Monkey Works

Monkey Works is a building in Sheffield, England. Monkey Works is situated near the marketplace Steel Yard Kelham, as well as near the church St Thomas Philadelphia Chapel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Crucible Theatre and Kelham Island Museum.

Crucible Theatre

Theater building

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Crucible Theatre, or simply The Crucible, is a theatre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which opened in 1971. Its name refers to crucible steel, which was developed in Sheffield in 1740 and drove the industrialisation of the city. Crucible Theatre is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Monkey Works.

Kelham Island Museum

Museum

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Kelham Island Museum is an industrial museum on Alma Street, alongside the River Don, in the centre of Sheffield, England. It was opened in 1982. The museum is home to a Bessemer Converter, the most important technique for making steel from the 1850s to the 1950s. Kelham Island Museum is situated 2,800 feet southeast of Monkey Works.

Upperthorpe Public Library

Library

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Upperthorpe Public Library is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Monkey Works.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neepsend and Upperthorpe.

Neepsend

Suburb

Neepsend is a suburb of the city of Sheffield, located just 1 mile north-west of the city centre. The main area of Neepsend covers the flood plain of the River Don from Lady's Bridge at the Wicker up to Hillfoot Bridge.

Upperthorpe

Suburb

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Upperthorpe is a part of the City of Sheffield, England. It lies 1.2 miles west of the city centre. The area falls within the Walkley ward of the City.

Netherthorpe

Suburb

Netherthorpe is a suburb of the City of Sheffield in England. It is one mile west of the city centre. It is mostly an area of local government built housing situated on a considerable slope running downhill from the Brook Hill roundabout, at a height of 350 feet, towards the Shalesmoor roundabout at a height of 160 feet over a distance of half a mile.

Monkey Works

Type: Building
Location: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.39453° or 53° 23′ 40″ north

Longitude

-1.48238° or 1° 28′ 57″ west

Open location code

9C5W9GV9+R2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 121473300

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Steel Yard Kelham and St Thomas Philadelphia Chapel.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Neepsend Lane/Parkwood Road and Medieval Mayhem.

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