Scheduled MonumentsEnglandFormer Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks, Darnall Road

Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks, Darnall Road

England
List entry 1021424
Nation
England
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)

Overview

History & significance

Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks is a scheduled monument representing the industrial heritage of Sheffield's steel and glass manufacturing industries in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Located on Darnall Road, the site encompasses the surviving structures and archaeological remains of two major manufacturing concerns that operated in this strategically important valley location. The steelworks and glassworks represent the development of heavy industry in the Don Valley, a centre of steel production that became internationally significant during the Victorian and Edwardian periods. The site's physical remains and archaeological deposits document the technological and economic history of Sheffield's industrial prominence.

Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks, Darnall Road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021424. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks, Darnall Road?

Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks is a scheduled monument representing the industrial heritage of Sheffield's steel and glass manufacturing industries in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021424.

Who is responsible for protecting Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks, Darnall Road?

Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks, Darnall Road is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1021424.

What other scheduled monuments are near Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks, Darnall Road?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Manor Lodge (2.2 km), Bower Spring cementation furnace (3.3 km), Cementation furnace, Hoyle Street (3.7 km).

Aubrey Research

Generate a full report for this location

Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.

Research the area around Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks, Darnall Road