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| y00892 | |
| Sheffield Castle excavations recorded by J.B. Himsworth. Remains of Shambles Slaughter House, showing ancient beams discovered in a horizontal position. Newly built sewer manhole (for a new road for the continuation of Bridge Street), in backgrou | |
| Sheffield_City_Centre | |
| 09/09/1929 | |
| 1920-1939 | |
| J.B. Himsworth | |
Taken from 'Sheffield Castle Excavations', by J.B. Himsworth, Ref: 914.274 SQ. The oak beams (varying from three to six feet long) appear to have been in a fire. Whether these beams date from Saxon times their size leads one to think too large to have been made for slaughter house construction. |
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