• Shepherd Wheel is a working museum in a former water-powered grinding workshop situated on the Porter Brook in the south-west of the City of Sheffield, England.
  • The Shepherd wheel is free but we gave a donation. The bus is easy to get the wheel from the central part of Sheffield.
  • I was excited when the Shepherd's Wheel reopened after seemingly years of restoration.
  • The cutlers of Sheffield were one of the most important trade guilds in England, and often relied on subcontracted specialist grinders to put an edge on their part...
  • Shepherd Wheel takes its name from an industrial water driven mill in Sheffield at the heart of the industrial revolution.
  • Dating back to the 1500s, it was one of many small water-powered grinding workshops along Sheffield's rivers.
  • Shepherd Wheel was one of many small water-powered grinding workshops along Sheffield’s rivers and is the earliest complete example of this industry...
  • The latter transferred Shepherd Wheel to Sheffield Corporation in the late 1890s, although the conveyance was not completed until 1908.
  • The depiction of this wheel matches one that a Mr Shepherd held the tenure of in 1794.