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Routes and Ways - Fairbank's Sheffield

52 Shoreham Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 4SP

  • 13 Sep 2024
  • In person
  • Pre-booking not required

Drop in to Sheffield Archives for a lunchtime look at some of Sheffield's oldest archive maps with Dr James Shaw and have a tour of our strongroom which has has over 800 years of Sheffield History.

Early map of Attercliffe Township.

Sheffield City Archives on Shoreham Street, Sheffield, S1 4SP

The Fairbank family of Sheffield worked as surveyors from 1736 to 1848. They mapped the growth of Sheffield from a small town to a large industrial city, leaving behind some 4,600 hand-drawn plans covering Sheffield and beyond. Drop in for a look at some of these very early plans. Dr James Shaw of Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History at Sheffield University's History will be on hand with Sally Rodgers, Archives Engagement Officer to answer questions. This is also an opportunity to have a guided tour of our strongroom which is not open to the public.

Timings & Tours

Friday 13 September:
1100-1400

Location & directions

52 Shoreham Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 4SP

Directions:
Next door to Red Tape Studios and BBC Radio Sheffield.
Contact on day:
Sally Rodgers
Telephone number:
+441142057596

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking not required

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