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Adam Gatti
Sheffield City Council. https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/home/planning-development/conservation-areas/kelham-island
History
History
Kelham Island was created in the 1800s. There was significant development of back-to-back houses in the 1850s. During the 1900s the back-to-back housing was cleared to build industrial buildings. In the 1980s the area suffered with high street crime. The first regeneration of Kelham Island took place with the museum opening in the 1980s. In 1985 the Industrial Conservation Zone was created.
The property is situated in the Kelham Island Industrial Conservation Area. The land also falls under the Kelham Neepsend Action Plan 2008-2018. The property is not listed.
The Kelham Neepsend Action Plan provides guidance in relation to the refurbishment and development of buildings in the area. In particular, importance is placed upon the architectural style and materials of the area, such as brick, stone and slate. The action plan also places emphasise on maintaining views in the area. The action plan also pays attention to flood risk and sustainability.
Site Investigation
The site investigation took place under sunny and cloudy conditions.
View from bridge with Cornish Place Works on the left
Limitation
Limitation
On the day of the inspection only a visual inspection of the main building comprising an abandoned office and warehouse were carried out. The visual inspection was limited by the warehouse being an operational business and large areas of the floor space being covered with pallets of cardboard packaging.
Existing use
Existing use
The existing property is used as a storage facility for cardboard packaging.
Surrounding Buildings
Surrounding Buildings
Cornish Place Works is situated further along Cornish Street. Cornish Place Works was formerly industrial buildings making Britannia metal, silver plate and cutlery which was set up in 1822 (Harmon and Minnis, 2004). The building was converted to residential use in the late 1990s. It was one of the first main development schemes to kick start residential living in Kelham (i.e., convert from industrial use to residential use).
Opposite the property is Cornish Works (G E Barnsley), former cutlery works which is a Grade II* building. Cornish Works (G E Barnsley) was sold without planning permission and is now back on the market.
Many of the surrounding buildings are of a brick construction with pitched roofs with slate tiles.
Maps of the site
Digimap (1890s)
Digimap (1920s).
Digimap (1950s)
Digimap. (2022)
Digimap. Aerial view of site
The maps show the site from the 1890s, 1920s, 1950s, up until the present. The site was originally an engineering site, later being taken over by WK West Packing in 1925 and is now currently occupied by Westpack Packaging.
Picture Sheffield (1965). Cornish Street. Property on the left. https://www.picturesheffield.com/
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