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8 July 2026 · 14:00

The Story of James Neill, a Giant of Sheffield’s Tool Industry

Kelham Island Museum

Heritage talk on James Neill’s contributions to Sheffield’s tool industry.

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Getting there and what to expect

Getting there

  • Stops: Mowbray Street/Harvest Lane (opp) (118 m); Harvest Lane/Mowbray Street (27649) (144 m); Mowbray Street/Harvest Lane (adj) (148 m) (Stops: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (OGL v3); lines: bustimes.org / Bus Open Data (OGL v3))
  • Sheffield Rail Station 1.4 km away, tram at Shalesmoor 350 m away (Stops: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (OGL v3); lines: bustimes.org / Bus Open Data (OGL v3))
  • Parking: Car park 100 m (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
  • Cycle parking 40 m, EV charger 810 m (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
  • About 12 min walk from the city centre (1.0 km, straight-line estimate) (Straight-line estimate at 5 km/h; streets are longer)
  • Open on the main map with this event pinned (Sheffield Events live map)
  • Can I get there and back? Put your postcode into the tool below for the last bus and tram, the walk home, and the car parks. (Timetables: Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.)

Around the venue

  • Air quality within WHO guideline (PM2.5 3.0, PM10 7.0 µg/m³, sensor 2.2 km away) (Air quality: Sensor.Community (ODbL, indicative) and DEFRA UK-AIR (OGL v3))
  • Defibrillator 170 m, toilets 40 m (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
  • No storm overflow discharging within 1 km (Storm overflows: Yorkshire Water (CC BY 4.0))

Can I get there and back

The last bus and tram, the walk, what is recorded about step-free access and the car parks.

  • Nearest defibrillator Defibrillator 170 m away · 24/7
  • Nearest toilets Toilets 40 m away · free
  • Nearest cycle parking Cycle parking 40 m away · 4 spaces · Sheffield Museums Trust
  • Nearest EV charger EV charger 810 m away

© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Positions and details are as mapped by volunteers; check before relying on them.

Read about this area on Wikipedia

  • River Don Engine 0.0 km away

    The River Don Engine is a 1904-built steam engine used for hot rolling steel armour plate.

  • Kelham Island Museum 0.0 km away

    The Kelham Island Museum is an industrial museum on Alma Street, alongside the River Don, in the centre of Sheffield, England.

  • Green Lane Works 0.1 km away
  • Kelham Island Brewery 0.1 km away

    The Kelham Island Brewery was a small independent brewery based in the Kelham Island Quarter area of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.

  • Kelham Island Tavern 0.2 km away

Article titles and extracts from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; each links to its article.

Vehicle positions via bustimes.org from the Bus Open Data Service (Open Government Licence v3.0). Positions can lag by a minute or two.

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