meme123456 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 can someone tell me the true story of why the early steel industry was based in sheffield ive been told that the bedrock under sheffield was the best base to stop the steel hamers banging themselfs into the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesS12 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I always thought it was because of the rivers. The rivers turn water wheels that can then be used to grind metal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Rivers and minerals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeMaquis Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I always thought it was because of the rivers. The rivers turn water wheels that can then be used to grind metal? I think that's right. I saw an exhibition in Western Park Museum about 6 years ago that detailed the history of Sheffield's steel industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Iron ore and coal deposits nearby, woodland to supply charcoal, clay for the furnace linings and crucibles, rivers to drive the waterwheels, millstone grit for the grindstones etc. See here for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightliner Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 can someone tell me the true story of why the early steel industry was based in sheffield ive been told that the bedrock under sheffield was the best base to stop the steel hamers banging themselfs into the ground I used to put the foundations in for drop hammers from time to time at the english steel corporations drop forge dept,. Picture one very deep hole with concrete in the bottom , then some eighteen inches deep of solid english oak cross laid in four foot x two foot x nine inch sections. Laid to very exacting levels after first being knocked in tight with fourteen pound sledgehammers by a very young apprentice joiner, all to make a suitable "spring" to prevent things breaking up above and below the surface.. Certainly something that no one does today . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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