The steel industry has been a huge part of Sheffield for hundreds of years.
Cutlery has been being produced in Sheffield since the 13th century.
The steel industry lead to a tenfold increase in Sheffield's population during the industrial revolution and became known as the Steel City in the 19th century.
Much of Sheffield's infrastructure was built around the steel industry and the individuals involved.
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| Gentleman's Row- housing for the executives of the Steel Industry |
Steel manufacturing was a huge part of the lives of people in Sheffield, boys went on to become steel workers and girls went on to marry one. It was every child's aspiration to be involved with the thriving industry in some way or another.
It was an area of the economy that dominated the lives of so many, but times have changed.