| AdminHistory | The Union Grinding Wheel, a steam powered wheel, was built in 1817 at the end of Corporation Street, Sheffield (the premises was later listed at Alma Street, Sheffield). The wheel's premises housed some 250 troughs which were rented by individual tenant grinders. By 1836 there were some 50 similar steam grinding wheels operating in Sheffield.
The Union Grinding Wheel continued in operation until 1959, having converted from steam to electric power. In 1959 the buildings were condemned as unsafe and were demolished. The company went into voluntary liquidation in 1964. |