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The Shepherd Wheel is a water-powered cutlery grinding mill located in Sheffield, Yorkshire, which dates from the eighteenth century. The structure represents an important example of the industrial heritage associated with Sheffield's cutlery trade, utilising a mill wheel driven by a nearby watercourse to power grinding stones for the manufacture of cutlery blades. The building survives substantially intact with its wheel mechanism and internal grinding equipment largely preserved, offering significant evidence of the organisation and technology of small-scale metalworking production during the period of Sheffield's emergence as a major cutlery manufacturing centre. The site remains a key illustration of the relationship between water power, industrial production, and settlement patterns in the Peak District's river valleys during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
The Shepherd Wheel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002931. View the official record →
The Shepherd Wheel is a water-powered cutlery grinding mill located in Sheffield, Yorkshire, which dates from the eighteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002931.
The Shepherd Wheel 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 1002931.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Holmesfield moated site and headland (7.5 km), Cairnfield 320m north of Saltersitch Bridge, Eastern Moors (7.7 km), Castle Hill motte and bailey castle (7.7 km).
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