rated at: Autumn festival & travels 2003, August-October 2003
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